Re: privacy on network... ?

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 02/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:17:32 -0500

Hi Howard9,

Sounds like something like Subseven or Back Orifice (Google these for more info) if he's
"watching". Regardless, any virus scanner written and updated this century should be able to
find most of these types of tools.

Another issue could be that he has some sort of packet scanner (assuming they're on the same
network) and is essentially "looking" at the network traffic as it goes by. Not much that
could be done in this case without any third-party software as almost all consumer-grade
instant messaging public networks and clients send/receive conversations without encrypting
them. There are some encryption add-ons for most instant messenger applications (although I
have yet to see one for MSN Messenger 6.x), but both her and whomever she's talking to will
need the software installed. For example these:
http://www.johnytech.com/product.asp?Id=14
http://www.secway.fr/products/simplite_msn/home.php
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Howard9" <not2beused@all.com> wrote in message
news:9ff5d697113c69c8e59db1b5e4f702e2@news.teranews.com...
> msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com wrote.::. >>
>> Greetings Howard,
>>
>> Sounds like a keylogger has been installed on her PC. Assuming it wasn't something the
>> husband made himself, a virus scanner like Norton Antivirus will probably detect and
>> remove
>> it:
>> http://nct.symantecstore.com/fulfill/0001.105#nav
>>
>
> He can apparently watch on 'his' PC what happens in Messenger on
> 'her' PC.....
>
> I believe that he is the admin on the network so is there anything
> she can do to shield this ?
>
> Would ICQ help ?
>
>
> --
> Howard9

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