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Keylogger Overview and Detection Guide

Keyloggers are tools that record every keystroke on a computer, capturing sensitive information for cybercriminals. They can be hardware devices or software programs, and can be installed through various means, including phishing attacks. To defend against keyloggers, users can utilize Task Manager, uninstall suspicious programs, run antivirus scans, and clear temporary files.

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Keylogger Overview and Detection Guide

Keyloggers are tools that record every keystroke on a computer, capturing sensitive information for cybercriminals. They can be hardware devices or software programs, and can be installed through various means, including phishing attacks. To defend against keyloggers, users can utilize Task Manager, uninstall suspicious programs, run antivirus scans, and clear temporary files.

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KEYLOGGERS

Keyloggers are surveillance tools—either software or hardware—that


secretly record every keystroke made on a computer. This includes
passwords, credit card details, messages, and URLs, which are then sent
to cybercriminals for malicious use.

The software is installed on your computer and records everything you


type. Then it sends this log file to a server, where cybercriminals wait to
make use of all this sensitive information.
Types of Keyloggers
 Hardware Keyloggers: Physical devices connected to a computer,
often between the keyboard and CPU, that log typed data without the
user’s knowledge.
 Software Keyloggers: Malicious programs that track keyboard
inputs. These don’t usually damage the system but silently collect
sensitive information like login credentials.
Example Activity:
Executed a phishing attack using a Kali Linux machine to gain remote
desktop access.

● Performed phishing attack using Kali machine on remote desktop.


Defense from Keylogger
How does a Keylogger get into your computer A keylogger can be installed
on your computer in number of ways. Anyone with access to your computer
could install it; keyloggers could come as a component part of a virus or
from any application installation, despite how deceptively innocent it may
look. This is part of the reason why you should always be sure you’re
downloading files from a trusted resource.

Steps to detect Keylogger in Windows Machine

1. Use Task Manager


Task Manager helps identify active applications and background
processes that may include keyloggers.

Steps:
Right-click the taskbar and open Task Manager
b) Click More Details to see all running processes
c) Look for unknown or suspicious programs
d) Right-click on them and select End Task
e) Go to the Startup tab to review programs that launch at startup.
Disable any unusual ones

2. Uninstall Suspicious Programs

Steps: ‘
Open Control Panel from the Windows search bar
b) Go to Programs > Uninstall a Program
c) Locate any unknown or suspicious applications
d) Right-click and select Uninstall, then follow the prompts

3. Use Antivirus Software


Run a full system scan using trusted antivirus software. It can quickly
detect and remove keyloggers and other malware more effectively than
manual methods.
4. Clear Temporary Files
Keyloggers sometimes store data in your system’s temp files.
Steps:
Click Start > Settings > System > Storage
b) Under Temporary files, select the files to delete
c) Click Remove files to clear them

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