A Word About Keylogger

A keylogger is a simple piece of code which records keystrokes on a computer. A keylogger is an effective tool to steal away crucial your information such as your usernames/passwords. When a hacker gets acccess to sensitive information they can take advantage of stolen information as per their will. Keyloggers are usually post exploition modules. Red Team of Resec Systems carried out a research and a created a POC which demonstrates that it is possible to by pass endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities provided by known AVs.

How to safeguard Yourselves from Keylogger

Implement Two Factor Authentication

Strict implementation of Two-factor authentication through one time passwords would help users protect their sensitive credentials, as one-time password is momentary and the hackers cannot use the same detected password the next time.

Use of Virtual Keyboard

Virtual Keyboard helps to avoid personal data interception by the hackers. It is a software used to allow the users to input characters without the actual need for physical keys.