Key Logger

[Guest]

DOES MICROSOFT ANTI SPYWARE PROTECT ME FROM THE KEY
LOGGER PROGRAM? THIS SUPPOSEDLY CAPTURES EVERY KEY STROKE
THAT A PERSON MAKES.

THANKS RICK!

 

[Andre Da Costa]

From BS:
It does, but no list is available. There have been reports of some
difficulty in removing keyloggers in these forums. My advice is that if you
find such in place, call Microsoft PSS's free help for virus removal. In
the US and Canada, that's 1-866-pcsafety. Elsewhere, call your local
Microsoft office, or a number published for fee-based support, and ask for
the free help with virus removal or security patch issues.

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[Greg R]

From BS:
It does, but no list is available. There have been reports of some
difficulty in removing keyloggers in these forums. My advice is that if you
find such in place, call Microsoft PSS's free help for virus removal. In
the US and Canada, that's 1-866-pcsafety. Elsewhere, call your local
Microsoft office, or a number published for fee-based support, and ask for
the free help with virus removal or security patch issues.

Keyloggers programmers are against removal because the consider it a
legit program. The problem is the key loggers can be use for bad as
well as good.

I don't see it as a good program.

Some of the spybot and adaware protection programs are now including
key loggers.

I think both spybot S&D, Lavasoft adaware and even spywareblaster
detect and remove keyloggers.




Greg Ro

 

[Ron Chamberlin]

Rick,

I suggest a good current Anti Virus to deal with a keylogger.
How did you come to know that you had one?


Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP

 

[Alan]

The "good" ones are mainly used by companies to make
certain that employees aren't sending e-mails to people
they aren't supposed to send them to while using the
company's systems. They can also be used to curb sexual
harassment in the workplace. Most companies only check
to make certain that their employees aren't taking
advantage of their computer network(s). Too many people
spend a lot of company time surfing the Internet and
sending e-mails to loved ones, instead of doing their
jobs, and this ends up costing these companies large sums
of money. This is akin to being paid to do a certain
task, and doing some other non-essential task. Many of
these compaines have implemented these procedures because
they have been taken advantage of by their employees, and
they have to protect their bottom line.

Alan

 

[plun]

Well, to use keyloggers against employees
is really sick ! This must be sick companys with
directors with paranoia.

Maybe our Police with a court order can use this tactic
or if a employee sign a agreement that a keylogger
is installed within a PC.

A company can explain for all employees that all traffic
is tracked in other ways and therefore a computer PC
at work should not be used for private traffic.

Really sick......!

 

[Ron Chamberlin]

Plun,
Over this side of the pond, companies do have to cover their collective
tails. We are suit happy in the USA.

Basically, the company owns the equipment and has a full right to it's uses.
It also has full right to see what's happening on machines. Most employers
do advise their staff and they don't have to tell them how they can be
monitored.

It's akin to installing video on a premise. Sexy to look at for the first
few days, then it gets old rally quick and falls into not being used.

Keyloggers that I have found have always been for nefarious purposes tho,
but I respect the right to a company to control it's gear, but might suggest
some better ways.

Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP

 

[plun]

Well, I must say it again, to use
keyloggers in secret IS sick.

One method used in my country is to take
logs from a server and send these to one
group or department and show all emploees within this
smaller group that its a lot of traffic to strange places as Hotmail,
tabloid webpages, MSN etc.

Security classified works of course can have keyloggers but then
all amployees knows that.

I really hope that these companys have locked their USB ports
for memorysticks etc. Maybe its more important to
check traffic to Hotmail..........

 

[Ron Chamberlin]

Hi Plun,
There is a fine line between security and privacy. One should have little or
no expectation of privacy in the workplace, and,conversely, should be told
that up front.

As far as USB, CD burners, email attachments, yup, there certainly can be a
security problem there. There are GPO's that one can drop on a machine to
void use of those devices.

Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP

 

[plun]

Ron Chamberlin wrote on 2005-07-22 :

Hi Plun,
There is a fine line between security and privacy. One should have little or
no expectation of privacy in the workplace, and,conversely, should be told
that up front.

As far as USB, CD burners, email attachments, yup, there certainly can be a
security problem there. There are GPO's that one can drop on a machine to
void use of those devices.

Hi

It´s about trust within a workplace ! Nothing else. (except for a few
works which can be prefereable to keep track on)

And the GPO way is always better, some users don´t like this but
on a workplace it´s better to have a terminal look alike PC with a
admin
which have time with real problem instead of solving user made installs
and settings. Of course without any keylogggers


Forget about Keyloggers and Parents>Children which also is really sick,
family therapy as solution maybe ?

 

[Greg R]

Ron Chamberlin wrote on 2005-07-22 :
Hi

It´s about trust within a workplace ! Nothing else. (except for a few
works which can be prefereable to keep track on)

And the GPO way is always better, some users don´t like this but
on a workplace it´s better to have a terminal look alike PC with a
admin
which have time with real problem instead of solving user made installs
and settings. Of course without any keylogggers


Forget about Keyloggers and Parents>Children which also is really sick,
family therapy as solution maybe ?

GPO?
I may know what is actual is, but I am not familiar with the
abbreviation

Greg R

 

[plun]

Greg R explained on 2005-07-22 :

GPO?
I may know what is actual is, but I am not familiar with the
abbreviation

Greg R

Group policy.

Block C: (invisible), don´t permit installs, block USB port, block all
IE user settings and so on, make a terminal of a users PC.

No risk for user cluttering and suddenly a work PC really works and
the admin can do more important thing then repairing broken PCs.

Block "gpedit.msc", most important.