a query re keylogger

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Steve Goldstein <steve.goldstein () cox net>
Date: May 23, 2006 2:27:50 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Re: [IP] UNVERIFIED -- Dell and DHS=> Mac OS X question

This is, indeed, disturbing if it is verified.  I have a related  
question for the OS experts.  Keylogger (http://www.keyghost.com/ 
keylogger.htm) states:

 Works on any desktop PC & all PC operating systems, including  
Windows 3.1, 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Linux, OS/2, DOS, Sun Solaris  
and BeOS.**
It doesn't mention MacOS.  But, in a more general sense, if we were  
to run Windows virtualization applications like VMware or Parallels  
on an Intel-Mac, and if a malicious keylogging piece of spyware were  
to have invaded the virtual Windows machine running on our Macs,  
would it also log the activity on the Mac side as well as on the  
Windows side?

Thanks for any clarification.  I want to buy an iMac and run  
Parallels to handle the few Windows programs that I need (like  
FrontPage needed to maintain a web site, and FutureDial to maintain  
and update my cell phone phonebook), and thereby get rid of the  
Windows box and the extra heat that it produces in my small home  
office, but I sure don't want any surreptitious Windows worms  
snooping on my Mac OS X activity.

--Steve



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