Re: Checking out a hard drive

From	Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Checking out a hard drive
Date	2017-02-17 06:38 +0000
Organization	Miskatonic U
Message-ID	<slrnoad6mk.1b04.g.kreme@snow.local> (permalink)
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In message <isw-BC48F6.09422816022017@news-roam.garlic.com> isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote:
> In article <slrnoab645.1kdf.g.kreme@snow.local>,
>  Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:

>> In message <isw-041C9C.23165812022017@news-roam.garlic.com> isw 
>> <isw@witzend.com> wrote:
>> > Is that correct? Is the drive trustworthy? If not, what would you 
>> > recommend?
>> 
>> Probably. However, I would never plug in an unknown USB device to my
>> computer. However, since you already did that, you've already done
>> whatever damage it might have done, so that ship has sailed.

> Not being confrontational; just being curious:

> Specifically, what damage -- details, not speculation?

<https://opensource.srlabs.de/projects/badusb>
<https://www.wired.com/2014/07/usb-security/>
<https://www.wired.com/2014/10/code-published-for-unfixable-usb-attack/>
<https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/09/21/dont-plug-it-in-scammers-post-infected-usb-sticks-through-letterboxes/>

> How would I know that it had occurred -- what/where to look?

You may not be able to tell without quite advanced tools.

> How could I rectify the situation?

Rewrite the USB firmware from a known good source. That is non-trivial,
of course.


-- 
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." - Groucho
Marx

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  Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-13 07:28 -0500
  Re: Checking out a hard drive JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-02-13 15:42 -0500
  Re: Checking out a hard drive John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2017-02-13 23:26 -0500
  Re: Checking out a hard drive Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-02-14 03:14 -0700
    Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-14 07:45 -0500
      Re: Checking out a hard drive Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-02-14 11:13 -0700
        Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-14 14:43 -0500
          Re: Checking out a hard drive Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-02-14 13:47 -0700
            Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-14 15:49 -0500
              Re: Checking out a hard drive Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-02-14 18:53 -0700
                Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-14 21:59 -0500
                Re: Checking out a hard drive Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-02-14 20:22 -0700
                Re: Checking out a hard drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-02-16 12:23 +0000
      Re: Checking out a hard drive isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-02-14 10:39 -0800
        Re: Checking out a hard drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-14 19:10 +0000
          Re: Checking out a hard drive Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-02-14 12:23 -0700
            Re: Checking out a hard drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-14 19:39 +0000
            Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-14 14:43 -0500
        Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-14 14:43 -0500
        Re: Checking out a hard drive "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-16 01:15 +0100
  Re: Checking out a hard drive Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2017-02-15 16:23 -0800
  Re: Checking out a hard drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-02-16 12:16 +0000
    Re: Checking out a hard drive isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-02-16 09:42 -0800
      Re: Checking out a hard drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-16 18:52 +0000
        Re: Checking out a hard drive JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-02-16 15:08 -0500
          Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-16 15:19 -0500
          Re: Checking out a hard drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-17 02:50 +0000
          Re: Checking out a hard drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-02-17 06:39 +0000
        Re: Checking out a hard drive isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-02-16 21:53 -0800
          Re: Checking out a hard drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-02-17 06:40 +0000
            Re: Checking out a hard drive isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-02-17 13:48 -0800
          Re: Checking out a hard drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-17 17:41 +0000
            Re: Checking out a hard drive isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-02-17 13:48 -0800
        Re: Checking out a hard drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-17 16:41 +0000
      Re: Checking out a hard drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-02-17 06:38 +0000
        Re: Checking out a hard drive isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-02-17 13:59 -0800

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