Keylogger is a software or hardware that can record all computer activity through keyboard. Keyloggers can record all data, including chat messages, credit card numbers, passwords, and anything you type on your PC.Keyloggers are usually associated with Malware, but there is also a "good" Keylogger, a good type of keylogger used by parents to record their child's activities on a computer, or a company that records all of its employees' activities. The commonly used keylogger for corporations is the hardware keylogger.
Get to know Keylogger
Most keyloggers come from Malware. Malware itself comes from the Internet when you download software that is not from the official website or it could be when you wrongly click on ads on the Internet and suddenly download an application from the Internet. The effect of Keylogger is quite dangerous because it will take all sensitive information such as email password, credit card number.
Keylogger can also come from someone who is a fad or someone closest to you, can be friends, spouse or can your parents (if for example your parents understand computer hehe). Big companies usually install a keylogger on each PC device, it will certainly be useful to monitor the performance of his work.
Keyloggers In Hardware Forms
If you are familiar with Keylogger manifold software, but for the type of Hardware I think there are still some people who know. Currently the Keylogger in Hardware looks like a USB connector as below.
The location of course behind the PC. For example there is a suspect who deliberately put a keylogger on the PC and if the victim striking the USB keyboard into the Keylogger, bammm !!! All her activities will be saved. Of course to retrieve data from keylogger, the suspect just saw it on his PC, like USB FD!
Keyloggers in the form of hardware will be very difficult to detect by security software like antivirus, because antivirus will think the keylogger is like ordinary peripheral devices like Mouse / Keyboard.
How Keylogger Works
Keyloggers will run in the background and every thing you type will be easily captured by the keylogger. Keyloggers are also commonly combined with other monitor software (such as a screenshot maker or automatically recording desktop activities). The danger when the victim typed a password whether it's in his social media, then at that time the password will be sent into the suspect server user keylogger and finally the suspect can see all the user activity
How to Avoid Keylogger
Avoiding better than coping is not it? well here are ways to avoid Keylogger.1. When you go to Warnet, make sure always check the PC on the back whether there is Hardware Keylogger or not.2. Always update your Antivirus device every day and do scanning periodically,3. Using adblocker on your Browser.4. Using OnScreen-Keyboard feature in Windows.5. Using Anti-Keylogger software, usually already installed in every Antivirus.6. Do not install suspicious software.Well that's just tips from me to prevent from Keylogger, do you guys have another trick? please share your tricks in the comments field below
Knowing Keylogger And How To Overcome It
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