keylogger
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- noun
- /ˈkiːˌlɔɡər/
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- To protect your privacy, you should regularly check your computer for a keylogger that may record your keystrokes.
- use a keylogger
Examples
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Zero-day exploits in web browsers that can inject malicious code that downloads keyloggers, scareware, and other nasty programs are still frequently found.
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Doing a system restore does not kill the keyloggers and other crap it spews into your computer.
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You are confusing keylogger with what this guy asked for.
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I have removed two keyloggers from my PC.
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It's basically a keylogger.
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When he downloaded the PDF... what he downloaded was the keylogger.
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Keylogger hardware
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They implanted a Trojan keylogger on the remote systems, or did anything but the central servers.
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It is my personal belief that if they could get the actual software used, they will find the source codes have been changed and that keyloggers were written into it.
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Restoring the system after infection will not help much if the keyloggers or password stealers were running for a while.
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Synonyms
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A program that secretly takes information from your computer and sends it to others
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Etymology
The word keylogger combines key, meaning a keyboard 'key', and log, meaning a 'record', so it literally means a 'record' of keys. That's why a keylogger is a program or device that quietly records every keystroke, often without the user's knowledge.