Best Keystroke Encryption Software to Protect Against Keyloggers

[Dani ♡]

 

New malware is being created and released into the wild everyday, and it’s a fact that your antivirus software does not protect you 100% from everything. Sometimes it may take a few days for the antivirus analysts to get hold of the sample which will then be added to the latest virus definition. Within this time frame of unknowingly being infected by a new computer virus, probably all your sensitive information such as passwords, are already being stolen through a keylogger and the damage has been done. A keylogger is a common feature found in most Remote Access Trojans (RAT). When either the offline or online keylogger mode is activated, anything that you type on the keyboard will be recorded and logged to a file or transferred instantly to the controller. The purpose of a keylogger is to steal the login credentials or probably to know who the user is talking to on the Internet. Whatever the reasons are, keylogging is an invasion of privacy and is against the law in some countries. When an antivirus fails to detect the threat, a very effective extra layer of defense to keep your sensitive information safe is through keystroke encryption. Basically a keystroke encryption software works in a very deep level of the Windows operating system kernel to prevent the keyloggers from logging the real keystrokes, either completely blocking them or sending garbage text. Currently there are 4 pieces of keystroke encryption software available today. We’ve tested them against 13 different keyloggers and compared the features offered by these applications. The tested keystroke encryption software is listed below. If you prefer to jump straight to the performed tests and the verdict for the best software we tested, they can be found on page 2. 

1. GuardedID Premium 3.01.1060

Price: USD 29.99 for 1 year, 2PC Encryption Method: Replaces logged keystrokes with sequential numbers Password Protection: None Additional Protection: Block Screen loggers by sending black screenshots. Will also do the same for legitimate screenshot software. Supported Operating System: Win 2003/XP/Vista/7/8 32-bit only Supported Applications: Limited and unspecified 

2. Zemana AntiLogger Free 1.5.2.652

Price: Free Encryption Method: Blank output. Only the application with keyboard focus receives the keystrokes while others are blocked. Password Protection: None Additional Protection: None Supported Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7/8 32 & 64-bit Supported Applications: All 

3. KeyScrambler Premium 2.9.3.0

Price: Free (Personal), $29.99 (Professional), $44.99 (Premium) Encryption Method: Blowfish (128-bit) and RSA (1024-bit). Output random characters. Password Protection: None Additional Protection: None Supported Operating System: Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/7/8 32 & 64-bit Supported Applications: Limited and published

4. NextGen AntiKeylogger 3.3.0.1

Price: Free, $25 (Pro), $39 (Ultimate) Encryption Method: Unknown but replaces logged keystrokes with random characters. Password Protection: Yes Additional Protection: None Supported Operating System: Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/7 32-bit only Supported Applications: Limited and published . Scroll to the bottom of the page to view the protected applications list.

 

 

Edited February 6, 2017 by Dani™