Help...need some computer security advice/information

6brikay9

I'm a total illiterate when it comes to the inner workings of computers and computer security. A few years ago, I found out that my husband had set up our home computer with some program that monitered all key strokes on our system. He was able to view all emails on my personal Yahoo account and monitor all the websites that I had been viewing. That made me feel very violated. Anyway, a few months ago, I ended up getting my own personal laptop (as he had had his own personal one for a while). Anyway, our high speed provider allows to have up to 4 computers per household using the same modem. Both of our computers are set up with wireless internet acces through the same provider in the same household. I'm just wondering whether there is anything at all out there that would allow my husband to access my personal laptop since we are technically on the same network? He does not have the password to start up my computer, is there anyway around that for him when I'm not around? Everytime I log on, I feel as though I'm being "watched". It's a creepy feeling.

CB

There is no way to completely protect a computer from a person who has frequent physical access to it.

QCH

CB is spot on.... If he REALLY wants to look at data, he can remove the hard drive and use an IDE to USB converter to browse the files on your hard drive. The simplest is to use the BIOS password and a strong password on your account. Grab a free firewall and make sure you log off or lock the system when you're away.

kryyst

Talk to a marriage counselor, get a good lawyer and get out.

Kwitko

Truly. Your problems go far beyond computers.

primesuspect

I used to spy on my wife's computer when I thought she was cheating on me.

Turns out she was, and I was right.

We're divorced now.