Development of kernel space keylogger

Abd Majid, Arieff (2017) Development of kernel space keylogger. Project Report. Melaka, Malaysia, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka. (Submitted)

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Abstract

A keylogger is a malware that records keystrokes of the keyboard of a computer and save it into a log file. The keylogger may be both malicious and non-malicious depends on who uses it. There are three main types of keylogger which are hardware, software and kernel keylogger. The software keylogger are the common keylogger that are usually used but may be detected and deleted by antivirus. The hardware keylogger cannot be detected by antivirus but the user must have direct contact with the computer to use. The kernel space keylogger is an improvement from the current common keylogger that will not be detected by antivirus. Hence the technology that can overcome the antivirus detection is by implementing keylogger into the kernel level of the operating system as antivirus does not scan this part of the computer. The kernel keylogger is usually apply into the kernel driver of an operating system and it will execute silently without any detection by antivirus or the user. The problems that this project will solve are first, there are not much improvement of the normal common keylogger. The second is the common keylogger are usually can only run in the application level. The third is the common keylogger can be easily detected by antivirus. As for these problems, the objective of the project can be made which are first, to identify a technology that will improve the application level keylogger. The second is to develop a keylogger that can run on the kernel level. The third objective is to validate that the keylogger will not be detected by antivirus. This project will contribute to propose a technology that will improve the application level keylogger. Next, it will be built in the kernel level to hide from detection. Lastly, the keylogger will not be detected by antivirus.

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