A key logger is an actively malicious computer program that can record everything you type on the keyboard and learns the keystroke pattern including the character, Symbols, and words it sends to the malicious hacker server.
A keylogger is a software that is used for professional and legal usage but some people have the misconception that the keylogger is always used for crime and spy.
It is the same as the spy who is having the camera kept on you to note every move the same thing happens with the keylogger. We just keep the records that are typed and send it to the person who kept it.
This was especially used by the parents who really want to check the activities of children, even the companies that also want to monitor the employees that they don’t do malicious activities.
Keyloggers are sometimes used with malware like trojans, worms or viruses.The best thing about this software is that it can predict the keystrokes which you are typing on the computer.
The whole login and credentials get by the logic “ let suppose you gonna open the browser and type fb.com and you got a login page and enter username and password. The keylogger just stores every stroke and you can discover the login id and password.”
The keylogger is very tough to detect when it was a normal computer user and they are responsible for lots of password stealing, credit card hijacking, and other major malicious activities.
TYPES OF KEYLOGGER
- Software keylogger: probably the malicious program that does not have to infect your system but they steal your passwords and sensitive details etc.
- Hardware Keylogger: A device that is attached to your computer which can act as a keylogger and collect all information on the specific target.
HOW DOES KEYLOGGER WORK?
Just like the other malicious program which can send the reports to the threat actors than the keylogger also does the same and sends the information about the keystrokes which the victims enter in his/her keyboard to create or a remote server.
Keyloggers are hidden inside the system even the antivirus doesn’t detect it. This application is designed to get embedded with the Operating system kernel and that makes a difficult situation for the user to detect and find it via antivirus. Keylogger is the most dangerous and stealthy,
Any methods to prevent this Keylogger?
- Use the firewall and password manager
- Use the two-way authentication methods on your banking and other sites.
- Use the virtual keyboard while use for the authentication
- Keep your antivirus software up to date.
- Don’t download any attachment without knowing.
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