Question: Will disabling the "Microsoft Hardware USB Mouse" via Device Manager help?

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Question: Will disabling the "Microsoft Hardware USB Mouse" via Device Manager help? #9

Closed i68040 closed 8 years ago

i68040 commented 8 years ago

I noticed that it is possible to disable the USB Mouse functionality of the Sculpt dongle via the Microsoft Windows 'Device Manager'. Would this mitigate the attack? I only use the MS Keyboard, so I wouldn't mind disabling the mouse functionality if it means I can get my keyboard back. :)

marcnewlin commented 8 years ago

I haven't tried this, but it certainly sounds possible. I will do a test next week and see if it is an effective mitigation technique.

i68040 commented 8 years ago

Thanks, I really appreciate it!

i68040 commented 8 years ago

Just want to check in on this: were you able to run the test? I'm investigating alternate keyboards in case my suggestion is not an effective mitigation. :)

marcnewlin commented 8 years ago

@i68040, thank you for your patience. I tested disabling the 'Microsoft Hardware USB Mouse' device entry from a Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop dongle, and was still able to successfully inject keystrokes.

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