What could be on this (UPDATE: Not much)

"area man" (hurrburgring)
07/07/2015 at 12:40 • Filed to: None

(UPDATE BELOW) I was spacing out on the subway this morning when a little glint of metal on the floor caught me eye - lo and behold, a 64G micro SD card. I think my laptop has a reader built in, but is it wise to stick a strange card into your personal computer? I don’t want to use a work computer either, because what if it’s a bunch of weird porn? How should I go about snooping here.

My lappy only has a standard SD card reader and my DSLR is so old it takes compact flash, so I had to do a fair bit of digging for my fiancées old Droid to get to the bottom of things. And what do we have? Because my life is not a spy movie apparently, not much.

The lack of anything except these cache-looking Android files make me think that the guy who surmised that someone dropped their phone and it came flying out is likely correct. I’m an Apple slave so I don’t know what these files actually are, but this phone doesn’t know what to do with them. There’s about 61.5 of the 62.whatever gigs free. The phone also couldn’t tell me anything about the card’s brand or features, but it looks like Sandisk coloring.

Anyway, I don’t have a use for it. If someone wants it, $25 and it’s yours.

DISCUSSION (53)

Alex B > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:11

If you do put it into something, update us about what’s on it.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:11

Use someone elses computer. Or safe mode (Does that do anything?).

Captain of the Enterprise > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:12

Library computer

EL_ULY > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:12

I see an Adam Sandler movie here

WRXerFish - WRX-Wing pilot > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:13

Find a PS3 with the card reader built in.

Coty > Captain of the Enterprise
07/06/2015 at 13:13

BINGO

Takuro Spirit > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:13

PRON

HideyoshiJP > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:13

Don’t do it unless you have top notch antivirus. Also, keep it offline while you do, and perform an immediate scan on the card.

BKosher84 > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:13

No branding on the SD Card? That makes me a bit leary...

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:14

You could run a virtual machine to isolate your system from any infection, but chances are if someone wanted to leave auto-exec viruses on an SD card, 1) it wouldn’t be microSD, and 2) they wouldn’t fork out for a 64GB card just to piss someone off. Just plug it in and go, if you so wish.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:14

See if someone has a half dead PC or laptop lying around. We have like 3 old pretty much useless laptops around that could read a card.

For Sweden > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:15

This is how Stuxnet is spread, just FYI

Rainbow > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:17

I think it was Nine Inch Nails who once released a song by leaving it on a memory stick in the men’s bathroom. So.... maybe something awesome like that?

Nibbles > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:17

Knoppix live CD.

JGrabowMSt > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:20

I’ll take it off your hands if you don’t trust it. I’m up by the GWB currently.

mcseanerson > For Sweden
07/06/2015 at 13:20

That’s what virtualbox is for, FYI.

area man > For Sweden
07/06/2015 at 13:20

Yeah I don't want to be that fool

area man > Captain of the Enterprise
07/06/2015 at 13:21

There we go.

area man > Alex B
07/06/2015 at 13:21

Will do!

area man > BKosher84
07/06/2015 at 13:21

Yeah what's that about

Mercedes Streeter > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:22

64GB is a lot for a virus. I bet it’s a lot of music and pictures of men dragoning cars...

TheHondaBro > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:23

I’ll take it if you don’t want it.

area man > Rainbow
07/06/2015 at 13:23

Super guerrilla marketing is one of the better outcomes I think

Tareim - V8 powered > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:23

boot a Linux Live CD since most shit is targeted at windows you should be safe

area man > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
07/06/2015 at 13:24

Yeah, something tells me it was dropped by a tourist.

area man > TheHondaBro
07/06/2015 at 13:25

We’ll see

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:26

If you find out the properties of the sd card after plugging it in, tell us what brand too! It looks like a Sandisk!

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:26

Breaking news: the entire New York library system has been invaded by Gay Japanese midget zombie porn :p

AfromanGTO > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:29

Do you have an older digital camera? I would use that to play it safe first, and then check it on a computer.

LongbowMkII > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:29

mentally prepare for kinky middle aged hotel sex.

area man > LongbowMkII
07/06/2015 at 13:31

Oof

Captain of the Enterprise > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:32

That way we can all snoop together

Richtofen, Baron von Pickup > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:33

This may be the most interesting thing to happen on Oppo all day today.

CalzoneGolem > LongbowMkII
07/06/2015 at 13:38

Done!

MonkeePuzzle > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:39

got an old phone? perhaps throw it in there. most viruses are designed for windows PCs, so less likely to affect a phone. and old phone not connected to any networks could avoid spreading it.

tromoly > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:39

It’s not shaped like a Mooninite, so you should be good.

Kinja'd!!!

Street Surgeon > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:39

Download Hiren’s Boot CD, disconnect hard drive, boot mini XP from the hiren’s menu, explore! Typically a virus drop would come on a small 2gb SD card or something, so I wouldn’t hesititate to try it myself.... On Mini XP :D EDIT> Actually that looks like some cheapy bootleg 64gb, proceed with caution.

tromoly > Tareim - V8 powered
07/06/2015 at 13:39

Seconded.

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:49

I have a Linux box for just such occasions.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:53

Try it on a Linux Live CD that isn’t connected to the network. That way, if something goes wrong - can’t easily infect it (Linux isn’t affected by viruses much at all) and Linux doesn’t cost anything.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:53

Go to Best Buy (or similar). Find a working display comp with appropriate reader. Enjoy.

sony1492 > area man
07/06/2015 at 13:54

Go hard or go home.

1111111111111111111111 > area man
07/06/2015 at 14:57

Spin up a VM with no nic. Then pass it through to that.

Katsumoto > area man
07/07/2015 at 08:40

Its probably where someone dropped their phone and it all came apart. I doubt theres a virus on it. I mean, someone spent a decent amount of money on a 64gb SD card.

If I was going to leave an SD out with a virus on it, I’d use a 4gb or less.

area man > JGrabowMSt
07/07/2015 at 13:01

$25 and it’s yours.

Jonathan Harper > area man
07/07/2015 at 13:28

I’ll buy it.

lonestranger > area man
07/07/2015 at 13:35

I’m an Android user, and have a 64GB card myself, but I’m no expert. It obviously was in an Android device. Androids have the option of installing apps either to the internal or external storage. The .android_secure folder contains the app files that the previous owner moved to the microSD card. For instance, the Facebook Messenger app is called com.facebook.orca . Other apps are obvious, like eBay, Evernote, EA Games Mobile, Disco Light , etc.

Long story short, the card has nothing more than a common selection of free apps on it.

It looks like a SanDisk, but it almost certainly isn’t one. Knock-off SanDisk cards are prevalent, and most of them are much more convincing than yours, which doesn’t even have a logo.

Horrible intro music warning:

area man > Jonathan Harper
07/07/2015 at 13:58

Sold to the man in black. Let’s talk, first.last@gmail.

JGrabowMSt > area man
07/07/2015 at 14:16

can you deliver?

Alex B > area man
07/07/2015 at 14:36

Aw, that was a disappointment. :-(

Autofixation > area man
07/07/2015 at 15:07

I remember confiscating a him drive from an Afghani while I was deployed because they weremy allowed to bring electronic devices on base. He was pissed. I didn’t get the guts to plug it into anything until two years later....it was porn.

area man > JGrabowMSt
07/07/2015 at 15:12

jbh beat you to the punch unfortunately, sorry!

JGrabowMSt > area man
07/07/2015 at 15:13

I figured, I was mostly joking anyway, I can get a new one for that price.