- Introduction
- Technical Description
- Technologies Used
- Main Features
- Use Cases
- Results and Insights
- Possible Improvements
This Advanced Windows Keylogger is a C++ implementation demonstrating keyboard monitoring and logging capabilities in Windows systems. The project showcases system programming concepts, Windows API usage, and event handling mechanisms. This educational tool provides insights into keyboard input processing, system hooks, and logging methodologies.
The keylogger implementation includes sophisticated keyboard monitoring and logging capabilities:
// Keyboard Hook Installation
void SetHook() {
_hook = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_KEYBOARD_LL, HookCallback, NULL, 0);
}
// Key Processing
int Save(int key_stroke) {
// Process active window
// Handle key events
// Log with timestamp
}
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C++:
- Standard Template Library (STL)
- File I/O operations
- String manipulation
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Windows API:
- Keyboard hooks (WH_KEYBOARD_LL)
- Window management
- Process/Thread handling
- System metrics
- Advanced Keystroke Logging:
- Special key detection
- Keyboard layout support
- Case sensitivity handling
- Window Tracking:
- Active window monitoring
- Window title logging
- Timestamp recording
- Configuration Options:
- Visibility control
- Boot-time behavior
- Format customization
- Mouse event filtering
- Educational Purposes:
- System programming study
- Windows API learning
- Event handling demonstration
- Research Applications:
- Input pattern analysis
- User behavior study
- System monitoring research
Key implementation learnings:
- Event Handling:
- Hook chain management
- Event processing efficiency
- Thread safety considerations
- System Integration:
- Window management techniques
- Process visibility control
- Boot-time behavior handling
- Data Management:
- Efficient logging mechanisms
- File I/O optimization
- Memory usage considerations
- Enhanced Security:
- Log file encryption
- Secure data transmission
- Access control implementation
- Feature Additions:
- Network capabilities
- Configuration interface
- Real-time monitoring
- Technical Upgrades:
- Multi-keyboard support
- Unicode compatibility
- Resource optimization
- User Interface:
- Configuration GUI
- Log viewer
- Status monitoring