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Main Area and Open Discussion => General Software Discussion => Topic started by: kalos on March 05, 2013, 11:49 AM
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hello
I need a program to store everything I type, I think it's called keylogger, but I want it to be portable and not detected as virus
is there any?
thanks!
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rjbull recommends -
So, it that keylogger free to use?-EmmaL
- Emsa Save My Work (http://www.e-systems.ro/save_my_work.htm)
- PowerPro (http://powerpro.cresadu.com/)
-rjbull
Emsa is no more.
Powerpro is still with us though. Not sure how it works as a keylogger (it does a huge amount of stuff)
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tspion (https://code.google.com/p/tspion/) - A nifty, light, and portable keylogger for legal monitoring purposes.
Intro
Platform: Windows XP/Vista/7
This program is written in D. It uses a global hook to record keystrokes.
Just an experimental project made in two nights.
Interestingly this does not seem to require administrator privileges on Windows 7.
Notice
This software is NOT to be used for purposes that invade other people's privacy. This software comes with absolutely NO warranty whatsoever. You are responsible for how you use this software. Most important notice of all: Ctrl-Shift-Alt-S to shut this program down.
Some antivirus programs may detect this as a keylogging malware. That's okay because this program doesn't hide its keylogging capabilities at all (other than being compressed with UPX, but what modern antivirus does not have the UPX unpacker builtin?).
Just a note, if you download launch_1.2.1.exe, then MSE will complain because of the UPX packing. If you run the extracted keylogger, (which isn't packed), MSE doesn't say a word.
And here's some output, (daten.txt in executables folder):
testing one two tr[BACKSPACE]hree
op
george smithtspion[SHIFT][HOME][CTRL]v - [CTRL(5)]c[BACKSPACE(3)]
[CTRL(4)]v
- [SHIFT]A nifty, light and portable keylogger.[CTRL]c[CTRL]v[DOWN(33)]
[SHIFT]Just a note, if you download launch[SHIFT]_1.2.1.exe, then [SHIFT]MSE will complain. [SHIFT]If you run the extracted keylogger, [SHIFT]MSE makes[BACKSPACE(6)] doesn't say a word.[CTRL][SHIFT][ALT]S
It only logs physical keypresses, ie. it won't log stuff that's pasted.
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Take a look at programs like Gecko Monitor, PC Pandora, Spyagent or Webwatcher
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The problem with these programs is that they have malicious intentions and they are stealth
I need something only for recovering typed and copied text and stuff
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Copied text can be captured with plenty of things.
I like using Notepad2 (http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html) with the /b command line switch to turn it into an automatic pasteboard. Keep in mind that it will not autosave the file. You have to do that manually.
Check the command line switch section in the readme file for more stuff it can do.
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Hello app103,
maybe you want to try my "pasteboard" :)
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=34138.0
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Kalos, if you do almost all your typing in your browser, and your browser is Firefox, Chrome, or Safari, there's a terrific free add-on called Lazarus (http://getlazarus.com/FAQ) that will copy and save (for an amount of time you stipulate) everything you type in the browser. I use an earlier version that's just for Firefox, and it has saved my bacon countless times. The version I've linked to is said to work with Chrome and Safari as well. :Thmbsup:
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Kalos, if you do almost all your typing in your browser, and your browser is Firefox, Chrome, or Safari, there's a terrific free add-on called Lazarus (http://getlazarus.com/FAQ) that will copy and save (for an amount of time you stipulate) everything you type in the browser. I use an earlier version that's just for Firefox, and it has saved my bacon countless times. The version I've linked to is said to work with Chrome and Safari as well. :Thmbsup:
-cyberdiva
Definately interesting find, but an OS-level solution would be handy
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Hello app103,
maybe you want to try my "pasteboard" :)
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=34138.0
-flamerz
Thank you, nice little app, but the additional features of Notepad2 makes it more suited to my needs.
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hello!
I am looking for a keylogger or whatever you want to call it (but it must not flag Microsoft Antivirus) in order to save all my texts I type in forums, job applications, etc
sometimes the webpage may close and I may lose the text or I just want to archive the text I typed yet I no longer have access
any idea?
thanks!
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hello!
I am looking for a keylogger or whatever you want to call it (but it must not flag Microsoft Antivirus) in order to save all my texts I type in forums, job applications, etc
sometimes the webpage may close and I may lose the text or I just want to archive the text I typed yet I no longer have access
any idea?
thanks!
-kalos
Assuming this is the legitimate reason you need one...How many times does your browser crash, that you are thinking about needing a keylogger? :huh: Honestly, I'd look at resolving THAT issue before looking at how to work around it.
I can't/won't recommend any keyloggers here, but I felt the above question needed asking.
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How many times does your browser crash, that you are thinking about needing a keylogger?-Stephen66515
He didn't say the browser crashes, he said the webpage closes - this could be the result of hitting the Submit button on a page or some other trigger.
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=34227.0
That being said, in the ~3.3 years since kalos last asked (and we never really did get an answer regarding the software suggested then) he could have searched for, downloaded, tested, and reviewed probably 90% of the keyloggers available.
Yes, I'm being indirectly facetious :P
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https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=34227.0
How many times does your browser crash, that you are thinking about needing a keylogger?-Stephen66515
He didn't say the browser crashes, he said the webpage closes - this could be the result of hitting the Submit button on a page or some other trigger.
-4wd
Yeah, just strikes me as odd for something like that to happen so often :huh:
Ah well, stranger things happen I suppose xD
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I snuck in an edit :P
Yeah, just strikes me as odd for something like that to happen so often :huh:-Stephen66515
He applies for a lot of jobs?
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There's a forum I frequent that isn't very robust in handling things typed into it. If you just type a reply and 'Submit', it does fine. But refresh the page or briefly skip one site over, and your text is gone, never to return. For some reason, DonationCoder doesn't do that; the 'Back' button will happily give me my text back. :huh:
Never thought of a keylogger as a saving grace in that situation... That's acually a good idea.
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Never thought of a keylogger as a saving grace in that situation... That's acually a good idea.-Edvard
Not really when you think about the fact that a keylogger logs all keystrokes in one continuous stream, typos included. Think about all the backspacing, deleting, arrow key moving, and moving the caret with the mouse. What I'm getting at is, unless you're a perfect typist, the logger's end result is typically a jumbled mess. Yes, I suppose it's better than nothing, but there are better solutions. Under Firefox, I use the Textarea Cache extension (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/textarea-cache/) for this purpose.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/textarea-cache/
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^ Lazarus was also recommended in the previous thread:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/lazarus-form-recovery/?src=ss
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Text Editor Anywhere (http://www.listary.com/text-editor-anywhere), freeware by the author of Listary:
License: Freeware
Current Version: 2.01
System Requirements: Windows 7 / Vista / XP / 2000
Text Editor Anywhere allows you to edit text anywhere with your favorite text editor. It provides a means of taking advantages of some advanced features (like auto-completing, spell checking and syntax highlighting) that are only available in an external text editor. It may also save you from web browser crashes.
For example, you can use Vim to tweet or reply a post in Chrome with the help of Text Editor Anywhere.
- Support all kinds of text editors
- Support all applications
- Support Unicode
- You can pass complex parameters to the editor
It’s very easy to use:
Step 1: Press Win + A whenever you need it. You can hold Win key and press “A” repeatedly to choose another file extension or edit the text with a new extension. It works like Alt + Tab.
With the cursor in the text box, press the TEA hotkey; it loads whatever text is in the box in a new file in whatever editor you've defined in TEA's configuration.
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Edit away. Save the file. Alt+Tab back to the browser, and whatever text was in the text box will be automagically replaced by your edited text.
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I have a scheduled event that archives all TEA's files, then deletes all but the most recent ones.
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It's much like the Firefox extension It's All Text! (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/its-all-text/), but browser-independent.
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If you use Chrome, look for Lazarus Form Recovery (patched) (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lazarus-form-recovery-pat/djffgnjhndjebbbgmkibfgjfegffmcpm?hl=en). It has saved my bacon numerous times when our in-house track-everything system was having some... err... difficult times. :P
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Form History Control (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/form-history-control/) (Firefox/Pale Moon/etc) - have used for ages.
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What if I type something in a notepad and crashes?
I still need to save that text.
I basically need to save ALL text I type in a nice archive!
I am eager to test your suggestions, but they need to be universal, where should I start?
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@kalos: Did you try Text Editor Anywhere as suggested by @rjbull ?
That seemed like it might offer the most comprehensive recovery options overall.
The in-browser text editing recovery tools (Firefox and Chrome) otherwise all seem to be a bit iffy, in my experience.
I'm going to trial Text Editor Anywhere, anyway. Thanks @rjbull ! :Thmbsup:
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I'm going to trial Text Editor Anywhere, anyway. Thanks @rjbull ! -IainB
I just hope you like it - I've found it very useful, not least because it allows one to use macros, boilerplate text, etc. from your editor of choice.
<thinks> I feel a magisterial IainB mini-review coming on...
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What if I type something in a notepad and crashes?
I still need to save that text.
-kalos
It doesn't matter what system you use: nothing will completely inoculate you against a crash. Whether you use a 'benign keylogger', or invoke an external editor as I suggested, you can only recover the text they had saved up to the crash point. You can of course make them save their text more often, thereby reducing losses, but that's at the expense of causing constant disk access as the programs save their files, which will slow your system down somewhat. And skwire is right about keyloggers. Even if you are willing to use one, the saved files can be astonishingly messy. I know because I briefly tried it with the logging facilities in PowerPro (http://powerpro.cresadu.com/), and that even has two modes, with and without 'invisible' keys like Alt+key combinations.
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I find a clipboard tool (of course I use my own, CHS (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/clipboardhelpandspell/index.html)) an excellent emergency backup for such occasions. All I have to do is Ctrl+A then Ctrl+C and I've got a copy of the text in its current version saved in case of a crash.
I'm sure I'm not the only person who uses a clipboard tool for such purposes.
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I find a clipboard tool (of course I use my own, CHS (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/clipboardhelpandspell/index.html)) an excellent emergency backup for such occasions.-mouser
Further to that, if the OP is typing job applications, the odds are that he is typing the same text repeatedly. Good clipboard managers such as mouser's superb CHS or ArsClip (http://www.joejoesoft.com/vcms/97/) or many others are excellent for keeping boilerplate text readily available.
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@kalos: Did you try Text Editor Anywhere as suggested by @rjbull ?
That seemed like it might offer the most comprehensive recovery options overall.
The in-browser text editing recovery tools (Firefox and Chrome) otherwise all seem to be a bit iffy, in my experience.
I'm going to trial Text Editor Anywhere, anyway. Thanks @rjbull ! :Thmbsup:
-IainB
from I saw about that program, I don't think it's something suitable
I want a program that will sit in tray and just monitor and save in an dated archive all the text I type
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I find a clipboard tool (of course I use my own, CHS (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/clipboardhelpandspell/index.html)) an excellent emergency backup for such occasions. All I have to do is Ctrl+A then Ctrl+C and I've got a copy of the text in its current version saved in case of a crash.
I'm sure I'm not the only person who uses a clipboard tool for such purposes.
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-mouser
Yes, I'll second that. That's what I do (have done for ages) - use CHS (though any Clipboard Manager would probably do as well).
I did try Text Editor Anywhere, but, though it's quite useful, it's not as easy/simple to use as CHS, and it imposes a complexity and system overhead that I could probably do without.
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I did try Text Editor Anywhere, but, though it's quite useful, it's not as easy/simple to use as CHS-IainB
It does a different job, really. The advantage over CHS is that you don't need to remember to copy text box contents to the clipboard each time; it saves them automatically.
it imposes a complexity and system overhead that I could probably do without.-IainB
I'm surprised - you major in complex systems :)
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from I saw about that program, I don't think it's something suitable
I want a program that will sit in tray and just monitor and save in an dated archive all the text I type-kalos
TEA lives in the system tray, and saves its files as individual text files named from the time they were made. If all data were saved in a single file, any crash-corruption of that file might lose everything instead of just the current text. Of course, you could consider actually trying it out, it's free, and there's a portable unzip-and-go version.
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Here's an existing thread on exactly the same topic, with some other suggestions:
pls recommend a good benign keylogger (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=8501.msg61168#msg61168)
What a pity nobody remembered to search for such a thing before.
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Hello!
I am looking for a program that will monitor and save all the text I am typing, along with date, window/app info, etc.
Is there a simple solution?
thanks!
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You could start here on dc:
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If recreation of past tests is your goal in this request...why not use a macro recorder.
Not sure if it would work for your purpose, I don't think it was designed to record a whole (working) day...but you might try any macro recorder similar to: PushThatFreakin'Button. That macro recorder covers all text, but also mouse movements and clicks.
If recording a whole (working) day in one go doesn't work, you can try if it works for an hour and store the results in a folder with the current date as its name.
Storing files in a "dated" folder should be relatively easy to automatize...with a tool like: PushTheFreakin'Button. ;) :P
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I know I asked this before, but I got no proper solution!
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Use same thread and ask 'any updates, any new ideas'
;)
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I know I asked this before, but I got no proper solution!
-kalos
I only skimmed those threads but others seemed to think they offered good solutions & you didnt get back with concrete reasons for disliking them.
So it would be helpful to tell us what you have tried, and why it doesn't suit.
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Copied text can be captured with plenty of things.
I like using Notepad2 (http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html) with the /b command line switch to turn it into an automatic pasteboard. Keep in mind that it will not autosave the file. You have to do that manually.
Check the command line switch section in the readme file for more stuff it can do.
-app103
Thanks, but I am looking to capture typed text (and copied text now that I am thinking of it)
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I download the Free Keylogger from here:https://www.raymond.cc/blog/free-and-simple-keylogger-to-monitor-keystrokes-in-windows/
but it was blocked as malware :(
Is there a tested solution?
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I download the Free Keylogger but it was blocked as malware :(
Is there a tested solution?
-kalos
Keyloggers are, by their very nature, considered malware.
Most people don't want keyloggers on their system. And they also want to be notified if a keylogger is running on their system so they can get rid of it.
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but it was blocked as malware :(
-kalos
Add it to the AV exclude list
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but it was blocked as malware :(
-kalos
Add it to the AV exclude list
-4wd
It's the Microsoft AV, I don't think it allows me to do that!
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It's the Microsoft AV, I don't think it allows me to do that!
-kalos
have you tried it?
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It does. I've done it before. If you open it there should be place for exclusions in one of the tabs. What version of windows are we talking?
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I downloaded it the Free Keylogger from here:
http://www.iwantsoft.com/download.htm
Windows Defender identified it as Trojan:Win32:Tiggre!Plock and quarantined it.
Do I trust it?
Is there a more begning/trustful keylogger for simple keylogging?
I don't want it to be 'stealth' or anything like that or 'hidden' or 'invinsible' as it is only for me and nothing malicious.
Is there eg an AutoHotKey script that will monitor and archive keystrokes, clipboard, maybe websites and applications?
thanks!
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I downloaded it the Free Keylogger from here:
http://www.iwantsoft.com/download.htm
Windows Defender identified it as Trojan:Win32:Tiggre!Plock and quarantined it.
Do I trust it?
-kalos
So in the 6 months since you last downloaded it, you haven't worked out how to add it to the AV exclude list?
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I downloaded it the Free Keylogger from here:
http://www.iwantsoft.com/download.htm
Windows Defender identified it as Trojan:Win32:Tiggre!Plock and quarantined it.
Do I trust it?
-kalos
So in the 6 months since you last downloaded it, you haven't worked out how to add it to the AV exclude list?
-4wd
I did, but I don't know if I can trust it.
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There are several online virus scanners.
https://www.virustotal.com/#/home/url
enter the url of the download. That should do it. I think.
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MS Defender doesn't complain about the latest version at all both on my system or via VirusTotal (https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/8b8765bf995da82067c0cdd2d8c50ff37b861fc302152f3732ae405ed2701a82/detection).
MBAM doesn't complain about it either scanning the executable or when it's running.
It doesn't send anything to the network, it doesn't cause thermonuclear meltdown, the Sun still set today, I still have to pay taxes, and (most annoyingly) it doesn't make coffee.
It can be extracted from its installer and run without having to install it.
I don't want it to be 'stealth' or anything like that or 'hidden' or 'invinsible' as it is only for me and nothing malicious.-kalos
It also doesn't run as 'stealth', 'hidden', or 'invisible' unless you tell it to hide the tray icon.
Do you actually try anything anyone suggests?
Or do you wait until someone has done it for you?
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Trojan:Win32:Tiggre!Plock
-4wd
This ^ and the fact that a keylogger is basically always going to seem suspicious to an AV system (I'd be worried if it didn't...).
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Trojan:Win32:Tiggre!Plock
-4wd
This ^ and the fact that a keylogger is basically always going to seem suspicious to an AV system (I'd be worried if it didn't...).
-Stephen66515
Exactly but it seems that most of the AV programs are either intelligent enough to know when something isn't doing something wrong until it does it or too dumb to know ... which is it?
And he specifically said MS Defender.
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Trojan:Win32:Tiggre!Plock
-4wd
This ^ and the fact that a keylogger is basically always going to seem suspicious to an AV system (I'd be worried if it didn't...).
-Stephen66515
Exactly but it seems that most of the AV programs are either intelligent enough to know when something isn't doing something wrong until it does it or too dumb to know ... which is it?
And he specifically said MS Defender.
-4wd
Well, I just downloaded the last one suggested...ran it...MSDefender doesn't give a shit about it - didn't pop up a warning, I didn't have to add it as an allowed application, my firewall didn't go apeshit and my dog didn't bite me...soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....not too sure what is even going on in this thread anymore ;D
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....not too sure what is even going on in this thread anymore ;D-Stephen66515
Allow me to elucidate:
1) OP has asked for recommendations for software to perform a certain function.
2) Recommendations were given but OP gives no indication that any of them have actually been tried apart from being downloaded and having the AV complain about them.
3) [Insert number here] months later OP repeats same request and provides no explanation of why any previous suggestion was unsuitable because he has not tried them.
4) Repeat from step 2.
I think that pretty much sums it up.
Could probably add that despite proving that the latest comment by him was incorrect that we will continue from step 3 anyway.
To put it another way, in the 5 years since the OP posted:
a) He could have reviewed every single keylogger out there and put his results in our Review section.
b) He could have learnt a programming language and written one that suits him.
PS. If you think I'm being overly sarcastic ... you are 100% correct.
PPS. I forgot to include that it usually takes at least a dozen posts over the course of a month or two to find out what is actually required.
I should probably make a flow chart, it might be easier to follow.
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I should probably make a flow chart, it might be easier to follow.
-4wd
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Naughty boy! Put on this pointy hat and stand in the corner!
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I should probably make a flow chart, it might be easier to follow.
Dunno ... reminds me more of some of the overly complex sentence diagramming in English class when I was in high school, circa early 60's ... not certain flow charting could do justice :-\.
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I should probably make a flow chart, it might be easier to follow.
Dunno ... reminds me more of some of the overly complex sentence diagramming in English class when I was in high school, circa early 60's ... not certain flow charting could do justice :-\.-barney
Would end up in an endless loop with no possible outcome anyway ;)
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This thread is brilliant ;D ;D ;D
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some of the overly complex sentence diagramming in English class
-barney
That damned lazy cat! "Up, up," said Sally. "Go up, up, up."
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OK! I installed FreeKeylogger and it seems now that Windows Defender doesn't quarantine it.
However, it has one MAJOR flaw: it doesn't allow you to seach for typed/clipboarded text across any date! You have to choose a specific date and search!
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OK! I installed FreeKeylogger and it seems now that Windows Defender doesn't quarantine it.
However, it has one MAJOR flaw: it doesn't allow you to seach for typed/clipboarded text across any date! You have to choose a specific date and search!
-kalos
Then ask their developer to add your feature?
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@kalos:
OK! I installed FreeKeylogger and it seems now that Windows Defender doesn't quarantine it.
However, it has one MAJOR flaw: it doesn't allow you to seach for typed/clipboarded text across any date! You have to choose a specific date and search!
-kalos
This must be very frustrating for you.
Your original requirement was:
Hello!
I am looking for a program that will monitor and save all the text I am typing, along with date, window/app info, etc.
Is there a simple solution?
thanks!
-kalos
As @mouser suggested earlier in this thread:
I find a clipboard tool (of course I use my own, CHS) an excellent emergency backup for such occasions. All I have to do is Ctrl+A then Ctrl+C and I've got a copy of the text in its current version saved in case of a crash.
I'm sure I'm not the only person who uses a clipboard tool for such purposes.
-mouser
That is: using CHS and going Ctrl+A then Ctrl+C would suffice.
Using CHS would give you:
- capture/retention of the block of text that you are working on;
- along with date/time;
- along with window/app info plus other metadata, where relevant (e.g., URL);
- a simple solution.
- which would seem to meet your requirements. What's not to like about that - or have your requirements changed?
Did you trial CHS for the purpose?
If you had started to trial CHS for this purpose on 2017-11-05, then you could have been trying it out at your leisure for about 5+ months already by now, to establish whether it could work for 80% or more of your requirements and you with it, and you may well have discovered in that time that you actually did not really need the left-handed screwdriver that you thought you needed.
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@kalos:.b]Your original requirement was:[/b]
Hello!
I am looking for a program that will monitor and save all the text I am typing, along with date, window/app info, etc.
Is there a simple solution?
thanks!
-kalos
-IainB
You forgot that bit, it implies automatically.
The OP could suffer from a debilitating problem that prevents the use of, or the remembrance to execute, the requisite key combinations required to periodically perform the needed action(s).
We wouldn't want to be accused of bias against any particular minority/majority/individual/alien/pet/political party/etc based on information that was, (or wasn't), provided at the outset that could have increased our chances of helping any minority/majority/individual/alien/pet/political party/etc in a much shorter time frame, (possibly less than 5 years for example).
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Getting back on track, away from the hilarity ...
However, it has one MAJOR flaw: it doesn't allow you to seach for typed/clipboarded text across any date! You have to choose a specific date and search!-kalos
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\FKL Viewer\logged_files\*.dat
Contain everything that's logged from the keyboard in plain text - use a program (https://www.ghacks.net/2016/09/16/use-notepad-to-find-text-in-all-files-of-a-folder/) to search them, (hell, even Cortana can probably do it given the right info since Windows Search (https://www.howtogeek.com/99406/how-to-search-for-text-inside-of-any-file-using-windows-search/) could).
Ask nicely in the Coding Snacks area and someone may even be willing to write a program that interprets all the [Down], [Up], [Enter], [Back], etc into the final user-readable text, (or not).
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Finally, I resolved to this:
Loop { ; Smallest keylogger I can come up with. Key strokes are saved to key.log, opens in notepad.
Input, key, V T5,
FileAppend, %key%, key.log
}
;D ;D
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^^ Oh, well done. I did wonder why you didn't use AHK, which can monitor and log everything from the keyboard. However, I figured that because the output file would be a jumbled heap, it probably would not be able to meet your requirements.
Let's see how you get on with using it.