Keylogger is a software, which stores the keys pressed through the keyboard i.e., it maintains the record of keys pressed by the user.
This is very useful software, which can be used for various purposes. Like -
* To record the username & password of any person.
* To know about the activities performed by any person, through keyboard.
* Parents can also use this software to watch the activities performed by their children.
To use this software we simply have to install it to the system. When it will be installed & start working then we can watch its records just by viewing logs.
Let see how keylogger works. Here I am explaining my favorite keylogger i.e., Family Keylogger.
Download Family Keylogger & then install it.
Then the data stored in it will be displayed. Its icon will be displayed on the right side of the task bar. We can hide it's icon by -
* Right click to the icon
* Select Hide option.
This can be redisplayed by pressing
Ctrl + Alt +Shift + F
Now let us discuss about its converse..
i.e., How to prevent our username & passwords from keylogger...?
For this, there are two ways:
1) Exit the keylogger.
Right click on it & select Exit.
2) Or use virtual keyboard.
We can also use virtual keyboard, which displays an image of the key board. By clicking on any of its key we can write whatever we want. Since the keylogger stores only the keyboard activities. Therefore virtual keyboard can help us in some critical situations.
To open On-Screen Keyboard we have to follow the path –
1) Navigate to:
Start ->All Programs -> Accessories -> Accessibility -> On-screen keyboard.
OR
2) Go to
Run -> osk -> Enter.
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