I am ROOT
In my household, I am the one who knows the most about networking, and as such, I take care of our home network. So when a user (namely my idiot brother) does something to clog the network with useless packets from some program he runs that even I don't know what it does except appear to be a form of low-key DOS attacker, I just disable the access for the port range, or the entire computer if need be.
So when I had computer problems a few weeks ago (my PSU died) I was using the public machine to keep in contact with people until I could fix my own computer. Little did I know that my brother had installed a keylogger on the system, and obtained my passwords. Too bad he told me about it, rather than being coy. I immediately changed my passwords, and installed a better, smarter keylogger on the same system that required a password to open, and would remain hidden from both the task manager and the uninstaller as well as the system tray, that also gives me remote access to the machine so I can check the logs, take control of the machine, or just observe a live feed of what is being displayed onscreen.
It's a good thing I did because his friend had given me access to his world of warcraft account, and I've been playing it a great deal more than both my brother and his friend who owns the account so my brother, jealous of my playing ability, changed the password. Thankfully, the keylogger grabbed it so I still have access to it. And much more. It also logged his Windows password, his MSN password and username and his Skype user name and password. Much more will come, I am sure. I will fuck with him so hard that he will never want to deal with computers ever again for as long as he lives (which I hope isn't too much longer kekeke).
He thinks he is so clever, but if he really was as clever as he thought, he wouldn't be downloading viruses and trojans all the time, nor would he be using McAffe antivirus. He's just a simple minded fool, like all these newer tech-kiddies who don't know a god damn thing about computers, but think that they do because they, unlike the loads of really stupid people out there, read the on-screen instructions for things they use. Too many kids these days think that by using a program to do something for them, they are cracking/hacking. They are not. If you were really hacking/cracking you wouldn't need to use a 3rd party application; you'd be able to gain access through the command line with some simple knowledge of how networking works, and for most home networks, it's not that hard at all (which is why there are quite a few programs that can do this at the flick of a button; though most are stopped by many AV programs as trojans).
As for my own security, I have biometrics installed on my computer. Nifty little gadget cost me $50 and makes my computer only accessible to humans I deem worthy by requiring a fingerprint (yes, I have a fingerprint reader for my computer. I smoke weed, I am paranoid :P). That, along with Windows' built in security measures, I can stop all access attempts dead in their tracks. Good luck trying to get me back, Ryan, you stupid little fucker.
So when I had computer problems a few weeks ago (my PSU died) I was using the public machine to keep in contact with people until I could fix my own computer. Little did I know that my brother had installed a keylogger on the system, and obtained my passwords. Too bad he told me about it, rather than being coy. I immediately changed my passwords, and installed a better, smarter keylogger on the same system that required a password to open, and would remain hidden from both the task manager and the uninstaller as well as the system tray, that also gives me remote access to the machine so I can check the logs, take control of the machine, or just observe a live feed of what is being displayed onscreen.
It's a good thing I did because his friend had given me access to his world of warcraft account, and I've been playing it a great deal more than both my brother and his friend who owns the account so my brother, jealous of my playing ability, changed the password. Thankfully, the keylogger grabbed it so I still have access to it. And much more. It also logged his Windows password, his MSN password and username and his Skype user name and password. Much more will come, I am sure. I will fuck with him so hard that he will never want to deal with computers ever again for as long as he lives (which I hope isn't too much longer kekeke).
He thinks he is so clever, but if he really was as clever as he thought, he wouldn't be downloading viruses and trojans all the time, nor would he be using McAffe antivirus. He's just a simple minded fool, like all these newer tech-kiddies who don't know a god damn thing about computers, but think that they do because they, unlike the loads of really stupid people out there, read the on-screen instructions for things they use. Too many kids these days think that by using a program to do something for them, they are cracking/hacking. They are not. If you were really hacking/cracking you wouldn't need to use a 3rd party application; you'd be able to gain access through the command line with some simple knowledge of how networking works, and for most home networks, it's not that hard at all (which is why there are quite a few programs that can do this at the flick of a button; though most are stopped by many AV programs as trojans).
As for my own security, I have biometrics installed on my computer. Nifty little gadget cost me $50 and makes my computer only accessible to humans I deem worthy by requiring a fingerprint (yes, I have a fingerprint reader for my computer. I smoke weed, I am paranoid :P). That, along with Windows' built in security measures, I can stop all access attempts dead in their tracks. Good luck trying to get me back, Ryan, you stupid little fucker.