AllieMarie Posted February 21, 2006 Posted February 21, 2006 I logged onto the internet the other day, and as soon as I got on, my spyware detected something called an advanced keylogger. I asked my husband about this and if he has had this happen to him when he signed on his screen. He told me no. I read up on it and an advanced keylogger does not come from another site where a site is tracking you, its a software that is manually installed and records everything. Says the person that installs it can get an email sent telling them of all activity going on. When I saw it come up on our spyware I blocked it. However at first it said it didn't block it, but later said it did. Now if my hubby has a keylogger on me, more power to him, hope he is getting all the info he needs/wants, becasue he wont be getting alot, because I have nothing to hide. It also says its not detectable and is invisable to all spyware detections, well it must not be doing its job real well then because it detected it as soon as I logged on. My question is, if there is a keylogger on here like that, where would it be? I ran a search and its not detecting it, I did this before I blocked it too. Where would someone hide this? I don't know where to find it to uninstall it. Its not in add/remove programs either. I don't see where theres anything being sent to husbands email as far as info for this. Would it be in a file/folder? Where would this be located. Like I said, if he feels the need to do this, he has some issues that need to be delt with, because I have done nothing wrong, and its the principal of it. Thanks so much.
BeFree Posted February 21, 2006 Posted February 21, 2006 I don't think your husband put anything on it. Your computer is probably infected with spy ware. When your computer is infected with spyware, keystrokes can be recorded. You need to down load or purchase Spy Sweeper or Spy doctor.
whichwayisup Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 Yup, and also find out what firewalls you have. Seems you may need to protect yourself abit better on the computer.
jerbear Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 Spyware, keyloggers, rootkits can be hidden deep inside your computer. Some do not require manual installation and bypass antivirus and firewalls. Some keyloggers are not software but hardware like a USB device. I have found what tends to work is have another computer scan it remotely or take the drive out and have another computer scan it. Using AV, anti-spyware, and other techniques. If you have a friend who is a IT professional, have him or her look at it.
serial muse Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 so wait...your husband said that when he uses your computer, he doesn't get that warning? that sort of argues against the idea that it's spyware. i'm not sure about this, but i don't think that it would only pop up on one person's login and not another, if it's actually on the computer. but in case it is spyware, have you tried using Hijack This to search for it? it's a free download - you can google for it. if you do identify something, it'll walk you through how to get rid of any hard-to-remove spyware; some things can't be removed while windows is running, so removal could involve starting your computer in safe mode to root it out. but anyway, the info is all there on the hijackthis website. certainly worth a try, if you haven't already. should pick up a keylogger too, i would think. and finally - do you have a reason to think your husband would do something like install a keylogger - is he generally suspicious/have there been problems with jealousy before?
AllieMarie Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 so wait...your husband said that when he uses your computer, he doesn't get that warning? that sort of argues against the idea that it's spyware. i'm not sure about this, but i don't think that it would only pop up on one person's login and not another, if it's actually on the computer. but in case it is spyware, have you tried using Hijack This to search for it? it's a free download - you can google for it. if you do identify something, it'll walk you through how to get rid of any hard-to-remove spyware; some things can't be removed while windows is running, so removal could involve starting your computer in safe mode to root it out. but anyway, the info is all there on the hijackthis website. certainly worth a try, if you haven't already. should pick up a keylogger too, i would think. and finally - do you have a reason to think your husband would do something like install a keylogger - is he generally suspicious/have there been problems with jealousy before?Thanks so much for the replies. Serial this is my thinking as well. Looks to me like if theres gonna be something like this, it would be found on all screens not just mine. However when I asked him about this, he said he hasn't gotten anything like that before. Also not sure if this makes a difference or not, but when I logged on, I had not checked my mail been to any sites etc, as soon as my internet screen came up it was immediatly detected. It was detected by our AOL spyware protection, which was odd simply because it doesn't usally detect alot like our other antispyware programs we have. The antispyware programs we have are, Macafree, AOL protection, spyblaster, stng260, ad-aware 6.0 personal, and spybot search and destroy. Since I blocked it in the AOL protection which is the one it was detected by does that mean it can't run anymore? It still says its blocked. I'll have to check out the hijack this site too. Also you wanted to know if he was generally suspicious by nature, the answer is yes. He has always been like this. He is a very insecure and paranoid individual sometimes. There have been many times he has been on things he probably shouldn't be, and according to the counselor I see, he seems to think thats why he acts the way he does. He feels if he is doing something he shouldn't been then he thinks either I am too or will. His own behavior sometimes will cause him to act the way he does, ie; being paranoid/insecure. I have asked him to go to marriage counseling time and time again and he chooses not too, so I go for myself. Thanks again for the replies.
JadeStar Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 This is interesting, and it would look like it would show up on both screens or the computer as a whole, not just one screen upon logging on. But I know nothing of computers so not sure. Jade
Lil Honey Posted February 23, 2006 Posted February 23, 2006 I have had things pop up on my computer that LOOK like they are part of the MS window system, but they are in fact, a pop-up ad intended to get a person excited enough to just start clicking without realizing it's an ad (or adware).
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