Jul 18 2008Guy Finds Mysterious Keylogger In Laptop
Some guy opened his laptop to make a repair and found a rogue keylogger up in that mother.
What could this mean? I called Dell tech support about it, and they said, and I quote, "The integrated service tag identifier is there for assisting customers in the event of lost or misplaced personal information." He then hung up.I called the police, as having a keylogger unknown to me in my laptop is a serious offense. They told me to call the Department of Homeland Security. At this point, I am in disbelief. Why would the DHS have a keylogger in my laptop? It was surreal.
So I called them, and they told me to submit a Freedom of Information Act request.
You can read a scanned copy of the reply to his request after the jump, but it basically says his request warrants no freedom of information. DHS for the win! Needless to say, I'm ripping my laptop apart right now.
UPDATE: Okay, I didn't find any mysterious keyloggers, but I did find a couple rogue Cheetos.
UPDATE UPDATE: False alarm. Purportedly fake -- and old. But I'm man enough to admit when I've screwed up, and this was clearly my tipsters fault. Whew, back to surfing porn.
Hit the jump for a scanned copy of the DHS reply to the request for information.
Thanks Lee. Not to be a government conspiracy freak or anything, but I think the Bush administration may be putting something in our beer. Something that gets us drunk.
Reader Comments
1. Mr Smith - July 18, 2008 10:04 AM
I wonder how much your press would be interested in this. Selling it with the constitution angle, OFC!
2. Mike - July 18, 2008 10:06 AM
I't a hoax....from 2005.
http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/16/the-dell-keylogger-conspiracy-hoax/
3. Nyck - July 18, 2008 10:07 AM
Bullshiz...I am a Dell VAR and the 600m is almost 4-5 years old not "new"
4. Madgame - July 18, 2008 10:12 AM
Teh government has been putting nanomachines in beer for years now.
5. Karyn - July 18, 2008 10:18 AM
Obviously, the DHS was trying to steal his neopets password.
Man, if this wasn't so old and so fake, I'd actually be scared :/
6. Stevedave - July 18, 2008 10:21 AM
I've been putting beer in my computer years now. At first it runs a bit more smoothly, then the text starts getting blurry, it starts IMing my old girlfriends and finally goes through a brief porn binge then hibernates and is a bitch to wake up the next day.
7. Meaty_Urologist - July 18, 2008 10:41 AM
I've got a rash, man.
8. Crashlander - July 18, 2008 10:45 AM
This is a new low for Geekologie.
9. suzy blue balls - July 18, 2008 11:22 AM
omg omg a keylogger?? all up in his laptop?? dayum. i have no idea what a keylogger is. but that shit is scary yo! i think i have keyloggers in mines too! omg!
10. Momboelitist - July 18, 2008 11:54 AM
Don't think for a minute that your PC doesn't have crap built into it for easy access by the company who made it.
It's all part of the plan....Skynet will become self aware, you can bet your keylogger on it.
11. junk - July 18, 2008 11:59 AM
the signature on the "DHS reply" doesn't even match the name beneath. That might have been a clue that this is fake...
12. Smartass - July 18, 2008 1:09 PM
I knew it was fake because the government only has my best interests in mind.
13. Jumpin_J - July 18, 2008 1:15 PM
Hey, I got a keylogger... IN MY PANTS! What the hell!
14. Superevil - July 18, 2008 4:06 PM
Wasn't this posted on snopes like 4 years ago?
15. Turd Ferguson - July 18, 2008 6:03 PM
Old.
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19. Ethan - July 30, 2008 2:17 PM
#6 your comment gave me diabetes.... thanks a lot asshole.
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