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Tracking down the data thieves.

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| January 25, 2007 | Kraft, Peter; Geiger, Jorg | COPYRIGHT 2007 Incisive Media, published with the permission of Incisive Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Peter Kraft, Jorg Geiger

Tracking down the data thieves

Your personal details are at risk from keyloggers. Peter Kraft and JA[paragraph]rg Geiger help track down the parasites

Data thieves are making increasing use of keyloggers to record keystrokes on your computer. According to a study by the security firm Idefense, distribution of these programs increased by a huge 65 per cent last year. They are mainly installed to gain access, unnoticed, to sensitive user data. In the current Spyware Report from Webroot (www.webroot.com) for example, Perfect Keylogger ranks at number two in the top 10 of spyware tools. Astonishingly, this program is ...

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