ZeroTrace HID

OS Detection

Name: ZeroTrace
Address: DE

Identify the host OS and branch payloads accordingly

The firmware identifies the target host's OS and exposes it as the script state _@detectedOS. Detection runs automatically within ~1 s of USB enumeration; it relies on USB descriptor probes and HID lock-state quirks unique to each OS.

Possible values

Windows
Linux
macOS
iOS
Android
Unknown OS
OS Detection Disabled
Waiting...

Use in scripts

IF "_@detectedOS" is "Windows"
  press "win r"
  delay 500
  writeLn "cmd"
IF_END

IF "_@detectedOS" is "macOS"
  press "cmd space"
  delay 500
  writeLn "Terminal"
  press "enter"
IF_END

The terminal "<os>" primitive wraps this pattern for the common case.

Disable

Some restricted hosts log USB descriptor probes; disable detection in Settings → OS Detection when stealth matters more than per-OS branching. With detection off, _@detectedOS returns OS Detection Disabled.

Reliability

Detection is heuristic, not authoritative. Heavily customized OS images (Linux kiosks running a single browser, locked-down macOS in MDM) can return Unknown OS. When detection matters, validate in the lab against an image of the target before deployment.