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When
Is Spyware a Good Thing?
When one thinks of spyware, happy thoughts
are usually not the first thing to come to mind. People tend
to think of multiple unwanted pop-ups, their browsers re-directing,
and computer crashing. Other thoughts are about not having
any privacy and losing personal information to strangers. Well,
there are handy little devices called keyloggers
that can be a really good thing for some. Corporations to spy on you and
get your personal information do not use these devices. Either
yourself or someone else use these in the home to see what
is being done on the computer when everyone else is gone. Now
this may sound devious at first, but if you or the people in
your home are not abusing the computer or doing anything wrong,
then there should not be any issues.
Keyloggers
come in two designs that remain internal to the system. This means that information is gathered and stored
in a specific location for the person who attached the device
to see. One type of keylogger is programmable in Windows itself
and translates to a hidden file to be viewed later. The other
is a small device that is placed between the computer and keyboard.
The second one can be programmed to have the information transferred
to a second computer for viewing if so desired. Both are very
useful to find out screen names and passwords to instant messenger
programs as well as full conversations that take place on them.
They can decipher e-mails sent as well and look at what sites
on the Internet the user is browsing. If one has a screenshot
they can program it to take pictures of what is on the monitor
at certain intervals of time.
There
are two key reasons one may want this installed on their
machine. The first is to monitor what web sites and conversations
their children frequent when on the computer. Teenagers can
usually dismantle the parental control and need to be monitored
more closely. Parents can then go see if their children are
abusing the Internet or looking up inappropriate material.
They would be able to see all the sites their children browsed
and see if they were what they were supposed to be looking
at. It also works to monitor if the children are on the computer
when they know they are not supposed to be. Any key stokes
can be checked during a specific time period to see if there
was any unauthorized activity. This will also give parents
access to their children’s instant messenger screen names and
passwords. This can let parents screen who is on their children’s
messenger lists and look up profiles. It will also allow you
see what chat rooms your children frequent and if they are
appropriate rooms for children. You will get access to all
conversations via the keystrokes and the archives.
No one ever want to think that their kids are doing something
inappropriate, but it can happen. This type of behavior can
get them into serious danger if they don’t know what they are
dealing with. A keylogger gives parents the heads up on what
their children are doing and when so that they can keep their
kids safe. There are way to many Internet perverts out there
and chat is how they lure them. This is also a good way to
learn whether a teenager is using drugs. This is not a tool
to pry into your teenagers’ personal life and be sneaky. It
is a tool that will help keep parents aware of their kids’
activities to ensure that they stay safe from online predators
and dangerous habits.
The second reason is definitely sneaky but very handy if you
are in the situation of suspecting that your partner is having
an affair. You will be able to get access their accounts and
personal user names and passwords. You can read conversations
and find out if the suspicions are true. This can save tons
of money on detectives and tons of worry. This will let you
know for sure if your suspicions are true or not so less time
having to wonder. The keylogger works just the same as described
above. You will be able to see what web sites are viewed. You
will know if they are involved with online dating or porn sites.
With the increase of Internet affairs you can access messenger
lists to see who is on them and what types of conversations
are taking place. Hopefully, you will only need a keylogger
for the first reason and not the second.
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