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Posted by Dale on September 8, 2007, 9:08 am
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If there were only an unhookable API that would allow you to walk the chain
of hooks for things like keyboard, file system access, etc., then it would be
easy to detect keyloggers. etc. It would instantly spell the end of
unauthorized keyloggers and even rootkits.
http://www.dalepreston.com/Blog/2005/04/rootkits-and-hooks.html#Hooks
Dale
"Steve Riley [MSFT]" wrote:
> Some anti-spyware products can detect certain loggers, if they've been
> updated to look for the particular signatures of them.
>
> Certainly if you format the drive and reinstall Windows, then the malware
> will be gone. Then it's important to think about how to lessen the
> likelihood of another infection occurring. The best thing you can do is run
> as standard user, not administrator. Loggers typically need admin privileges
> to install and function correctly. By running as standard user, these things
> won't work.
>
> --
> Steve Riley
> steve.riley@microsoft.com
> http://blogs.technet.com/steriley
> http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com
>
>
> >I believe one or more of our computers in our corporate network have
> >keylogger/screen capture software installed. What software can detect
> >these? I contacted http://www.spectorsoft.com and they claim there is
> >nothing that can detect their software. This is very troubling if not?
> >
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know if the hard drive is re-formatted will that remove these
> > applications or are they put someplace harder to get rid of?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
>
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