Introduction: Password a Usb Drive With Out Encryption With a Batch File
a program that will not let a user in a drive without
a password and will show a owner file that you can change at will
this will show you how to use the program I have made with ease
Attachments
Step 1: Step 1
download the file at the bottom of this page i recomend you use jzip but any extractor will work
Attachments
Step 2: Extraction
extract all files to the destop
a folder pops up called extraction folders
Step 3: Click on the Install Program and Have It Walk You Through The
Click on the install program and have it walk you through the install, make sure you have the drive plugged it
Step 4: Almost There
when it is finished then check the drive to see if all the files were copied there
Step 5: Set Password
the default password i have made is onewordcode this is because the code will only work if it is one word like bob or howie or even yankiedoolittle u need to change it to something you can rember ill use bob and after you change it make sure you save by going to file save or it wont take effect
I.E. for all you people out there who don't get it you cannot do a pw as bob colsen NO 2 WORDS ONLY 1
Step 6: Inter Your Information
Right click on the "lost.bat" and click edit and change the information to what best suits you
you can add or take out lines to add type echo before the line of text
DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE THOUGH OR IT WILL NOT WORK!
Step 7: Almost Done
ok almost done here now we change the name click on the autorun and open it.
a notepad will pop up with what looks like gibberish (to the average home user) where it says "label" and then "Jumpy" change the name "jumpy" to what ever you want and save it
Step 8: Finished
ok good job you now have a cool program that protects your flashdrive good luck with it
also please read the README in the zip file have fun and keep on programing
also for some of these changes to take effect you must remove and plug in the drive for them to have full effect
leave comments please this is my first instructable and i would like some feed back
29 Comments
10 years ago on Introduction
There are several ways to hack in to the program. Right click, click edit and look for the password. You can even change the password from notepad. You can change that by converting the file from a batch to an executable. There are free software you can do this with. Advanced bat to exe converter v2.75 is a good one. for inquiries for my program go to www.conservateens.webstarts.com contact page.
11 years ago on Introduction
Sorry, but there a few ways to bypass this program. I create a lot of programs myself, and I know this is not very secure, unless the person trying to get into your flash drive is not very good with computers. But I do like this, and am putting on my flash drive that actually has Slax installed on it! I find Slax to be a very good "pocket operating system." Thanks for sharing your Instructable, by the way.
12 years ago on Introduction
does this work on windows 7
13 years ago on Step 8
All you have to do is right click and click explore and it loads it
13 years ago on Introduction
This is useless and gives a false sense of security, under Vista just click 'open files to view folders' ....
13 years ago on Introduction
how do i get it off my usb drive?
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
just go through and delete all the files it uploaded onto it
13 years ago on Step 8
well this batch is incomplete...otherwise its cool
13 years ago on Introduction
wow, this is pretty neat, if not a little over my head.
BTW: I figured out how to protect your files in a way that is both simpler and easier:
1. Make a new folder and name it whatever you want(make sure you can remember it)
2. move the files you want to hide into the folder
3. right click on the folder and go properties>attributes>hidden and check the box
4. it will ask if you want the subfolders & files to bwe hidden as well. select "this folder only"
OPTIONAL: place that folder in another hidden folder for multiple layers
To access the file, go to the page where the file is and type the extension in the above bar. Even if you can't see it, you can still access it through this method
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
thhats a good idea but if the users computer has their hidden files on view than they will see it. good idea though
13 years ago on Step 8
i liked it. it's awesome thx
14 years ago on Introduction
thanks. i'm using ihound as well does anyone know what batch script i could use so if the password is wrong it will open an .exe?
14 years ago on Introduction
Will this work on a computer where autorun has been turned off for usb drives? Will it work if I just click on Take No Action? Will it work on a Linux or Mac machine, too?
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
It won't. This is a Windows batch file, so it will only be recognized by Windows machines. Also, if autorun is disabled in any way, it won't work. But it will keep 'normal' computer users out of the files.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
It migght work on linux through wine...
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
yes, it's a very simple program, so there are many ways to run it on linux, or even a mac. But this would require the user to start it through a windows/dos emulator, which wouldn't actually block the OS from accessing it in any way, just the emulator
14 years ago on Introduction
ok ic i have been neglentent of some stuff i will fix them now and that code stuuf tells the computer to look for this drive because it cannot be sat as G drive because it is not always G on every computer. and yes if you click explor it will open but the average computer user doesn't know that
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Um, the average computer user DOES know to just open the drive using explorer. People aren't as stupid as you think. This isn't even password protection. If this is used on a Mac, it won't autorun, ruining the poor excuse for protection.
14 years ago on Introduction
USB drives don't autorun so unless one tells the USB drive to run the batch file; it won't run automatically. The drive isn't password protected. The DOS box prompts you for a password, but the data on the drive is easily accessible. You should put the contents of the batch files in the instructable. For all we know, the zip file may contain trojans and viruses. You can't read the text in the screenshots. You should crop out the unnecessary parts of the screenshots. Fix the title. USB and without are spelled wrong. Other than that, it's well organized.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
USB drives can autorun just like any other removable storage. That is how PortableApps launcher works automatically.