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Keylogger Tutorial [For Newbies]

Keylogger is a software program or hardware device that is used to monitor and log each of the keys a user types into a computer keyboard. The user who installed the program or hardware device can then view all keys typed in by that user. Because these programs and hardware devices monitor the keys typed in a user can easily find user passwords and other information a user may not wish others to know about.
Keyloggers, as a surveillance tool, are often used by employers to ensure employees use work computers for business purposes only. Unfortunately, keyloggers can also be embedded in spyware allowing your information to be transmitted to an unknown third party.


About keyloggers

A keylogger is a program that runs in the background, recording all the keystrokes. Once keystrokes are logged, they are hidden in the machine for later retrieval, or shipped raw to the attacker. The attacker then peruses them carefully in the hopes of either finding passwords, or possibly other useful information that could be used to compromise the system or be used in a social engineering attack. For example, a keylogger will reveal the contents of all e-mail composed by the user. Keylogger is commonly included in rootkits.

A keylogger normally consists of two files: a DLL which does all the work and an EXE which loads the DLL and sets the hook. Therefore when you deploy the hooker on a system, two such files must be present in the same directory.

There are other approaches to capturing info about what you are doing.

Some keyloggers capture screens, rather than keystrokes.
Other keyloggers will secretly turn on video or audio recorders, and transmit what they capture over your internet connection.


A keyloggers might be as simple as an exe and a dll that are placed on a machine and invoked at boot via an entry in the registry.A keyloggers has following features:

Quote:* Stealth: invisible in process list
Includes kernel keylogger driver that captures keystrokes even when user is logged off (Windows 2000 / XP)
ProBot program files and registry entries are hidden (Windows 2000 / XP)
Includes Remote Deployment wizard
Active window titles and process names logging
Keystroke / password logging
Regional keyboard support
Keylogging in NT console windows
Launched applications list
Text snapshots of active applications.
Visited Internet URL logger
Capture HTTP POST data (including logins/passwords)
File and Folder creation/removal logging
Mouse activities
Workstation user and timestamp recording
Log file archiving, separate log files for each user
Log file secure encryption
Password authentication
Invisible operation
Native GUI session log presentation
Easy log file reports with Instant Viewer 2 Web interface
HTML and Text log file export
Automatic E-mail log file delivery
Easy setup & uninstall wizards
Support for Windows ® 95/98/ME and Windows ® NT/2000/XP

[Features taken frm net]

Some Examples :

Ardamax Keylogger
Project Neptune


Regards,
Horcrux™
thanks very usefull guide, ill try right at the moment
Thanks :D

I looking good tutorials about create Keylogger and crypted, because I would like to learn to do keyloggers and crypted.
Thanks :)

please PM
But what exact files do you send to the person that your wanting to keylog? Do you send your Keylogging program to them or what? I am really new to this whole thing.
Nice overview OP! This is a great share. Thanks
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haha Thanks! Nice Share!
I like it :D)
Nice job for noobs, keep it up and stay HQ :)
(Oct 28, 2012 11:17 AM)ImageExpress.Inc Wrote:  But what exact files do you send to the person that your wanting to keylog? Do you send your Keylogging program to them or what? I am really new to this whole thing.

U bind keylogger wid a file that u r sendin to the slave.
If he opens it he gets keylogged.
For more questions Pm me
Nice job ! nice turo for the bigginer
What are some good free programs to keylog people? if there even are good free ones.
many free but paid are better. i use Citadel. works darm good and as what i want.
Nice Job ! Nice Information !
Keep it up !
Thanks for the Guide!

Some newb questions:

Will a Keylogger be detected as soon as Antivirus gets the certain update to detect it?

Will the Antivirus detect the Keylogger in the file i sent to the slave?
(Oct 30, 2012 02:18 AM)austere Wrote:  Thanks for the Guide!

Some newb questions:

Will a Keylogger be detected as soon as Antivirus gets the certain update to detect it?

Will the Antivirus detect the Keylogger in the file i sent to the slave?
Yes
To solve this prob u hve to crypt that file.
i am a beginner. keylogging will be the first hack i try. thank you


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