Re: Best secure surfing solution

From: Unknown (me_at_nospam.com)
Date: 01/31/04 

Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 07:55:25 -0500

IF they happen to install something like Spector, it can be set up to run in
"stealth mode" where you wouldn't see any of the program files on you
machine ...I'm sure there would be something SOMEWHERE (registry, etc), but
you would have to know what you are looking for, etc.

In addition to keystrokes, it also takes screenshots, or basically a little
snapshot of exactly what is on your desktop at any given time (it can be set
to take one every couple seconds, to every couple minutes, and so on). It
also copies every email, whether you are using the companies email server,
or your own account on the side.

Now with that being said, is your company using something like this? Your IT
person would likely know. Spectorsoft and similar companies usually
encourage the employers to tell their employees they are being monitored,
but whether the employer actually does that is up to the employer. Also,
depending on the laws of your state, some are really flexible with privacy,
some are more careful. However, when you are in your company's building and
using their machine, you don't have much rights as to privacy.

I don't know if that answered your question any more or not. Since this is
going to several newgroups, and the only one I check out of those is the vpn
group, you may get more information from one of the other newgroups.

"George" <lgst036@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f86efd4e.0401310303.2993ea23@posting.google.com...
> Thanks. I missed to say that I have total control of the PC I am using
> at work to the point that I am setting the DNS etc. I mention that as
> an illustration of possible sniffing.
> Would that change the answers?
>
> Regards
>
> George

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