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laptop safety...
Ultra_Magnus:
or set a BIOS password and set it so the HDD is the first boot device.
Clannad_92:
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on October 23, 2011, 11:20:14 PM ---You could always just set up a second standalone camera nearby that keeps watch over your laptop. Like a security camera.
Get one that has motion detection. or you'll be wasting lots of space and time monitoring your inactive laptop.
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Well, the truth is, im a student and dont have much money, and i live with my housemate(you know when you live with friends, they treat others things like their own)...
Thats why someone tell me if laptop webcam can record when we're away, that give me an idea to search for it...im willingly sacrifice my hdd space just to keep my laptop safe...
kitamesume:
--- Quote from: Clannad_92 on October 24, 2011, 12:36:32 PM ---
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on October 23, 2011, 11:20:14 PM ---You could always just set up a second standalone camera nearby that keeps watch over your laptop. Like a security camera.
Get one that has motion detection. or you'll be wasting lots of space and time monitoring your inactive laptop.
--- End quote ---
Well, the truth is, im a student and dont have much money, and i live with my housemate(you know when you live with friends, they treat others things like their own)...
Thats why someone tell me if laptop webcam can record when we're away, that give me an idea to search for it...im willingly sacrifice my hdd space just to keep my laptop safe...
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keylogger, and maybe mess up his facebook account or something so he/she'll freak out, though dont over do it.
have you tried setting up a bios boot password? some laptops supports passwords for stopping any type of boot-up.
http://www.pwcrack.com/bios.shtml - do be careful not to forget your password.
Bob2004:
You can also look at your computer's logs to see when it's been turned on/off etc, and possibly give some idea of what it was used for. Won't tell you who the person is, but knowing when they do it could help narrow down the possibilities (eg. if it happens while your housemate is at lectures, it can't be them). In Windows 7, go to control panel > administrative tools > event viewer. You'll probably mostly be interested in log entries created by "Microsoft Windows security auditing", which can mainly be found under Windows Logs (on the left) > Security.
Or, to leave your webcam recording, just use any old webcam recording software, and leave it running while you're away. Analysing several hours of footage to see if anyone appears in it would be a pain though, and that's assuming your laptop has the space for several hours of video (and the culprit doesn't see it recording and delete the video file). I can't think of any software that can do it secretly, so it might be your best option (other than the keylogger/system logs).
Clannad_92:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on October 24, 2011, 02:26:59 PM ---keylogger, and maybe mess up his facebook account or something so he/she'll freak out, though dont over do it.
have you tried setting up a bios boot password? some laptops supports passwords for stopping any type of boot-up.
http://www.pwcrack.com/bios.shtml - do be careful not to forget your password.
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well, good idea then...but, the thing is, when they using my laptop(past experience), they stop my torrent(download and seeding)!
about boot password, maybe i will try it, got one more month of class and the HOLIDAY! yay!
--- Quote from: Bob2004 on October 24, 2011, 02:49:40 PM ---Or, to leave your webcam recording, just use any old webcam recording software, and leave it running while you're away. Analysing several hours of footage to see if anyone appears in it would be a pain though, and that's assuming your laptop has the space for several hours of video (and the culprit doesn't see it recording and delete the video file). I can't think of any software that can do it secretly, so it might be your best option (other than the keylogger/system logs).
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shit! now i remember that my laptop have recording software(I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT NOTICING SUCH THING)
sorry, i got bad memories...but, does the webcam record when laptop is locked?
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