DIY 3$ USB Killer + USB Killer Tester - Page 1
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author: Kedar264
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2016, 03:27:06 pm
content: USB Killer is essentially a high voltage generator but officially it sold for 55$ but it is possible to make USB Killer From an USB ionizer Available For Just 3 $ Also With Homemade USB Killer Tester Shield From Homemade Materials.https://youtu.be/82-MDymVkpsPLEASE NOTE : USB Killer Deals With High Voltages , If Not Handled Properly May Cause You Injury , TAKE EXTREME CARE !The USB Killer is a testing device created to test USB ports against power surge attacks. The USB Killer 2.0 tests your device's resistance against this attack.The USB Kill collects power from the USB power lines (5V, 1 - 3A) until it reaches ~ -200V, upon which it discharges the stored voltage into the USB data lines.This charge / discharge cycle is very rapid and happens multiple times per second.The process of rapid discharging will continue while the device is plugged in, or the device can no longer discharge - that is, the circuit in the host machine is broken.The USB Kill Tester Shield is a dual purpose device:- It allows you to test your USB Kill 2.0 without damaging your host device.- It prevents data theft via 'juice-jacking'If you use a charger or USB port that is not your own - the device can steal your data while you are charging. Using a USB Kill Shield will prevent devices from having access to your data.In my, over 95% of devices are affected by a USB power surge attack.Almost all consumer-level hardware fails when tested against the USB Kill.The most frequent outcome is the complete destruction of the device (laptops, tv, smartphones, etc).Almost all consumer-level hardware fails when tested against the USB Kill.Hardware designers of public machines should have a USB Kill to test their products: photo booths, copy machines, airline entertainment systems, ticket terminals, etc - anything with exposed USB ports should ensure that their systems resist electrical attacks.Likewise, consumer hardware designers cell phones, laptops, televisions, portable devices - should protect their devices against malicious attacks.Security auditors and penetration testers should also have a USB Kill 2.0 in their arsenal of tools.Finally, the general public, or anyone who wants to test or kill their own devices should equip themselves.To stay protected from usb killer a varister or similar kind of transient voltage supression diode needs to be integrated into the USb ports . In the next video you will see how to make usb killer in just few seconds ! in just 5$# I Used This USB Inoizer For USB Killerhttps://goo.gl/P1fJ0I

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2016, 04:15:56 pm
content: Why on earth would you deliberately set out to destroy USB ports?It's nothing to do with suceptibility to attack by introducing viruses, or data theft!It's about some moron (You?) going around electrically destroying USB ports by stuffing high voltages up their data lines!

author: ChrisGreece52
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2016, 04:27:42 pm
content: Quote from: Gyro on November 12, 2016, 04:15:56 pmI saw an article about this and it had a quote saying that "The USB killer is like a nuke you do NOT use it but its nice to know that you have the power"

author: Andy Watson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2016, 04:29:55 pm
content: Quote from: Gyro on November 12, 2016, 04:15:56 pmI'm glad I'm not the only one perplexed by these devices.QuoteI think it isaboutpersuading other morons to go around destroying USB ports by testing them - to destruction. It's a sort-of hardware virus.

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2016, 04:32:06 pm
content: QuoteIt sounds as if the OP has used it enough times to establish a 95% success rate statistic.

author: ChrisGreece52
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2016, 04:36:09 pm
content: Quote from: Gyro on November 12, 2016, 04:32:06 pmThis unfortunately may be true... anyway stupid projects like these must be a reminder NOT to plug all the usb sticks you find in your computer...

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2016, 06:15:03 pm
content: I never understood this device. You can put a dead short between + and -, and all the consumer stuff will be broken. You can stick a screwdriver into the port, twist it, and it is gone. Yet, it surfaces over and over again.

author: RGB255_0_0
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2016, 06:43:37 pm
content: Quote from: NANDBlog on November 12, 2016, 06:15:03 pmI'd very much doubt many consumer motherboards will die from a + to - short these days. Hence why these devices use high voltage on the data lines. The USB consortium never thought people would do this type of device.

author: Kedar264
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2016, 03:19:26 am
content: Quote from: Gyro on November 12, 2016, 04:15:56 pmThanks For Your Reply And Your Bad Language, I just Introdued a diy way that can be done through modding a commercially available product i think you have to buy 55$ SHEET !

author: Kedar264
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2016, 03:21:33 am
content: Quote from: ChrisGreece52 on November 12, 2016, 04:36:09 pmI Think You Got What I am Talking About .

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2016, 05:30:07 am
content: Quote from: RGB255_0_0 on November 12, 2016, 06:43:37 pmOr ever. The USB specification requires a fuse on the power lines.

author: HackedFridgeMagnet
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2016, 07:52:00 am
content: Here grab this sledgehammer and use it to test your car against mechanical impact.

author: TheAmmoniacal
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 13, 2016, 08:03:29 am
content: Bought one! Still lots of fun

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2016, 10:09:32 am
content: Quote from: Fungus on November 13, 2016, 05:30:07 amYep. Fuse blows, power doesnt work anymore. They are not gonna use PTC or electric fuse, because that is expensive.

author: 2N3055
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2016, 10:55:02 am
content: Quote from: NANDBlog on November 13, 2016, 10:09:32 amActually there is quite a few motherboards that use ptc and even electronic current limiting circuits.. Not the cheap ones though...

author: Stephen37
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2016, 11:18:45 am
content: Every decent motherboard has resetable fuses on usb ports but overvoltage is overkill on anything else than the power supply and the ethernet port.POS systems like vending machines have esd protection on all you can zap because most will get zapped at least by a lighter. Medical, automotive, aviation and military grade devices should also be protected from overvoltage on all ports by esd protection + galvanic isolation.I would like to see a usb killer on a Tesla Model X/BMW/Audi/Mercedes usb port or on some airplane infotainment system...

author: 2N3055
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2016, 11:37:19 am
content: Yes, because of these idiots, soon you won't be able to carry anything USB on an airplane....

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2016, 03:05:49 pm
content: I'm an engineer and I take delight in seeing technical things work rather than destroying them. I don't need a USB killer in my life and I encourage others to follow a similar path.

author: 2N3055
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2016, 03:47:38 pm
content: What piss*s me off is cheekiness of those justifying very existence of this kind of devices..I will explain: hammer is something that you can use to smash something to pieces, even kill somebody... But hammer was invented as a tool to make things, and has so many forms and uses.. It is only misuse that makes it dangerous..Even darn explosives can be used for good work in mining, construction, oil well fire control...But this crap has single use and it is DELIBERATE DESTRUCTION AND VANDALISM... No need to try if I'm gonna die if I jump of the building.. It's a sure thing, physics will make sure of predictable outcome..What's next, lets see if my car will survive 5 kg of TNT ? Cause you know,you need to test it to be sure, in case somebody tries to do it to you car, you have to be prepared..Whoever thinks this things are funny should try to suck on a 100uF electrolytic capacitor charged to 100V... You know, you have to test it, you might like it...

author: Stephen37
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 29, 2016, 11:27:04 am
content: Someone did his homework for marketing at TI, I was browsing Hackaday and guess what came up in the ads :http://www.ti.com/product/TPD4E02B04?HQS=hval-hvl-ipd-TPD4E02B04family-bs-pf-null-eu&DCM=yes