evading keylogger threats

[Pants]

If every password you typed on your computer was copy and pasted from a file into the log-in window of an account somewhere (instead of typed) wouldn't this evade keylogger software on your computer?

 

[phaZed]

Yes and no, mostly no. It depends on how sophisticated the keylogger software is. I have tried a few keyloggers (commercial, intentionally installed) and of the two I tried, who's names evade me, they captured the clipboard contents on Copy and Paste Events.

wikipedia (Under Related features):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystroke_logging

Clipboard logging. Anything that has been copied to the clipboard can be captured by the program.

This has capabilities far beyond simply logging keystrokes:
http://www.award-soft.com/content/view/310

as does this:

http://www.widestep.com/files/clipboard_log.html

SO, I wouldn't rely on copy paste to be secure, as I would imagine most malware or virus writers are usually intent on gathering all they can.

 

[ComputerRepairTech]

If every password you typed on your computer was copy and pasted from a file into the log-in window of an account somewhere (instead of typed) wouldn't this evade keylogger software on your computer?

No because many keyloggers will grab text thats copied to clipboard....i guess if you were to say...copy parts of the text in different order and paste them into the right order that would work =P

 

[Pants]

That makes sense. Since many people copy and paste passwords that's probably one of the things considered in writing the malware

 

[Galdorf]

Zemana Anti-keylogger i suggest this to customers that play online games and for online banking.
I use this personally it is really good at what it does also prevents grabbing anything from clipboard ect, encrypting keystrokes.