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From: Adrian C on 26 Jun 2010 12:46 Friend is convinced that someone else got physical access to his Mac (OSX) and planted a key logger on it. Can anyone recommend a suitable, cheap, easy to use program that can scan a Mac system for something as nasty as this? Thanks -- Adrian C
From: GD on 26 Jun 2010 15:55 On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:46:32 +0100, Adrian C wrote (in article <88mp73Fm7kU1(a)mid.individual.net>): > Friend is convinced that someone else got physical access to his Mac > (OSX) and planted a key logger on it. > > Can anyone recommend a suitable, cheap, easy to use program that can > scan a Mac system for something as nasty as this? Try PCTools iAntiVirus which claims to detect, amongst other things, keyloggers. The free version sits on my iMac causing no problems that I've noticed. However, it leaps into action when I try to download a test (dummy) virus, stopping the download and quarantining the (incomplete) file. http://www.iantivirus.com/ George -- My email address is geod99 (at) googlemail dot com You know what to do
From: Rowland McDonnell on 26 Jun 2010 16:31 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. > > Can anyone recommend a suitable, cheap, easy to use program that can > scan a Mac system for something as nasty as this? I don't know if ClamXav spots things like that, but it's a free malware scanner that's certainly spotted malware I've received via email. <http://www.clamxav.com/> 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: J. J. Lodder on 26 Jun 2010 17:04 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. Just reinstall the system. > Can anyone recommend a suitable, cheap, easy to use program that can > scan a Mac system for something as nasty as this? Begin with Little Snitch for monitoring unauthorized outgoing trafic. A keylogger that doesn't connect to the outside world won't be much use to anyone, Jan
From: Adrian C on 26 Jun 2010 17:22
On 26/06/2010 20:55, GD wrote: > The free version sits on my iMac causing no problems that I've noticed. > However, it leaps into action when I try to download a test (dummy) > virus, stopping the download and quarantining the (incomplete) file. > Thank you George. That looks a suitable program for him to try out. -- Adrian C |