Internet cafes – a word of warning

General alert with regards to using your Online accounts in internet cafes

As a rule, we strongly advise against this.

It has come to our attention that your on-line security maybe compromised if you access any of your internet accounts, via link-ups in internet cafes.

There are numerous alerts and concerns that have recently been raised about some internet cafes using key-logging software. This is effectively a ‘recorder’ that stores all key-strokes made on any given machine. The owner can then look over their records for ‘user names’, ‘passwords’ and god forbid, ‘bank account/credit card details’. So, we would like to warn all of our readers, NEVER to access any of your accounts from a machine that you don’t have complete faith in.

Use your best judgement and a bit of common sense and you should be fine.

Technical advice:

If you would like to know what software is active on the machine you are using, press ‘Ctrl’ + ‘Alt’ + ‘Delete’ (all at the same time). The machine’s inventory will pop-up in the ‘Task Manager’ window. If any of the items are named: ‘Logger’, ‘Log’, ‘recorder’, ‘keystroke’ etc etc etc, avoid usage at all costs. winlogon.exe is not a threat.

This software was spotted (personally) in one of the biggest “chains” of internet cafes in Pattaya and if they can use it then its a pretty safe bet that others are too.

Be safe, be sure

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