How to Stop Key Logging
"Keyloggers" are a type of malicious software that can keep a full record of every key that is pressed on your keyboard. Any passwords, PINs, or account numbers you type while a keylogger is installed on your computer will be recorded in a log that can be retrieved by an attacker or spy. If you suspect that someone is using a keylogger on your computer to spy on you or steal sensitive information, you should do everything you can to stop the key logging that is going on.
Instructions
1
Scan your computer system for all types of malicious software. Purchase or download an anti-malware program. Run both anti-virus and anti-spyware scans on your entire system. Remove any files that the malware scan alerts you to. Allow the computer to restart and remove additional files if you are prompted to do so.
2
Install a software-based firewall on your system. Set the firewall so that all programs have to ask for permission before sending data across the Internet. Deny access to any suspicious programs or programs that you do not recognize; some key logging programs send logs across the Internet and the firewall will alert you to the presence of these keyloggers.
3
Use a keystroke interference tool. Programs of this type add in additional data to the keyboard buffer that is included as random information in a keystroke recorder log. Run the program at all times; this will help defeat any keyloggers that are not discovered in a malware scan and don't send information to the Internet.
4
Inspect your keyboard cable for hardware key logging devices. These will be attached to the keyboard cable between the connector and the computer. Shut down your system and remove any devices that you find connected between your keyboard and your computer.
"Keyloggers" are a type of malicious software that can keep a full record of every key that is pressed on your keyboard. Any passwords, PINs, or account numbers you type while a keylogger is installed on your computer will be recorded in a log that can be retrieved by an attacker or spy. If you suspect that someone is using a keylogger on your computer to spy on you or steal sensitive information, you should do everything you can to stop the key logging that is going on.
Instructions
1
Scan your computer system for all types of malicious software. Purchase or download an anti-malware program. Run both anti-virus and anti-spyware scans on your entire system. Remove any files that the malware scan alerts you to. Allow the computer to restart and remove additional files if you are prompted to do so.
2
Install a software-based firewall on your system. Set the firewall so that all programs have to ask for permission before sending data across the Internet. Deny access to any suspicious programs or programs that you do not recognize; some key logging programs send logs across the Internet and the firewall will alert you to the presence of these keyloggers.
3
Use a keystroke interference tool. Programs of this type add in additional data to the keyboard buffer that is included as random information in a keystroke recorder log. Run the program at all times; this will help defeat any keyloggers that are not discovered in a malware scan and don't send information to the Internet.
4
Inspect your keyboard cable for hardware key logging devices. These will be attached to the keyboard cable between the connector and the computer. Shut down your system and remove any devices that you find connected between your keyboard and your computer.
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