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From: Adrian C on 28 Jun 2010 09:30 On 27/06/2010 21:48, The Older Gentleman wrote: > Adrian C<email(a)here.invalid> wrote: > >> Friend is convinced that someone else got physical access to his Mac >> (OSX) and planted a key logger on it. > > > I think he's as paranoid as... well, as the obvious candidate. Had a call from him this morning. It's been decided to wipe and start again, keylogger or not. He hasn't mentioned matters involving the police going after the girl, but I'm a bit distant from this aspect of his troubles - and he has other members of his family now involved anyway. Thanks all. -- Adrian C
From: Bob Whoredrope on 28 Jun 2010 22:30 On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:51:19 +0100, Adrian C wrote: > On 26/06/2010 22:41, D.M. Procida wrote: >> Adrian C<email(a)here.invalid> wrote: >> >>> Friend is convinced that someone else got physical access to his Mac >>> (OSX) and planted a key logger on it. >> >> How likely is this, compared to all the other things that cohere with >> the evidence that makes him suspect a key-logger? > > I'm not 100% sure myself that he has a key-logger. He's an elderly chap > probably exposed to some information published in the 'daily mail' on > the existance of this. > > However, the girl that visited the computer (young 'friendly' one from > the tennis club apparently) is clearly up to no good disseminating my > friend's private emails to all and sundry, and causing considerable > upset by this. > Oh sure. More than likely your elderly chap has been trying to get a young friendly to send him some naughty pictures and it didn't work out. Keylogger indeed. More like dirty old man. -- "Find me *one*, just *one* single post where I have openly attacked someone who has *NEVER* attacked me.." - Sarah "Mentally Subnormal" Balfour - July 2007
From: Peter Casserole on 28 Jun 2010 22:35 On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:35:00 +0100, Rowland McDonnell wrote: > Richard Tobin <richard(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > > [snip] > >> Supposedly pickpockets at stations love security announcements >> warning people to check their valuables are kept safe - everyone >> pats the pocket that their wallet's in... > > Some of us keep our wallets in pockets that are nigh-on impossible to > pick - and check just to make sure that we've not left them on a counter > somewhere... Oh, that would be your scrotum wallet then. I saw it once when you were wearing your kilt. > > Rowland. > (who grew up in London and therefore takes such care on autopilot) There were glad when you moved out. All those derelict cars weren't popular with the neighbours.
From: Rowland McDonnell on 29 Jun 2010 02:32 zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > Richard Tobin <richard(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > > > >> In article <1jkqpt1.1f7po811mnxaybN%usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk>, > >> Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > >> > >>> He has changed all his passwords hasn't he? > >> > >> Make sure the machine is cleaned up before changing the passwords. > > > If > >> a key logger is installed, changing the passwords is just a way of > >> ensuring they *all* get captured. > >> > >> Supposedly pickpockets at stations love security announcements > >> warning people to check their valuables are kept safe - everyone > >> pats the pocket that their wallet's in... > > > > I must admit I tend to write my passwords in random orders with > > mousing when I don't trust the computer! > > I've done that too... Paranoid nutters, the lot of you. - just friendly conversation, using Peter Ceresole's guide to etiquette. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: The Older Gentleman on 29 Jun 2010 02:36
Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > The Older Gentleman <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > Adrian C <email(a)here.invalid> wrote: > > > > > Friend is convinced that someone else got physical access to his Mac > > > (OSX) and planted a key logger on it. > > > > I think he's as paranoid as... well, as the obvious candidate. > > So I'm paranoid, am I, for thinking that you meant me when you posted > that insult? > Quite probably. I was thinking of Mr Paranoid, of Paranoid Drive, Upper Paranoid, Paranoidshire, who loves playing old Black Sabbath albums. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com |