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A keylogger is a type of malware that records a user's keystrokes, customarily used to capture usernames and passwords.

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Linux keylogger without root or sudo! Is it real?

Somebody on Youtube claims to have a keylogger on Ubuntu that was neither executed nor installed as root. The link below shows a demo of it working. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1fZAZTwyPQ Despite their claims to the contrary, this person could…
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Are Wireless Keyboard Inherently Insecure?

We all know about hardware keyloggers, but it seems to me that the concept of filtering keystrokes at the physical level gets even easier when people use wireless keyboards. To my knowledge, a wireless keyboard more or less just encodes ASCII…
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How can I determine if a file or executable has a keylogger included with it?

I had a program created for me recently and didn't really think about it being executable posing a threat since I pretty much trust the source, but not completely. I then thought about the fact that a keylogger, or any kind of spyware or malicious…
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How to calculate the ideal keyboard layout for programmers?

I'm thinking about creating a new keyboard layout for programming. Now I mostly program in HTML, JavaScript/jQuery/CoffeeScript, CSS/LESS/SASS, though I may dabble in shell scripting & RegEx soon, with perhaps LUA, C++, & Java in a few years. I…
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Going overseas for while and using internet cafes, which precautions to take against keyloggers etc?

Ok lets say I'm taking an extended overseas trip and won't have a laptop with me. Reasons being it'll be too heavy to carry and also the country I'm in isn't very safe for carrying expensive items around with you in case you get mugged. This leaves…
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Are key scramblers effective in beating keyloggers?

Looking around online for a way to beat keyloggers, I encountered the term 'key scrambler'. My search for the term here on superuser.com didn't yield any result ... hence the question Are key scramblers effective in beating keyloggers?
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In the chromebook era, should I fear keyloggers?

Suppose we go to a cyber cafe that uses chromebooks. Since the OS is designed to make it difficult to install software keyloggers (by tampering the OS), and it is also difficult to install hardware keyloggers, should I fear that my keystrokes could…
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Keyloggers and Virtualization

Whilst pondering about security, and setting up different VM for certain online activities deemed more risky or requiring extra security (banking, or visiting untrusted websites, etc), I came to think about how such a setup (different VMs for…
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Software with Malicious Intent binded to executable?

I had some software created for me by a coder overseas. I'm a little suspicious since the software is executable. I started thinking about the possibility that they could have binded a key logger to the application they made for me or any kind of…
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Is there a way to make sure that my keystrokes are not being tracked?

Is there a way to make sure that my keystrokes (for passwords) are not being tracked? I need to change my passwords and was wondering if there is a way to make it so that my keystrokes are not being recorded.
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Bypassing keyloggers - virtual keyboard

How effective are on-screen keyboards against software keyloggers? Windows 7 on-screen keyboard to be specific. They will definitely bypass hardware keyloggers but what about sophisticated software keyloggers? e.g. On a bank website, is it safer…
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Detect which Enter key is pressed

Is there a way to tell which Enter key was pressed? Does that require a low-level driver or something similar? Does the OS know which Enter was pressed? I'm on Windows and I tried Carnac but it only tells me if Enter was pressed or not.
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Surveillance of teenagers / keylogging on a machine

Is there any software for Windows that can monitor the activity of my children - what pages they are visiting, what they type, what passwords they use etc? I'm looking for something that's hard to detect and delete/disable, and can be permitted by…
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Unable to end/remove a process I think is a keylogger

I have a suspicion that the process "OSRSS", shown below, is some sort of virus, although I believe it is more specifically a keylogger. When I check its file location, it directs me to "C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost" which, as far as I can tell,…
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Is it possible to reinstall windows 8 upgrade on the SAME machine? (Clean Install)

I purchased the Windows 8 upgrade back in December. I've had it installed for a month now and am completely satisfied with the product. Although, just recently my ex-roommate confessed to me that he installed spyware/keylogger software on my…
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