HP has been selling laptops with installed keyloggers
Dec 12, 2017 11:13:01 #
AirWalter wrote:
Wrong!!! If anyone hacks Your laptop all I takes is a simple hacker program to activate the switch that is in the registry. Anymore Your computer is at risk the moment You turn it on.
READ the article:
Researcher Michael Myng found a deactivated keylogger in a piece of software found on over 460 HP laptop models. A full list of affected laptops is here. The keylogger is deactivated by default but could represent a privacy concern if an attacker has physical access to the computer.
Dec 12, 2017 13:07:56 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
Shellback wrote:
READ the article:
Researcher Michael Myng found a deactivated keylogger in a piece of software found on over 460 HP laptop models. A full list of affected laptops is here. The keylogger is deactivated by default but could represent a privacy concern if an attacker has physical access to the computer.
Researcher Michael Myng found a deactivated keylogger in a piece of software found on over 460 HP laptop models. A full list of affected laptops is here. The keylogger is deactivated by default but could represent a privacy concern if an attacker has physical access to the computer.
You are interpreting that statement the wrong way. If someone hacks into Your computer through a network, be it wired, Wi-Fi, or what ever, They can change any key or setting in said computer without You knowing it, PERIOD! Just out of curiosity, do You have remote assistance allowed in Your computer? It is usually turned on by default.
Dec 12, 2017 15:17:08 #
AirWalter wrote:
You are interpreting that statement the wrong way. If someone hacks into Your computer through a network, be it wired, Wi-Fi, or what ever, They can change any key or setting in said computer without You knowing it, PERIOD! Just out of curiosity, do You have remote assistance allowed in Your computer? It is usually turned on by default.
Nope - and I've rebuilt the box with a pure operating system - no company bloatware... and with a couple of nat tables and firewalls, I'm not concerned
Dec 12, 2017 19:31:03 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
Shellback wrote:
Nope - and I've rebuilt the box with a pure operating system - no company bloatware... and with a couple of nat tables and firewalls, I'm not concerned
OK. All the best and good luck on the computer.
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