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Hi Bruno,
Sorry I didn't see your thread sooner but, interesting question.
There are ways, that have already been mentioned, to "disguise" the EA you are using. The only time the application should be sending any info out is when it runs some sort of direct command to the provider (e.g. OrderSend, OrderClose, OrderModify, etc.). But if we're really paranoid, there could always be some extra info transmitted to the provider when an EA issues those instructions. The only way to check would be to run an order and then systematically watch the stream to see what's in there. But that still would not be conclusive.
I think it is more likely that they will just know you are using an EA, but not necessarily which one. The instructions sent to the provider are probably different when they are sent through an EA vs. a direct order using the trading interface. If the EA is a really profitable one, that would be enough for them to want to try to defeat it.
A good thing to do is to install a firewall. This will alert you if some application is trying to send out information from your machine without you knowing about it. A good (free) one is ZoneAlarm.
Weazel
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