As a parent or employer, you want to know what is being done on your computer; you want to know if your children are putting up inappropriate pictures on social networking sites or if an employee is spending work time checking out new games online.  The intended purpose of keylogging systems is not to invade one's privacy, but to ensure that your computer isn't being used for improper or unsafe purposes.  How does a program like this become predatory?

An Introduction to Perfect Keylogger

Perfect Keylogger is most commonly used by parents who want to make sure what sites their children are visiting and who is contacting them.  The internet certainly presents security issues, and keyloggers can be tremendously helpful in keeping children safe.  It is also common for spouses to use this software to check for cheating, employers to keep track of employees, and even for computer users to back up their data.

The basic version of Perfect Keylogger is able to operate covertly and record keystrokes, log text, passwords, and IMs.  More advanced versions have features including:

• Remote installation
• Screenshots
• Password capture even when they are behind asterisks
• Record of visited websites
• Custom keyword alerts

When you install Perfect Keylogger on your computer, it is perfectly legal.  However, if someone installs it in your system without your knowledge or consent, it is considered illegal in many areas, and if not technically illegal in your area, it is certainly unethical.

What Can Perfect Keylogger Do If In My System?

If installed by you, Perfect Keylogger can allow you to monitor your children's, friends', or family's use of your computer.  Again, this can be an excellent tool as parents strive to keep their children safe from online predators.  If you did not install it in your system and are unaware that it is operating, then it becomes a risk.

It is possible for whoever is monitoring your computer to determine your user names, passwords, bank and credit card information, contact information, and more.  At least, it is a violation of your privacy; at worst, it is a financial and safety hazard.

Perfect Keylogger does not cause damage to your system in a technical sense.  You may notice that your system is running more slowly than usual.  This is because Perfect Keylogger remains resident in the background, which means that it diverts system resources for its own use.

Fortunately - or unfortunately, depending on your intended usage - one of the main drawbacks to Perfect Keylogger as far as being a parental monitoring program is its lack of stealth.  Users have the option of placing an icon on the system tray and making it visible to users.  While this option can be disabled, reviewers and consumers have noted that it is relatively easy to spot - if you know what you're looking for.

How Is Perfect Keylogger Installed?

There are two ways in which Perfect Keylogger may be installed on your computer: direct installation on your machine or remote installation, which is only available with the two more advanced versions of the program.  Remote installation allows someone to pair Perfect Keylogger with any other program.  When that program is opened on your computer, Perfect Keylogger is able to launch.

Removing Perfect Keylogger from Your System

To ensure the security of your data, it is essential that you remove Perfect Keylogger as soon as you can.  This is the trick, though: how do you detect a program that is supposed to be undetectable?  Many security programs are able to detect Perfect Keylogger, though security settings can be altered by the person installing the program.  If this is the case, you may be able to see the icon in your system tray or the programs running list if the installer neglected to hide them.