Unpatchable Malware That Infects USBs

Re:Unpatchable Malware That Infects USBs by linuxlizard on Thursday October 02, 2014 @01:21PM (#8401821)

Why not something like a USB Firewall?

Black/white list vid/pid (which are easily faked, yes). Closes the door a small amount.

But can also blacklist all HID.

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Re:Unpatchable Malware That Infects USBs by the8472 on Friday October 03, 2014 @07:17AM (#8405026)

I think this should already be possible under linux via udev rules.

It just needs to be wrapped in a convenient tool.

Might be worth it to at least extend the time span that an attacker would need if he had physical access to your laptop/smartphone.

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Re:Unpatchable Malware That Infects USBs by linuxlizard on Friday October 03, 2014 @12:22PM (#8406174)

I smell a software product opportunity for OSX / Windows.

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