Keylogger and Anti Keylogger Behavior

Hardware Keylogger - A hardware keylogger can be placed on the back of a keyboard in an attempt to steal typed information. While in place, the hardware keylogger tracks all keys pressed on the keyboard and stores this info in its memory (like a tiny flash drive). At a later time the hardware keylogger is removed from the infected machine (thus stealing info from whoever used this machine while the keylogger was in place). There is no software that can detect a hardware keylogger. Spyshakers can diffuse the hardware keylogger with Ghostpad, the Shaker List, and Drag and Drop.

Hook-based Software Keylogger - This is a very popular keylogging tool. To fall victim, someone has to manually install it on your computer or you have to catch it like a computer virus (thru a trick email or rogue program). Some of the hook-based software packages out there are really sophisticated. There are anti-keylogger software programs available to block hook-based programs. This is useful in locking down your personal machine as much as possible. Spyshakers counteracts hook-based software keyloggers with Ghostpad, the Shaker List, and Drag and Drop functionality.

Kernel-based Software Keylogger - This is the more dangerous of the two software keyloggers. Like the hook-based, someone has to manually install it on your computer or you have to catch it like a computer virus. This kind is more rare than the hook-based but it is gaining popularity. It cannot be detected by any combative anti-keylogger software. Spyshakers counteracts kernel-based software keyloggers with Ghostpad, the Shaker List, and Drag and Drop functionality.

Clipboard Monitor - A clipboard monitor is a piece of software that watches everything that goes onto the "Clipboard". It saves everything you copy and paste. Drag and Drop protects against the clipboard monitor.

Screen Capturing Device - This is the devil. Screen capturing software takes a picture of your computer screen in an attempt to steal your identification and monitor the screen in general. Pictures are usually taken on a time interval (fortunately, many screenshots requires much space, so 1 picture every 30 seconds would be a common time interval). Spyshakers counteracts screen capturing devices with the Shaker List and Ghostpad. How so? Spyshakers is designed to run your list of favorites in list form when submitting the Shaker List. If you list is longer than the screen then a screen capturing device can not capture everything on screen at once. Ghostpad also works on hover because some screen capturing devices take a picture on click. Yes we thought of that. It is countered.

Phishing - Spyshakers protects Spyshakers accounts against phishing with a Shaker List. When a Shaker List is turned on, it presents a personal challenge upon every authentication. Individual websites are protected because there is no need to type the login url (it is saved within the Spyshakers profile).