[SOLVED] Keyloggers and Wi-Fi equipement

[NoPuhi]

Fun story. My mother picked up a Wi-Fi repeater from some e-shop for $20. I set it up for her. It works fine. After everything was done i noticed there was no way of me identifying this thing. The packaging is fairly well designed, it has the products features printed out on it, the manual is simple and easy to follow, but nowhere is the name of the product or the company that manufactured it mentioned. The manual states that i can download firmware upgrades if i visit their site, but they don't provide an address to visit. The only thing close to a name on any print is "Wi-Fi Repeater" printed out on the box and on the product shell and good luck finding anything by searching that. The thing doesn't even have a serial number to track it down.

I managed to pull a firmware version name from the configuration page and after some digging i found out the company behind this was Superboost. Apparently their products are garbage and are borderline scams but the thing works. Not sure how well since i have my PC directly connected to the router through ethernet cable, but it does its job, for now.

My only concern is if there is a possibility of stealing information? Are devices like repeaters able to contain keyloggers or something that might jeopardize a users privacy? Could it gather information thats going through it and use our internet connection to send it to the creator?

 

[Johnwmel]

Super Boost Wireless-N Wi-Fi Repeater review
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Superboost WiFi claims to speed up your home network. Don't be fooled by their claims as you'll be wasting your time and money.

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Scanning, you will get something like this.

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[Secret-Squirrel]

Are devices like repeaters able to contain keyloggers...............................

Keystrokes are not sent over the WiFi network. Keyloggers need to be installed on the user's device.

Could it gather information thats going through it and use our internet connection to send it to the creator?

It's possible, but unlikely. Remember that most information, especially personal information, is encrypted before it leaves the device, so even if that data is captured, no one will be able to decrypt and read it.

If you're still worried then bin it and buy one from a reputable big-name brand such as TP-Link or Netgear etc.

 

[Johnwmel]

"About SuperBoost WiFi"

Is SuperBoost WiFi repeater a scam? | GadgetGuy

Superboost WiFi claims to speed up your home network. Don't be fooled by their claims as you'll be wasting your time and money.

www.gadgetguy.com.au

" Its privacy agreement is a shambles and basically means that the company can use and sell your data as it pleases, including selling to social media."

 

[MJS WARLORD]

I think this is a case of buyer beware you seem to get a lot for a small amount of money and as you cant find out who actually made it that should also be a major concern. I done a bit of googling and i also failed to find the maker but i found some very controversial comments that i wont repeat here so i dont get into trouble.

Anyways if you manage to get malware bytes to work this is how to use it properly...

Have you used malwarebytes before. The reason I ask this is because you may not be fully aware of how Malwarebytes works. Infections of any kind can be made up of many segments , if you clicked on anything it found before quarantining and deleting you might have seen it say something like joe bloggs pup 5 , this means that joe bloggs pup is made up of 5 segments.
This is the important bit.... Malwarebytes is one of the best programs around but it cant always get rid of all segments of something on the first scan/quarantine/delete. You must do repeated scans till it finds nothing.
Also try adwcleaner by the same company

Warning when you go to the site make sure you type the name correctly their is a rouge version called malaware bytes ..... extra letter a in the name.