While there are of course forms of key logging that are arguably beneficial and desirable, such as KVM to be able to work on multiple machines from the same keyboard and monitor, we are here concerned with the malicious kind. And if you do have the need for that type of configuration, realize that you're dealing with a security weakness, and at the very least don't do your banking from the same machine. Alternatively disable GuardedID®, before you do KVM, and enable it before you do banking or access any other confidential data.

And there are a constant stream of stories of the experiences that people have in this area. During one installation of GuardedID® we found out that the person had been involved in a court case testifying against Western Union, based on an incident that most likely started with key logging.

One day his username and password to his yahoo account were hacked, and all his friends received messages that he was stuck overseas and needed money. Some people sent money, not being aware that he was safe at home in New York. The remittances were picked up in his name, and evidently no one ever bothered to check ID on the person picking up the money.

 Chances are high that the way the username and password were ripped off was through key logging. A very large number of cases start that way. These are the types of scams that are going on all the time, and they are entirely preventable with the simple program called GuardedID®