A keylogger is a type of malware that records a user's keystrokes, customarily used to capture usernames and passwords.
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Checking new computer for spyware and keyloggers
I just got a new computer from eBay. The previous owner cleaned off his own data with is good but how do I ensure that the system doesn't have any keyloggers or spyware.
I won't reinstall the OS. ...
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Is it possible to reinstall windows 8 upgrade on the SAME machine? (Clean Install)
I purchased the Windows 8 upgrade back in December. I've had it installed for a month now and am completely satisfied with the product.
Although, just recently my ex-roommate confessed to me that he ...
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Can hardware keyloggers be detected? & how?
Can one test if a device entails a "hardware" key logger?
I already checked How do I detect keystroke loggers in a reliable way?
In particular I am interested to know if hardware key loggers can be ...
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Track PC usage (keys pressed, hours used etc) [closed]
I heard once there was a software that could log your activity (form a developer point of view) like:
How many key did you press
How many hours you moved the mouse
Log viewer online
This software ...
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Going overseas for while and using internet cafes, which precautions to take against keyloggers etc?
Ok lets say I'm taking an extended overseas trip and won't have a laptop with me. Reasons being it'll be too heavy to carry and also the country I'm in isn't very safe for carrying expensive items ...
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Getting Windows 7 admin account password?
I don't want to reset the password nor delete it. I need to know the password. What can be done? Specific software for that? Easier way of getting the password from inside a non-admin account through ...
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Bypassing keyloggers - virtual keyboard
How effective are on-screen keyboards against software keyloggers?
Windows 7 on-screen keyboard to be specific.
They will definitely bypass hardware keyloggers but what about sophisticated software ...
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Please help me get rid of asmonitor.exe
It might be silly and I trully apologize if the question is not apropriate here, but I have really tried and got to nowhere. I have a windows xp startup error which indicates something about ...
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Is there a program to record keyboard/mouse usage stats only for certain programs? [closed]
I need to find a program that does the following:
Monitors number of keypresses, mouse movement and mouseclicks; but not act as a keylogger
Tracks/saves results by date
Can export to CSV or ...
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extra letters in typed password, a worthwhile endeavour?
I've heard a view quite frequently that key loggers can be beaten very easily by entering extra letters in your password then deleting these (by highlighting with the mouse and hitting delete key).
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How can data be retrieved from this port?
I saw an image on a social network saying that if your using a public computer do not use the one which has the following port on it as your data can be extracted out.
Now I am wondering how can your ...
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How to identify a keylogger
I know that a keylogger had been installed in my girlfriend computer, what is the best way to find it? how do I get the email address that the keylogger is addressing the information?
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Reliable and secure keyloggers for windows 7
I've recently moved back to windows from OSX and am looking for a keylogger that I can trust to sit in the background and log all of my keystrokes. Being covert isn't an issue since I just use it as a ...
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Is there an usb power consumption metre?
For eg., how could I measure the normal power consumption of my usb keyboard?
After I got my statistics, I may easily notice when a hardware keylogger gets installed, by the changed power ...
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Can an average keylogger log what is typed inside a VM? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Keyloggers and Virtualization
Suppose I run my own virtual machine inside a PC that I do not own. Should I worry about being keylogged?
Does it take a special kind of ...
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How to calculate the ideal keyboard layout for programmers?
I'm thinking about creating a new keyboard layout for programming. Now I mostly program in HTML, JavaScript/jQuery/CoffeeScript, CSS/LESS/SASS, though I may dabble in shell scripting & RegEx ...
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How to log every key strokes I make within a particular application? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Personal keylogger for OS X
How to log every key strokes I make, including control keys, when I'm working within a particular application, say Emacs?
This is for Mac OS ...
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Personal keylogger for OS X
I'm looking for some Mac software that will help me track my keystrokes, in a format for easy analysis. I'd like to store the timestamp and selected application for each keystroke or run of ...
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How to find programs hidden in task manager? [closed]
Once I installed a keylogger on windows that was able to hide himself from Task Manager and even from msconfig.exe.
Are there any way to find these programs?
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Uninstall Aobo Keylogger
Really not sure how to uninstall Aobo Keylogger for Mac. It's sooo annoying in my "status bar" at the top of my MacBook Pro. Anyone know how?
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Surveillance of teenagers / keylogging on a machine [closed]
Is there any software for Windows that can monitor the activity of my children - what pages they are visiting, what they type, what passwords they use etc?
I'm looking for something that's hard to ...
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What is the best way to test for a keylogger on a Mac?
If I suspect that someone has installed a keylogger application on my computer, what is the best way to test/find if such an application exists? Also, if I boot my Mac in safe mode, does this mean ...
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where does the input from the pressed keys when on the desktop/homescreen goto/saved at what buffer?
how to capture the text input from the keyboard when not in any writing mode like in notepad or word i.e just on idle desktop and we randomly press keyboard buttons?
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Linux keylogger without root or sudo! Is it real?
Somebody on Youtube claims to have a keylogger on Ubuntu that was neither executed nor installed as root. The link below shows a demo of it working.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1fZAZTwyPQ
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Are key scramblers effective in beating keyloggers?
Looking around online for a way to beat keyloggers, I encountered the term 'key scrambler'. My search for the term here on superuser.com didn't yield any result ... hence the question
Are key ...
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Can key loggers exist in Ubuntu, and if so, how can they be detected and removed? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
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 ...
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In the chromebook era, should I fear keyloggers?
Suppose we go to a cyber cafe that uses chromebooks. Since the OS is designed to make difficult to install software keyloggers (by tampering the OS), and it is also difficult to instal hardware ...
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how I check my installed svchost files if any is a virus or keylogger?
HI,
I have kaspersky but like all anti virus it may miss a file and I have 14 services of svchost listed on my task manager, how to check if any of them is a virus or keylogger ?
thanks
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Is it possible to report a virus distributor?
A friend of mine recently fell victim to a hybrid keylogger+remote access virus. The creator of the virus was kind enough to hard-code his/her IP address into the virus itself.
Is it possible to ...
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High Risk Desktop Configuration
I'm a part time activist. (nothing I do is illegal in any democratic country)
I receive files that could potentially include zero day exploits.
The machine is a laptop.
I keep very regular backups so ...
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What type of Keylogger cannot track Skype messages on PC?
I overheard my IT technicians saying that the company can track all our online messages, communications, activities but not the Skype conversation on our PC/laptop. How is that so?
Isn't the ...
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Does Juniper Networks provide keyloggers with their software?
I noticed that I had a "USB Mass Storage Device" plugged in when there wasn't in fact anything plugged in to any USB port. I turned it off via Windows (XP), but it's quite concerning. This was after ...
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Visible Keylogger (ie not evil)
I want keylogging software on my laptop for lifelogging purposes. But the software I can find is targeted towards stealth activity. Can anyone recommend a keylogging software targeted towards ...
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Windows 7: Free Key Logger [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Personal keylogger
What free key logger software would you recommend for Windows 7? Something that runs in stealth mode and gets along with antivirus?
Intentions: I ...
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Is there a Linux desktop key logger application that can monitor how long I spend on websites and desktop applications?
I am looking for a key logger application monitoring application that can tell me:
How long I have spent using a desktop
application
How long I have spent on each website
I visit via my browsers
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Personal keylogger [closed]
I know keyloggers are a quite grey area. Why do I need a keylogger?
vBulitan has an annoying feature. If you keep a session open for many hours and afterwards want to post in a thread without loading ...
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Keyloggers and Virtualization
Whilst pondering about security, and setting up different VM for certain online activities deemed more risky or requiring extra security (banking, or visiting untrusted websites, etc), I came to think ...
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Preventing Keystroke Hijacking
Is it virtually impossible to prevent keyboard Hijacking either at home or even at work? I mean you can't block anyone from hijacking your keystrokes at work or home or both correct? If there are ...
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Malicious Software
I had a program created for me recently and didn't really think about it being executable posing a threat since I pretty much trust the source but not completely. I then thought about the fact that a ...
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Software with Malicious Intent binded to executable?
I had some software created for me by a coder overseas. I got a little paranoid since the software is executable. I started wondering if they could possibly have binded a key logger to the application ...
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Is there any firefox addon which logs keystrokes made in firefox browser?
Is there any firefox addon which logs keystrokes made in firefox browser?.. If so what is it?
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Crypto-Analysis of keylogger logs and config file. Possible?
Is there any way to break the encryption on an unidentified file? The files in question are the config and log files from Ardamax keylogger. These files date back to 2008.
I searched everywhere, ...
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Experience with anti-keyloggers?
Does anyone have any experiences with anti-keyloggers? I have been looking at Zemana and it looks good to me.
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Detect that keyboard was disconnected overnight
Some hardware keyloggers work by connecting a small device between the Keyboard's plug and the motherboard, to effectively track and record all keystrokes.
To do so, the user would have to disconnect ...
