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Keyloggers and parents, OH MY!
DaSord213:
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THE STEAM IS A SPY!
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--- Quote from: Ephialtes on June 16, 2009, 05:44:10 AM ---You could try typing in something like "wfejiwejfiwoejf" then restarting your PC and searching for that in all your files and folders. Unless she's got it emailing in which case it requires an internet connection so whack Windows Firewall on and see if there are any curious exceptions for internet use.
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This, try this.
Thorax:
--- Quote from: Digmaster on June 15, 2009, 10:18:39 PM ---I've changed all my passwords
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That's not going to help if you have a keylogger, it'd still record all the new passwords. Try using the onscreen keybored when you type in new passwords, it should get past that.
And I doubt your parents would willingly install a keylogger on your computer... What site were you on?
Duckmeister:
Wow, if my parents really wanted to know my password for anything, they could just ask. Tell your mother to stop using very intrusive options of getting your personal information. She's your mother, just say "Mom, if you really wanted to know, you could just ask."
Or, she may just be playing mind games with you so that you are more careful about which sites you visit.
But definitely, run AVG 8.5 Free. It won't scan for rootkits (in 8 it did, but Avast are a bunch of handicapped jerks), but it will scan for keyloggers.
Wedge:
--- Quote from: Digmaster on June 15, 2009, 09:59:55 PM ---Long ago my parents isntalled a keylogger on their computer in order to get my gmail password. I've changed it so now thats fine. However I fear they might have installed one on my computer; my mom kinda hinted to this fact.
How do I check if this stuff is here and how do I remove it?
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If you're using firefox there is an extension called KeyScrambler that will scramble your key strokes so software based key loggers can't read them. It will probably work well enough against whatever you think your parents are trying to use.
Menen:
--- Quote from: Wedge on June 16, 2009, 12:06:13 PM ---If you're using firefox there is an extension called KeyScrambler that will scramble your key strokes so software based key loggers can't read them. It will probably work well enough against whatever you think your parents are trying to use.
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Can you get those for games?