How to Find Keylogger on Your Computer

Keylogger malicious program is one of the biggest security threat today and is the cause of most identity theft cases. This article will provide a brief description of keyloggers, how they are spread and what is the fastest way to remove them.

1. How Does A Keylogger Get Into A PC?

Most of the time, this malicious file enters a computer when the user downloads an infected application like movies, music or other software applications. They can also be installed manually on the PC by other persons, most commonly spouses and bosses who want to keep track of what the PC user is doing.

2. What Is A Keylogger And What Does It Do?

It is a third party malicious software called malware that hides inside a PC system to monitor what the user is typing. It is able to record every single keystroke that is being typed on the keyboard. The most dangerous information that might be stolen are confidential and financial details like account passwords and bank account numbers. Most identity theft cases happen when sensitive information is captured and misused.
Of course, there can also be good uses of keyloggers. Employers use them to keep track of their employees’ activities, and parents may use it to ensure that their children are safe from online predators and that they do not visit websites that they are not allowed to.

3. How To Find A Keylogger on Your Computer?

Keylogger normally install in one of the Windows directory and the place is hidden so it will be very hard to know which file belong to the keylogger since windows have more than 100K files.
This method has been check and working 100% with windows OSes. I do not know about another OS.
Step 1: Make sure you have anti virus program running. First you need to do is go to start up and click under “Run”. Then, Type “msconfig” . It will open a new window. After that, Click under Start up (it located on the top right hand). After you click that, there will be so many program that you can disable or enable from here.

Step 2: Disable all the running program in the startup item by clicking on the box. Remember to Disable all. After that, Shut down all you Firewall and Anti Virus software that currently running. Then,
Step 3: Check again at the msconfig window under Startup (all the program is disable before). If you see any program that automatically enable by itself, That program is definatly is the keylogger program that running back on because you have disable your anti virus. Record the name of the program and the location of the program. If there is nothing enable, it mean that you are free from any keylogger.
Step 4: Enable/ Run back your anti virus and fire wall program. Remember to enable back all the start up program. Now, you know the keylogger file name and where it located. So, go to that location and delete the keylogger program.
Step 5: Close all the program and restart your computer. Now, You are free from key logger program.

Here are some safety tips:
1. Do not download any programs from someone that you do not know.
2. Make sure you scan all downloaded file with good anti virus program.
3. Have a Good Firewall program.
4. Make sure you know what program you install on your computer and where it located.
Recommended Anti Virus and Fire Wall:
*Quick Heal is one of the Best Anti Virus because It upgrade automatically for new Virus Daily.
* Zone Alarm is the best Fire Wall Program that I know so Far.
ATTENTION:
Some Anti Virus have Built in Fire Wall so make sure that you have only 1 Fire Wall Program running at the same time. Do not think by running 2 Fire wall program at the same time will be better to protect your computer. It will be worst because when you run 2 fire wall at the same time, the chance of the fire wall program to conflict to each other will be higher. So remember to run only 1 fire wall in your computer.

Warning:
Please follow the step by step method carefully. If you careless and delete a windows component, your computer will be unstable and maybe will not be able to start windows so Please be careful. Make sure you delete the right keylogger file. Try at your own risk. As long as you follow everything correctly, you will have no problem at all.
OR Use a Special Software Tool to Find Keylogger on Your Computer
There are a bunch of anti-keylogger software on the market and you may get better results with those. I recommend you to use them if you think there is still high possibility to have a keylogger installed. For example I found Cyberhawk to be the only software that detected a custom made keylogger. Kasperky does a good job in this area too. Also check anti-spy.info. More examples:

Hope, This method will help you all to avoid Those Damn Hacker with keylogger…….

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