On 5/10/19 8:00 AM, tor-talk-requ...@lists.torproject.org wrote: > Send tor-talk mailing list submissions to > tor-talk@lists.torproject.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tor-talk-requ...@lists.torproject.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tor-talk-ow...@lists.torproject.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of tor-talk digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Disable executable files on a usb from running in Linux? > (Christian Pietsch) > 2. Re: Disable executable files on a usb from running in, > > Linux? (tort...@couldbe.securecoffee.com) > 3. Information known by a cellular network provider while using > and not using internet (npdflr) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 13:14:45 +0200 > From: Christian Pietsch <christian.piet...@digitalcourage.de> > To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org > Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Disable executable files on a usb from running > in Linux? > Message-ID: <20190509111445.GD22444@localhost> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On Thu, May 09, 2019 at 03:35:46AM -0700, npdflr wrote: >> While running Windows operating system I have experienced several autorun >> and other viruses from USB devices and hence now I have moved to Linux. >> >> Is there a way to disable executable files on a usb (any format: vfat, ntfs, >> ext4 etc) from running in Linux? > Linux does exactly what you want, out of the box. > > Cheers, > C: > Some distros have "usbguard" available in the repositories. One CAVEAT: when installing this particular program it will lockout every usb port on your computer, so if you have a mouse or keyboard working on usb, they will be locked out after installation. I have contacted the maintainer of the .deb package to recommend a change, but don't know if (s)he will implement it. I managed to lock myself out of the computer by installing this program and I had to use a LiveCD to go in and remove the program, then I logged back in and purged all of the program. If you have a laptop then your keyboard will still work and whatever comes with the computer that is not connected to a USB port. If your particular distro does not have this program, then good luck! To check: apt-cache search usbguard at the terminal. Also, this is the wrong forum for this query. I suggest in the future all inquiries about linux be directed to a linux forum. Good luck!
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