wok-key: dealing with keyloggers on net-cafe computers

[Bill McGonigle]

On 08/25/2009 07:07 PM, Ben Scott wrote:

>   Better still would be some kind of OTP generator (like those RSA key
> fobs), but in software for a handheld computer/smartphone (which you
> presumably always have with you).  Hmmm, that seems like it should be
> fairly straight-forward to implement.  It might already be out there.

hrm, my phone can't run apps, but it can do SMS messages.  Interesting
option.

>   I've heard tell that some spyware specifically looks for form fields
> to capture, since they're usually much more useful than an
> unstructured stream of keystrokes.  Typically, form fields are even
> conveniently labeled with "credit card number", "expiration date",
> etc.  I have no idea how prevalent this is.

via network stream intercepting or as a browser plugin?

-Bill

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