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Deadliest Keylogger - Hardware Keylogger

Everyone might be aware of the keyloggers. The small piece of software that records the sentences and commands that the user inputs into the computer. It is used to steal personal information, including the user's name, account number, PIN and email address. Well, not always, but most of the time, it is easy to detect the presence of keylogger on some foreign or shared computer. Therefore, by restricting yourself from using some confidential information on shared computer, you can protect your important documents.

Now what about your own computer? Well you use latest and updated antivirus and antispyware, you protect your system with smart password, you monitor each and every outgoing connection. Still, you can be hacked !!!!! And the hacker is a small nifty device called hardware keylogger.

A hardware key logger is a small piece of hardware which is usually inserted between the keyboard port and the keyboard. The hardware key logger then records all user keystrokes to it's internal memory. These devices have memory capacities between 8Kb and 2MB. Sitting between your keyboard and its port, this tiny plug-in device records every keystroke typed on any PC computer.

It can record and retrieve everything typed, including emails, chatroom activity, instant messages, website addresses, search engine searches and more .

Features Of Keylogger :

1) Easy to use. No new software to install or learn. (software free device)
2) Installs in seconds, just plug it in.
3) Can be unplugged and information retrieved on another PC.
4) Uses no system resources.
5) Excellent real-time backup device.

Price :

Hardware Keylogger ranges from $129 to $299. The price depends upon the encryption technology used by the keylogger.

Conclusion :

Hardware keylogger is the deadliest keylogger I've ever came across. By formatting your computer, you can relieve yourself from software keylogger but what about the hardware piece if you are not able to spot it ?


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