Trusting cyber cafes....

**Choto Cheeta** · 05-03-2005, 07:32 PM

well while surfing out side of my house i well ounder how safe i am in side a cafe or in a public computer..... how can i make sure that my online informations stay safe...

**djmykey** · 05-03-2005, 07:42 PM

You could see if any 1 is watching and then flush the Temp Internet Files by right clicking on the IE icon>Properties>Click on the button clear offlines or something (man i dont remember coz i stopped using ie). Thne ur online identity os safe.

**prathap_lab** · 05-03-2005, 07:45 PM

clear the history and temp. internet files & cookies using internet properties. that should do it.

gxsaurav · 05-03-2005, 07:49 PM

before logging on to your mails or something which requirs password, check that PC with Ad Aware or Spybot S&D, download at that time if required, then clean the PC cos U can clear your tracks by the way DJ said, but cannot dela with a keylopgger that way

During the scan of PC u simply browse other sites which doesn't requirs password like wwe.com or microsoft.com or whatever, once the cleaning is done then use your password sites

If possible do not login to mail ID outside your home

**klinux** · 05-03-2005, 07:50 PM

Might help
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9228

**Charley** · 05-03-2005, 07:50 PM

dude, there r cops raidin diff areas in civil cloths... They might visit in & hold up if thbey find it suspicous.... frankly i've never been 2 a cyber centre......

Use the autocomplete option & disable all items there .........

**Choto Cheeta** · 05-03-2005, 10:25 PM

check that PC with Ad Aware or Spybot S&D, download at that time if required

but cyber cafe dont allow us with a adminestator access to install any program.... & about

check that PC with Ad Aware or Spybot S&D, download at that time if required

right clicking is band.... i was surprised to see not only iways but most of they cafes r doing it... & i cant even find it in tools menu...

**valtea** · 05-03-2005, 10:37 PM

In one of the cyber cafe that i have been in Silchar (Assam) they install VNC to the client and administered from the Server.
I asked the owner (manager) to shut down the VNC running in my client, but they refused. They said that it was necessary as ppl just do what ever they want with their PC and may do illegal things, or even download virus etc,,, so to put check to this they installed VNC.
IS this legal?

**techsavvy** · 05-03-2005, 11:21 PM

u can delet ur history and cookies. but if the computer has keyloggers on it then there is no way u can detect it?
sm trojan removers do detect it but u wont be scanning a pc in a cyber cafe.

so do not do any illegal stuf in a cyber cafe.

go to a reputed cyber cafe .even if it costs 10-15 rs. more.

ur privacy is more important

**suj_engico** · 06-03-2005, 02:02 AM

Recently learnt that cookies are the most dangerous ones as they are the main info leakers inthe system.
Try to delete the, first.

**tejesh** · 06-03-2005, 02:15 AM

Beware of key-loggers!
You won't even know that they are tracking your keystrokes if they are in the hidden mode.

**Choto Cheeta** · 07-03-2005, 10:00 AM

the biggest problem is cafes r not consous about spyware.... so a user u r a very easy target of a spyware....

**busyanuj** · 07-03-2005, 11:31 AM

if you're frequent to a particular cyber-cafe and/or the cafe owner is your acquaintance then convince him to do the following:

* install an anti-spyware software such as Ad-aware or Sybot SnD and scan the comps regularly.
* install Firefox/Opera to reduce chances of spyware infection.
* update anti-virus software on a periodic basis.
* suggest him to install a firewall software as well.

besides, whenever you use a terminal: cleaning the history, cookies & temp. internet files cache is a must; always.

**club_pranay** · 07-03-2005, 01:45 PM

but what about iways? they dont have any firewalls, antispywares, not even a good AV. and worse, you cant even delete the temp files.

**cheetah** · 07-03-2005, 02:08 PM

I prefer using Reliance webworld,Sify.They are more safe than ordinary cafes.

**Choto Cheeta** · 07-03-2005, 06:45 PM

I prefer using Reliance webworld,Sify.They are more safe than ordinary cafes...

i dont know about RiL webworld... but iways r in kolkata will made u made.... u just click IE link & u will see how many porn popup comes & hangs the PCs for a while.....

**Slam Team** · 07-03-2005, 10:35 PM

Best thing for u to do is get a system @ ur home.. updrade ur softwares browse from home as the BB thing is slowly creepin into our country. (or) Go to SIFY IWAY's. Every temp file, cookie, History is deleted as u logoff from ur account. Pretty safe eh?

**daj123** · 09-03-2005, 01:25 AM

keyloggers are the biggest concern. I know I have been to a cyber cafe and I have suspicions of keyloggers on the PCs and I was right. So I just didnt login to my accounts. Surfed for a while and left.

**ibaoll** · 28-09-2005, 12:46 PM

well good topic... just what i needed...

hay if a cafe is ising a pirated software or product... now i have used it with my ID password.. if the company charges me that what was the software u used for this work... what will be my answer... will i b charge guilty??

some time when i send an email from a cafe... i get a woring email from the email service provider that my email account has been locked "after the email is sent"... because the IP i used for sending the email is reponsable for spaming...

but how to let the email service know that this is a Cafe therefor publick IP...

**ibaoll** · 28-09-2005, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by saurav_cheeta

I prefer using Reliance webworld,Sify.They are more safe than ordinary cafes...

i dont know about RiL webworld... but iways r in kolkata will made u made.... u just click IE link & u will see how many porn popup comes & hangs the PCs for a while.....

i support u cheeta... here in bnglore i also get this problem in the iways... about web world cafes... their system's r very slow to start.... also i find the navigation tools in there costomize desktop is very hard to oparate....

Originally Posted by klinux

Might help
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9228

hay link isnt working.... :roll: :roll: