> I hate to point out the blindly obvious, but what if you need the HID device t... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		cvosteen on Oct 2, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unpatchable Malware That Infects USBs > I hate to point out the blindly obvious, but what if you need the HID device to click on the box? You just have a timed dialog with allow/block options that defaults to allow the new HID after the timeout.

Terr_ on Oct 2, 2014 [–]

What stops evil devices from simply waiting for a period of time and springing the dialog at a later time or when the user is likely AFK? (Can it detect idleness by looking at voltages?)

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact