How not to get keylogged.

I've seen so many people say they're getting keylogged, so i made this guide to stop you guys from getting keylogged.

To begin with.. this guide is for all firefox users... by nathan.

Getting keylogged can be very bad, someone can get all your passwords, as well as your personal info, credit card numbers, and alot more. Being keylogged is just bad. How can you take the steps you need to NOT get logged? In this guide i will explain how the steps to take too protect yourself.


1. Downloading files.

Most of us download alot of files, for various reasons. The thing is, some files can contain viruses, keyloggers, and alot of malicious content. You need to be cautious in downloading files.


Places TO download things from.

1. Well known sites, such as Microsoft.com, Download.com, Apple.com, and any well known website. If the design looks professional there is a good chance it's safe.

2. Updates. When your computer needs to update, or other things need to update, such as programs, or software, most often something will pop up telling you that you need to update. These are usually safe to update. Be careful! Popups on the internet can say that it's an update, but it's only popup, containing bad content.

-What a good download site should look like-





Places to NOT download things from.

1. "Cracking sites", free hosting, places like megaupload (if a random person gives you a download link), serial code websites. Just use your common sense.

2. Places that offer you programs that can "edit stats" on runescape, pass crackers, hacking tools, and places that offer torrents. Alot of people put bad files in torrents, and malicious content. Be careful and only download torrents that have good feedback.

-What a bad download site should look like-






1. Scanning files.

Once you have a file download, even if you think it's safe, be even safer and scan it. Your not even going to have to spend cash on this! Just follow these steps.

1. Go to:
http://www.download.com/3000-2239_4-10695030.html

2. Click here:


3. Install avg.

4. Once avg is installed, and you need to scan a file, simply find it on your desktop.

5. Right click on it, and then click here:


6. If it's virus free, this should pop up:


7. If there is a virus, an option to move the malicious file to the virus vault should come up. Click on it, and move it to the virus vault. The delete whatever you downloaded, and empty the recycling bin.


8. Another tip, you can also use http://virusscan.jotti.org/ to scan for files online.



1. Staying safe on msn.

People can send you keyloggers and other bad thing over msn. It's pretty simple to stop this though.

1. Open msn messenger and click here:


2. Then go here and click this box in:


3. Unsafe files will be blocked.


4. Even "safe files" can contain malicious content. Just don't accept files over msn.




That's it for my guide to not getting keylogged. Hope it helped you stay secure! Stay safe.


Part two: How to remove keyloggers.


You wake up, log onto your computer. You open msn. What?! Your password isn't working. Next you try to log onto your runescape accounts. None work.
Well worst has comes to worse, and you have a keylogger. Well, your not completely screwed, most keyloggers can be removed pretty easily. Following these easy steps, you can remove keyloggers.



1. Spybot search and destroy.


This can be used to remove most keyloggers, and is a very good program. It's also free, and one of the most commonly used anti virus programs. It's very good for removing common and not so common viruses. This should probably be your first option is you realize your keylogged.


1. Go here: http://www.download.com/3000-8022_4-10401314.html

2. Click here:


3. Install spybot search and destroy.

4. Open spybot search and destroy.

5. Go click here:


6. Once it has finished the immunization process, click here:


7. Your computer will now be scanned.

8. Once all threats are found, click here:
Note: I don't have this spyware, i used a picture off Google.


9. Hopefully your problem is fixed!



2. Other programs to use or buy if that doesn't work.

Well, that should probably get rid of your keylogger, but if it doesn't, there are other options.


-Other free removal software-


1. a2 Free: http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

2. Abtrusion Protector Personal Edition: http://www.abtrusion.com/Downloads/appersonal.asp

3. Ad-aware Standard Edition:http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/

4. Microsoft Windows Defender:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=435bfce7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d&DisplayLang=en

5. PC Tools Antivirus Free Edition:
http://www.regnow.com/softsell/visitor.cgi?affiliate=16087&action=site&vendor=11719

6. Comodo Antivirus:
http://www.antivirus.comodo.com/

7. AntiVir Personal Edition:
http://www.free-av.com/



3. Cleaning up.

Once a keylogger is gone, your only halfway through the process of getting rid of it. Someone could still know your bank info, and alot more! This can be very bad, so you need to take care of it right away. Once you think you've gotten rid of your keylogger, you still need to do a few more things.

1. Reboot, and then start another scan of you whole computer, using each anti virus programs you have, also scan again with spybot search and destroy. If no threats are found, go to step 2.

2. Change all your passwords, associated with banking, paypal, egold, myspace, sythe, instant messengers, msn, aim, anything and everything.

3. Now that you got rid of the virus, you need to protect yourself to not get viruses in the future. Scan daily with avg.

4. Download zone alarm:
http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/free/1025_update/zaSetup_en.exe

5. Once you install it, always have it on.

6. Always remember everything in this guide, scan daily, have your firewall on, don't download suspicious files, don't accept files over msn, and you will probably never have to go through this painful process again! Thanks for reading my guide, hope it helped.
Your welcome,
The user edd team.

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Nice one, very good quality.. Plenty of pics, and helpful . Add to it though, how to get rid of keyloggers.

 

Planning on making that next.

 

Nice guide, this could be in huge use for the community. Someone should stikie this, it's a great way to prevent keyloggs and viruses, and many members aren't sure how to get rid of them and to avoid them.

 

Yes, feel free to stike anyone, and i'll add how to remove keyloggers when i'm done with it.

 

Are you sure torrents? I download and upload em a lot and scan them every time, i use em for my psp hacking, and they never have anything on them.

Very good guide BTW

 

Well some torrents can have bad files on them, i've seen some which have had bad content (avg picked it up). I'm just saying be careful with them.

 

Ahhh why didn't you make this before i got keylogged

lol, thanks anyway

 

Add in you can use http://virusscan.jotti.org/ one of the best online scanners for a file. Its usually busy so you have to wait a few min before you can scan it.

But over all good guide, hopefully this will help some of the people who know less about this kind of thing.

 

Good guide, but horrible reccomendation for an antivirus. AVG hardly catches anything and its interface sucks - if you need a free antivirus try "Avast!" and if you need a paid one get Kaspersky.

 

get norton antivirus. get some firewall to. just dont accept things from people u dont now.

 

nice guide it helps a ton

 

Nortan Antivirus is horrible. I scanned my comp several times with nortan and found nothing. Then I scanned with Ad aware SE and found 140!

Thanks for the guide man 10/10

 

ya adaware is ftw, i like mc affee too, norton is like arson on your pc it does damage

 

Ok, added.

 

Good Guide, needs a sticky in the COMMUNITY GENERAL.

 

Nice guide, all though you should add the how to remove keyloggers.

 

lol u tried to send him a keylogger called stressrelief


nice guide slave

 

Stuck.

 

Added how to remove keyloggers. Hope it helped, and hope you like it, it took many hours.