Keystroke encryption app

[mac cyclist]

I did a search on here but couldn't find anything so I'll ask for your suggestions.

I've had my credit card info "stolen" twice in the past 10 months. I found out about the latest incident today. Seems someone tried to buy a computer and software and download music online. The cc company declined all the transactions. Consequently they cancelled the card and are sending me a new card with a new number.

I've also searched the internet for a keystroke encryption application but most are for windows. All Mac apps aren't exactly what I'm looking for. One that I found that was a possibility costs $139.00. A little more that I want to pay. I'm looking for something that is <$50 if possible.
Thanks.

 

[technologist]

Either someone you live with is taking it out of your wallet, or someone who works for company you do business with (maybe a waiter at a restaurant, maybe someone at your kid's daycare...could be anywhere you use your card) is stealing your card information.

Both of these are far more likely than anything having to do with your computer.

Have you downloaded any "video players" from porn sites? Have you downloaded any pirated software from BitTorrent? Do you have a really weak password, or no password at all, on your Mac, with remote login enabled? If any of these apply to you, then you'd better wipe your Mac and reinstall OS X. Otherwise, look for the more likely answer.

 

[mac cyclist]

Either someone you live with is taking it out of your wallet, or someone who works for company you do business with (maybe a waiter at a restaurant, maybe someone at your kid's daycare...could be anywhere you use your card) is stealing your card information.

Have you downloaded any "video players" from porn sites? Have you downloaded any pirated software from BitTorrent? Do you have a really weak password, or no password at all, on your Mac, with remote login enabled? If any of these apply to you, then you'd better wipe your Mac and reinstall OS X. Otherwise, look for the more likely answer.

None of the above. I'm 64 and the only other person here is my wife.
No downloads or pirated stuff and no remote login.
My last online payment, just hours before this happened, was to renew my XM radio subscription.

Thanks anyway. I'll see if I can come up with anything else that might give me a clue.

 

[Kcrabb]

There is an App for Keystroke encryption

None of the above. I'm 64 and the only other person here is my wife.
No downloads or pirated stuff and no remote login.
My last online payment, just hours before this happened, was to renew my XM radio subscription.

Thanks anyway. I'll see if I can come up with anything else that might give me a clue.

Hi mac cyclist

I know it is a little late, but there is a Keystroke encryption App for iMac, iPhone and iPad. It's called GuardedID and MobileTrust. You can find them on the CyberIDGuard.com website if you wish to buy licences. The same thing happen to me about three years ago with Citi-Bank, Chase Bank, and TD Bank accounts. After a year and half I found out there was a Keylogging Malware on my MAC. I was so unhappy that no one knows about this problem and that Apple says it is impossible for it to happen to their products. Really?! I had to get a new Mac, iPad and iPhone. Then I found out that I didn't have to do that because all I needed was to put GuardedID and MobileTrust. Now after installing the software and app, I haven't had a problem sense. So I understand what you are going though mac cyclist. I hope this information helps you.

 

[Raz0rEdge]

A little late..yes..like 7 years.. Most of these software require installation that doesn't happen unless you've been looking at illicit sites whereby bad software masquerades as good software that you install with your admin password.

 

[Kcrabb]

Hello Raz0rEdge

A little late..yes..like 7 years.. Most of these software require installation that doesn't happen unless you've been looking at illicit sites whereby bad software masquerades as good software that you install with your admin password.

Hi Raz0rEdge

First of all, if I surf the web it's all about business or shopping. But, I disagree with you, you can be on a Legitimate website and Download a Keylogger without you knowing you have it on you computer or phone. Here is one article out of many that provide us with how dangerous the web is for MAC's: https://threatpost.com/mac-adware-osx-pirrit-unleashes-ad-overload-for-now/117273/

 

[Raz0rEdge]

Ttat is not a keylogger which, to function, really needs to be installed on OS X to do its work. Things that hijack your browser are more prevalent and easily squashed with tools like MalwareBytes..

 

[Kcrabb]

Ttat is not a keylogger which, to function, really needs to be installed on OS X to do its work. Things that hijack your browser are more prevalent and easily squashed with tools like MalwareBytes..

Hi Raz0rEdge,

To keep their customers safe, Banks and other Institutions use what is known as layered security. If we take our security seriously, we should do the same. For example, I like malware bytes and use it myself. But to solely rely on it by itself would be a mistake.

Consider this article: http://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/04/security-issue-in-malwarebytes-anti-malware-disclosed/

Also, anti-virus software is only as good as the software providers team of people who can find and identify malware (Bryan Dye of Semantic said anti-virus is dead, because there are so many that have not been identified). One reason it is so hard to find malware such as keylogging malware is because it is polymorphic. What this means is that it, upon reading your keystrokes telling it you are going to run an anti-virus scan, it can shut down, reboot and change its signature to a new one that the anti-virus has not been programmed to find.

See the article: https://www.techopedia.com/definition/4055/polymorphic-virus/

So a good layered approach to keeping our personal information such as our bank, usernames, account numbers, passwords etc...safe is to assume that we are infected and take a proactive approach and encrypt our keystroke which renders the keylogging malware useless.

Consider how a keylogger works to see just how important this is: http://www.csoonline.com/article/21...steals-your-information--includes-video-.html

That is why I use both programs on my PC as well as my Mac and mobile devices.