HOWTO: Detect and Defeat Keyloggers - Comments Page 1

Why don't the anti-virus programs include this stuff. Gee, what chance do we have after the latest from Target. I tried to comment yesterday but I kept getting the message that I needeed to insert my name and email which were properly completed. So I guess it's good luck with this one. Best regards, john.

Bob I have just downloaded Keylogger thinking I should try to find out if I am currently under attack. If I now go ahead and download Zemana what's to stop it from thinking the monitoring being done by Keylogger is not a keystroke thief.
Best regards, john.

AOL has an anti-key logger program too called Datamask by AOL. I don't know on what level it works but everything is scrambled on the monitor.

Apparently I was hit by a keylogger last week as I was notified by Discover Card that "unusual activity" had occurred. When I checked it out, there was a $500+ Walmart.com purchase made between midnight and 6 a.m. that morning. Fortunately, Discover Card was so helpful and deleted that transaction plus movies at Netflix the idiot ordered (I don't have an account there). Of course, my card was safe at home, my passwords are stored locally, so the keys had to be acquired online or with keylogging. I'm still mystified as to how "they" did it, but how else do you protect yourself?

It's a scary world out there!

Quote: "However, there are other forms of spyware which can intercept data posted to forms by form-fillers."

I would like that explained in more detail. I have an auto-fill pw program and always felt safe.

MerryMarjie,
Do you have wireless. Many CCN's are stolen that way from someone 100 feet away, outside your home.

Mr. Rankin et al . . .

I have had KeyScrambler (Premium version) running in my computer system for a number of years now . . . So Far So Good!

Hi Bob. Two questions:
* Is there any anti-keylogger software for Mac?
* Is it "typing" a credit card number or password by using the virtual keyboard any better than actually typing it with the physical one?

EDITOR'S NOTE: I looked, but could not find one for Mac. As I mentioned in the article, using a virtual keyboard may not be sufficient. Some keylogger malware can actually snap screenshots.

Would a two stage pw work? The second layer shows a picture of alphanumeric that you must repeat. It would change every time. [and NOT those annoying captcha things]

What about smartphones? It seems like there is not much protection available out there for them. I use Spybot on my pc for anti malware, and love it,, but it is not available for smartphones. A coupe months ago the keyboard on my android phone started having a long delay before popping up. I can't help but think this is caused by some sort of malware or keylogger.

I know this is sort of late to respond to this threat but I had to share 2 items:

1. When I clicked on the KL-Detector link, McAfee Security Advisor flashed a big red Bad Site warning. It did scare me away.

2. I've picked up keyloggers twice. Each time what aroused my suspicion was that not only was the PC somewhat slow, but every time I typed something there was a discernible lag between the keystroke and the letter or number appearing on screen. The keyboard felt kind of "sticky" as a result. Sure enough, a scan caught them each time. It's been a while now. This just goes to show that, lacking as they are in some areas, it's still important to regularly scan your PC with whatever protective anti-malware programs you are using.

Been using LassPass, a form filler like Roboform, for a few years now and had no problems. On the occasional time when I need to type I will use Virtual keyboard.

I downloaded Zemana's Keylogger Simulation Test Program and my Norton IS 2013 successfully blocked it. According to Zemana's FAQs, this means that Norton IS 2013 is already protecting my computer against keyloggers. So do I really need AntiKeylogger as well or wouldn't that just be over-kill?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Sounds like you should be OK with just Norton.

I had it on my mac for 1,5 years, but thanks to little snitch all outgoing communications where denied. I learned about this spyware accidentally, while running Gfxcardstatus on my mac, when .BPK was preventing the program to switch to integrated graphic card…then I couldn't find any .BPK in finder ! Thanks god little snitch located the folder where the .BPK was nesting with it's dynasty.html pages. I was in chock when I opened this html with Safari and discovered all y passwords and logs data in there ! Thanks god I had this Little Snitch always on ! I do internet banking always from my mac, all emailings everything ! I suspect that maybe the Bastards got my password from one of my email because the password is always not correct !

i am not quite getting if there is a solution here. so, i get what the keylogger is, but i dont see how you are saying we can prevent it, find out if we have or other? Tx and look forward to a response.

EDITOR'S NOTE: I'm wondering if you read the entire article. I discussed prevention, detection and removal.

Bob - Just an idea, but what if those of us who have a development platform on his machine could develop an application that sends a password or credit card number straight to the IE window by process to process data messaging or some other form of data exchange, thus bypassing the clipboard. The app could have the password/credit card number hard coded so it's never typed in and a button click would initiate the send. Do you think that would work to thwart a keylogger?

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you know how to develop an application that sends data to an IE window by process to process data messaging, by all means give it a try! :-)

Yes, but if it could be done, would it bypass the keylogger?

I have a seldom-used gmail acct that I've been hardening via Keepass generated Pwd, and only enter it via the random paste scrambler feature; a month ago, gmail alerted that it had blocked access from an unknown computer, using the password! I changed pwd, added 2-step auth via cellphone txt, so far no more alerts. Still, have no idea how the pwd to gmail was obtained, unless a keylogger has access to my machine. Very disconcerting.

Just note that anti-keyloggers can be rendered useless if they run after the keylogger, which can then capture keystrokes and take control of the clipboard. I was surprised by this fact when running my own tests.

NetSecurity, if you have something like Zemana set to launch at system start-up, it'll be fine, won't it?