Ok here is a short test/review from a
non-expert user.
Program install: The install was fast with no bundled software which is positive. On my setup the program takes up about 15MB of RAM which is quite decent i would say(takes up about the same amount of disk space). Also no restart was needed.
Usage: The usage is very simple, install and forget principle. There is a small icon in the sys. tray informing you if it is working or not. I had some issues with IE10 running in EPM mode(Win8 x64), Zemana did not work. After i disabled EPM in IE10, it started working. I also played Left 4 Dead 2(first person shooter) for a few minutes to see if there were any slowdowns and i am happy to report there weren't any.
Effectivness: Really don't know how to test it in real world application, don't have any keyloggers to test with. There is a test program on their website which unfortunately i was not able to download(the download link wasn't working for me) so in the end i settled for SpyShelter's security test program. Running the keylogger test it was confirmed that Zemana indeed is working and encrypting my keystrokes. The program also got tested over at MRG Effitas and scored a perfect score on their Online Banking / Browser Security Assessment Project test.
http://www.mrg-effitas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/MRG-Effitas-Online-Banking-Browser-Security-Assessment-Project-Q2-20132.pdf (yeah there was another program tested that scored high marks on this test
)
And some screenshots:
Main GUI:
Mem. usage:
Right-click menu on sys. tray icon:
Program working:
Did not work with IE10 Enhanced Protection mode, had to disable it to get it working. Again this is on Win 8 x64.:
You can completely close the application, select the "Continue keystroke protection..." and it still works(tested).
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Spyshelter Security Test Tool result:
Entering text with Zemana
disabled and the text does get displayed:
Entering text with Zemana
enabled and "gibberish" comes out:
Bottom line: The program does appear to be doing what it is advertising, appears to be stable and it doesn't have any nasty surprises with it(bundled software). It also does not display any banner ads or anything like that, at least i haven't seen any yet. I don't like that it doesn't work with IE10's EPM(to be fair almost nothing does) and i feel there should be more info as to what is going on in the background displayed in the main GUI(log file would be really nice). Since i am now curious as to how the competition looks/compares, i will look into KeyScrambler next. But all in all this appears to be a quite decent program.
Cheers!
