Ulster Bank Rapport Software

eirman

Is this free software worth installing?
It seems to work by encrypting/jumbling keyboard strokes

http://www.ulsterbank.ie/rapport
http://consumers.trusteer.com/how-protect-additional-websites

Has anyone used it with other banks?

Krieg

I was interested to know this too

wikipedia wrote:

Rapport is lightweight security software designed to protect confidential data, such as account credentials, from being stolen by malicious software (malware) and via phishing. To achieve this goal, the software encrypts keystrokes from the keyboard to the browser and locks down the browser as well as communication. The software is compatible with Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X and can be downloaded free of charge. Financial institutions are also offering this software free with a view to making online banking safer for customers.
Various banks are currently distributing the software to their customers via internet banking services. Banks promoting the software include HSBC, NatWest, The Royal Bank of Scotland, CIBC[1], Ulster Bank, First Direct, Santander, The Standard Bank of South Africa, BMO - Bank of Montreal[2].
The software is compatible with the following browsers:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
Apple Safari
In May 2009, NatWest and The Royal Bank of Scotland were the first of the UK's High Street Banks to offer Rapport to its customers.
In February 2010, HSBC followed suit offering free copies of Rapport to its customers.[3]

Sounds good to me, might give it a go. Im wondering about how much resources it uses though

Edit:
60 seconds to install, includes an icon in the top right to show when its working/active.
Uses 26'000k memory, which is about half of the resources google chrome is using.

danjo-xx

I tried to get feedback on this about 2yrs ago on AAM but no responce. I was wondering if it was just a tool that allowed the bank to gather more info about customer habits rather than protect them. Like to hear other views on this software.