Keyloggers or keyloggers (from English keylogger - the logger of clicking of keys) exist more than 10 years. For all this time spy programs which are capable to transfer logins and passwords from accounts of Internet users were created. In certain cases people lost millions of dollars, having put trust in suspicious resources and e-mails with quite strange contents.
It is required to you
- The antivirus software with constantly renewed bases of signatures.
Instruction
1. The easiest way not to appear the user of spy programs – to be attentive. The world practice shows that virus writers are ready to do anything to take control of others means, abducting logins and passwords of accounts.
2. Pay the attention to mail letters, often they come from the websites which you yet never faced. For example, at the time to net surfers of VKontakte letters from users with a request came to look at a photo. After clicking the user link "threw out" from the account. As soon as it entered it again, user data were sent to the unknown address. The real address of the website – Vkontakte.ru, and was specified in the reference by Vkonlahte.ru that is visible with the naked eye.
3. Use only the modern antivirus software, you monitor the last updates. Sometimes there is a sense to update not only bases of signatures, but also the version of the program since each new version includes innovations and completions of problems of former versions.
4. If you at least once faced keyloggers, for certain paid attention to warnings of an anti-virus product of undesirable software. Each antivirus will recognize the spy as a certain software what it also is. Collaboration with an anti-virus product is necessary for blocking of such spies. It to you can indicate only the reason, your purpose to understand, whether really specified file the keylogger.
5. One more way of protection against espionage in your computer – use of the virtual keyboard. The most widespread way which allows to get rid of theft of powerful data, such as passwords of access to Internet banking, to databases, etc. When using any operating system from the Windows family, start of the virtual keyboard can be carried out from the Start menu.
6. Click the Start menu, select the All Programs item, pass to the section "Standard", then "Special opportunities" and right-click on the Screen Keyboard point. Select the Enshrine in the Start Menu item. Now the virtual keyboard can be opened quickly, having clicked "Start-up".