Keylogger
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malware that captures every keystroke a user types (login URLs, passwords, email content) and sends it to the attacker
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other capabilities
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clipboard logging, screen logging, instant messaging capture, search engine query capture
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significance
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circumvents encryption protections, since keystrokes are captured in the clear before they're ever encrypted
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