Executing Applications

Intruder executes malicious applications after gaining administrative privileges so they can run malicious programs remotely, to capture all sensitive data, crack passwords, capture screenshots or to install a backdoor.

Tool: RemoteExec, PDQ Deploy, DameWare NT Utilities

Keylogger

keystroke loggers are programs or hardware devices that monitor each keystroke a user types on a keyboard, logs onto a file, or transmits them to a remote location.

keyloggers are placed between the keyboard hardware and the OS

A key logger can

• Record each keystroke




• capture screenshots at regular intervals of time showing user activity such as when he or she types a character or click a mouse button




• Track the activities of users by logging window titles, names of launched applications and other information




• monitor online activity of users by recording addresses of the websites that they are have visited and with the keywords entered by them




• record all the login names, bank and credit card numbers and passwords including hidden passwords or data that are in asterisk or blank spaces




• record online chat conversion

Types of Keylogger

• Hardware Keylogger




• Software Keylogger

Spyware

Spyware is stealthy computer monitoring software that allows you to secretly record all activities of a computer user.