Security tip2:-

Manish Goyal

Manish Goyal

@manish-r2Hoep Oct 22, 2024
Due to advancements in technology there are lot of key loggers available in internet where even osk is also not quite helpful
So here is another tip

Type password in bits

For e.g. : If the password is ‘amam’ (that’s not my password 😉 ) type in ‘am’ in the password box. Now click on a blank area in the window and so that the password box is not in focus anymore. Now type some random text (say ‘monia’). This will not appear on the password box since it is out of focus. Now click on the password box and type some more of the password, say ‘am’. Again click on a blank area and type some random words. Repeat this till you complete your password.

The Keyboard Logger would have recorded am-monia-am since most loggers can’t differentiate the fields.

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  • Saandeep Sreerambatla

    Saandeep Sreerambatla

    @saandeep-sreerambatla-hWHU1M Mar 18, 2010

    This is interesting idea to enter password!

    This helps in security, thanks for sharing this tip.
  • MaRo

    MaRo

    @maro-Ce3knx Mar 18, 2010

    Well, this had been avoided in a Keylogger I wrote time ago, I find the password box & take the text written in it only, Don't know about any other keylogger.

    The big problem that we've found theoretical solutions for, is the virtual keyboard very much harder to detect.
  • Sahithi Pallavi

    Sahithi Pallavi

    @sahithi-oJZaYj Mar 18, 2010

    Good tips! Thanks for sharing with us.
  • Gurjeet Singh

    Gurjeet Singh

    @gurjeet-LUX7B1 Mar 19, 2010

    good one 😀
  • optimystix

    optimystix

    @optimystix-4yMPKC Mar 19, 2010

    MaRo
    Well, this had been avoided in a Keylogger I wrote time ago, I find the password box & take the text written in it only, Don't know about any other keylogger.

    The big problem that we've found theoretical solutions for, is the virtual keyboard very much harder to detect.
    I agree with you. This method is not so secure. Also these keylogger logs will be read by a human who can brute force with the combination of words he gets. Also I feel it would be kinda hectic to remember doing this all the time we surf on a public computer.

    Rather, if this trick was to be used, it would be better if the user used random combination of numbers and varying case alphabets.

    that would confuse a manual guessing procedure but it will still be vulnerable to brute force attacks.
  • HImanshu_Sharma

    HImanshu_Sharma

    @himanshu-sharma-HOM7Hg Mar 19, 2010

    hey goyal, i have such a key logger which shows whre you typed the letters,,,so for it its not easy to escapes....
  • Manish Goyal

    Manish Goyal

    @manish-r2Hoep Mar 19, 2010

    Have you tried both the tricks ie security tip1 and 2 on this keylogger ?
  • optimystix

    optimystix

    @optimystix-4yMPKC Mar 19, 2010

    goyal , the best option to be safe from keyloggers is to use virtual/onscreen keyboard. and better still if using 3rd party applications that can be used from pen drives.
  • HImanshu_Sharma

    HImanshu_Sharma

    @himanshu-sharma-HOM7Hg Mar 19, 2010

    i didn't tried bt it shows every activity performing on my pc..with its place...i'll try ok
  • sbscetferozpur

    sbscetferozpur

    @sbscetferozpur-V9HVvl Mar 21, 2010

    hey their is other way to get rid of keylogger;
    just open ur on-screen keyboard,
    type by hitting on sceen letters ,
    those wiil not be traced by key logger....
    try it......
  • ONKSSSSS

    ONKSSSSS

    @onksssss-08KBM5 Mar 22, 2010

    goyal420
    Due to advancements in technology there are lot of key loggers available in internet where even osk is also not quite helpful
    So here is another tip

    Type password in bits

    For e.g. : If the password is ‘amam’ (that’s not my password 😉 ) type in ‘am’ in the password box. Now click on a blank area in the window and so that the password box is not in focus anymore. Now type some random text (say ‘monia’). This will not appear on the password box since it is out of focus. Now click on the password box and type some more of the password, say ‘am’. Again click on a blank area and type some random words. Repeat this till you complete your password.

    The Keyboard Logger would have recorded am-monia-am since most loggers can’t differentiate the fields.

    Next tip will be added soon
    😁😁😁😁😁

    HAHA WHY DON'T YOU USE ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD INSTEAD?????
    😁😁😁😁😁
  • Sahithi Pallavi

    Sahithi Pallavi

    @sahithi-oJZaYj Mar 22, 2010

    ONKSSSSS
    😁😁😁😁😁

    HAHA WHY DON'T YOU USE ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD INSTEAD?????
    😁😁😁😁😁
    That tip was also mentioned by goyal as security tip-1, :smile:

    See this,

    #-Link-Snipped-#
  • HImanshu_Sharma

    HImanshu_Sharma

    @himanshu-sharma-HOM7Hg Mar 23, 2010

    brother this tip will also not work with that software...
  • CIVILPRINCESS

    CIVILPRINCESS

    @civilprincess-308hDv Mar 23, 2010

    nice tip. 👍