Keyloggers are those people who can track what you type over the keyboard when you’re connected to the internet. A keylogger can thus keep a watch of which sites are you visiting and track what is being typed by you. This also means that when you type your password to access any online service, a keylogger can attempt to steal your password.
It is clear from the above Para that a keylogger is also a hacker. And if you are not destined well then you may loose everything you have over the internet.
How to protect oneself from keyloggers?
Since a keylogger can benefit by what you typed, especially when you type your password, so let’s address the protection here.
Suppose your password is, innate96p now don’t type the password in one go. Firstly type tep then with the help of your mouse keep the cursor between e and p , now type 96 , now again keep the cursor before t and type nn , following the same technique by moving the cursor again before n , type i and lastly by keeping the cursor between second n and t , type a
This way the keylogger records your password as tep96nnia whereas your actual password is innate96p.
Though the process seems time consuming but let me assure you that its not. Once you’re habitual to it, you can do it easily thereafter. The above password which I have shown is just an example and you need to follow the same technique with your password.
It is highly recommended that you follow the above procedure whenever you log in to any website through a shared computer. (eg. Cyber café)
The article above is written by me but the actual idea was given by a thinkdigit forum member few years back. All credit to the particular member of the said forum
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