COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY
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Keyloggers
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Time-Bomb
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Bad Malware
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Zombies
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Detailed explanation-1: -Keylogging and Keyloggers An infamous keylogger attack uses a type of malware called DarkHotel. Hackers target unsecured Wi-Fi at hotels and prompt users to download the software. Once downloaded, DarkHotel acts as a keylogger and reports keystrokes to the hackers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Keyloggers are a particularly insidious type of spyware that can record and steal consecutive keystrokes (and much more) that the user enters on a device. The term keylogger, or “keystroke logger, ‘’ is self-explanatory: Software that logs what you type on your keyboard.
Detailed explanation-3: -These types of malware are called “rootkit” viruses. These are known as “hypervisor malware.” A keylogger may attach itself to your browser as a hidden extension and just report on all of the keystrokes that you make through that app.