Please bear with me if I shared with you too much about keystroke encryption with you and I assure you that this is probably the last since I have covered nearly all of them. I am personally looking for the best keystroke encryption software because last week I realized how important it is to keep my password safe as there are too many undetectable malwares out there which only a handful good antivirus can only start detecting it after a couple of days. By then it’s too late when my password falls into the wrong hands…
After tested KeyScrambler and NextGen AntiKeylogger, KeyScrambler wins the competition by preventing 10 different types of keyloggers from capturing keystrokes and also more stable because some of the NextGen AntiKeylogger features doesn’t work. Looking to review more alternatives, I found GuardedID, created by StrikeForce Technologies, Inc which also claims to provide keylogger protection by encryption keystrokes.
There is a fully functional 30 day trial which can only be downloaded after providing a valid credit card. After passing the 30 day trial, your credit card will automatically be charged USD $24.99 annually, valid for 2 computers. Yes, GuardedID is a subscription software and will stop working when the subscription period is expired.
There are 2 modules on GuardedID which is for the Desktop and Internet Explorer/Firefox. The Desktop module encrypts your keystrokes with an incremental number; for example, typing “www.raymond.cc” becomes “01234567890123″. As for the Internet Explorer/Firefox module, it provides protection against clickjacking by warning you when you’re about to click on a potentially dangerous opacity (transparent) and positional button or link.
Elite Keylogger – FAIL
REFOG Keylogger – PASS
Revealer Keylogger Pro – PASS
Award Keylogger Pro – PASS
All In One Keylogger – PASS
Ardamax Keylogger – PASS
WebWATCHER – PASS
DarkComet RAT – PASS
CyberGate RAT – PASS
BlackShades RAT – PASS
The reason why GuardedID fails to protect the keystroke against Elite Keylogger is because it is a low level kernel keylogger, which is not a common method in keystroke logging and requires very competent programming skills.
Other than that, screen capturing is automatically disabled by GuardedID. One way to go around that restriction to capture the screenshot of GuardedID Preferences window is by using another computer to connect via Remote Desktop and then capture the screnshot from there.
Another good thing about GuardedID is the keystroke encryption works on most if not all applications, unlike KeyScrambler or NextGen AntiKeylogger where it only works on supported software.
My only gripe on GuardedID is there is no way to temporarily disable the protection other than terminating the process. When the GuardedID Desktop process (GIDD.exe) is killed from Windows Task Manager, the keystroke encryption instantly gets disabled. Way too easy to bypass GuardedID protection… I would continue to use KeyScrambler because I only need to pay for it once, blocks all keylogging methods, continue to encrypt keystrokes even process is terminated and it supports 64bit Windows.
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