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My Computer is Bugged

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Name: Adam
Date: May 30, 1999 at 21:38:36 Pacific
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I believe that my home computer has been bugged by my company. Is there any software out there that can detect if someone is "bugging" my computer???



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Name: Doofus
Date: May 30, 1999 at 22:32:02 Pacific
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I don't know exactly what you mean by "bugged". And I also don't know if you mean the computer at your work or at home. If the computer you are speaking of is the one at work, and it is part of a network, circumventing surveillance by the network operator is impossible. You may get away with it for a short time by installing "cheats", but people like me are paid globs of money to make sure that security and monitoring continue unimpeded. If you are refering to your home computer, that is a different matter. The legal ramifactions of monitoring a home computer, by, say, installing a keyboard monitor and having the data uploaded to a companies server when the user logs on to the Internet, are truly horrifying. Aside from violating the constitution of virtually any democrating country, there is a litany of criminal charges, never mind the multi-million dollar law suit the victim could mount. That is not to say it could not be done at all. With a properly equipped van any computer monitor can be read from serveral hundred meters away. So unless you have been upto something that could cause the issuance of a warrant, or would cause your employer to spend the many, many thousands of dollars it requires to go the van route (van, equipment, and three techs), you have little to worry about when it comes to your home computer. As for your work place: welcome to the information age.

you may just be a paranoid.


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Response Number 2
Name: Doofus
Date: May 30, 1999 at 22:40:44 Pacific
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"I believe my HOME computer has been..."
Wake up, Doofus!


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Response Number 3
Name: mike winder
Date: May 30, 1999 at 22:48:39 Pacific
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what you suggest is illegal , much like breaking and entering your home.
and is unlikely .
apart from win98 's tracert there are may applications that let yuo monitor where you connect to and by what route, such as netmedic.
individual trainspotters may set this up 'for a laugh' but I think not so a company , especially with the penalties possible.
Isn't that right Mr Gates?


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Response Number 4
Name: Alex Tietz
Date: May 31, 2000 at 10:40:27 Pacific
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Also, not knowing what you mean by 'bugged', you can always look up some tracing and sniffing programs. It would be hard to be 'bugged' if you are on-line, except if you are part of a WAN, such as a DSL modem connection, you will WANT to get some firewall stuff going on your system. Look up the program called 'black ice'. I had a friend use it and detected over 20 people on his node trying to hack into his system.


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Response Number 5
Name: Jo
Date: June 1, 2000 at 20:42:26 Pacific
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Help! My roommate addmitted to bugging my computer and tracking my every move! How do I find this program and delete it from my computer?


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