On 19 Oct 2006, in the Usenet newsgroup comp.security.misc, in article
<1161247006.645154.206490@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>, D wrote:

>How do people evesdrop on a computer ?

You are using windoze - the easiest way is to have the user install some
wonderful program that is actually spyware. Contrary to popular belief,
there really isn't a "Mal-ware Fairy" that flies around, and waves her
magic wand over your computer to install garbage. It gets installed by
users who have no idea what they are doing.

>How can it be protected from hard drive scanning and keyboard
>survellience ?

Who are you worried about? If it's the police, then it may be to late
already. If it's mum - who's going to find out you've been visiting
the naughty web sites, then wipe the system, reinstall, and don't go to
those web sites. Otherwise,

Don't use a computer. If that is to tough an answer, then

Don't connect the computer to a network/Internet. If that is to tough
an answer, then

Don't install spyware. If that is to tough an answer, then

Don't allow ANY other person to have physical access to your computer.

Don't forget to keep your system up to date with security updates. _DO_
spend time learning about your computer and operating system. They lied
to you when they told you even an untrained monkey high on drugs can use
a computer. Yes, there's a lot to learn.

Old guy