Keyloggers – Silent and very dangerous viruses

Keyloggers track and record every key that is pressed on a computer, often without the user’s permission or knowledge. A keylogger can be hardware or software based and can be used as a lawful IT monitoring tool, both professional and personal. However, keyloggers can also be used for criminal purposes, more clearly, it is a computer virus whose function is to record each and every one of the keystrokes on your keyboard.

The malicious codes that circulate on the network are of the most varied. Everyone is afraid that their computer will freeze at the most unexpected moment, or that someone will take remote control without your authorization, but what is most scary is that someone will access your data without your permission. In fact, currently ransomware is the most feared virus, since it works like a hijacking of your machine that will only be eliminated by paying the hacker’s demands as we have seen on occasion.

So how do we protect ourselves from Keyloggers?

Now that you know what keylogger viruses are and how they work, let’s move on to the security section. Digital measures range from installing a good antivirus with a specific detector for these viruses, although many protection software already have this feature in both their paid and free versions. It’s also a good idea to keep your account secure with 2-Step Verification if you feel more secure by putting a random generated code at each login.

You can also have a password manager installed, since you will not need to type, but the program will start session with an encrypted code made to be malicious. One of these programs is LessPass, which has its own extensions for Firefox and Google Chrome so that you don’t have to install anything else on your PC. Keeping your operating system, software products and browsers up to date with the latest security patches should always be a part of your security solution, but the best defense is to install a good antispyware product that offers protection against this malware.

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