can someone add a tracker software to my computer to track what i type on the computer,or where i go on the internet?i've heard of this from somewhere on one of my friends and i was just curious about it.i'm just wondering if it is true that you can be tracked on where-ever you go on the computer,or the internet.
the friend that told me this said that they was tracked on every step that they made on the internet,and exactly what they typed on certain forums also.they said that their husband caught a bunch of things on there that they had done,that the husband would not have known before.so,i'm just wondering if one can.
thanks in advance for your help.
Ashka
2007-08-23 12:15:42 · 13 answers · asked by Melinda C 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
You can track at different levels depending on your needs. If you want to track just the visited sites, you can enable logging on your router and browser or you can force the use of a proxy service to log visits. To capture every bit of information though, you would need a key logger application. That would enable recreating just about any history including passwords before they are sent (not encrypted at that point).
As a basic track though, you could check browser history, cookies, etc.... If you are worried about someone deleting the information, you could also do disk recovery searched to locate particular files.
If you have the right tools and "know how", you can't really hide what you are doing without a great deal of effort.
2007-08-23 12:23:09 · answer #1 · answered by Jim Maryland 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, there yes there is software that can do this such as keyloggers and software that tracks the webpages you visit
keyloggers record information you type on the keyboard and this can be sent to a remote computer or stored for later retrival.
Some companies use monitering software of this type to track what there staff are up too during work time.
2007-08-23 12:21:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes But you Can stop them Buy the following
Windows Defender tells you when changes or something wants accsess to your computer.
Norton Spyware defender well let you know when spyware is detected on youre computer
Mc Caffe Spy deffender works best when put with norton and windows defender
And only download from trusted websites
2007-08-23 12:27:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can be tracked. there are quite a few methods actually. There are programs that log and save internet history. There are programs that capture passwords and user names. There is also your IP address. It sounds like your friends husband probably just looked up the internet history and figured things out from there.
2007-08-23 12:21:51 · answer #4 · answered by Adam F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you are talking about is called spyware. This will infect your computer, therefore making it slower - or even crash. But, I have found a free way to protect computers from spyware, Spyware Docter. Free scan and it will get rid of spyware FOR FREE! goto pctools.com to download PC Tools Spyware docter for free.
2007-08-23 12:28:13 · answer #5 · answered by snef94 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lights furniture will frequently flicker because of the fact the pc itself is checking and monitoring the internet connection. It would not inevitably advise some factor is being down loaded or up loaded. It worry-unfastened is generic for this. residing house windows replace will additionally try this. except your pc is having subject concerns, it is not any longer truly a undertaking. you will seem for back monitoring utility, if that's what you fairly need to do. it is going to additionally try this in case you utilize peer to be sure utility like frostwire, limewire of report sharing and you share folders on your pc.
2016-12-12 10:45:23 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but the software would need to be installed on the PC.
Do a Ctrl+Alt+Del and look for Processes you don't recognize.
2007-08-23 12:29:12 · answer #7 · answered by Erik H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes so be carefull what you download also use a good firewall
and anti virus and to remove keyloggers and stuff like that
i suggest you do a scan with spyware docter to find out.
2007-08-23 12:21:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is certain software that can be loaded onto your computer that will track all those things, yeah.
2007-08-23 12:19:56 · answer #9 · answered by The Professor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One big fat YES
It is entirely possible and there are commercial and free keyloggers available everywhere. All you need to do is use google to search.
But don't start to get paranoid on me....
2007-08-23 12:20:34 · answer #10 · answered by Redchaos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋