Samsung has denied allegations it installed secret spyware

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Anonymous
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/4833214/Samsungs-denies-secret-spyware

Samsung has denied allegations it installed secret spyware software on its laptops that monitors and records users' activity - including their keystrokes - without their consent.

Posted 13 years ago #
Khai
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the "spyware" was later proved to be a false positive.
http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/samsung-laptops-do-not-have-keylogger.html

this from the company that wrote the software that gave the false reading.

case is closed. (and before you even posted!)

Posted 13 years ago #
Anonymous
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Thanks for that Khai good work.

Posted 13 years ago #
Anonymous
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http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2039070/false-alarm-samsung-laptop-keylogging-claims-debunked

Vipre mistook Microsoft's Live application multi-language support folder, ‘SL' folder, as StarLogger."
The 'SL' folder refers to the Slovakian language version of the app.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/lessons-we-can-all-learn-from-the-false-postive-keylogger-fiasco/12152?tag=nl.e539

Posted 13 years ago #

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