I have heard that there is a virus or something
that the hacker can see everything you type as
you type it & therefore all passwords are always
compromised. How does one get this virus &
what can be done to remove it?
Hackers Can See What You Are Typing
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What you have heard about is probably the latest incarnation of
the Zeus virus (do a Google for it & you’ll find loads of recent
posts). Essentially you avoid it by keeping your browser and
security software up to date and don’t ignore any warning
messages produced by either.
Well these are usually Trojans not viruses. The difference is a trojan provides backdoor access to your computer so the Black Hat can watch what you are doing and use a Key Logger to record your key stokes. You get something like this usually through Bit Torrents by downloading a Key Generator that will give you an illegal key so that you can use software you would normally have to buy. The key gen will ask you to install an application on your computer which will give you the key and something you do not want like a Zomby, Bot, or Malware.
I find that Malwarebytes is good at removing these things but a basic rule is to never install anything downloaded from the internet. If you get a message asking you to install a new Driver, Codex, Virus Scan, Registry Scan or what ever without you initiating it then don’t do it and if it tries to force you to then do a Ctrl+Alt+Del and endtask your browser.