After Virus, Spywares , there are stuff like keyloggers which get installed on your computer while accessing illegal websites or websites offering free downloadable content. You need to always stay alert and make sure you have the right software tools which can find these softwares installed on your computer and remove them right away. These are not only a threat to your computer but also to your personal data and removing them as soon as possible is the best step, because delaying is like losing more.
Iam personally very much scared with these kind of softwares because they can give you thrilling days when you find out that your personal information is shared with others. You normally store all your website logins, credit card numbers etc on your computer or else on your web browsers and these hijacker softwares would steal all your information and use if it is useful to them financially.
While a normal virus would hit your computer files, these keyloggers would hit everything of yours because they get access to all your data which can be a very bad event. Here are few recommended softwares which you need to install on the pc or laptop to scan out all your hard drive and find out if there are any keyloggers type of software’s installed and remove them. This is one of the best way you can protect your privacy.
Free Software for Secured Deletion :
Check out File Shredder 2 which is a free software to block access to your sensitive information and system files. It removes all the important files from your hard drive in such a manner that recovering them would be a very hard job by the hackers, keeping your computers hard drive completely secured.
Paid Privacy Protection Software
Even if you use C Cleaner the free system files cleaning utility, there would be some files still left on your computer which when you need softwares like Webroot Window Washer. It deletes all the unwanted useless files from your computer especially the history files of your web browser. There is a option Window Washer’s One-click Shredder which either deletes a complete folder or a single file instantly with no trails left. More features in this application would include removing or deleting cookies you dont want to and the cookies you want to continue being stored on your computer. Generally there are cookies stored on your computer through the web browser when you access different websites and some of these can be harmful enough which you need to eradicate asap. You can try out the free trial version initially and later upgrade to the 29.95$ paid version.
Paid Antilogger Software :
This software would take of all your most important components like Keyboard, Hard Drive, Screen by looking for suspicious activity like webcam loggers, screen loggers, SSL loggers, keyboard loggers etc which try to send out information out of your computer connection without your knowledge. There is a 30days free trail during which you can try out all the features of this program and then buy the paid version at 39.50$ if you are satisfied with the application and when you feel you are completely secured.
adu says
can u name some good softwares for anti ketlogger which wont turn against me…an anti eylogger which mite actually transmit my logs!!
jai says
But what you will do if you are not on own pc. as when u r on friends/office/netcafe pcs.I have a simple solution you can use.If u can pay you can use norton identity safe on USB or you can simply use a Linux live cd/usb and boot that computer with it.