Internet cafes

Jimmy1983 · 26 Dec 2007 at 14:25

Iam off on my travels in the new year and I will have to resort to internet cafes, any precautions I need to take regarding passwords/usernames? I wont be using onlining banking but iam abit worried about people hacking into my email etc? Or am I worried over nothing?

Willis · 26 Dec 2007 at 14:27

I would worry more about someone bashing you over the head and running off with your laptop, well depends what country's your going to

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Jimmy1983 · 26 Dec 2007 at 14:31

S.America, NZ, OZ then Singapore Thailand.

Wont be taking a laptop, thats why iam worried about entering passwords etc into cafes computers.

Arsey · 26 Dec 2007 at 14:37

Maybe have a look in the USB drives incase there is a USB key in there, it could have a keygen running or something...

James07 · 26 Dec 2007 at 14:40

Just use your mobile?

Viper² · 26 Dec 2007 at 14:50

I've used quite a few Cafe's in Thailand, China, Japan, etc. They are harmful apart from they are usually packed with WoW players.

Jimmy1983 · 26 Dec 2007 at 14:58

James07 said:
Just use your mobile?

Not taking a mobile, will be too expensive.

Jimmy1983 · 26 Dec 2007 at 14:58

Viper² said:
I've used quite a few Cafe's in Thailand, China, Japan, etc. They are harmful apart from they are usually packed with WoW players.

Harmful?

Glaucus · 26 Dec 2007 at 15:00

Should be fine. If you are worried. Just change your password. Once in a while

Ben M · 26 Dec 2007 at 15:02

Jimmy1983 said:
Harmful?

i think he meant aren't.

J.B · 26 Dec 2007 at 15:34

Some one at work went to Aus and Hong Kong on a research trip and used internet cafe's. When she returned her USB drive was full of worms. That was a fun afternoon :rolleyes:

Aod · 26 Dec 2007 at 15:49

check the connections between the keyboards and the computers, incase there are hardware keyloggers being used. this applies to both PS/2 and USB keyboards.

Jimmy1983 · 26 Dec 2007 at 15:57

Aod said:
check the connections between the keyboards and the computers, incase there are hardware keyloggers being used. this applies to both PS/2 and USB keyboards.

Cheers, not heard about that before. :eek:

electric ant · 26 Dec 2007 at 16:02

I'd be more concerned about software keyloggers that run undetected .

As a precaution I would set up a separate email account (gmail etc) instead of using your main one.

Jongo · 26 Dec 2007 at 16:51

electric ant said:
I'd be more concerned about software keyloggers that run undetected .

As a precaution I would set up a separate email account (gmail etc) instead of using your main one.

do that ^^ and when you get home change passwords etc if you use anything else well depends how long your out there really.

Jimmy1983 · 26 Dec 2007 at 17:02

electric ant said:
I'd be more concerned about software keyloggers that run undetected .

As a precaution I would set up a separate email account (gmail etc) instead of using your main one.

Yer good idea, thanks. Althought everyone will contact me on my present address!

Iam away for 6months.

Saytan · 26 Dec 2007 at 17:05

set up your present address to forward to the other account

once youy've replied to people a few times from the new account, they'll start clicking "reply" and away we go....

Van Hellseek · 26 Dec 2007 at 17:07

I hate internet cafe's. Hot, sweaty, smelly places with little privacy. Hardware is usually carp too.

But if you're worried about security then get yourself a USB stick and go to www.portableapps.com

georges · 26 Dec 2007 at 17:33

Definitely set up a new email and have your current one forward to it.

Don't log into anything you wouldn't want to lose control of(myspace etc, without warning people about the fact what they read from you may not be written by you )

Tell people they shouldn't read dodgy sounding emails from you or open attachments unless they can verify the contents/ know they should be receiving them.

Raymond Lin · 26 Dec 2007 at 17:37

Or you can carry a usb stick with firefox mobile stored in it with the cookies. So all you need is click login without entering a password, unless keyloggers can read that too.