USB WriteBlocker - nifty and handy tool

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Hi malware fighters,

You can get it here:
http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/03/new-tool-usb-write-blocker.html
It is a small tool. It sets the registry keys to block write requests to USB devices. Comes useful in several cases. Requires .NET 2.0 Framework.

It can be downloaded from here:
http://secdev.zoller.lu/usb-blocker.zip
File size: 8541 bytes
File MD5: 8e6fdb5b2cd2340d112cb070a0c84df4

The respective registry key and value is :

Rootkey : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
Subkey : StorageDevicePolicies
Key : Writeprotect (Boolean)

Do not use if you want to write to a USB device, for instance if you save logs to a USB drive,

polonus

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Hi Damien,
This would be handy if it was a drive specific command.
I have a few USB Drives which contain only utilities to clean an infected computer.
It would be fine if I could make that Drive read only.
Most other USB drives require the ability to both read and write.