Anti-keylogger | |
| Author | Do Xuan Huyen |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no. IM-03-03 |
| Subject(s) | Computer security Data protection |
| Note | A research submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Advanced Technologies |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Research studies project report ; no. IM-03-03 |
| Abstract | Keylogger is a program installed stealthily in the operating system. It stores all characters the users type from the keyboard in to a file called keylogfile, after that the keylogfile is sent out to an intruder by someway. Keylogger can be used for stealing usernames, passwords, credit card information, etc. This research studies how the keylogger works, classifies them and discusses the strategies to detect Keylogger that range from the simple strategies for normal users to the complex strategies for the anti-keylogger developers. This research develops an anti-keylogger program, based on the file size checking, detecting monitoring keyboard program and keylogger dictionmy strategies. In addition, the program provides the set of Viewing running processes, Viewinsg startup files and Getting file's version resource information tools. Owing to that, the user can detect the key loggers as well as new strange programs that are spying their system. |
| Year | 2003 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. IM-03-03 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Advanced Technologies (SAT) |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Information Management (IM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Phan Minh Dung; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Vatcharaporn Esichaikul;Ho Dinh Duan; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Hue Software Centre, Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam; |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2003 |