Keyboard Recorder for Recording account number and password input

The "Keylogger", which records the account number and password input, has sparked concern over the past few days. In this respect, some netizens published the test report in the Nutshell network, saying that "' keylogger ' really exists and is much more powerful than we think."

Looks like a U disk

"If you go to an internet café or a public place and see an object attached to your keyboard line, please do not use this computer." October 15, @ CCTV Finance in the official Micro said, the figure connecting keyboard and mainframe USB socket device, you can record all the keyboard operation, "such as QQ, Alipay password, you can also record your bank account password."

Although the microblogging did not provide a source of information, but soon detonated the relevant topic. As of 22 o'clock yesterday, its forwarding volume has been close to 4000 people. From the comments can be seen, many netizens to the @ CCTV financial statement skeptical. @ Small Eggs _ paradise on the proposed, from the map, the so-called "keyboard recorder" is obviously U SB's conversion joint; Several netizens proposed that the Internet Café computer is closed in the box inside, how to see this equipment?

In some netizens also in the "Keyboard recorder" function is doubtful, the shell net "rumor mill" column October 17 released a "Keyboard recorder" test report. According to the Shell net official Weibo, a police netizen said, "through some channels, got a keyboard recorder." According to his use report, the recorder is very powerful. ”

From the test report, the user bought the "keyboard recorder" and the general U disk similar, but with the @ CCTV financial Micro bo map of the equipment is different, its ends are square plugs and connectors. According to the Netizen, although he bought the equipment on the specification is used in traditional characters, known as Taiwan manufacturing, but "according to the reliable news of the real manufacturers in the country."

High Concealment record keyboard operation

When the device was plugged into a computer, the user said, "The system has no new hardware prompts, no security software, no new flash drive prompts." Then, after the instructions are enabled, "this thing writes down all of the keyboard entries" and is in Notepad in the form of a computer that is used.

This is not the "keyboard recorder" for the first time aroused netizens attention. The reporter noted that last December, Hubei Enshi TV station in a show on the "Internet beware keyboard recorder", was also cited on the microblog, said "This keyboard recorder can record all the information entered by the keyboard, including QQ account, net silver, game account and password."

In addition, through the network to retrieve "Keylogger", it is also true to find a lot of information related products, and even said that the "keyboard recorder" is used for parents to monitor children using the computer. However, as mentioned above, the previous mention of "Keylogger" is similar to the Trojan horse software, and often there will be anti-virus software monitoring tips, compared to this hardware device "obvious hidden high."

According to reports, Zhejiang Provincial Public Security bureau officials said that the use of "keyboard recorder" crime cases have appeared in Wenzhou, was stolen to the victim Taobao account password, causing a certain loss, which also caused the police attention.

Police remind

You must pay more attention to the use of public computers

First, as far as possible in their own computers involved in the process of money transactions, to operate on the public computer, rather choose to go to the bank and other old methods;

Second, use public computers in public places, be sure to observe more, if you find the host or screen what strange, do not rush to use;

Third, if you really need to enter a password, you can use a soft keyboard mouse input, reduce the risk of password theft;

Four, personal computers do not easily let strangers use.