Change the location of the backup if you need to and specify a password to protect the backup file.ħ. Please eject all devices except the one you want to customize.Ħ. U3 Customizer can only customize one device at a time. Make sure you download the Universal Customizer version 1.0.5.5 from the link provided by us. If you received an error message like the one shown below, you are probably using an older version 1.0.0.8 that only works on XP. Run Universal_Customizer.exe as admin (Right click > Run as Administrator). Download Universal U3 CD-ROM Customizer (Universal_Customizer.exe) and extract to a new folder.ģ. Plug in your U3 smart drive to your computer.Ģ. Here are the steps to install USB SwitchBlade payload to a U3 smart drive.ġ. The package comes with a universal customizer tool that writes a custom ISO image file to the U3 partition and the payload that is copied to the storage drive can be configured by running the application and check the appropriate boxes. One of the most popular and easy to use payload is called USB SwitchBlade. To turn your U3 USB smart drive into an ultimate hack tool, all you need to do is modify the content on the emulated CD-ROM such as the autorun.inf to instruct Windows to automatically run your payload instead of the U3 Launchpad when the drive is connected to a computer. This is similar to inserting a software installation disc to a computer and an installer menu will automatically appear. The original purpose for a U3 to have an emulated CD-ROM on a USB flash drive is to automatically run applications such as the U3 Launchpad which is similar to the Windows start menu when the U3 smart drive is inserted to a computer using the Windows AutoRun feature.
Plugging in a U3 smart drive will show up 2 drive letters in Computer rather than just 1. A U3 smart drive by SanDisk or Memorex looks exactly the same like any other normal USB flash drive except it comes with an additional emulated read-only CD-ROM partition along with the removable storage disk drive.
Have you ever wondered if it is possible to automatically and silently hack into a computer to steal important data or plant a backdoor by just inserting a USB flash drive? It was possible on Windows XP computers by using a U3 smart drive due to the weak built-in security on the operating system.
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