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Can someone help me with a problem? My dad is really good with computers and he is always playing with our computers. Sometimes I think he also watches what we do.
The thing is my girlfriend sends me pictures of her and I don't want my dad to see them. Its kind of gross to have your dad see your girlfriend like that. Is there any way to keep him from seeing these pictures?
My computer is running Windows 2000.
You should have her send the photo's to a different email address, then check it from another computer. If he is watching your activities, there isn't much you can do to hide it. Especially since you have no idea, what kind of methods he may be using.
Well, this is the computer in my bed room and I think he watches because this girl a friend of mine brought to a party gave me her website (see below). And after I looked at it, my dad said she is no longer allowed over our house. He said it is because she stole some beer, but I don't think that is the problem and she said she hates beer.
Some told me to make another post, hide it, and attach the website there. So the website is below.
On another post, the issue of parental rights to surveillance was discussed already.
I do understand your concern, but if you don't know how he is monotoring you, you're one step behind.
I could recommend you an encripting/pass protecting proggie like FileVault, but if he is using a keylogger he can easily get your password and open the photos anyway.
Try running this keylogger Hunter utility and see if you're being logged. If not, password protect the pic's and after you view them delete them from the 'recently viewed files'. Go to: 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Recent' and remove the .ink's regarding the pics.
If you don't even get to dl them to your comp, just open then from your email site (NOT a prog like outlook), and afterwards go to 'Doc and Settings>user>local settings and clean the History and the Temporary Internet Folders'.
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Well, I understand he has the rights and I am not going to argue that, but I don't want to say Dad can I have this folder to myself. You know he will be curious and want to look at it.
Could you please tell us the Operating system in question here, as well as a list of running processes?
I am running Windows 2000 and the current processes running is Kazaa and AIM.
Sorry to have to tell you this, but if someone has physical access to your box, you are owned. Wait until you get old enough then leave home......it really is your only option, particularly if your old man is as computer aware as you suggest.
You imply that he knows more than you.............don't do anything clever, it will not do anything for family relationships?
I am afraid that is one of the cold hard facts of life.
Take care & good luck :)
It has occurred to me that he might not be so cool with linux?.......
I agree with you...maybe his father won't fell that uber dealing with linux, but probably neither will he so....
I am at a friends house using Linux Red Hat 9. It is my computer, I can install linux if I want, but I am also a huge gamer.
Okay, to clear the air. I am not trying to get by my father, nor do something I am not allowed. It is just incase my father is reviewing the content on my computer I don't want him seeing any of the pictures my girlfriend may send me. I can care less about him reviewing the web sites I go to, I just feel that he is looking because of an incident that happened before.
If you used the CD-ROM bootable version of Knoppix that would leave no trace on the computer IIRC. Then have them sent to a Hotmail account that you keep to yourself and daddy dearest is pretty much out of the picture.....
PS. Can we get copies...... ;)
First, check for keyloggers. Then look at your running processes and see if he has any monitoring software running on your computer.
If you have any monitoring software running, kill the processes. Most monitoring programs make a logg file in C:\ or C:\Windows or My Documents
Next, password all your accounts, this denies some physical access to your computer (should have been done in the first place) - and get a firewall, you can configure it to deny any remote access from your dad if hes getting all this from a different computer.
If your getting pics from AIM on a direct connection, look for an encryption certificate (AIM 5.2 and up can use encryption certificates), if your not using AIM 5.2 or cant get an encryption certificate, search for some freeware encryption software.
If shes giving you these pics from file transfer, there are some freeware file shredders around. Spybot S&D comes with a secure shredder. View the pics, shred them, and your done. And make sure you dont leave any traces in the "recently viewed" folder.
And for the firewall - Block all access while you are viewing your picture; If the monitor program sends log files to your dad's computer, it wont be able to when the firewall is blocking access.