How Hackers steal your Passwords using Keyloggers?

The name Keylogger means Key–Logger. It is a software that logs (or records or monitors) your keystrokes when you type anything on your Keyboard. Keyloggers are a Type of Malware (Spyware)

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Some Keyloggers can even capture screenshots & record your screen. Keyloggers can be installed on PCs (Windows & Mac), and Mobile Devices (Android & iOS) as well.

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A Keylogger is first installed on the device. When the user starts operating the PC, the Keylogger monitors all the activities and notes down the Keystrokes. Later the data is transferred to the hacker’s email.

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Keyloggers are dangerous because they are hard to detect & remove. Only the person who installed the Keylogger can access it using a Hotkey & Password. Moreover, it runs in the background disguised as other app.

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Keyloggers can be installed on Hard Disk, operating inside a script on a webpage, inject themselves in the RAM Memory, or even gets into the code of the Operating System.

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A Keylogger also has some benefits. Parents can use it to monitor children activities. Boss can track activities of his employees. A regular user can use to to track his daily activities.

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Installing Keylogger on a PC you own is not illegal. However, installing the Spyware on other’s devices without their permission and spying on them is illegal.

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There are two types of Keyloggers: Software & Hardware. Software Keylogger is a software installed on your PC. It is hard to detect Keylogger Software.

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Hardware Keyloggers are in the form of a device connected to any of the USB ports of your PC. KeyGrabber is a type of Hardware Keylogger that is integrated inside the keyboard itself.

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To Prevent Keylogger, you can (i) Install a Premium Antivirus, (ii) Use VPN Service, (iii) Install a Password Manager, (iv) Use on-screen keyboard, (v) Avoid downloading Pirated content from unknown websites.

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A Keylogger can be used as a monitor tool by parents or in offices. But, it can also be used for wrong intentions by hackers to steal confidential data. It is not easy to detect a Keylogger. So, it is better to take precautions.

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