Natwest - Rapport

Lance · Feb 25, 2009, 18:53:16

Natwest are now dishing out some custom software, but I'm not too sure what it does. It seems to set up a 'barrier' to stop anything seeing what you do on the Natwest online banking.

More details here

Rik · Feb 25, 2009, 18:57:37

Seems like a good move, Lance.

Gary · Feb 26, 2009, 08:19:30

Looks good, just wondering if it will clash with some security suites that put similar hooks in like Kaspersky 2009 which I use on my Laptop

Its good to see them doing this though I think other banks will soon follow and the fact its compatible with FF is an added bonus, I'll wait awhile before downloading it to see what its like, call me old fashioned but never use version 1 of anything

talos · Feb 26, 2009, 08:28:19

Downloaded and installed, all seems OK, at the moment, will report any problems found

Lance · Feb 26, 2009, 08:59:14

Like you, Gary, i've held off installing it just yet. Probably will in a few days though.

Sebby · Feb 26, 2009, 13:22:03

I'm not really sure what it does, but it seems like a sensible idea.

Gary · Feb 27, 2009, 08:15:49

Quote from: Sebby on Feb 26, 2009, 13:22:03
I'm not really sure what it does, but it seems like a sensible idea.

Kaspersky finds it as a keylogger as it is a keyboard encryption driver, you have to turn off keylogger detection in Kaspersky to use it, so that's great for banking, baring in mind there is no silver bullet in security, and lousy for general detection of keyloggers in your system, I'm still not sold on it myself.

talos · Feb 27, 2009, 09:57:21

Not found any problems so far, I'm running Avast, Malweb and AS Anti Hacker, and none of these has had to be altered, they all seem to run in perfect harmony. I have also tested it with Shields Up online security checker and nothing they threw at me got through.
As for Kaperski, I deleted it a week after installing, it seemed to find problems with everything.

Gary · Feb 27, 2009, 14:23:34

Quote from: talos on Feb 27, 2009, 09:57:21
Not found any problems so far, I'm running Avast, Malweb and AS Anti Hacker, and none of these has had to be altered, they all seem to run in perfect harmony. I have also tested it with Shields Up online security checker and nothing they threw at me got through.
As for Kaperski, I deleted it a week after installing, it seemed to find problems with everything.

No issues with Kaspersky here, it just needs to have key logger detection unticked which i'm not keen on, maybe it just has better keylogger detection ability's

Edit* it appears a hacker has already cracked it http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/r21637905-Trusteer-Rapport-cracked *sigh* its so hard to keep ahead of the game

Lance · Feb 27, 2009, 14:57:37

No point in installing it then!

Sebby · Feb 28, 2009, 15:57:55

Companies like NatWest need hackers to write the software.

Rik · Feb 28, 2009, 15:59:20

It wouldn't be the first time that that happened, of course.

Sebby · Feb 28, 2009, 15:59:43

What, that hackers wrote the software?

Rik · Feb 28, 2009, 16:03:06

They've been employed to check security apps before now, I'm not sure if they've written them or not.

Sebby · Feb 28, 2009, 16:05:09

Ah. I think it's what is necessary. I can just imagine NatWest using "normal" software developers to write Rapport.

Rik · Feb 28, 2009, 16:05:55

A pointless exercise, a bit like asking Sir Fred to give his pension back.

Sebby · Feb 28, 2009, 16:06:58

Glenn · Feb 28, 2009, 16:08:30

We had 2 'ex hackers' in our office late last year checking password security

Rik · Feb 28, 2009, 16:12:28

More business should do it, Glenn, imo.

talos · Feb 28, 2009, 17:15:42

I'm still a bit wary over this hacked story, there's not a lot of info on this one, it could be just a spoiler of course

Rik · Feb 28, 2009, 17:18:27

As always, no-one will admit if it has been hacked, Bob, so we are left to our own defences again.

talos · Feb 28, 2009, 17:21:55

Quote from: Rik on Feb 28, 2009, 17:18:27
As always, no-one will admit if it has been hacked, Bob, so we are left to our own defences again.

I agree, but I would expect a report from people who's bank security has been breached.

Rik · Feb 28, 2009, 17:27:16

That's assuming they know, of course.

talos · Feb 28, 2009, 18:04:44

I think if my money started to disappear, without me spending it of course, I would notice

Rik · Feb 28, 2009, 18:06:22

That's true.