Do you have a need to monitor one of your computers? Are you
worried about an employee’s work activities or perhaps you want to be
very sure about who your child is talking to online? If you are
wondering about the best way to find out this information then
keyloggers could be an easy answer for you.
There are a couple of options so read on for the
reasons we think you should choose a hardware keylogger over a software
keylogger.
Hardware keyloggers are super simple to install. They
just need to be plugged into the computer between the tower and the
keyboard. There are internal options as well if you think the computer
user may know what a keylogger is if they see it. There is no other
access to the computer required, just the ability for a quick plug in.
If you were to choose the software option, you would need to have access
to the computer’s password to be able to complete the install.
There is no way to detect a hardware keylogger. It won’t slow don’t the
computer when it is being used; it simply records the keystrokes and
stores them in its own internal menu. Savvy tech users could discover a
software option if it was installed. With this option sometimes the
software installed will even show up on the start menu or the task
manager! Not the best way for it to remain undetected. Imagine that your
anti-virus software runs its usual safety checks and alerts the user to
the keylogger you’ve installed! Again – not how you want this to work
for you.
Following on from the previous point, hardware
keyloggers do not affect the stability of the computer they are
installed on. They don’t use the computer’s internal memory to complete
their logging of the keystrokes and therefore will not create any type
of lag on the computer they are installed on. This is especially good if
the computer is a little bit older and starting to slow down anyway.
Something particularly advantageous about a hardware keylogger is its
ability to record the keystrokes before the computer is actually up and
running. You know all those passwords that are typed in when you first
start up a computer, before your operating system has booted up? This
type of keylogger will have a record of those keystrokes where the
software option would not start recording until the computer was
completely turned on and the OS in service. This is a big plus.
Your hardware keylogger will be able to work with just about any
operating system. This makes it a great choice if you plan to use it to
monitor multiple computers over time.
If you’re looking for a
simple solution that doesn’t require you to be too tech savvy, then a
hardware keylogger could be just what you need to monitor your home or
business computers.