Cheap Hardware Keystroke Logger?

[David Prahl]

Does anyone know where I can get a hardware keystroke logger device fairly inexpensively? New "KeyKatchers" are about $55, and eBay doesn't have anything cheaper than $45. Anyone have one they'd like to sell me? Or give me? :lol:

Don't worry - no malicious intent.

[JustinGTP]

David!!!

Who do you plan on spying on?

[GoldKey]

I was trying to think up a non-malicious use for this and could not come up with one.

[Wiggster]

I was trying to think up a non-malicious use for this and could not come up with one.

Parent monitoring child's internet activity. Every hour, the computer sends a list of sites visited to the parent, with a log of all the strokes the child entered.

[JackTheTripper]

Here for $25
http://download.com.com/3000-2092-10128351.html?tag=lst-0-1

[JackTheTripper]

Whoops, sorry. :oops: Thought it was capture keystrokes from hardware. (Keyboard being the hardware.)

I just looked up the other one and get it now. :(

[JustinGTP]

But we all know that David isnt a parent....

[GoldKey]

I was trying to think up a non-malicious use for this and could not come up with one.

Parent monitoring child's internet activity. Every hour, the computer sends a list of sites visited to the parent, with a log of all the strokes the child entered.

That would be done with software. The device he is talking about is a piece of hardware goes between the keyboard and pc. Mostly they are used when the PC is locked down such that a software based monitoring tool can't be installed, but you can get physical access to the machine.

[David Prahl]

Thanks, everyone, but I would prefer a hardware version.

I'm not a parent (heck, I can't even buy alcohol yet!).

It's for a practical joke a teacher at school and I are playing on another teacher (nothing like credit card or email fraud). Convert? Yes. Malicious? No.

[GoldKey]

Thanks, everyone, but I would prefer a hardware version.

I'm not a parent (heck, I can't even buy alcohol yet!).

It's for a practical joke a teacher at school and I are playing on another teacher (nothing like credit card or email fraud). Convert? Yes. Malicious? No.

Just be pretty confident that the other party will find this funny. Also, I would not recommend pulling this on a school owned machine, especially if it is used by more than one person. If caught by the wrong person, there are probably quite a few laws that could be used against you.

[dmacburry2003]

Thanks, everyone, but I would prefer a hardware version.

I'm not a parent (heck, I can't even buy alcohol yet!).

It's for a practical joke a teacher at school and I are playing on another teacher (nothing like credit card or email fraud). Convert? Yes. Malicious? No.

What are you going to do, monitor his/her activities and then approach him/her as if you are psychic or something and tell him/her what they have been doing?

Seriously though, your teacher should watch out because I'm sure they could get fired for that 8O And who knows what they would do to you :shocked!:

[Wiggster]

Yep, definitely do NOT want to do this on a school computer. If administrators find out. one of the lighter sentences you'd get for that is being expelled from school. Then it goes up to some jail time a little higher up the ladder.

What sort of practical joke would be worth that?

[dmacburry2003]

Yep, definitely do NOT want to do this on a school computer. If administrators find out. one of the lighter sentences you'd get for that is being expelled from school. Then it goes up to some jail time a little higher up the ladder.

What sort of practical joke would be worth that?

Not to mention how much the keyboard would cost :roll:

Sorry to ruin your fun, but that is really a bad idea. :(

[Janak Parekh]

Just be pretty confident that the other party will find this funny. Also, I would not recommend pulling this on a school owned machine, especially if it is used by more than one person. If caught by the wrong person, there are probably quite a few laws that could be used against you.
Agreed. David, don't do it. It's not worth the potential risks, especially if it's a school computer. The fact another teacher is helping you doesn't help -- they'll probably get reprimanded too. High schools, especially, are very intolerant of things like this nowadays.

--janak

[JackTheTripper]

Word!


I didn't know it was for a school PC.

[David Prahl]

Okay! Okay! We'll do a non-computer prank.

Just out of curiousity (and I mean that) - does anyone know what the harshest sentance could be for someone my age?

[dmacburry2003]

Okay! Okay! We'll do a non-computer prank.

Just out of curiousity (and I mean that) - does anyone know what the harshest sentance could be for someone my age?

Getting your PC and your Pocket PC taken away by a school official! 8O

[Janak Parekh]

Just out of curiousity (and I mean that) - does anyone know what the harshest sentance could be for someone my age?
For you? Probably nothing in court... just a non-trivial suspension.

--janak

[David Prahl]

Thank you to everyone for reminding me that hacking is foolish, even when it seems harmless.

[GoldKey]

David, FYI, check out this http://slashdot.org/articles/04/03/26/0212215.shtml?tid=123&tid=126&tid=172&tid=99

Apparently they are bring Federal Wiretap charges against the guy for using a keykatcher. Of course his motives were less benign than yours.

[dmacburry2003]

David, FYI, check out this http://slashdot.org/articles/04/03/26/0212215.shtml?tid=123&tid=126&tid=172&tid=99

Apparently they are bring Federal Wiretap charges against the guy for using a keykatcher. Of course his motives were less benign than yours.

LOL!!!

I saw one on Geek.com about the same thing and was going to post it, but I thought the post would be dead anyway :lol:

Guess not :wink:

[David Prahl]

Yeah, and read that today.

8O

"Keep your nose clean, kid!"