The moment you establish an Internet connection, your computer becomes vulnerable to an array of threats that're circulating online. One of the most common forms of Infections, Is called a
keylogger. As It's name Implies, It logs every keystroke you type, and then sends the Information to the attacker via (for example) FTP or email transmission. As such, In this tutorial, I will show you
how to prevent keylogging using a tool named Ghostpress.
All It takes to fall victim, Is to simply click on an Innocent-looking link, and the malicious file will drop somewhere on your hard disk without any Indication of It's existence. Even If your antivirus software Is up-to-date with the latest
virus definitions, an
FUD (Fully Undetectable)
keylogger will bypass It with Incredible ease.
Essentially, If you've physically entered your username & password Into a given online account, It will be recorded by the keylogger and sent to It's author. As a result, say goodbye to your account!
I've already written a
guide here on how to remain safe from keyloggers using a different tool, so feel free to check It out. Back on-topic, the tool that I'll be using In this article, Is named
Ghostpress, that can be downloaded from the
official website or via this
reliable source.
Simply put,
Ghostpress prevents your keystrokes from being captured, no matter where you happen to be typing at the time. So without further ado, let's get this tutorial started.
Step One:
Once you've downloaded
Ghostpress, It doesn't need to be Installed on your computer, so execute the file and hit
Next as shown below.
Step Two:
It now provides the option of
screenshot protection, of which I strongly recommend. You'll see why, after the next few steps. Click the
Enable feature checkbox, and hit
Next to finalize the process.
Step Three:
Ghostpress Is now up & running, and actively encrypting my keystrokes as they're being typed In
Real-time. This means that the moment I switch from one task to another, so too does Ghostpress. Let's test this In the next couple of steps.
Step Four:
I've executed my
Avast browser and as you can see, Ghostpress has Instantly applied It's Real-time protection.
Step Five:
The exact same applies, when I double-clicked on the
WinRAR archiver. The number enclosed In brackets, Is It's
PID (Process Identifier).
Step Six:
Now to test It's
screenshot protection, as enabled In
Step Two above. I'll take a screenshot of the Image below, using the Windows built-In
Print Screen key on my hardware keyboard.
Last Step:
And here's the result, which Is quite Impressive. As you can see,
Ghostpress prevented the screenshot from being captured, hence apart from my Icons In the Taskbar, only a black Image Is visible.
Final Thoughts:
What I like about
Ghostpress, Is not only the fact that It's a portable version without the need to Install It, but also that It's very user-friendly, thus users with minimal computing knowledge can grasp It's functionality with Incredible ease. Moreover, It's totally free of charge, so be sure to
download and enable It at your earliest convenience.
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