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Linux keylogger without root or sudo! Is it real?

Is it possible for a malicious website to install a key logger on my Ubuntu desktop?

If so, how can I detect and deactivate the key logger?

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As long as you are not running as root user it should not be possible. – Keith May 26 '11 at 0:40
even on home folder/browser? – alfi May 26 '11 at 0:48
A key logger would have to hook into the kernel event device, or X messages. Regular users don't have permissions to do that. – Keith May 26 '11 at 1:19
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In short, to use the reasons @Keith said (insufficient user permissions), no. Just by the by, even if you were running as root user, the odds of you getting malware that way as a Ubuntu user are very very very slim (Ubuntu malware is rare).

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One obvious way: hack the Ubuntu repositories and add a keylogger component to, say, the Xorg package. – CarlF Jun 24 '11 at 13:25
The incredible lack of detail and ridiculous claims in this answer is amazing. Almost as amazing as the fact that it was selected as the right one. – Breakthrough Jun 24 '11 at 15:09
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There is a claim of a Linux keylogger that doesn't need root.

See this other question Linux keylogger without root or sudo! Is it real?

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