Chipgenius Github [updated] 【TRUSTED】

Bought a "1TB" USB stick for $15 on eBay? Run ChipGenius. If the controller is an ancient Alcor MP and the Flash ID suggests 8GB of storage, you’ve caught a scammer.

USB controller chips are released constantly. The GitHub repo is often updated with new CHIPGENIUS.INI (the VID/PID database) files weeks before the official "stable" releases elsewhere. If you buy cutting-edge hardware, you need the cutting-edge database. chipgenius github

Several developers have started chipgenius-py repositories. These do not contain the original algorithm but instead scrape online USB databases to identify chips. Bought a "1TB" USB stick for $15 on eBay

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