What is a Keylogger?

A Keylogger is a type of Malware that invisibly records all keyboard activity. Everything that is typed into your computer is recorded ex: password, socials, security questions & more.

The scary part is that it is absolutely invisible to all operating systems (in Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista processes as well) It runs in the background without you ever knowing it. Quietly recording all of your information for thieves to keep and use later to hack into your accounts. The thing is that it doesn’t matter how complex you make your passwords to your bank accounts, because they have it recorded, every keystroke you make.

Its obvious why you do not want this harmful program on your computer. Take these steps to take to protect your vital information:

1) Do not open spam email. Do not even click on it, if you are unsure about an email, delete it right away without viewing it. Also if your email inbox has a preview mode, where you can see part of an email message, turn that off. You could harm your computer by viewing even a partial part of an infected email.
2) Do not download attachments if its from someone you do not know.
3) Do not click on pop ups. Most web browsers have anti pop up software on them. Though, if you see ads popping up, install another program to prevent that. Also be weary of pop ups that look like Microsoft Windows messages that say you need to update your software. Microsoft only has messages that come from your task bar, not in the form of a pop up.
4) Make sure your firewall is turned ON. To do that, click on the red shield on your task bar. Windows Security Center will come up. Firewall is first on the list, make sure its green and says ON.
5) Run a full system antivirus scan weekly

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