How to check\remove keyloggers ?

KYD · Post by **KYD** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:03 pm

I got Zone alarm program with anti-virus

is it enugh to check the keyloggers?? there is some special program to do it?

thanks :love:

hellsharpt · Post by **hellsharpt** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:06 pm

I put some info here:

http://www.silkroadforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=15086

Others have added.

JackB4u3r · Post by **JackB4u3r** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:11 pm

Keylogger is a spyware. With Zone Alarm you are safe for sure.

PR0METHEUS · Post by **PR0METHEUS** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:40 pm

Great_Master wrote:Keylogger is a spyware. With Zone Alarm you are safe for sure.

It's a bit dangerous to think that you're completely safe just because you have zone alarm, or any piece of software for that matter. Security through obscurity is simply not that secure.

Vandango · Post by **Vandango** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:51 pm

PR0METHEUS wrote:
Great_Master wrote:Keylogger is a spyware. With Zone Alarm you are safe for sure.

It's a bit dangerous to think that you're completely safe just because you have zone alarm, or any piece of software for that matter. Security through obscurity is simply not that secure.

+1
your not completey safe

but a firewall may stop the keystokres fomr being sent to the wonwer of the keylogger

Dempster · Post by **Dempster** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:55 pm

I don't trust antiviruses to remove things... especially norton, seems every time it finds something it struggles to remove it.. and fails,

what i would do if i found a keylogger? format c:

Suppaman · Post by **Suppaman** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:25 pm

One time i had a key logger but ad-aware made that go away.

PR0METHEUS · Post by **PR0METHEUS** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:04 pm

Karlos Vandango wrote:
PR0METHEUS wrote:
Great_Master wrote:Keylogger is a spyware. With Zone Alarm you are safe for sure.

It's a bit dangerous to think that you're completely safe just because you have zone alarm, or any piece of software for that matter. Security through obscurity is simply not that secure.

+1
your not completey safe

but a firewall may stop the keystokres fomr being sent to the wonwer of the keylogger

I'm not so sure about that. I guess it depends on the firewall. From my experience, which I'll admit is limited in the firewall department, generally firewalls will allow outbound traffic unless you specifically configure rules against it. One exception is software firewalls, like Zone Alarm, that you install on your computer (as opposed to a hardware firewall)

The problem I find with software firewalls like zone alarm, is often times the user doesn't know how to use it properly. I've had several cases where I've set it up for friends or family, tell them how to use it, and they will either 1.) call me for EVERY "this process is trying to connect" dialog, or 2.) approve every single thing because they don't want to break anything.[/b]

Shockertwin · Post by **Shockertwin** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:05 pm

Zonealarm AV sucks. Your going ot want to pick up kaspersky, or Avira. Avira being the best known free one, kaspersky being the best know paid one. Kaspersky catch about 98% (norton gets about 60% :|), and avira catches about 85-90%. Those numbers are from various internet sites.