Ever wonder if your keystrokes are being recorded? I don’t know about you but every time I log into my bank account I wonder. Key loggers can become installed on your computer without your knowledge, and record every keystroke you make. So who is spying on you?

Some businesses or commercial office buildings will install key logging software to keep an eye on their employees. They may even inform you that your activities may be monitored, so watch what you do at work. More and more people are getting fired for inappropriate computer activities on company time. While you may be able to detect a key logger on your work computer, you will probably not be able to remove it. I would not recommend that you remove it even if you could, it would probably result in your termination.

Now your home computer is a different story. You may have downloaded and installed a key logger program that came bundled in some other innocent looking software. Like a screensaver or maybe a game. These are the dangerous ones you want to avoid. These are made for collecting your information, bank account logins and passwords, Social Security numbers, and other important information and then sending it off to someone to be used against you. A logging program may be running on your computer right now and you would never know it.

So how do you tell? The detection software to be used for this is the same as spyware detection. Most windows versions do not have any tools to detect this. Windows vista came with Windows defender, but it really won’t do the job. You will have to download and install a third-party program to do this. While there are some free ones that work okay, I usually don’t recommend them. Why you ask? They really don’t do a complete job, it’s possible they are designed that way so you buy the full version or upgrade to their pro version.

You may have already been through this, but here’s a test you can run. If you have a lot of free time. Go ahead and download one of the free scanner/cleaners and run it. Delete everything it finds and downloading another program. I can almost guarantee that it will find instances that the first program have missed. You can probably download a third one, and repeat the process, and it will find more. Get the idea?

I would rather invest in a good professional version for spyware removal, knowing that it does a thorough job the first time and that my PC is safe from future attacks. Plus you get lifetime updates and excellent support, if you ever need it. A decent spyware removal tool is a good investment for any computer owner, plus you can use it on all your other PCs around the house. Do you feel safe when you log into your bank account? Identity theft has become a major problem, so be careful on how you protect your information.