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Title: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: inquiry on November 22, 2011, 12:42:30 PM
How about adding key logger detection capability with the avast antivirus, this will help a lot of online gamers to secure their computers from key loggers.  ;)
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: Asyn on November 22, 2011, 12:54:40 PM
How about adding key logger detection capability with the avast antivirus, this will help a lot of online gamers to secure their computers from key loggers.  ;)

Already included. :)
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: inquiry on November 22, 2011, 01:01:30 PM
is it in one of the real time shields? is it automatic or do i still have to enable or tweak the avast client settings?
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: Asyn on November 22, 2011, 01:03:30 PM
is it automatic or do i still have to enable or tweak the avast client settings?

Enable PUP scanning.
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: Pondus on November 22, 2011, 01:19:01 PM
is it automatic or do i still have to enable or tweak the avast client settings?

Enable PUP scanning.
depends on the type of keylogger you want to detect
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: Asyn on November 22, 2011, 01:21:30 PM
depends on the type of keylogger you want to detect

Well, if PUP is enabled also the "legit ones" get detected.
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: Pondus on November 22, 2011, 01:22:18 PM
exactely   ;)
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: inquiry on November 22, 2011, 01:25:02 PM
Im hoping to safeguard my computer from something like this:

(http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd406/peektyur2x/sample.jpg)

Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: Pondus on November 22, 2011, 01:26:16 PM
do you have it installed ?

If so enable PUP, do a scan and see
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: inquiry on November 22, 2011, 01:28:20 PM
done with enabling PUP scanners and increasing sensitivity to high, no i just got that screenshot off the web
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: Asyn on November 22, 2011, 01:32:39 PM
done with enabling PUP scanners...

Don't forget to enable PUP in all shields..! ;)
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: Pondus on November 22, 2011, 01:33:13 PM
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and increasing sensitivity to high
that may give lots of FP



found a file   black horse keylogger.rar   but i do not know if this is the correct one...a name is just a name

unizpping and testing at VT give this

http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=d9c8a534846080879c914b29f26eeb3b4b9bb6984cbf8cfb2066a3d75aa51594-1321964650
http://www.threatexpert.com/report.aspx?md5=2a8af9a579982fbf0fa5c34bd49a3572

http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=a6b1c872649f7492492a653d082d7c8243fa4aa79be0234aec7b6a34423dcef0-1321964653
http://www.threatexpert.com/report.aspx?md5=180089220297d8eaa51b6e125092ec1a

http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=37379b4099047dce44b7eebffb2f899f916d45870d3776bdcaca88a47ee02f7d-1321964442
http://www.threatexpert.com/report.aspx?md5=c341ce8ac9ef1db42030996c80fc6c1f

Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: Asyn on November 22, 2011, 01:37:00 PM
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and increasing sensitivity to high
that may give lots of FP

+1
And possible slow-down.
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: inquiry on November 22, 2011, 01:55:16 PM
im playing an online game right now so far no lag, whats FP?, I've seen samples of hardware type keyloggers, but what Im afraid of is the software type can it get auto installed in a computer?
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: Pondus on November 22, 2011, 02:03:21 PM
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but what Im afraid of is the software type can it get auto installed in a computer?
That would be the malicious type.....and those are already detected without PUP enabled

False Positive   http://antivirus.about.com/od/antivirusglossary/g/falsepositive.htm  ( it means that a clean file is detected as malware )

False Negative   http://antivirus.about.com/od/whatisavirus/g/falsenegative.htm  ( it means a malware file is detected as clean )


and PUP is not virus
PUP (potentially unwanted program)   http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/PUP
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: inquiry on November 22, 2011, 02:16:58 PM
thanks for the info. guys
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: Asyn on November 22, 2011, 02:26:37 PM
thanks for the info. guys

You're welcome..!
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: DonZ63 on November 22, 2011, 10:52:49 PM
I would be careful playing with anti-keyloggers. A few will leave some nasty residuals on your PC.

If you feel you need an anti-keylogger get the best - Zemana's. It is a bit pricey however and requires annual subscription renewal.

BTW - all Host Intrusion Prevention Software(HIPS) will prevent you from keyloggers. Examples are Comodo's Defense+, PC Tools Threatfire, etc. You have to use Comodo's firewall in conjunction with Defense+. I don't think Threatfire runs well with Avast as I recollect.
Title: Re: Feature Request - avast anti virus keylogger detection capability
Post by: Dwarden on November 22, 2011, 11:36:28 PM
just keep submitting key-loggers to avast! team so they can add them as detection either malware or PUP depending on theirs nature ...