In order to be able to tell if you have key logger spyware on your computer, you need to know what it is and understand how it works. Key logger spyware is an invisible software program that is used by identity thieves to track your activity online. Unfortunately, it is nearly impossible to know if you have key logger spyware on your computer and it does not matter how careful you are, you will never be able to tell if your information personal information is being recorded. This is scary since those who use key logger spyware are usually after your bank account passwords and credit card numbers.
The word “Key Logger” is also called “KeyLogging”. The Key Logger or Keystroke logging is used to track user’s key stroke during software development. The typical use of this tool is to increase efficiency of employee in data entry or word processing related work. The tool is also used in software development and for monitoring activities on computers under surveillance or used by government agencies monitoring criminals or parties interested in decoding passwords for computer networks.
The recording of key strokes on keyboard can be done either by software or hardware. The hardware attachment comes portable which can be attached to keyboard for recording. There are some keyboards, which has key logger already built-in. On software side key logging can be written as software program and then downloaded on computer or computer network, this program secretly records user’s keystroke and then sends to source. This process of recording can expose the person or machine on which key logging data is being sent. This process exposes e-mail address or IP address of machine of receiver.
One third of all online scams are caused by key logging spyware. Unfortunately though, if you take a moment to type “key logger” into any of the major Search Engines you will discover that there are a lot of ways in, which you can legally purchase and install this type of spyware.
This is because a lot of businesses use key logger software to monitor their employees' activity. Parents also use key logger software in order to find out what web sites their children have been visiting. While this use of key logger software is completely legitimate, in the hands of a hacker who wants to steal financial information from people key logger software is extremely dangerous.
Some of the ways in which you can protect yourself against key loggers is to never open spam email, never open email attachments from people that you do not know, not clicking on pop up windows without reading them first, using a firewall and running a full system anti-virus computer scan each week. Unfortunately a lot of people are not listening to this advice and thus the number of key logger crimes is on the rise.
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