Keylogger detection

stefano

I read that Keyloggers can cause untold damage to one's wealth, especially if one's finances are done online, and wanted to know if Malwarebytes and Avira can and will detect it, or if something else will be needed.
Your knowledge and assistance will be greatly appreciated.

busenbust

MBAM more often than not -- does detect .

aliEnRIK

Generally speaking keyloggers are very difficult to pin down. Theres every chance 'all' security software would miss certain types

JJ_Egan

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aliEnRIK

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mr_fishbulb

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That's a pretty bold statement for them to make considering these aren't the only attack vectors.

HO87

mr_fishbulb wrote: »

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That's a pretty bold statement for them to make considering these aren't the only attack vectors.

I think its intended as a semi-literate marketing line.

m00nie

a firewall would help..

and also common sense..

watch what you download and what links you click etc..

unfortunately keyloggers and rats can be encrypted to bypass detection both runtime and scantime so theres always a possibillity.. hence using common sense helps to minimize the risks..

busenbust

m00nie wrote: »

a firewall would help..

and also common sense..

watch what you download and what links you click etc..

unfortunately keyloggers and rats can be encrypted to bypass detection both runtime and scantime so theres always a possibillity.. hence using common sense helps to minimize the risks..

good idea about the firewall .

tweeter

re#1 "I read that Keyloggers can cause untold damage to one's wealth, especially if one's finances are done online"

I realised that I would never keep on top of the Windows malware treadmill because of a lack of time etc, so I started to do all my transactions from a Slax distro, then progressed to dual boot with another linux operating system. Apologies to all gamers and techies on here. HTH

by a OFITG old dear.

stefano

tweeter wrote: »

re#1 "I read that Keyloggers can cause untold damage to one's wealth, especially if one's finances are done online"

I realised that I would never keep on top of the Windows malware treadmill because of a lack of time etc, so I started to do all my transactions from a Slax distro, then progressed to dual boot with another linux operating system. Apologies to all gamers and techies on here. HTH

by a OFITG old dear.

Excuse my ignorance, but what's a Slax distro and a dual boot?