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A power user wouldn't (shouldn't) expect a device merely using USB for power to pop up anything on the PC it's plugged into. That would be a dead giveaway that
by jaywalk 4y ago
A power user wouldn't (shouldn't) expect a device merely using USB for power to pop up anything on the PC it's plugged into. That would be a dead giveaway that it's doing something it shouldn't be doing.
- CamperBob2 4y agoI think that train left the station when they plugged a 50,000-volt EMI generator into a USB jack. :)
- wil421 4y agoI’m pretty desensitized to window’s CMD prompts popping up when I install a program or plug in a device. My Razer keyboard even installs borderline malware when you plug it in. However, if this happened on my Mac I would immediately be skeptical.
- tomcam 4y ago> My Razer keyboard even installs borderline malware What does the software do? I assume it asks for permission and you decline? In a couple of decades of buying USB keyboards I have never let one install software and I have never noticed any problems.
- maxsilver 4y agoRazer Keyboards and Devices auto-install weird proprietary "drivers" (borderline adware), and the software they auto-install also used to give anyone root/admin privileges (borderline malware) - https://www.engadget.com/razer-mouse-windows-10-security-vulnerabliity-141732431.html https://www.engadget.com/razer-mouse-windows-10-security-vul... as an example
- hoseja 4y agoSometimes these crapware "drivers" are actually required for full functionality of the hardware, like assigning keys, macros, profile switching, etc...
- tomcam 4y agoVery good point, which is why I never even bothered to check what was advertised. I simply did not want to require anything beyond a driver that would probably go out of date anyway
- LtWorf 4y agoThey make me pretty nervous on windows too… but it's windows so I don't know enough to presume for sure I'm infected or it's just windows.
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