How to - Safely Type in Password on Public Computers
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Everyone is worried about security.Entering in Personal details on a Public Computer like cyber cafe or a friend’s computer is risky.Your written texts are vulnerable to Key Loggers and other Malicious programs.
Here’s a tip that will help you to avoid key loggers especially in Cyber Cafes.In Windows ,click on the Start Button and go to All Programs->Accesories->Accessibility-> On Screen Keyboard
On Screen Keyboard is an inbuilt program in Windows that allows you to Type by the click of mouse.All you need is to go to the website and bring the focus on the field you want to type in.Start On-Screen Keyboard and click the Letters you want to type.This will prevent your typed text from reaching Key Loggers.
This trick can also be used when your keyboard is broken and you are want to type something.
Enjoy 
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Rockstar Sid said:
mera kb kharab hain…aur m-use bhi… :/ :/ :/ -ld -rick which desn wk fr me
July 19th, 2008 at 1:12 pm -
Pratyush said:
Nice and simple trick Siddharth. Will use that next time in a cafe
.July 19th, 2008 at 4:06 pm -
Gaurav said:
Nice Siddharth,
reminded me of some old Cyber Cafe days, there was this uncle who used to come to cafe , and then used to punch all the keys in a notepad and and then copy paste them into his bank account details. Hope you may have written this article at that time, he may have save a lot of pain , but you might have been quite young that time, incident is about 6-7 years ago.July 19th, 2008 at 4:24 pm -
Siddharth said:
@prtayu all the best
@gaurav ha ha lol
but copying and pasting does not works as he types in also key loggers log copy and paste nowJuly 19th, 2008 at 9:25 pm -
Slevi said:
Keep in mind it’s not 100% failsafe ;). Screenrecorders could be in place as well which will just record what you’re typing in on the onscreen keyboard. Especially those which get activated the moment onscreen keyboard is started up are the nastiest ones :).
Best is to just limit accessing password protected pages or entering credit card numbers, etc in public areas to practically none. The safest of them all.
July 19th, 2008 at 10:19 pm -
Gaurav said:
That was 6-7 years ago, even before I did my 10th
July 20th, 2008 at 2:47 pm -
Siddharth said:
@slelvi yep I agree with you better to keep some anti keylogger software in pocket
@gaurav lolz that time I first saw a computer or in 2000
July 21st, 2008 at 7:25 am -
Nirmal said:
I think even on screen keyboard entries can also be tracked by Keyloggers. I read about this somewhere.
July 21st, 2008 at 2:29 pm -
Siddharth said:
@nirmal with technology getting advancer everything seems possible
July 21st, 2008 at 10:44 pm -
MOin said:
really nice trick, can save you from lame hackers which install keyloggers in public systems, and i always open task manager first when i visit cafe :@
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:56 am -
Anurag said:
Nice Trick…
but not 100% secured…July 23rd, 2008 at 12:53 pm -
ajay said:
this tip is really useful sid.
thanks for sharing with usJuly 23rd, 2008 at 5:42 pm
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