U3 Software on Cruzer Micro 4GB

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Hi,

Just a heads up, not a question.

I recently bought a usb drive called "cruzer micro 4GB". I just found
(via a Windows PC) that it comes with crapware called U3 and it doesn't
go away even if you format the damn thing. It's obviously a corporate
replacement for Portable Apps, and it truly sucks.

For Linux, this crapware means that when you insert the damn thing, your
distro will see the USB drive + an external drive. Real genius, eh?

Here are a few links that might be helpful in case you need help with
this "genius" piece of software:

http://www.mcgrewsecurity.com/research/hackingU3/
http://www.geekyjock.com/pages/blog/2006/05/remove-u3-software-from-your-usb-flash.html
http://kristagrothoff.wordpress.com/2006/08/24/removing-u3-and-associated-bundled-software-from-the-sandisk-cruzer-micro-usb-flash-drive/

Hope this helps someone else.