Do Internet Cafes have Keyloggers? - Ajarn Forum

Benedict XVI · 22nd November 2007, 16:52

Do many, or most internet cafes have keyloggers? (Recording key strokes, therefore aware of what your emailing/writing, etc?)

If so, how can you tell?

Thanks.

SageAndOnion · 22nd November 2007, 21:31

If they have anti-spyware installed you could run a scan (although you would need to check they hadn't listed any keyloggers as exceptions). I would imagine that some do but not all, and of those some may be intentional and some not.

anon · 22nd November 2007, 21:37

i assume that they do.

SageAndOnion · 22nd November 2007, 22:50

I must admit I haven't used one for over a year but I don't think most incidences would necessarily be intentionally installed by the owners.

Benedict XVI · 22nd November 2007, 23:09

Thanks for the responses. I use a laptop at home, but was curious.

And keylogging can be used to find out a username and password, if used.

And like you stated, why would someone go through the effort to track the customers. Unless there was a specific person/crime being investigated or monitored.

Thanks for the replies.

SageAndOnion · 22nd November 2007, 23:20

I would be interested to know if you copy and paste something, if the contents of the copy / paste are loggable or is it just actual keystrokes. If it was just actual keystrokes then you could email your username / password to hotmail or similar then copy and paste them. The username could be retrieved of course if you didn't clear the saved input on forms history.

Cream · 22nd November 2007, 23:47

Copy and paste is safe, a key logger, as the name suggests will only log key strokes.

SageAndOnion · 23rd November 2007, 00:20

There's your solution then (for username / passwords at least).

discus2000 · 23rd November 2007, 01:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by SageAndOnion

then you could email your username / password to hotmail or similar then copy and paste them.

ahhh, yes, but that'd require you to log into hotmail to retrieve the username / password

SageAndOnion · 23rd November 2007, 01:48

Ok...here is how you do it...

You type the alphabet (and numbers if needed) in a row in notepad. Then, one by one you copy and paste the desired letters from notepad into the hotmail logon form.

Any more questions?

buddahas · 23rd November 2007, 04:08

Eh, one of the first posts I made on Ajarn was about private/secure internet booths. I remember getting a lecture from Whitey cuz according to him, every internet place has keyloggers.

http://www.ajarnforum.net/vb/compute...s-bangkok.html

champagne charlie · 23rd November 2007, 06:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by buddahas

I remember getting a lecture from Whitey cuz according to him, every internet place has keyloggers.

Whitey's right.

Magpie · 23rd November 2007, 06:56

Have your password in .rtf file on a thumb drive, copy & paste from there...Don't forget ya thumbdrive though

Sanuk Canuk · 23rd November 2007, 11:16

^ Brilliant, why didn't I think of that!

dexter · 23rd November 2007, 13:12

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