Someone is stealing my passwords

[Mikey-the-Eagle]

I have an ex girlfriend logging in to my facebook and other accounts online. I need to know how she is getting my passwords even after I change them.

Any help is appreciated.

[LukePhillips]

Key logger.

[njt42]

I thought the keystroke logger would only work if they share a computer?

[Mikey-the-Eagle]

Originally Posted by LukePhillips

Key logger.

Any more details? Do I look for that in my installed programs?

[njt42]

just google it

[Timberwoof]

First, check the security of your passwords. Don't use ordinary words, dates, addresses: These can all, with patience, be guessed. Use difficult passwords that look like gruble673glorp or FzX783tL. Don't use the same password on all your accounts, especially not your online bank accounts, eBay, and PayPal!

Second, don't keep passwords in a file on your computer. If you must do that, encrypt the file. If you're using Windows XP, then set up different user accounts for different users ... and don't share that password!

Third, if you must share your computer account, then take these steps to make sure your web sites and web browser don't remember passwords. For instance, when you log on to this BBS, there's a checkbox called "Remember me". Log out. Uncheck that and log back in. Tell your web browser not to remember passwords. That would be under the browser's preferences somewhere. (I don't have them all memorized, so you'll have to look for the setting and turn it off.) Between web sites having the "Remember me" feature and web browsers being able to remember passwords, anyone using your computer could log into web sites as you.

Finally, if these steps don't solve the problem, then you have the fun task of looking for the keylogger in your Windows installation. That's not trivial to explain how to do, so try these other steps first and let us know how it goes.

[The West Wall]

if you are using firefox, it is as easy as:

Tools-
Options-
Security-
Show passwords-

Could be an easy fix if you simply un-check the "remember passwords" box.

[njt42]

That's my second most favorite feature of Firefox lol, I'm so damn lazy to remember all those passwords!

[Bryan]

She may have installed a remote desktop on your PC.

I know a guy who did that to his kid's laptop before he went off to college. No matter what the kid did, the dad was still able to get unfettered access to the computer without the kid ever knowing. It's as if he was actually sitting AT the kid's computer.

Our IT guy at work uses this too. If there is an issue with somebody's computer, he usually deals with it from his office, rather than coming to the users workstation.

My dad wants me to do this for his computer too. He lives a couple thousand miles away, and when he wants CPU help, it can be frustrating over the phone. There's a "back to my Mac" remote desktop feature built-in to OS X that works really well.

[JON]

From what I understand, you can have a Ghost keylogger automatically email you the keystrokes made. I think I seen an option for that on my Keylogger program. I would search the computer for one of those if I were you.

[Mikey-the-Eagle]

Thanks for the help so far guys.

I think this has to be one that emails her the passwords. She hasnt been on my pc in months. I dont see anything in the in the add remove programs that stands out.

[JON]

Originally Posted by Mikey-the-Eagle

Thanks for the help so far guys.

I think this has to be one that emails her the passwords. She hasnt been on my pc in months. I dont see anything in the in the add remove programs that stands out.

These programs are usually hidden pretty good. They will have a file name that looks like it's some kind of important file that shouldnt be messed with.

[The West Wall]

Change your password to:


________(her name) is a B**CH!

[Mikey-the-Eagle]

Originally Posted by The West Wall

Change your password to:


________(her name) is a B**CH!

I did something like that only the last word looks more like this C**T

[avatarkava]

KeePass Password Safe

You can hop on there and it will generate and keep random passwords for sites for you (which are encrypted).

Basically you just need to remember your master password and it's a cut-paste thing to log in to any other site.

This will fix the problem because you need physical access to the computer (or remote desktop) in order to be able to open that database file.