Glossary of Virus Terms - K
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Keyloggers |
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Keyloggers are programs that log keyboard activity. Certain malware employ these
programs to gather user information. There are also legitimate keylogging programs
that are used by corporations to monitor employees and by parents to monitor their
children. Keyloggers usually catch and store all keyboard activity - leaving a person
or another application to sort through the keystroke logs for valuable information
like logon credentials and credit card numbers.
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Kits
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Kits are malware-generating applications that often provide users the option to
create customized malware. Most kits can produce multiple variations of a malware.
Many have been used to generate new variants of existing worms. Antivirus scanners
should be capable of detecting kits and their spawn. |