Track Storage

[Lord Captivus]

Ok...maybe the thread title doesn’t make sense...
English is not my main language so bare with me in case of mistakes...

The last month I have "lost" 2 pen drives and 1 external HD. I’m assuming someone at work or at home is stealing my stuff...so, here is the question:

Can I "hide" some kind of program in my pen drives or HDs so that when someone uses it I know it? Maybe even a "virus like" program so I can see "where" the things are?
Ill assume you know what I want...
So, can someone help me with this?

Thanks a lot!

 

[willard]

Yes, this is possible. No, you probably aren't going to get help doing that kind of thing here. This is actually becoming a fairly common attack with hackers putting a virus on a USB stick that executes automatically when plugged in. They then leave the USB stick in some public place where somebody will find it, take it home and infect their computer.

 

[Lord Captivus]

You are right...didnt thought of that...

Im not a hacker...if i were ill be a very stupid hacker asking this kind of questions here...but yes, you are right.

Mmm...
Guess ill have to google my solution.

Thanks!

 

[willard]

Yeah, I don't think you're a hacker, but there's a pretty firm stance here on not discussing anything shady. I'm sure Google would happily provide you all the information you need 😉