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DIY Hardware keylogger

Here's how to make a PS/2 keyboard line keylogger, also provided - the software application with full source code to download the recorded data. [via] Link.

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Posted by: zyga on October 13, 2006 at 5:49 AM

looks they have USB keylogger as well as PS2 marketing version http://www.keelog.com/kusb.html - quite cheap and the idea is good cause software logger are mostly easy to detect. Have a look at the list published on symantec page - http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/threatexplorer/risks/spyware.jsp

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Posted by: zyga on October 13, 2006 at 5:51 AM

looks they have USB keylogger as well as PS2 comercial version http://www.keelog.com/kusb.html - quite cheap and the idea is good cause software logger are mostly easy to detect. Have a look at the list published on symantec page - http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/threatexplorer/risks/spyware.jsp

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Posted by: zyga on October 13, 2006 at 6:16 AM

anyone tried to do this?

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Posted by: Kris Vandenreijt on July 28, 2009 at 3:57 AM

Hardware keylogger or software keylogger

The problem with a hardware keylogger is that it gives very few information. A software keylogger will record time, program, screenshots, ... Both kind of keyloggers have their advantages. Following article points them out clearly http://www.spy3k.be/spyblog/172/a-software-keylogger-a-hardware-keylogger/

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