What a keylogger do?
It traces all your keystrokes, and sometimes screenshots of your display and sends the information to the email id of the desired person frequently. It is very harmful since it can capture our username, password and other personal information.
When you suspect that you are infected with a keylogger, do NOT type any personal information. Even if you are typing in a normal word document, the keylogger still keeps track of everything you type.
Now steps to get rid off it
It traces all your keystrokes, and sometimes screenshots of your display and sends the information to the email id of the desired person frequently. It is very harmful since it can capture our username, password and other personal information.
When you suspect that you are infected with a keylogger, do NOT type any personal information. Even if you are typing in a normal word document, the keylogger still keeps track of everything you type.
Now steps to get rid off it
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 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.
alternatively if you are a teckgeek and understand the taskmanager somewhat (if not fully) then download the program securitytask manager.it will not only show the rating of process running but also help you to know if any viruses are running in your system.for more info about security task manager visit this website www.neuber.com.
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.
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.(freely available)
*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.(freely available)
