Need help with security of my PC

user007 · 10-16-2006, 01:10 PM

Hi,
I am worried that someone has placed some kind of keylogger in my PC and is tracking it remotely. I have reasons to believe so, because the person who is doing this seems to know what I am chatting or writing in my PC.
Is there any way I can find this out in my PC and eliminate the threat?

Any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks.

**koala** · 10-16-2006, 01:20 PM

Hi, welcome to TSF

Have you run any malware scans yet?

Follow the instructions here then post a HJT log in a new thread here for a security analyst to look at.

HJT logs are read in the order they are received, so please be patient. You can subscribe to your thread by clicking the 'Thread Tools' button at the top of the page after posting the log file. This will send you an email notification as soon as any replies are posted.

SpySentinel · 10-16-2006, 05:35 PM

Also look in to getting AntiVirus, Firewall, and AntiSpyware Protection.
Below are some good ones:

AntiVirus:
1) NOD32 AntiVirus System (pay)
2) Kaspersky AntiVIrus 6.0 (pay)
3) Nortan AntiVirus 2007 (pay)
4) AVG AntiVirus 7.5 (Free or pay - for better version)
5) AntiVir AntiVIrus (free or pay - for better version)

Firewall:
1) ZoneAlarm 6.5 (free or pay - for better version)
2) Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall (Free for 15 days or pay for full)

AntiSpyware:
1) Sunbelt CounterSpy 1.5 [2.0 Beta is available] (pay)
2) Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.0 (pay)
3) windows Defender (free)
4) Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4 (free)

user007 · 10-17-2006, 01:20 PM

Thanks a lot guys...
I have done whatever was instructed and have posted the HJT logs in a new post.

Ayan

**jnob** · 10-17-2006, 05:42 PM

Also consider the program you are using for chatting. Most programs have the option to log chats. If you're using a program such as yahoo messenger take a look through the options and/or preferences and see if there are any options for saving log files. In this instance the person would have to have physical access to your computer.

user007 · 10-18-2006, 01:17 PM

Well jnob, I dont save the chats in my local PC and the person doesnt have any access to my PC also.
I was discussing this issue with one my friends the other day and he suggested that someone might be using Keylogger. I searched the internet and found that remote keylogging can be done. The program mails the key presses in a text file to the remote PC through internet in regular intervals. The thing that worries me more is that antivirus cannot detect the program.

Ayan

**jnob** · 10-19-2006, 11:48 AM

Have you downloaded any programs or clicked on any links provided by the person you believe is spying on you. They would have to get the keylogger installed somehow. If no one can find anything in your Hijack this log and you believe you may have run an infected program or clicked an infected link that could have installed the keylogger on your system, I would back up necessary files such as improtant documents, pics, etc. then wipe and reload the operating system.

10-16-2006, 01:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
user007 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6 OS: Win XP	Need help with security of my PC Hi, I am worried that someone has placed some kind of keylogger in my PC and is tracking it remotely. I have reasons to believe so, because the person who is doing this seems to know what I am chatting or writing in my PC. Is there any way I can find this out in my PC and eliminate the threat? Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks.

10-16-2006, 01:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,411 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Hi, welcome to TSF Have you run any malware scans yet? Follow the instructions here then post a HJT log in a new thread here for a security analyst to look at. HJT logs are read in the order they are received, so please be patient. You can subscribe to your thread by clicking the 'Thread Tools' button at the top of the page after posting the log file. This will send you an email notification as soon as any replies are posted. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

10-17-2006, 01:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
user007 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6 OS: Win XP	Thanks Thanks a lot guys... I have done whatever was instructed and have posted the HJT logs in a new post. Ayan

10-17-2006, 05:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
jnob TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Valley Posts: 692 OS: XP Pro, SP2 My System	Also consider the program you are using for chatting. Most programs have the option to log chats. If you're using a program such as yahoo messenger take a look through the options and/or preferences and see if there are any options for saving log files. In this instance the person would have to have physical access to your computer. __________________ Everest Memtest86

10-19-2006, 11:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
jnob TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Valley Posts: 692 OS: XP Pro, SP2 My System	Have you downloaded any programs or clicked on any links provided by the person you believe is spying on you. They would have to get the keylogger installed somehow. If no one can find anything in your Hijack this log and you believe you may have run an infected program or clicked an infected link that could have installed the keylogger on your system, I would back up necessary files such as improtant documents, pics, etc. then wipe and reload the operating system. __________________ Everest Memtest86

10-16-2006, 05:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
SpySentinel Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: The United States Posts: 378 OS: Windows XP SP2	Also look in to getting AntiVirus, Firewall, and AntiSpyware Protection. Below are some good ones: AntiVirus: 1) NOD32 AntiVirus System (pay) 2) Kaspersky AntiVIrus 6.0 (pay) 3) Nortan AntiVirus 2007 (pay) 4) AVG AntiVirus 7.5 (Free or pay - for better version) 5) AntiVir AntiVIrus (free or pay - for better version) Firewall: 1) ZoneAlarm 6.5 (free or pay - for better version) 2) Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall (Free for 15 days or pay for full) AntiSpyware: 1) Sunbelt CounterSpy 1.5 [2.0 Beta is available] (pay) 2) Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.0 (pay) 3) windows Defender (free) 4) Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4 (free)

10-18-2006, 01:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
user007 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6 OS: Win XP	Well jnob, I dont save the chats in my local PC and the person doesnt have any access to my PC also. I was discussing this issue with one my friends the other day and he suggested that someone might be using Keylogger. I searched the internet and found that remote keylogging can be done. The program mails the key presses in a text file to the remote PC through internet in regular intervals. The thing that worries me more is that antivirus cannot detect the program. Ayan