Companel – If you are using Windows 7 this may be an interesting util for you, it allow you to somewhat customize the “My Computer” view and add additional items to the default display.
I do find this quite useful as I often start Windows File Explorer via “my computer”.
And as with most good things it’s free 🙂
That the CIA in the 1980’s found an early version of what was basically a keylogger in US Typewriters (IBM Selectrics), it was suspected that these had been installed by KGB during their way through Russian or Polish customs, data collected from the typewriters was collected and emitted via radio transmissions.
With that in mind, I am afraid to think what is possible today with the technology we have now 🙂
https://readmydamnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/toplogo4.png00Mikehttps://readmydamnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/toplogo4.pngMike2011-03-09 11:56:102011-03-09 11:57:04Cold war story – The early days of keylogging
I just stumbled across this lately, it’s a piece of software you install that should insert itself as a driver between the keyboard and the OS and encrypt all keystrokes – the idea would be that it would foil keyloggers.
An interesting concept, however I’m not fully convinced – I guess that I don’t fully understand how this works – but I tried installing it on a test machine and it did no harm – so I guess it won’t do any harm installing it. There is a free version that works with IE and other popular browsers – to make it work with everything you need the pro (payed) version – IE is fine but just how do you test a product like this? Install a keylogger yourself *lol* well let’s see…
https://readmydamnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/toplogo4.png00Mikehttps://readmydamnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/toplogo4.pngMike2011-03-08 23:29:332011-03-08 23:38:01KeyScrambler – the cure against keyloggers? hmmm
Windows 7 Customization of ‘my computer’ view
OS, UtilityCold war story – The early days of keylogging
Crypto, Securityhttp://www.governmentattic.org/4docs/NSA_AmerCryptColdWarBk4_1999.pdf (around page 11 in the PDF)
That the CIA in the 1980’s found an early version of what was basically a keylogger in US Typewriters (IBM Selectrics), it was suspected that these had been installed by KGB during their way through Russian or Polish customs, data collected from the typewriters was collected and emitted via radio transmissions.
With that in mind, I am afraid to think what is possible today with the technology we have now 🙂
KeyScrambler – the cure against keyloggers? hmmm
OS, SecurityI just stumbled across this lately, it’s a piece of software you install that should insert itself as a driver between the keyboard and the OS and encrypt all keystrokes – the idea would be that it would foil keyloggers.
An interesting concept, however I’m not fully convinced – I guess that I don’t fully understand how this works – but I tried installing it on a test machine and it did no harm – so I guess it won’t do any harm installing it. There is a free version that works with IE and other popular browsers – to make it work with everything you need the pro (payed) version – IE is fine but just how do you test a product like this? Install a keylogger yourself *lol* well let’s see…
http://www.qfxsoftware.com/
a couple more detailed reviews here (although they did also omit installing a keylogger to test the software ;-)); Â
http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/reviews/27606.aspx
http://www.vikitech.com/830/protect-yourself-from-keyloggers-with-keyscrambler