Which is the safest keyboard logger?

October 25, 2007 8:55 AM

Which is the safest keyboard logger to install that is known not to send the logs to a third-party?

I need to install a keyboard logger on my machine for my own use. But I am worried that the keyboard logger may itself be a trojan that sends information to another computer over the net, which I dont want.

Which one do you recommend? Of course, it should have stealth settings.

I have tried a few, but the moment I run them, my own anti-virus program catches them and reports them as trojans. And I dont want to disable my anti virus .

posted by inquisitive to computers & internet (8 comments total)

How about a hardware solution? Like http://www.keyghost.com/ or one of their competitors?
posted by fings at 8:57 AM on October 25, 2007

Tell your antivirus to exclude the folder it installs in.
posted by damn dirty ape at 9:48 AM on October 25, 2007

But I am worried that the keyboard logger may itself be a trojan that sends information to another computer over the net, which I dont want.

Google for an app called Wireshark. You'll probably need to read some documentation to understand what its doing. Or you can set your firewall to disallow the sniffer access to the net.
posted by damn dirty ape at 9:49 AM on October 25, 2007

I dont want to install a hardware solution. I will look into Wireshark and get back to you.

Meanwhile any other software keyboard logger that is known to be free from viruses, etc.?

Any free keyboard logger?
posted by inquisitive at 12:40 AM on October 26, 2007

Your antivirus isn't being tripped up because these keyloggers contain viruses and/or trojans--it is being tripped up because they are keyloggers. This is by design. damn dirty ape is right--just get it from a reputable source and tell your antivir to exclude it. Install a firewall if you're super paranoid.
posted by almostmanda at 6:48 AM on October 26, 2007

>> just get it from a reputable source

Please recommend some more reputable sources. Wireshark is one as recommended by damn dirty ape. Any others ?
posted by inquisitive at 7:11 AM on October 26, 2007

But wireshark seems to be a network protocol analyzer.
Ok I think "damn dirty ape" is recommending that to analyze the data sent by the keylogger if any.

But I need to know which software keylogger to install in the first place !

Can you recommend some reputed ones ?
posted by inquisitive at 7:13 AM on October 26, 2007

Any answers?
posted by inquisitive at 8:09 AM on October 29, 2007