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: This was written by Edward Delaporte. Posted on Monday, June 23, 2008, at June 23. Filed under Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.