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FAKE USB DRIVER PROGRAM

16-09-2021 

So I was searching for a 32 GB USB flash drive, and I really like the Kingston
DataTraveler 100 series (I have 3 of them). I found one on eBay for a great
price. What I didn’t realize was that the Internet is infested with unscrupulous
sellers trying to unload fake flash drives onto unsuspecting buyers. I happened
to be one of those buyers this go-round.

I had the fake flash drive in my possession; what now? Lesson one, the most
important thing: Immediately leave negative feedback for the seller and report
the item on eBay as counterfeit. Why? Check out this awesomely informative
article at SOSFakeFlash entitled Why Leave Immediate Negative Feedback For an
eBay Fake Flash Seller?

Now, I normally give the seller the benefit of the doubt and try to work things
out, but in cases of fraud it just makes sense to leave feedback first. Of
course, the seller will complain, beg, maybe even bribe. But they deserve the
negative, even if they unwittingly sold a counterfeit. And it appears that your
odds of receiving a refund are improved by leaving negative feedback.

 1. Jul 02, 2017 The contents of this forum are for experimental & educational
    purposes only. As such, it is not acceptable whatsoever to publish any
    software that is bound by any legal restriction.
 2. H2testw Test for Fake Flash Drives Test and Detect Fake or Counterfeit USB
    Flash Drives. H2testw is a free tool that can be used to check flash memory
    devices for errors. It works by filling the chosen target with test data and
    then reads this data back to verify it.

The Secret USB Copier enables you to automatically copy files from connected USB
drives to your hard drive. It detects plugged-in removable drives and scans
their files without letting the owner know. You can set filters depending on
which files you want to copy.

SOSFakeFlash has no evidence that holding back a negative improves the chances
of a refund. The opposite has been seen.

Second, if at all possible, use a credit to make the purchase. See this article
on SOSFakeFlash: Buying On eBay – MP Players – Memory Cards – USB Flash drives –
Why You should Use A Credit Card To Pay And Not Your Bank Account. Fortunately I
did, but I wasn’t forced to do a chargeback, as the seller immediately refunded
my money after I posted the negative feedback. (Probably should’ve though just
to stick it to him more.)


WHAT’S A FAKE USB FLASH DRIVE AND WHY SHOULD ANYONE CARE?

A fake Gucci® handbag might be fine if you’re Asian and don’t care that everyone
else knows you have a fake. A handbag doesn’t have a lot of specs other than to
look like a replica and let you put shit into it.

A fake flash drive is a lot more involved. To use a car metaphor: Imagine you
were sold a vehicle that supposedly had a 32 gallon gas tank. The salesperson
claimed it, the owner’s manual says it, the fuel gauge even indicates that it
holds 32 gallons. But when you go to fill it up, it only holds 4 gallons. Try to
put more than that in, and gas obviously just spills out.

Ok, that was a shitty metaphor, but hopefully you get the picture. I was sold a
32 GB drive that was actually 4 GB that claimed to be 32 GB.


HOW TO TELL IF A DRIVE IS FAKE/COUNTERFEIT

Before you buy, check the price with someplace reputable like Newegg. If the
price of the one you’re buying is too low, it’s probably fake. Check out the
video in this article at FlashChipTech: How Can You Spot Fake Flash Memory
Chips? What Is the Key Factor That Determines If MP3 MP4 Players, USB Flash
Drives Or Memory Cards Are Fake Capacity?

After the fact, you have some options. Check with the manufacturer. For Kingston
flash drives, I found an informative page at FakeMemorySentinel with a very long
title: Kingston USB Flash Drives. How To Check You Have A Genuine One And Not A
Counterfeit – Easy Guide. Kingston Technologies Fighting To Protect Consumers
And Itself From Counterfeits.Spoiler alert: Kingstons have serial numbers and
other info engraved onto the outer part of the USB plug. There’s a nice diagram
in the article. Or you can look at my photos below.

In general, though, you can tell a flash drive is fake by running H2testw
(Windows only). Here’s what to do:

 1. Download h2testw from
    http://mympx.org/Downloads/p13_sectionid/2/p13_fileid/13 website is defunct;
    Google it.
 2. Plug in your flash drive. You don’t have to delete existing files; the
    program will work around them.
 3. Run h2testw. (General safety rule: make sure you have an antivirus installed
    and active, as should be the case at all times!)
 4. Click English, then [Select target] button, then select your flash drive.
    Click [Write + Verify] to run the test.
 5. The program will then test your flash drive and output something like the
    following:
    The media is likely to be defective.
    3.9 GByte OK (8215305 sectors)
    28 GByte DATA LOST (58721527 sectors)
    (…and several more lines)

This particular result was from testing my supposedly 32 GB flash drive. The
test says 3.9 GB data ok and 28 GB data lost, which means that I actually have a
4 GB drive and 28 GB of nonexistent space.

If your numbers match up, then congratulations, you’re good!



FAKE USB DRIVER PROGRAMS


THE LIFE OF FAKE FLASH DRIVES

Short story long, for the technically minded and those who like the show How
It’s Made. I believe this is mostly accurate:

 1. Flash drives are made up of (among other things) the memory itself and the
    controller that allows your computer to talk to the memory.
 2. Faulty memory chips get destroyed on a regular basis. Not wanting those
    defective chips to go to waste, a fake flash manufacturer redeems them from
    memory chip hell and gives them a new reason to go on living.
 3. They do so by reprogramming the controller to lie to the computer about its
    size. In my case, I had a 4 GB memory chip being reported as 32 GB. The
    computer doesn’t know any better than what the controller tells it, so it
    writes willy-nilly to the memory, even going beyond the 4 GB
    capacity.”What?” you say, “Doubly faulty?” Why, yes! The memory isn’t only
    defective, but now it’s only partly there!
 4. They sell these fake flash drives at a discounted price from the real ones
    and hope that no one notices. Or, by the time anyone notices, they’ve made
    their money and you’re the sucker with a defective drive. (Fortunately I
    immediately got a refund. Many others have not been so lucky.)


WHY DOES ANY OF THIS MATTER?

In the grand scheme of things, preventable inconveniences are the most
frustrating. Getting ripped off sucks, but what also sucks is that people are
buying an inherently defective product. I’d hate to see anyone lose their data
by using a counterfeit flash drive that some fucking douchebag made money on at
your expense.

Maybe I’m chivalrous. Maybe I believe that, by looking out for others when I
can, I’m improving the quality of my own life.


DETAILS OF MY PERSONAL FAKE FLASH EXPERIENCE

I bought my USB flash drive from eBay seller dailydeals99. I checked out this
guy’s feedback, 100%. Cool. I saw that he had 2 of the ones I wanted, plus
several other various flash drives listed as well. When I received my item, I
immediately noticed how suspicious looking it was. Of course, this comparison is
a lot more difficult if you don’t have another one to compare it to.

After everything went down, I gave him negative feedback and he refunded my
money. At worst, I felt a little guilty because the seller said he was honest
(after all, he did immediately refund my money). Turns out, upon scrutinizing
his feedback, he has had a lot of defective (fake?) USB flash drives. One buyer
even reported that he got a fake but still gave him positive feedback because he
got his money back!

I ended up buying a Patriot Xporter. I don’t like the separate cap, but I do
like the rubber coating and the fact that Patriot is a kick-ass memory company.

The Patriot Xporter was supposed to replace an 8 GB flash drive I bought from
FocalPrice.com (in Hong Kong) to exchange media with my friend via Snail Mail
(because she doesn’t have Internet). I tested out the 8-gigger with H2testw, and
it said that half a gig was defective! So it seems that FocalPrice is also
selling defective flash drives. Which is a total bummer, because their chicken
wing flash drive is fucking awesome! (Wonder where can I find a legit one of
those?)


LINKS


USB DRIVER WINDOWS 7

 * SOSFakeFlash — How I learned about fake flash drives, negative feedback and
   how to deal with scammers on eBay. Tons of information, but a bit
   disorganized and their search sucks. That’s why this page has all the links
   on SOSFakeFlash that have helped me. After deciding to write this post, I
   spent an hour trying to find them all again. I’m hoping to spare y’all that
   same problem.
 * More info on Kingston fakes: Warning KINGSTON DataTraveler 100 USB Flash
   Drive 128GB Appearing For Sale On The Internet – A Guide.
 * Download h2testw from
   http://mympx.org/Downloads/p13_sectionid/2/p13_fileid/13.


BONUS: EMAIL HISTORY WITH EBAY SELLER DAILYDEALS99

(After I tested the USB flash drive with H2testw…)

Dear dailydeals99,

You sold me a fake flash drive. This is completely unacceptable. I have tested
with H2testw v1.4, and have visually compared the item you sent to the
DataTraveler 100 I already have. I have reported you and I will be getting a
refund.

Thanks.

(Response to my negative feedback…)

hello

why would you do that,first i dont sell fake usb, if you had a defective one,
you could email me and resolve a problem, in my auction i specify my warantee
for one year, do you think i would give warantee to something fake, i never had
any problem with my usb nor i am selling fake, chinese in ebay do that by making
their auction private, i dont do that, i buy from legitimate supplier.

if you dont mind try to retract so in my side i will leave positive feedback.

thanks

(So he’s denying that he sold me a fake? From me in response…)

Dear dailydeals99, Redball game.

First off, I can’t speculate as to why you would sell me a fake or even offer a
warranty on a fake, but the fact remains that YOU DID. Second, lying about not
selling fakes (when you clearly sold me one) doesn’t help your credibility with
me.

You need to check your “legitimate” supplier and complain to them about your
negative feedback. I’m holding you responsible as a seller of flash media to not
sell fakes, just as you would hold your supplier responsible if you bought
fakes. You sell all sorts of flash media, so I find it hard to believe that you
were unaware. Just from looking at the packaging, I immediately suspected it was
a fake, and testing and visual comparisons confirmed it.

I’m open to discussion regarding the feedback. Please explain to me why you feel
that my feedback was unfair.

(Explanation from dailydeals99…)

hello

look you are right on all waht you said except selling you and me knowing that i
sold you a bad usb, i went to show in hannover germany “cebit” last year arround
this time every year ( this year it is from 3/2/2010 thru 3/6/2010 you can
check) and i met lot of legitimate suppliers, how i should now that one of them
was not good, if you see what i sale, my main business is fabrics and i am just
getting to this business,i did not have any problem with any of my customers, i
work so hard keeping a good service, if you look at my feedback, you can see
people who mention good service, friendly email, i prefer to loose the sale but
not loosing a customer.this days all is made in china, you can’t now that
something is good or not good.

if you think this is not a valid explanation i think you should leave your
negative feedback, i tought you should of give me at least a chance to explain
myself.

anyway it is your call

god bless

thanks anyway

(End of email exchange, the meat of it anyway.)

…Hmm, maybe he just had a change of heart and is really trying to be legit now?
You can never tell with these people that try to backpedal and lie like a
motherfucker. Oh yeah, amidst all this, it took 2 weeks before he even sent out
the drive. Beware! Stalling is a common tactic by unscrupulous sellers. It lets
them bypass the time restrictions for PayPal and eBay to make it harder to get
your money back.

So I’m not removing the negative feedback. At least I got his approval to leave
it. Hopefully he goes legit; I believe that people have the right to make an
honest buck. Maybe I’m too hopeful.

[edited 4/14/2010 after I noticed some atrocious style issues with the copy and
wanted to include some other experiences with FocalPrice.com. If you’ve bought
any Kingston shit online—or any flash media for that matter—this article must be
useful to you. Shit, I’ve been in or around computers since 1991 and this is my
first experience on this matter, hence this long-ass blog post about it.]


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http://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/warning-kingston-datatraveler-100-usb-flash-drive-128gb-appearing-for-sale-on-the-internet-a-guide/trackback/


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