What is Keylogger?

keylogger is most often used to steal passwords and other confidential information.

Even Microsoft has openly confirmed that the final version of Windows 10 features a built-in keylogger “to improve typing and writing functions.”

Types of keyLogger

There are two types of key-Logger

• 1. Software-based keyloggers

  • Features that collect user information without relying solely on keyboard key presses can be added to software keyloggers.
  • Some of these features include:
    • logging of the clipboard The software can capture anything that has been copied to the clipboard.
    • Logging on the computer screen. To collect graphics-based information, screenshots are taken.
    • Capturing text in a control programmatically.
    • Search engine queries, instant messenger talks, FTP downloads, and other Internet-based activities are all being recorded (including the bandwidth used).

• 2. Hardware-based keylogger

  • Typical Hardware Keylogger is a hardware circuit that is installed anywhere between the computer keyboard and the computer for keystroke logging.
  • Hardware keyloggers have an advantage over software keyloggers in that they can start logging as soon as the machine is switched on.
  • Hardware-based keyloggers do not require the installation of any software because they operate at the hardware level of a computer system.
  • A hardware keylogger’s memory size can range from a few kilobytes to several terabytes, with each keystroke recorded typically consuming a byte.
• Example
  • USB Drive
  • Cable Through
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Anti-keylogger

An anti-keylogger is a piece of software specifically designed to detect keyloggers on a computer.

• One-time passwords (OTP)
• Security tokens
• On-screen keyboards
• Handwriting recognition and mouse gestures
• Deceptive typing
• Live CD/USB
• Step 1:
  • Install software keylogger.
• Step 2:
  • Open the software keylogger by pressing the following key. You can also change the key in settings. And Enter the password.
  • Ctrl+alt+shift+key
  • 
• Step 3:
  • Main Dashboard will appear.
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Functions of Keylogger

1. Monitoring

• After clicking on the Setting -> Monitoring tab following screen will appear.
• Make sure that all buttons are set to ON.

2. Report Delivery

• We can also get the report from one system to another system.
• For that go to Settings-> Report Delivery.

3. Parent control

• It is very helpful for a parent to control their child’s system.

4. Clipboard

• It captures how many and what we copy or pasted It generates a report and displays it on the clipboard screen

5. Internet

• It displays how many websites we visited with date & time.

6. Screenshots

• It displays the total screenshot taken by the user.

7. Applications

• It displays the applications that we had used.

8. Count

• Display summary of user activities.

9. Filters

If we need any specific type of data then we can get it from Filter.

10. Reference of Keyloggers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystroke_logging