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Six steps for dealing with keyloggers.(Brief article)

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| January 25, 2007 | Kraft, Peter; Geiger, Jorg | COPYRIGHT 2007 Incisive Media, published with the permission of Incisive Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Peter Kraft, Jorg Geiger

Six steps for dealing with keyloggers

If a keylogger has found its way into your system, it's not the end of the world. Here are some tips to solve the problem.

Step 1 Assume the worst -- that your system has been totally compromised by kernel keyloggers. Make an image of the infected hard disk.

Step 2 Scan your system, one after another, with Spybot, Rootkit Revealer and Icesword to track down the data spies. Afterwards, terminate them and securely delete their log files.

Step 3 If you are not sure whether you deleted all the files successfully and don't want to overlook the extent of damage caused by previous surveillance activity, format your hard disk, reinstall the operating system and change all your ...

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