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Questions tagged [keyloggers]

A software (and sometimes hardware) module which perform keystroke logging (more often called keylogging or "keyloggers"), which is the action of tracking (or logging) the keys struck on a keyboard, typically in a covert manner so that the person using the keyboard is unaware that their actions are being monitored. There are numerous keylogging methods, ranging from hardware and software-based approaches to electromagnetic and acoustic analysis.

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Keystroke logging and virtual machines

I wanted to know if someone can log my keystrokes if i am on a virtual machine. Is it more secure to use a computer or a virtual machine on that computer.
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How easily are keyloggers foiled?

I was wondering exactly how powerful can keyloggers be? For example someone wanted to access his bank account (which of course is through HTTPS), he will "enter" his password using a combination of type delete highlight…
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Can keylogger software exist solely on a keyboard PCB?

I am looking to build a custom keyboard and bring it to work, but the security department is extremely wary of keyloggers, and rightly so. Now, my understanding of hardware keyloggers is that they are either USB adapters or additional PCBs wired…
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Can I protect against keylogging by using the mouse?

Can I protect against keylogging by using the mouse? For example, to enter the password hunter2, I might do the following: type ttter2 select the first tt and press ← Backspace type hun To a keylogger, it would like like I typed tt←…
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What's the safest way to enter information on a website?

On-screen keyboard you have to work with a mouse? Copy and paste? Type a string of random characters and then delete the extraneous ones? Something else?
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Why doesn't standard antivirus detect commercial keyloggers?

I installed SSPRO (commercial keylogger) on my computer just for testing. Then I ran a scan with Eset Smart Security, and it failed to detect it. I also downloaded some free spyware removal programs and they all failed to detect it. Why do they…
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How does a flash pathogen manage to act as a key logger?

It has been mentioned in security forums that the latest malware pathogens permit malefactors to record your keystrokes and send them to a server. As a result I've put a command in my ~/.profile to delete the ~/.Macromedia directory everytime start…
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Can keyloggers intercept passwords when a password manager autofills a field?

I know that keyloggers primarily work by logging key presses, either through software or hardware. And some will also check for clipboard contents. But can a keylogger (or some other malware) intercept the data when a password manager autofills a…
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If a local user types in a password during a LogMeIn session on the local computer, can the remote user have it?

I assume this question without any keylogger help installed on the local computer. So is it possible that a remote user catch the password you have typed in on your local computer for a local soft ?
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Protection against screenshot key loggers

I was thinking of creating an on-screen keyboard to protect against keyloggers. The main problem is that I have found that there is a category of keloggers, called screenshot key loggers, which are able to take screenshots of the screen every time…
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Keyloggers and Performance Benchmarks

I don't know very much about keyloggers; but I thought I'd be able to detect the presence of one by writing a program to simulate keystrokes (in Windows) and recording the throughput, then repeating the test with an active keylogger. The idea…
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Is it possible to login on an machine with keylogger installed without compromising your password?

Suppose a scenario in which you have to login to a public/friends pc which has a keylogger installed. You need to login from that pc. Will it be possible to escape compromising your passwords if you know in advance that the machine is…
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Keylogger transmitting photos when copy paste

In my work, I do a lot copy paste graphs or photos between folders. Can keyloggers steal these graphs or photos by transmitting them? Thanks.
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How to detect if a system is infected by key logger or not?

Assume that you want to login your Gmail account on your friend's laptop and you are doubt if he installed a keylogger on his computer. How you can be sure if there is any key logger installed or not?
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Question regarding keylogger references

For educational purposes I would like to learn how keyloggers have been made so far... from the simplest to most complex keyloggers. I can't seem to find a book focusing on them, most of the books I've seen go through the whole arsenal of…
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