People often ask me ‘after the fact’ Windows security questions.
First, I always feel compelled to mention that when it comes to anti-virus, an once of prevention is better than a ton of cure.
But I understand people’s aversion to reinstalling Windows at the slightest provocation. I disagree with it, but most people don’t work as closely with security issues as I do.
So for the less paranoid people out there, here’s how I would check for a key logger installed on a Windows computer*:
(*Again, I don’t actually use this method myself. When I get worried, I re-install. It’s good for Windows anyhow, and I have backups that I trust.)
Step 1. Ctrl+Shift+Esc to bring up task manager.
Step 2. Ctrl+Alt+Print Screen (you won’t see any confirmation on this step)
Step 3. Open Microsoft Paint, and hit Crtl+V to paste your screen shot into it.
Step 4. Read each process listed in the screen-shot you just created, and check each against this website: Jun 23 Uncategorized