"Samsung installs keylogger on its laptop computers"

[diogen]

PR disaster in the making...
Samsung installs keylogger on its laptop computers

While setting up a new Samsung computer laptop with model number R525 in early February 2011...I installed licensed commercial security software and then ran a full system scan before installing any other software. The scan found two instances of a commercial keylogger called StarLogger installed on the brand new laptop. Files associated with the keylogger were found in a c:\windows\SL directory.
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This key logger is completely undetectable and starts up whenever your computer starts up.
See everything being typed: emails, messages, documents, web pages, usernames, passwords, and more.

Diogen.

 

[riffjim4069]

Amazing how history repeats itself. This could be a major PR and Legal disaster for Samsung...depending on their response, the scale of the keylogger distribution, and the privacy impact on Samsung's unsuspecting customers.

Also, I just wanted to say "bravo zulu" to my cohort Mohamed and Dr. Kabay for bringing this matter to our attention. For anyone looking to develop or enhance their career in CyberSecurity (with a management twist), I highly recommend the Norwich MSIA program: Norwich University Master of Science in Information Assurance Online Masters Degree Program

 

[John Kotches]

Given the magnitude of the issue, I think this should be independently verified before being considered gospel.

 

[diogen]

It might not be that bad...
Samsung keylogger accusations prove false

Diogen.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Yup its not true.

 

[John Kotches]

Somehow I bet the retraction won't get as much notice.

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[Alrale]

"This key logger is completely undetectable and starts up whenever your computer starts up. See everything being typed: emails, messages, documents, web pages, usernames, passwords, and more."

I was shocked when I saw the news on the internet from their official speaker, what do they want to do?

 

[raoul5788]

"This key logger is completely undetectable and starts up whenever your computer starts up. See everything being typed: emails, messages, documents, web pages, usernames, passwords, and more."

I was shocked when I saw the news on the internet from their official speaker, what do they want to do?

to Satelliteguys!

You are aware that this story is over a year old and has been proven false aren't you?

 

[truckracer]

Google is the ultimate collector of your info.