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Chinese PlugX Malware Hidden in Your USB Devices?

• nullish_signal 4y ago
  Recently bought a USB external soundcard (Mic In, 2 Headphone, 2 USB) Made in China. LEDs stayed on when PC was off so I looked up how to disable USB power when off, which worked. Twice now, the ASCP disabled setting has reverted. Have yet to try setting a BIOS password, and I did not try this setting earlier so can not confirm it is this USB device messing with it, maybe I should update my BIOS
  • rolph 4y ago
    ifyou have access to a linux install, you should be able to see if you have files not visible to windows. they will be prefixed with an ascii[unicode] character that blinds windows file finder. this USB exploit is a second prong to an attack and could possibly use the USB to hold a wedge into a back door, as well as snarphing files. this is a demonstration of why firmware custody of trust must be unbroken
• bell-cot 4y ago
  {sigh} It's like we're back in 1993, with boot-sector virii spreading via floppy disks. Sometimes I really wish there was a huge U.S. Dept. of Software Security...with no real purpose in this world beyond making life hell for Microsoft's C-suite.