keylogger
noun
key·log·ger ˈkē-ˌlȯ-gər 
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: a piece of software that records the signals sent from a keyboard to a computer usually for the purpose of gaining information about the user without the user's knowledge
Malware works most commonly by installing a keylogger or some other form of spyware that watches what you type or see.
Mat Honan
Mat Honan
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The other keylogger was installed on a computer that is used in the delivery of CPP’s services. Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022 Tap or click here for warning signs your tech has been infected with a virus or keylogger. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2020 Once installed, the malware would use a variety of techniques to steal: a keylogger to grab passwords, or creating fake banking pages to trick someone into voluntarily entering their credentials. Wired, 5 Dec. 2019 Those techniques can force TVs to show whatever video a hacker chooses, display phishing messages that ask for the viewer's passwords, inject keyloggers that capture the user's remote button presses, and run cryptomining software. Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2019 Daniel Lockhart also claimed Powell provided the keylogger and showed his how to install it on his grandmother's computers. Ashley Remkus, AL.com, 27 Apr. 2018 Mycicil, a keylogger created by underground hackers in China. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 20 June 2018 Detecting keyloggers can range from being very easy to very difficult depending upon how and what was installed. Ken Colburn, azcentral, 7 June 2018 The malware also comes with a variety of Windows components that provide among other things a reverse shell, a keylogger, and a mechanism for recording Skype conversations. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2018 See More
Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022 Tap or click here for warning signs your tech has been infected with a virus or keylogger. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2020 Once installed, the malware would use a variety of techniques to steal: a keylogger to grab passwords, or creating fake banking pages to trick someone into voluntarily entering their credentials. Wired, 5 Dec. 2019 Those techniques can force TVs to show whatever video a hacker chooses, display phishing messages that ask for the viewer's passwords, inject keyloggers that capture the user's remote button presses, and run cryptomining software. Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2019 Daniel Lockhart also claimed Powell provided the keylogger and showed his how to install it on his grandmother's computers. Ashley Remkus, AL.com, 27 Apr. 2018 Mycicil, a keylogger created by underground hackers in China. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 20 June 2018 Detecting keyloggers can range from being very easy to very difficult depending upon how and what was installed. Ken Colburn, azcentral, 7 June 2018 The malware also comes with a variety of Windows components that provide among other things a reverse shell, a keylogger, and a mechanism for recording Skype conversations. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1993, in the meaning defined above