Spy Review

Keylogging devices and software are getting popular. Much of the time they are used by people in good faith such as parents wanting to keep tabs on their children’s computer activities, but sometimes they can also be used in surreptitious manner where thieves may try to steal data online by recording what an user is typing, hoping to reterieve enough information to be able to get access to highly confidential information.

There are some methods to counter this. KeyScrambler from QFX Software, is one such method. KeyScrambler Professional is a plug-in for your web browser that encrypts your keystrokes whereas to protect your information from being grabbed by keyloggers.

You can download a free version here, which has some limitations.

Whey you type of your keyboard whether it is for searching the net, typing passwords or credit card numbers, or writing emails, the letters or numbers you type travel a certain path inside your operating system before they actually make it to the browser where you can see them.

Keyloggers, once they are in your computer, find places to hide along this path where they collect your data and send it to the hacker’s computer. KeyScrambler Professional encrypts each one of your keystrokes at the driver level of your keyboard before it starts to make that path throughout your operating system. This way the hacker will receive an encrypted bunch of junk instead of the correct information that you see displayed on the form or browser.

KeyScrambler Professional Works with all the popular Internet browsers, popular email programs, popular messanger software, and others. Here is a full list of what it works with.

However, there are limitations with Keyscrambler. KeyScrambler Professional does not encrypt such documents as Microsoft Office programs, finance programs such as Quicken and MS Money, Turbo Tax, MS Office Accounting, or other programs such as Windows Logon, Domain Logon and Vista UAC prompts.

According to their site, the premium version works with finance, tax and other applications.