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Keylogger Protection

Keyloggers are programs designed to monitor and record everything that you type on your computer. There are a variety of types of keyloggers, but they all perform the same basic function. Keyloggers can be used for legitimate purposes by companies that are liable for everything typed into their computers, and some child monitoring software use keyloggers to monitor how a child is using the computer. More often, however, keyloggers are used for spying by suspicious spouses or criminals. 

Keyloggers can be purchased as “legitimate” software over the internet by anyone, or criminals may use custom made keylogging Trojans that are spread as any type of malware spreads. In either case the keylogger is made to run completely silently and hide all traces of its presence. Many criminal keyloggers even use special tricks to bypass most firewalls so that your information can be sent to the attacker without you (or your firewall) ever knowing. Many go undetected by antivirus, anti-spyware, and other anti-malware scanners either by using special tricks or because they are sold as legitimate software and thus intentionally excluded from detection.

New and modified keyloggers are released every day. Because keyloggers pose an obvious and extreme security risk, especially ones with the ability to bypass firewalls, Online Armor detects keyloggers by how they act, assuring the greatest level of detection and ensuring that they cannot bypass the Online Armor firewall.

Note: Online Armor Free only detects some basic Keyloggers. More comprehensive keylogger protection is available in the paid versions of Online Armor.

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Online Armor Keylogging test results

Tall Emu regularly tests programs and techniques that can be used for keylogging. The website "Firewall Leak Tester" has a test tool which tries to record your keystrokes in various ways. The videos below show how Online Armor handles those keylogging methods.