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1 Spy Vs Spy Covert Computer Recording Devices Spy Software Keyloggers Anonymous Browsers Electronic File Shredders What They Are Where To Get Them How To Cloak Your Computer Copyright Soft Media Publishing

2 Electronic Eavesdropping Are You An Unsuspecting Victim? ID Theft is the number one crime in America as of this writing. As the smoke clears from the sudden onslaught of computers and the Internet, millions of people are suddenly discovering their private information isn t as private as they thought it was. In fact, many law enforcement agencies are learning that electronic information theft is quickly becoming the nation s number one way that crooks are using to get their hands on goods and services with the least chance of getting caught! Many successful cyber thieves are finding it extremely easy to scour someone else s computer for passwords and credit card numbers from the comfort of their own homes. Most of the tools used to spy on other people s computers are freely bought and sold over the Internet under the guise of legally sold hardware and software. This report will expose the most common and least known ways a criminal can steal from you, without you suspecting a thing. Law enforcement just can t keep up with the cyber tide so consumers and business owners are now in the precarious position of protecting themselves or else suffer the consequences. All of us use computers for filing our taxes, running our companies, and for purchasing everything from prescriptions to automobiles over the Internet. Most people don t know how easy it is for anyone with a computer and Internet access to electronically peer over our shoulder, while we access our bank accounts, trade stocks or chat with our loved ones. Our goal here is to expose to you the most used tools of the cyber criminal and show you how to protect yourself.

3 . Spy Vs Spy Good Or Evil? You Decide Many companies are marketing the tools below as an easy way to watch your children s Internet use or your employees use of your computers, but keep in mind that these products can be used by criminals just as easily. If they are designed to be concealed from the computer operator, they can be used by the bad guys too Covert High Tech Tools Hardware Keyloggers - what they are and what they look like. Computer Recording Software what it is and how it s used to monitor employees, children and maybe even used to spy on you, along with examples of such products. Computer Recording Software Detectors: what you need to be sure no one is spying on you, including the most popular spy software detection products. Anonymous Browsers: What they are and how they make anyone who uses them invisible when they surf the Internet, including some of the top anonymous browser sites on the Internet. Electronic File Shredders What they are and why everyone should use them, including websites of the top electronic file shredders.

4 Hardware Keyloggers These types of keyloggers require that the perpetrator have physical access to your computer. They can easily be installed in less than 5 seconds. They come in the form of USB port connectors, keyboard connectors and even masquerade as keyboards themselves. Once installed, a hardware keylogger will capture every keystroke entered into your keyboard and then store it for future retrieval on the device itself. Some hardware keylogger companies boast a two million keystroke capacity! That s about 5 years worth of typing for the average computer user. Whether at home or in the office, you can easily fall victim to this type of spying. A Hardware Keylogger is installed between your keyboard and computer, like this: Copyright Internet Marketing Solutions 2007

5 Some hardware keyloggers come in the form of a keyboard, but if you examine the line going to the computer you can see an irregular bulge as pictured below. That should make you very suspicious They can even come in a USB drive How do they work? All hardware keyloggers have to have the following: A microcontroller - this interprets the datastream between the keyboard and computer, processes it, and passes it to the nonvolatile memory A non-volatile memory - this stores the recorded data, even when power is lost On the whole, typing a special password into a computer text editor retrieves the recorded data. As the hardware keylogger is plugged inbetween the keyboard and computer, it detects the password has been typed and then starts presenting the computer with "typed" data to produce a menu. Beyond text menu some keyloggers offer a high-speed download to speed up retrieval of stored data, this can be via USB massstorage enumeration or with a USB or serial download adapter.

6 Keylogger Companies We ve listed the keylogger companies in order of popularity. This should give you a good idea what company to deal with should you decide you have a legitimate use for one of these. KeyGhost At KeyGhost Ltd we work hard developing our products. KeyGhost Ltd are the inventors and manufacturers of the KeyGhost Hardware Keylogger range of products. You can be sure a product purchased from us or one of our distributors will work flawlessly in every situation. This is due to the extensive real world testing that takes place before any product is approved for release into the market place. KeyKatcher KEYKatcher is a discrete, easy-to-use device which monitors all PC keyboard activity. Capture everything typed - including , instant messaging, chat room activity and web URLs. Advantages over software loggers: there's no software to install, it uses no system resources and it works on all operating systems. Installs in seconds - simply plugs in-between the keyboard and PC. Ideal for parents, employers or spouses. DIY Keylogger Simply plugs in-between the keyboard and PC. This company will give you complete schematics and everything you need to build your own should you decide you want to try it.

7 Either way if you decide you need to watch you kids or employees this could be the answer. Computer Recording (Spy) Software Spy Software is by far the most dangerous and hard to detect of all computer monitoring type spy products. There are what some consider legitimate uses for Surveillance Spy Software. They are to watch a child s Internet activity, or to monitor employees while in a work environment, or just to see if anyone is using your computer when you're not there. Unfortunately, this type of computer recording software is often used unethically and even illegally by those who want to steal sensitive or private information from you, or your business, without ever being caught, or are just curious as to what you do on your computer for all those hours. Companies That Sell Spy Software There are over 500 companies selling this stuff so needless to say we will list only the most popular. If you want to find more examples, a Google search for Spy Software will reveal plenty. At the time of this writing there were over 20 million results in Google for the term spy software. That should tell you something of the popularity of this type of software and may also cause you to wonder if your computer hasn t possibly been infected by someone who wants to watch you or steal from you. Spectorsoft Remote Install & Remote Monitoring Available This company is the absolute ruler in this market space. They ve been

8 on the Forbes 500 list of fastest growing companies the last two years in a row. Their products are virtually undetectable and if you have it on your computer there s MAYBE only a couple of spy software detectors that can tell you if you re infected. Remote Spy Remote Install & Remote Monitoring Available This software is touted as one of the best undetectable, remotely installable spy software products on the market today. My question is why would you need to install spy software on your computer remotely anyway unless maybe people are using it on computers they DON T have access to like mine? Anyway here s what they say on their website Sales Pitch Spy on Anyone From Anywhere The most powerful software of it's kind, it's finally here RemoteSpy! Secretly and covertly monitor and record Pc's without the need of physical access. Record keystrokes, , passwords, chats, instant messenger conversations, websites visited + More in total privacy. Find out the information you need to know quickly with the most intelligent spy software available RemoteSpy! Win-Spy Remote Install & Remote Monitoring Available Sales Pitch Do you need to know what your child is doing on the computer? Is your spouse cheating on you? Do you need to monitor what your employees are doing during work hours? Is someone tampering with your computer while you are away?

9 With Win Spy Software you will know exactly what they are doing. WinSpy is a Complete Stealth Monitoring Software that can both monitor your Local PC and Remote PC. WinSpy Software also includes Remote Install. WinSpy Software will capture anything the user sees or types on the keyboard. Users will be unaware of its existence. A special hotkey is used to login and access Win Spy Software. Users are unable to terminate WinSpy. Users are unable to uninstall WinSpy. Companies That Sell Spy Software Detectors Cloak Your Computer Just in case you think that someone may be using the above spy software on you, there s a number of spy software detectors. Additional examples can be found by searching Google for Detect Keyloggers or Spy Software Detection. Most detectors are generic spyware detectors which do a great job of catching adware/trojans, but catching commercial spy software like the above is not their strong suit. Spy software companies make their money being undetectable and this creates a problem for most spyware detection companies because they mainly focus on easily detectable advertising spyware. There are a handful that do a good job, but there s only one company that is dedicated to specifically detecting commercially available spy software that we know of. That company is SpyCop. All the others try to catch everything and as a result they end up catching only a few of each type of malware.

10 SpyCop SpyCop Spy Software Detector is the only company we know of that is totally dedicated to detecting commercially available spy software like the above products. In our tests it caught 99% of every spy software product including Spectorsoft s e-blaster Every other scanner only caught up to 50% of the spy software products sold which is ok if you aren t concerned about commercially available spy software products infecting your computer. SpyCop also has an Electronic Greetingcard website that demonstrates how e-greetingcards can infect any computer with a keylogger. It s fun and educational. Send a mock e-greetingcard to yourself or anyone you choose and watch the fun. McAfee McAfee VirusScan Plus is essential PC protection. It guards your computer and files against viruses, spyware and intrusion, stopping hackers automatically. With McAfee's trusted protection you can surf the Web and download files safely, confident knowing that McAfee is always on and always protecting you Spyware Doctor Spyware Doctor is a top-rated malware & spyware removal utility that detects, removes and protects your PC from thousands of potential spyware, adware, trojans, spybots and tracking threats. Anonymous Browsers When we surf the Internet we have to use a browser. Unfortunately many times the browsers we use can be easily compromised, tracked back to us, and in some instances spy software can be downloaded to our computers. If you ever plan on visiting a website that you aren t sure if they are

11 legitimate or not, you can use what s known as an anonymous browser. In essence you surf through their servers even though you re on your computer. These services act as a buffer between you and the websites you visit. That means you are invisible to any website you surf to when you use one of these services. Below are the top three in the industry but again you can check Google for more examples. Anonymous Browser Services Proxify Free & Paid Surfing Available Proxify is a web-based anonymous proxy service which allows anyone to surf the Web privately and securely. Unlike other proxies, there is no software to install or complicated instructions to follow. Just enter a URL (website address) in the form above. Through Proxify, you can use websites but they cannot uniquely identify or track you. Proxify hides your IP address and our encrypted connection prevents monitoring of your network traffic. Once using Proxify, you can surf normally and forget that it is there, protecting you MegaProxy Free & Paid Surfing Available Anonymous surfing with Megaproxy Web SSL VPN is as easy as no software downloads or installations required Anonymizer Free & Paid Surfing Available

12 This company used to be number one until they went extremely commercial and started selling everybody s products they could make a dime on. Still they were the first to develop a brand in this industry. Electronic File Shredders Last but definitely not least are Electronic File Shredders. These are software programs that go through your computer and delete ghost files and Internet tracks you may have left the last time you used the computer. The problem is that if you don t delete these files, someone who has moderate computer skills can go through your system when you re not around and pull all sorts of information from your computer that you never thought anyone could possibly find. Many times it s just stuff you forgot about, like the password to your bank account which could be logged in your auto fill or maybe a credit card number you used to purchase that new software online. Here are the top three electronic file shredders. Evidence Terminator Evidence Terminator is the most advanced hard disk cleaner in the world. Its innovative new scripting engine means it customizes itself for your system, automatically! Files left behind while you surf the web or while you use your programs can be removed without you giving it a second thought. Evidence Eliminator This is an older product, but a good one. Here s some copy from the site:

13 You are being watched... how about your Boss? Do you surf the Internet and send at work? Your work PC will be full of evidence. It is becoming common in the workplace for companies to copy and investigate the contents of workers computers out of hours - without your consent or knowledge. This is perfectly legal and it is happening now! Your job could be at risk, what would happen to you if you lost your job? People like you are losing their jobs right now because of their Internet activities in America and the Uk Window Washer As you work on your computer and browse the Internet, you leave behind traces of your activity. This information not only takes up valuable disk space but also jeopardizes your privacy. Window Washer simply and safely wipes your tracks clean and removes unnecessary files for complete privacy and improved PC performance. This report has been created by Soft Media Publishing. We are experts in helping businesses integrate their products and services onto the Internet in the most effective and profitable way. Our consulting fees are only at $97/mth and we guarantee our work. Please visit our website at FREE Customize This Valuable Report With Your Company Name & Website Included In The First Page Give This PDF Away To Your Clients & Help Them Protect Their Privacy or Put It On Your Website! If you would like a customized copy of this report with your company name and contact information at the top please send an to info@softmediapublishing.com with the headline Spy Vs Spy Customized Ebook

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