Comments for Is there a way to bypass keyloggers?

Comment from Martin Welfeld on 2009-04-19

2009-04-20T05:06:28Z

While traveling I need to use unsecure public access computers in the US, Europe and Asia to access financial accounts. I want to go with a secure USB drive solution, but don't know if that exists.

I know that products such as an Iron Drive offer password protection for stored files (how safe is that?) and file encryption. If I activate the "Remember Me" function on the various sites using the portable browser from Firefox it seems that I would only need to enter a password, which raises the keylogger issue.

I have heard of but am not familiar with the use of images for passwords. Can you comment on this and any existing applications for that purpose?

Does that seem to improve safety from keylogger capture and later account penetration?

Some, but not really. If a keylogger is installed on the system you're using, it could easily log whatever keys or mouse movements you use to access whatever is on your thumbdrive. If you *boot* from the thumbdrive, a hardware keylogger could still collect everything. Public access computers are scary.

- Leo
20-Apr-2009

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Comment from Dave Vogl on 2009-01-13

2009-01-13T16:30:32Z

Check out the free program at http://cloakpass.com as it is portable, free, and has a good web site. It defeats keyloggers and other forms of password problems.

Color me skeptical. Anything installed on your machine can be defeated at some level.

- Leo
14-Jan-2009

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Comment from Mike on 2008-02-22

2008-02-23T06:40:17Z

I have Key Scrambler Pro. It supposedly "scrambles" your keystrokes when typed. Key Scrambler claims that the only thing that a "keylogger" would get is a bunch of random characters/numbers rather than plain text. I believe it is worth checking out, and/or using.

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Comment from Maurice on 2008-02-22

2008-02-23T02:14:12Z

Please have a look at KeyScrambler (there is a free version) at http://www.qfxsoftware.com/ - I would be interested if these comments are applicable to that software. Thx

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Comment from Anthny on 2008-02-18

2008-02-19T04:59:02Z

There are at least few programs that can block or delete keyloggers. They are called 'anti-keyloggers' and there are two basic types of them. The first type are those that have a signature base and the principle of their work is based on scanning of your PC and comparing the files found with the ones that are in anti-keylogger's signature. (As an example you can take a any anti-spyware product).

The second type of anti-keyloggers are those, that use methods of heristic analysis. So the main principle of their work is the behavioral analysis. So, they do not have signatures, as they just don't need them. The main advantage of such kind of signature-based anti-keyloggers is the ability to protect both against known and unknown keyloggers, as they all have the same principle of work. So such kind of anti-keyloggers will help you when the first type of them will not(As an example of behavioral anti-keyloggers you can take PrivacyKeyboard).

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Comment from Chris Buechler on 2008-02-18

2008-02-18T20:49:01Z

Exactly. This line of questioning is all too common among IT security people even. When a machine is compromised, anything can be done to it including what was outlined above.

You need to first do everything you can to prevent systems from being compromised, and second, have means of detecting and responding to compromises. Worrying about what can happen once a system is compromised is pointless, because the answer to that is "anything".

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