Hello Raymond,

Sorry to hear your predicament, very nasty situation.

> I have two questions.
> 
> Is there any way I can test our computers/ipads to determine if such aprogram 
> is resident on the device; and

You will need to use some UNIX shell commands. Read and follow exactly Linc 
Davis instructions at this link:
<https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4243511?start=0&tstart=0>

> Is 1Password a suitable App to house confidential information and use to 
> insert applicable passwords where required.

1Password 4 is by far the best to use in my opinion.

Cheers,
Ronni

17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD

OS X 10.9.3 Mavericks
Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)

On 25 Jun 2014, at 1:34 pm, Raymond Hirst <rayhi...@chival.com.au> wrote:

> Hi Folks!
> 
> I have been informed that I am the subject of possible Identity takeover.  
> Someone has discovered the security code (that allows me to talk to the bank) 
> for one of my credit card/bank accounts and had changed my addresses and 
> contact details so that he/she could cancel my credit cards receive new ones 
> in my name.
> 
> The Bank's Fraud department and the Police suggested that this occurred by 
> the culprit sending me/my wife an innocuous email which they piggy-backed a 
> program that monitored the key strokes when we were doing on-line banking.
> 
> We use iMacs (from 2011) and iPad 2s to access our bank accounts.
> 
> I have two questions.
> 
> Is there any way I can test our computers/ipads to determine if such aprogram 
> is resident on the device; and
> Is 1Password a suitable App to house confidential information and use to 
> insert applicable passwords where required.
> 
> Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Raymond Hirst

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