How to avoid keyloggers

What is a keylogger? A keylogger is a software or hardware that monitors whatever you type and record or send those keystrokes to the malicious user.

A hardware keylogger is easy to find, just check the connector between the keyboard and the motherboard of the computer. If you see something strange like an adapter, be suspicious; especially if you are using a public computer.

The software type is more difficult to detect. Although if you don’t have time to find out, do the following. If you need to use the password many times, you can do this in a notepad and save it. Then all you have to do is to copy/paste the password into the textbox that requests it.

First, type a random key. Then select that letter with the mouse and type your first password letter. Then you type another two random keys and with the mouse select those two letters and type the next letter in your password. You can do this until you complete your password, with differences on the number of letters typed. This way, the recorded string will be scrambled within the sequence of keystrokes.

This is very useful, especially for those who play online games like World of Warcraft, where malicious people steal accounts. I hope this will help those who might want to protect this valuable piece of information that is your password.