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Hacking and Security => Hacking and Security => Topic started by: Satan911 on March 31, 2011, 02:57:42 AM

Title: Samsung installs keylogger on its laptops
Post by: Satan911 on March 31, 2011, 02:57:42 AM

A user discovered a keylogger pre-installed on two brand-new Samsung laptops that the company admitted was there to "monitor the performance of the machine and to find out how it is being used."

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http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/samsung-installs-keylogger-its-laptops (http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/samsung-installs-keylogger-its-laptops)

Title: Re: Samsung installs keylogger on its laptops
Post by: FuyuKitsune on March 31, 2011, 04:55:39 AM

Yet another reason to format computers the moment you buy them.

Title: Re: Samsung installs keylogger on its laptops
Post by: Satan911 on March 31, 2011, 05:18:16 AM

Yea seriously. Must people want to start using their new computer right away and start installing all their programs. It's a pain to have to re-install the OS but it's so damn worth it. Especially with all pre-installed crap.

Title: Re: Samsung installs keylogger on its laptops
Post by: iTpHo3NiX on March 31, 2011, 07:46:19 AM

That's why I don't use laptops or pre built computers, all about getting a nice mobo, some good ram, a kickass case/psu, a good processor some hd's, graphics cards and mmm, mmm, mmm nothing like a custom built computer with no bloatware!

Title: Re: Samsung installs keylogger on its laptops
Post by: Stackprotector on March 31, 2011, 11:27:29 AM

i once had this laptop of an ex girlfriend, i reinstalled it.
But then, NOWHERE really nowhere i could find proper drivers.
Not for the chipset, for the audio, for the network adaptor.
After that the laptop couldnt show his own hdd's, even in the bios they didn't show up.
So, next time we'll buy a un installed one with proper hardware:P

Title: Re: Samsung installs keylogger on its laptops
Post by: uNk on March 31, 2011, 10:31:22 PM

Seems the report was a false-positive.

Title: Re: Samsung installs keylogger on its laptops
Post by: Satan911 on April 01, 2011, 03:02:49 AM

Quote from: uNk on March 31, 2011, 10:31:22 PM

Seems the report was a false-positive.

Yea. False alarm

Title: Re: Samsung installs keylogger on its laptops
Post by: theellimist on April 03, 2011, 07:35:36 PM

What happened was this group called GFI Security's malware accidentally flagged some sort of mulitlanguage system folder as "Starlogger" which is a freeware keylogger. Here is the whole article: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215396/GFI_apologizes_for_false_alarm_on_Samsung_keyloggers?taxonomyId=17 (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215396/GFI_apologizes_for_false_alarm_on_Samsung_keyloggers?taxonomyId=17)

Title: Re: Samsung installs keylogger on its laptops
Post by: netizenx on February 27, 2012, 12:29:58 PM

Just because we are paranoid doesn't mean that they aren't out there to get us

Title: Re: Samsung installs keylogger on its laptops
Post by: Stackprotector on February 27, 2012, 12:34:42 PM

Quote from: netizenx on February 27, 2012, 12:29:58 PM

Just because we are paranoid doesn't mean that they aren't out there to get us

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