![]() ![]() by Zemana), it would have made sure the keys became encrypted and only the software I was typing into receives the real un-encrypted keys. Whereas, if I was just using an Anti-Logger software (e.g. ![]() Luckily for me, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware detected this malicious sample on-execution and blocked it, preventing my system from becoming infected based on the payload the malicious sample would have attempted to carry out (in this case the purpose of this malware sample is to perform keylogging activities and send this information back to the attacker). At the same time, I have Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro running (which supports the real-time features - the free version is on-demand only). However, the purpose of an Anti-Logger is to prevent software from obtaining the keys you're typing into a program, which can prevent any malware which may be on the system from obtaining this information and it actually being useful.Īs an example, let's pretend my name is John and I have just downloaded CCleaner from a suspicious website, and I open it up on my system (whilst believing its the genuine version and not suspecting it's malicious). The purpose of an Anti-Malware product is to either be used as real-time protection or on-demand to scan for and clean out detected malware (not all anti-malware security products will provide real-time protection - I recommend an AV if you're looking for real-time and to stick with Anti-Malware for on-demand).
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