spyware on public computer?
During my travels, at times I have no choice but to access the internet through a public computer in a cyber cafe or hotel business center. How may I ensure that the PC I’m using does not contain spyware, keyloggers and malwares that are stealing my information.?
Is there a USb portable firewall and anti malware-keylogger program that I can run and update its definitions from a USb flash drive? Thanks.
Using public computers cannot guarantee that there is not some form of malware installed on them, particularly keykoggers.
If it is absolutely necessary to make use of public computers then i would suggest the use of an online password manager.
One that is secure and gaining popularity is Clipperz:
http://www.clipperz.com/
You can access your account from any computer, but only YOU have the Master Password, if you forget it it cannot be retrieved. You can store all of your usernames, passwords, other details if you so wich such as banking etc which is all encrypted.
Once you have created your main account you can download an ‘offline copy’ to a flash drive and then run it from there, although it will be a read only version that you won’t be able to modify, but with its encryption only you have access to it:
http://www.clipperz.com/support/user_guide/offline_copy
It is not just a password manager, it’s a personal online vault for any kind of sensitive data.
Run a Mac on a USB Flash Drive
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