How do I prevent anyone from installing 'snapshot' software in my pc i,e they have access to what I am seeing?

Answer 1

We need more information regarding your situation to properly answer this question. For example, and probably the most important information you need to provide is who owns the computer and where is it at? Is it your own computer at home or is it your parents computer, your siblings, your room mates, etc, is it at home, or is it a company owned computer which you own or your company owns?

I will assume this is your private computer when answering this question. It is not possible for anyone without physical access to put any hardware on your system or software on your system. Now, let me qualify that response by stating this is a fact unless you have security leaks which enable somebody to both physically access your system or remotely access your system. If it is locked down tight you have nothing to worry about. If you have passwords on your account and on every account on your computer then nobody without authorized access can get into your system or network. Yes, I know all about hacking, but for somebody to want to hack your system you need to have something they think is valuable to them like credit card numbers, back account numbers, social security number. drivers license, bank and financial information,etc. If you are just a normal home user there is not much others will want from you which will encourage them to hack your system.

With that said, there ARE a few items others may be interested in and the first one is in turning your system into a robot or zombie machine in which they can send out masses of spam through your e-mail account(s). The other item of interest would be if you have a WIFI system and your nieghbors or wardrivers wish to access your Internet Account and use it without having to pay for serivice themselves.

If you have a Wireless of WIFI network you need to ensure it is locked down. Make sure you change your SSID or the name of your network Router, use MAC addressing, which is the serial number of your adapter and other nodes on your system like a game console, wireless printer, TiVo, etc, which limits the nodes allowed to access your network to only those in your list. Use WPA encryption, WEP at the very least, if you want you can hide your SSID (the name of your network, which is usually the Routers name ie: Linksys or Netgear, plus the serial number appended at the end). It is also very important to set the master password on the browser setup page on the Router if you are using one.

Make sure you use a firewall which controls inbound and outbound traffic, and it is best to have it as part of an Internet Security Suite such as Panda or Windows One Care, but please, please, please do not use Norton as that company is notorious for using viruses to trick consumers to purchase more services from them like their Help Desk., etc.

Good luck and have a nice evening.

Answer 2

Use a different user for yourself, and protect it with a password, and even if others install the software, while logging in, you can always check "msconfig" (type it in "run"), and disable such programs running at startup...

OR

Ofcourse, you can always leave a guest or limited account to others who use your PC. And now they cannot install any program.

Answer 3

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Best Wishes && Good Luck!