en-us 2008 Leo A. Notenboom and Puget Sound Software, LLC Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:37:00 -08:00 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:37:00 -08:00 720 http://img.askleomedia.com/altile144.jpg http://ask-leo.com 140 140 Tech Questions? Get Answers! Ask Leo! http://ask-leo.com/can_keyloggers_get_my_login_information_when_i_use_drag_and_drop_from_keypass.html Malware and keyloggers on your machine can do anything, which includes cut and paste, drag and drop, screen keypads and more. Prevention is the only cure. To be safe, you need to protect yourself from all kinds of malware. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:37:00 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_remove_spyware_from_a_computer_i_loaned_to_a_former_friend_.html Anyone with physical access to your computer can do anything with or to it. I'll look at cleaning up after loaning it to the wrong person. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:01:22 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/so_just_how_sneaky_can_spyware_be.html Much of what we call spyware, like adware, can be relatively benign. But more and more there's a more intrusive, damaging kind of spyware as well, better called "malware". leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/can_clicking_cancel_still_mean_accept_when_i_get_a_popup.html Spyware uses almost every trick in the book to get onto your machine. Making a web page pop-up that *looks* like it has a Cancel button is just one. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:55:02 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/my_antispyware_tool_is_reporting_errors_in_my_hosts_file_what_is_that_and_why.html The hosts file can be used to send you to or prevent you from reaching malicious sites. Different anti-spyware tools can bump into each other checking on this. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:53:21 -08:00 Technology