Cyber Security - Protect Your Computer From Keyloggers Tutorial

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October 23, 2016, 9:26 am

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Cyber Security - Protect Your Computer From Keyloggers

Basically a keylogger is a piece a software that will record anything you type on your computer and then store all your information to the attacker server. Now the question is how to stay safe from keyloggers?....

The most important thing is to not click/run everything that it looks suspicious, or , if you don't have enough information about that file. Do not ever download softwares from different sources, try to use always official and safe sources, for example if you're going to download "Google Chrome" download it from its url google.com/chrome not from a random domain xxxx.com/chrome, because you'll never know what's behind that file, just because antivirus does not recognize it as virus it doesn't mean that it's safe.

Cyber Security - Protect Your Computer From Keyloggers

Few Easy Steps to Stay Safe

1.Keep antivirus always updated - Never turn off updates as that affect directly in the malware identification, if the database it's not updated with latest malware reports it will not recognize new viruses.

2.Keep firewall always on - Do not ever turn off the firewall of your computer.

3.Use Additional Firewalls - I recommend Comodo firewall, it comes with many built-in features which are very useful, also they offer two version of comodo free and paid, depends on your needs but the free version works perfect too.

4.Use Keyscrambler - Now, Keyscrambler it's not an antivirus or something that will prevent you computer from being infected, the function of keyscrambler is to encrypt everything you type on your computer in the worst cases when you're already infected with an keylogger, so it means that everthing that keylogger will record will be encrypted.

5.Use TCP/IP Monitoring Tool - It will allow you to see all IP-s that are connected and transmiting data from your computer, to get better results make sure that all other software processes are closed. Doing that will help you to recognize which process is still sending data.

6.Check regularly software startups - If you see a random name that you don't recognize in the most cases it's a malware, but you should google it first, and then you'll see if that is a malware or simply software process.

7.Back up your system - You should always create back-ups of your system, because not all keyloggers can be easily removed. A clean install of your operating system is the most effective way when it comes to viruses.

Hope this helps!

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codebots

codebots

Good information, procoder.

I didn't know existence of Keyscrambler's. But I think that is a great option to prevent that keyloggers record any information.

Other alternative is to use a virtual keyboard.

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EliteWriter

EliteWriter

Thanks for sharing these tips with us. Unfortunately I tend to forget about the importance of security. I am truly scared of such stuff and yet I do not understand that much. I sort of think that the antivirus software on my laptop is enough but I guess there is more to it than that.

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Cristian

Cristian

Never heard about Keyscrambler before, I will definitely check it out and install something like this. I think the best method to stay out of trouble is to be careful on what pages you access and what exactly are you downloading.

Last time I got infected with a virus was like 7 years ago, I was searching for a crack or key to crack this software I wanted to use and I downloaded basically a virus. So lesson learned, better to use a free version of the software or just buy it. Since then and didn't had any problems and I actually lived without an antivirus for quite some time without getting infected (or at least this is what I think).

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Lynne

Lynne

Thank you for all these tips Procoder. I have always just assumed that an antivirus is good enough, but now that I see the other discussion which was talking about Webcam Hacking and now this discussion about Keyloggers.

I think perhaps I have overlooked the severity of cyber security. Almost everything is done online these days and just like I work from home on my laptop I suppose the thieves are also doing that too right? Stealing online from the comfort of their own homes must be much easier and possibly less risky than physically breaking into a person's home.

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MendasDigital

MendasDigital

Completely agree with #7, it's so helpful to have proper backups.

A couple other things I would add are:
- Under Windows, if you have file extentions hidden, don't double-click to open files unless you've checked it is the type of file it seems to be. People can trick you into executing things using filenames like "thatvideoyouwanted.avi.exe".
- When downloading files the from net, if possible, hash it, and compare the checksum. If possible get the checksum from 2 or more different sites.

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CryptoGuru

CryptoGuru

This is a very important topic for people like me. I use the internet all day long and im constantly subjected to fake websites that claim that my computer is infected. The worst kind of way that people get infected is by downloading software from third parties instead of going direct. You did a really good job at explaining in detail how to stay safe from this kind of attack. If you get infected with key logger software everything you do and everything you own is at jeopardy. Backing up your system helps but key loggers do not want to delete your information they want to steal you passwords and credit card information so they can go shopping. Another IP monitoring tool i use is called Advanced Ip Scanner, its a windows application and it works great. I would just like to add that homes with wireless are more likely to get hacked due to many back doors in wireless routers. Thanks for helping us stay safe on the internet.

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TheoSEO

TheoSEO

Great tips, just one more tip, that you probably forgot to mention:

Use additional malware scanning software and scan frequently, each 2 weeks or after a month - such as MalwareBytes, etc. so that in case you got infected by a Malware File/Trojan that is FUD and bypassed the Antivirus, this would find it and clean it. And people should frequently check what's on their Startup, by Going to Run and typing "msconfig" and if there is something suspicious to disable it.

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Corzhens

Corzhens

Being careful to avoid viruses and intruders to your computer is a good habit. One basic rule is not to be nosy on the emails that you receive particularly if the sender is unknown to you. Clicking on the links is not a good habit so try to be discerning. Much more, some emails contain the link that is embedded in an image so when you click the image, you actually click the link. Those links can be hazardous that’s why for good measure, click only the link or image of an email if you are pretty sure of what it is all about.

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