External storage device security systems and methods

A method comprising:

• detecting, by an external storage device operatively coupled with a computing device, power from the computing device;
• determining, by the external storage device, that drivers associated with the external storage device have been installed on the computing device by performing operations comprising:
• sending, to the computing device, a digital signal indicating a predetermined keystroke until the external storage device receives a response from the computing device;
• and
• receiving, from the computing device, a feedback response to the digital signal indicating the predetermined keystroke has been received;
• executing, by the external storage device, a macro to download a payload to the computing device from a server computer;
• causing, by the external storage device, the downloaded payload to execute on the computing device;
• and
• causing, by the external storage device, the downloaded payload to be deleted from the computing device.

An external storage device comprising:

• a controller;
• and
• a machine-readable medium coupled with the controller, the machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the controller to cause the external storage device to perform operations comprising:
• detecting power from a computing device;
• determining that drivers associated with the external storage device have been installed on the computing device by performing operations comprising:
• sending, to the computing device, a digital signal indicating a predetermined keystroke until the external storage device receives a response from the computing device;
• and
• receiving, from the computing device, a feedback response to the digital signal indicating the predetermined keystroke has been received;
• executing a macro to download a payload to the computing device from a server computer;
• causing the downloaded payload to execute on the computing device;
• and
• causing the downloaded payload to be deleted from the computing device.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by one or more processors to cause an external storage device to perform operations comprising:

• detecting power from a computing device;
• determining that drivers associated with the external storage device have been installed on the computing device by performing operations comprising:
• sending, to the computing device, a digital signal indicating a predetermined keystroke until the external storage device receives a response from the computing device;
• and
• receiving, from the computing device, a feedback response to the digital signal indicating the predetermined keystroke has been received;
• executing a macro to download a payload to the computing device from a server computer;
• causing the downloaded payload to execute on the computing device;
• and
• causing the downloaded payload to be deleted from the computing device.