Keylogging

I have come across Keylogging. Its a term that is used when the input of a persons keyboard is tracked and copied using an application. These are generally used in a malicious way which costs millions every year to unsuspecting victims on the internet.

“Track activities from all computer users: data typed, sites visited, applications launched etc. With this easy-to-use spy software you will learn more about your spouse, kids, colleagues, and employees activity. 123 KeyLogger is fully hidden from its users and logs everything that is typed or viewed through the computer in a protected file. 123 Keylogger is absolutely undetectable, which means that no button or icon can be seen in the task bar and no process title is present in the Task Manager list. This spy software is able to catch all keystrokes made on your computer, log the programs that are run and closed, capture screenshots, monitor clipboard content, view active windows, program execution, web pages opened and loaded and much more.” – http://www.sharewareconnection.com/123-keylogger.htm

The site scarily uses relaxed terminology when actually tracking your employees input is a breach of their privacy (unless they are fully aware obviously).

I have installed a keylogger onto my machine and will a demonstation of it at the presentation on wednesday. This will point out how easy and very scary it is from someone to fall into the trap.