How to be safe from keyloggers and What to do in such Situations?

keyloggers In this tutorial i am going to talk about the most use piece of software besides from RAT by hackers to observe your activities on your computer and that is keyloggers. A keylogger is a software or hardware device which monitors each and every key typed by you on your keyboard. I am going to talk about different types of keylogger and how to be safe from keyloggers. So lets learn somthing about keyloggers.



1. What is keylogger ?

You might have heard about keyloggers but really dont know what they are, and by now reading this article you will be clear in your mind what does a keylogger do? A keylogger also known as keystroke logger is a type of software though which it monitors each and every key typed by you on your keyboard. You will always fail identify the presence of a keylogger on your computer since it always runs on background and this stuff is never listed in task manager or control panel. This is usually used by parents to keep eye on their children or company owner to spy on their employes.

2. How it can harm you?

Well it can harm you in different ways lets say it can be used by an enemy or friend to get your sensitive information like username and password on some website, Bank credit card details, or any other activities you do on your computer

To be very clear lets say you login to you yahoo account from a computer in which the keylogger is installed then your username and password will be captured and used by the person who captured it and thus mis-use it.

3. Types Of Keyloggers

There are two types of keylogger

1. Hardware Keylogger
2. Software Keylogger

Software Keylogger is installed in your computer where as a hardware keylogger is attached to the keyboard. Looking at the below image will clear your mind

4. How to Protect yourself from keyloggers?

Keylogger can be used by your enemy to get sensitive information such as your Bank credit card details, or password to any social networking site, or any other site. In order to be safe keep following points in your mind.

1. Never use your online banking from cyber cafe. If you want to use then you can try this method, open notepad and type anything then copy and paste each and every word that comes in your username or password.
2. You can even use above method to protect your facebook profile, yahoo or gmail id.
3. When you enter cyber cafe make sure that no hardware device is attached to keyboard wire. It looks quite similar to the above image.