hephaest0s/usbkill
« usbkill » is an anti-forensic kill-switch that waits for a change on your USB ports and then immediately shuts down your computer. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4218
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 915
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4631 stars · 514 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
usbkill is a Python-based anti-forensic kill-switch daemon that monitors USB ports and immediately shuts down the computer when any USB change is detected. It is customizable with whitelists, pre-shutdown commands, RAM/swap wiping, and works on Linux, BSD, and macOS.
Use cases
- shut down my laptop automatically if someone pulls out my USB key
- protect an encrypted server from physical seizure
- prevent USB devices from being added or copied from my computer
- defeat mouse jigglers during a police raid
- wipe RAM and swap before shutdown when USB activity is detected
When to choose
- you need a physical tamper kill-switch for an encrypted machine
- you run Linux, BSD, or macOS and want a lightweight Python script with no dependencies
- you want to whitelist trusted USB devices and customize shutdown behavior
When to avoid
- you need protection against non-USB physical attacks
- you want a Windows solution
- you need a kernel-level driver rather than a userspace script
- you require ongoing active development or official support
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
security cli security privacy bsd python cli anti-forensic kill-switch usb-monitoring disk-encryption-companion self-defense command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8a3eb01a63b9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| hephaest0s/usbkill | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="hephaest0s/usbkill")
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