Detect keylogger installed on a computer
Author :-Navprabhat Singh
Q.What are keyloggers?
Ans. Keylogger are the softwares that are being used by crackers(wrongly named as hacker) to spy on people. These kind of software keep record of all the keystrokes been made by the victim on his keyboard , and send it to the attacker.
Ans.Your system can get infected by a keylogger in several ways(direct or indirect) :-
It can be through....
1.
downloaded files ,
2.
music,or
3.
any other infected software
applications.
Q.How to get rid of keyloggers that is installed on a computer?
Ans.
1.Use
Anti keyloggers software
There
are some anti keyloggers available on the internet that will make the task of removing keyloggers easy. Use these softwares if you think there is a high possibility of
keyloggers on a computer. The anti keyloggers that i suggest
Cyberhawk.and
2. Use
updated antivirus and anti spyware
Some of the good anti viruses have
capability to detect key loggers. So you should update your
antiviruses regularly so that it gets
updated for new keyloggers.
here i provide you with some links that would help you protect your pc
3. Search
for keyloggers yourself
Keyloggers
have the capability that they hide them self from the user but are active in
the background. There are some shortcuts that are used to see them live on
screen
For
example : Ctrl + Alt + X or Ctrl + Alt +
Wondows Key + X or desktopshark,ctrl+alt+shift+u
etc.4
4.
Use special tools
1.KL-Detector
Freeware on demand keylogger scanner.
Freeware on demand keylogger scanner.
2.SnoopFree
Freeware antikeylogger that block hook based keyloggers as well as screen captures. For Windows XP.
Freeware antikeylogger that block hook based keyloggers as well as screen captures. For Windows XP.
3.PSMAntiKeyLogger
PSMAntiKeyLogger is a real-time protecting software which protects you against Keyloggers. No scanning is needed.
PSMAntiKeyLogger is a real-time protecting software which protects you against Keyloggers. No scanning is needed.
4.I HateKeyloggers
Freeware antikeylogger that block hook based keyloggers. For Windows 2000 and XP.
Freeware antikeylogger that block hook based keyloggers. For Windows 2000 and XP.
Note:-
There are basically two types of keylogger:-
1.simple keylogger: This type of keylogger is
installed in our computer to hack password of gmail,facebook e.t.c.but victim
have to use your computer.
2.remote keylogger : This type of keylogger
create a virus and you just need to send it to your victim .and his whole pc is
hacked
I
hope this info will help u lot to secure your pc from hackers(me).
spread the knowledge
HAVE FUN!! and Stay Protected :D
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