This is the second part of JonnysBlog’s  How To Test Your Computer’s Security Guide. The first part can be found here – Security Guide Part One.

Keylogger Test

Zemana have made a keylogger simulation application that will capture keystrokes from another window. It is only a simulation as it is not hidden from view and doesn’t attempt to do anything malicious with the captured data as a real keylogger would. It should be detected as an application that is trying to steal your key inputs by your security software.

Make sure it doesn’t get detected just by it’s signature – i.e. when you run it, but that it get’s detected when it begins logging your keys. The next keylogger might not have a signature that your av picks up but your av should detect the keylogger is trying to do something anomalous – behavioural detection.  This is generally the area of a good behaviour blocker, anti-keylogger or intrusion prevention program. Some firewalls may detect this behaviour but some won’t..

Zemana Keylogger Test

One way of preventing a keylogger working is to use the free  Keyscrambler Personal, this software will work in your browser (Firefox or Internet Explorer) and encrypt the things you type into web forms. It does not protect you in other programs but there are paid versions that can do this.

System Shutdown Simulator – SSS

There are a couple of areas of security this app will help test but it’s primary aim is to detect when your computer is shutting down and then exploit your computer and upload info to a server. It waits for the shutdown as this is when your security apps will be shutting down too. This is a potential way that malware may try and infect your system.

You can select other ways it can test your security:

1. It can create the Eicar Virus test file as described in part one.
2. It can create an autostarting registry entry – a simple way malware can start.
3. Attempts to download and execute a file -  testing your firewall.

Download the System Shutdown Simulator

Previously on Jonnysblog I have shown how to build a free security suite that should be able to withstand most threat out there at the moment.

Do you know of any security software testing tools I may have missed?…Let me know of any in the comments.

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