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General Discussions => Testing. 1, 2, 3... => Topic started by: Mysterious Benefactor on November 29, 2005, 12:18:55 AM

Title: Malicious Keyloggers Run Rampant on Net
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on November 29, 2005, 12:18:55 AM

The online crime epidemic fuels a rise in the stealthy tools, which often evade detection by anti-virus tools and can be difficult to detect once installed. Learn about the epidemic: Malicious Keyloggers Run Rampant on Net (http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1893515,00.asp?kc=ewnws112805dtx1k0000599)

Title: Re: Malicious Keyloggers Run Rampant on Net
Post by: Patti Feinberg on November 29, 2005, 02:01:20 AM

Now MB, I did in fact read the article.

What is a keylogger?

(I was inferring someone who somehow garners information from me clicking on a site...)

Patti

Title: Re: Malicious Keyloggers Run Rampant on Net
Post by: Mark Rainey on November 29, 2005, 04:37:13 AM

A keylogger is a little program that captures your keystrokes, particularly username and password information; when used as malware, it usually works in concert with a trojan to send the info back to parties who ought not possess it.

Title: Re: Malicious Keyloggers Run Rampant on Net
Post by: Patti Feinberg on November 29, 2005, 10:06:15 PM

Mark Rainey!!

Great to 'see' you & thanks.

So, when I log on here, would 'some bad person'? be able to steal my info? Then what? Utilize it on say Amazon? Also, here and a few other places, unless I clean my cookies, it 'remembers' Patti & my password....so...no keystrokes, right?

Merci beaucoup,

Patti