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I have a client who suspect an ex-spouse installed some sort of keylogging/spying software on their laptop. &nbsp;other than Rogue Killer, Malwarebytes, etc, is there any way to see if there is something installed? &nbsp;Worse case we can just reload the machine but discovery would be much easier. &nbsp;Thanks in advance.
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I have a client who suspect an ex-spouse installed some sort of keylogging/spying software on their laptop.  other than Rogue Killer, Malwarebytes, etc, is there any way to see if there is something installed?  Worse case we can just reload the machine but discovery would be much easier.  Thanks in advance.

How can I inspect a Windows 7 machine for hidden spying software?

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A vulnerability is a weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's information assurance. Vulnerability is the intersection of three elements: a system susceptibility or flaw, attacker access to the flaw, and attacker capability to exploit the flaw. To exploit a vulnerability, an attacker must have at least one applicable tool or technique that can connect to a system weakness, known as the attack surface. Vulnerability management is the cyclical practice of identifying, classifying, remediating, and mitigating vulnerabilities. Other vulnerabilities include security risks, security defects and constructs in programming languages that are difficult to use properly.

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Spyware is software that aims to gather information about a person or organization without their knowledge and that may send such information to another entity without the consumer's consent, or that asserts control over a computer without the consumer's knowledge; it has also come to include programs that engage in various kinds of electronic fraud. Anti-spyware is software that removes or blocks that software; some common vendors include Malwarebytes, McAfee, Spybot-Search and Destroy, Ad-Aware and BitDefender.