You might want to check your Task Manager if you've got a windows device provided by your employer.
Even in europe you quiet often have CarbonBlack installed (cb.exe) as an Administrator, which provides the employer with full access to everything you do, including screengraps etc.
You just might not be aware that this is true over here as well, even if its technically illegal for the employer to do so. they usually dont care any way.
Carbon Black is one of the most evil pieces of software I've ever seen. Back in the late 90s, early 2000s there was a trojan that did pretty much all the same stuff this thing does.
The worst part about it is that I could barely use my machine! Typing `ls` in a terminal made me wait 5 seconds. Using Vim was soooooo bad.
Here's a PowerShell script courtesy of ChatGPT to detect if Carbon Black is installed on your machine:
# Define the registry path where installed programs are listed
$registryPath = "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall*"
# Get the name of all installed programs from the registry
$InstalledPrograms = Get-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath | Select-Object -Property DisplayName
# Check if Carbon Black is among the installed programs
$CarbonBlackInstalled = $InstalledPrograms -match 'Carbon Black'
if ($CarbonBlackInstalled) {
Write-Output "Carbon Black is installed."
} else {
Write-Output "Carbon Black is not installed."
}
Even in europe you quiet often have CarbonBlack installed (cb.exe) as an Administrator, which provides the employer with full access to everything you do, including screengraps etc.
You just might not be aware that this is true over here as well, even if its technically illegal for the employer to do so. they usually dont care any way.