Just over a year ago, FTDI, manufacturers of the most popular USB to serial conversion ... but predictable data into the serial stream. Having a device spit out “NON GENUINE DEVICE FOUND!” ...

Add or Remove Programs entry for FTDI USB Serial Converter Drivers. This is a driver pack that allows USB ports to be used to connect to Serial bus devices with a USB - Serial adapter cable.

They made their name with USB converter chips, namely USB to serial chips ... and other very low-cost devices. A little more than a year ago, a few clever people noticed FTDI drivers were bricking ...

FTDI is a manufacturer of Universal Serial Bus (USB) technology, such as cables and peripheral chips that help connect old electrical products to modern computers.