How To Defeat a Keylogger - Comments Page 1

Interesting that one of your ads with this article is a Keylogger at webwatchernow.com free trial.

To me it's simple to use the mouse with the on-screen keyboard to access my bank, paying bills online, etc. You don't even have to touch the keyboard.

Hello Everyone!

I Highly Recommend KeyScrambler and the COMODO Stand-Alone Firewall (which is Terrific in Detecting and Monitoring Outbound traffic from your computer!)

These Products are FREE to use:

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Have a Safe Weekend!

TheRube

Readers with computers still running Windows XP might also be interested in the free software solution, Snoopfree Privacy Shield, available at http://snoopfree.com.

Snoopfree alerts you any time a program on your computer has the ability to log keystrokes or take screenshots. Once alerted, the user is given the ability to allow or block this functionality by the program in question.

Snoopfree also creates rules, "remembering" your selections and enforcing them whenever the suspect program is run in the future. You can edit or delete rules at any time. So, if in doubt, you can block a program, and later unblock it if you find it does not work properly without "keylogging functionality".

I've been using Snoopfree for years, and recommend it to anyone concerned about this risk seeking a free solution.

I read the users' feedback on the Keyscrambler Personal v2.8.1 on the developer's site. The responses show a very mixed bag from ecstasy to great dissatisfaction, to the point that I won't download it. Bob, I believe you should warn your readers to read such feedback for any software you suggest. you provide a great service.

If typing a password type a few letters in the password box then click in google search and type a few there then go back to typing more of your password in the password box

I was the victim of keylogging a few years ago. Someone used a keylogger to break into my bank account via PayPal, and exhausted the account buying on-line gambling chips. I was out of town at the time, so I was only checking my e-mail once a day. Boy was I astonished to see multiple e-mail messages from PayPal confirming multiple transfers of funds that I had not authorized. It took about 6 weeks to get this mess straightened out, and of course I had to close all my bank and credit card accounts and open new ones. I now use a security device whenever I log onto PayPal, but having just read your article I am wondering how much that helps? The device generates a number that I need to enter when I login to my PayPal account, and that number is different each time I login. I use many more and varied passwords for accessing other sites than I used to, but I'm still wondering if I need to increase the security of my on-line activity with some of the software mentioned in your article.

I used Keyscrambler on my Windows Vista computer without any trouble. Have not tried it on a computer with Windows 7, so can not say if there would be any problems.

Keyscrambler is easy to use and it really does encrypt your personal information. I like to shop online and Keyscrambler did the trick. I say, just give it a try and see if it works for you.

I was led to believe that using RoboForm, appending a few characters to the generated password and choosing "fill form" nor "fill form & submit" which then allows you to backspace the appended number of characters before submitting would further confuse loggers. Is this correct?

I've been using Keyscrambler for several years, over a year on my Win 7 64 bit and have had no problems. Also I use lastpass for my passwords folder, don't usually have to type the pw in.

Dear Matthew (comment 2 Sep)

Respected colleague Loe Notemboom says that what you are doing is NOT safe.

Word to the wise.

It would be helpful, when recommending specific programs, to indicated if there are any for Macs.

I downloaded KL-Detector and this is what it says:
KL-Detector Version 1.3
Copyright © 2003-2006 Yohanes Aristianto
http://dewasoft.com/privacy/kldetector.htm
=> For Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
=> Windows 95/98/Me is not supported. Sorry.

I downloaded KL-Detector (it says it's for Win 2000 & XP, whereas I have Win 7), tried it , and nothing happened. That's supposedly an indication that I have no keylogger on/in my computer. However, when I try to delete the software, I keep getting the message that the action can't be completed because the file (.exe) is in another program. What gives?