Use On-Screen Keyboard To Prevent Hackers From Stealing Your Login Data Or Even Your Money!!

Did you know, hackers can use programs that record every button you push on your keyboard to steal passwords or Social Security numbers? Physical keyboard will generates certain codes on every keys that you've pushed, these codes can be converted into numbers, characters and letters. Hackers have the ability to do that and willing them to log into your account, change your password or even worse, steal your money!!

To foil them, use tools like Virtual Keyboard to enter passwords at banking and credit web sites. Virtual Keyboard did not produced the codes like physical keyboard does, besides it is not a keystrokes but it was a clicks. In some Internet Security products such as Kaspersky Internet Security, Virtual Keyboard was included in it, noticed or not, that is a useful feature provided by Kaspersky Lab's. Also, users have a choice to install any 3rd party Virtual Keyboard made by some software developers that are available on internet.

Please take note, users also should practice and always remember that do not let your browser to remember and store any login ID's and also please sign-out or log-out after finished the login sessions, these will prevent users data and login ID's from falling into hackers hand when their browser been hijacked. In Windows, Virtual Keyboard are already included by default and the name is 'On-Screen Keyboard'. Even the names are different but the functions are the same.

To use On-Screen Keyboard is simple, just launch it when you need to fill your login ID by click on Start Button > Run > type in -> osk <- and hit Enter. You will presented with a nice looking keyboard on your screen like the image below that was taken from Windows 7.



All the functions are almost the same as physical keyboard, just do a mouse clicks to enter letters, characters and numbers. The main purpose of an On-Screen Keyboard is to provide an alternative input mechanism for users with disabilities who cannot use a physical keyboard.

From the looks, it seems simple, but the benefits is huge. Users can secure their logins and of course secure their money from being stolen with this simple steps and simple application. Do practice these on every sites you log into, no matter on social sites, forums or web-mails.