I certainly wouldn’t be buying keyloggers from Aobo et al. and expect not to be spied on though. A pity about logkext.

Maybe it would need to be code-signed. Source code is still available for logkext though no longer developed.

Longterm better solution would be firefox plugin so that keystroke recording took place only when using firefox.

Give BackTrack a try, Case, if you don’t feel like contending with the logKext internals. BackTrack is very nice and offers already clean text sorted by application/window. Luxury version. I haven’t had issues when running BackTrack (albeit it mostly under Leopard 10.5.8).

There have been several times that I’ve searched for something on the internet, or found a good site but my browser history didn’t go that far back. Even searching for where I might have typed about a certain topic (email, chat convo, forum, etc.) can be a good use for a key logger.

Sure, I could extend my browser history, centralize all my conversations, or grow a larger memory sector of my brain instead of installing a key logger. But the reality is that there is a legitimate use for one on a personal computer. It might not be the most secure thing to do, but for the most part, I’ve been very glad I have it.

Some people here are questioning the usefulness of keylogging on the grounds that there are alternatives ways of saving written data. And if you are a really careful person then you might prefer to save every single thing you ever write to a text document before sending it on. Personally though I wouldn’t go to such lengths as I believe keylogging is a much easier way to capture written work from every source, including those sources which might not have native or practical saving options available.
Alec has already given examples of such occasions by explaining how it can save data lost as a result of accidentally clicking a link or pressing the back button, but for me it is even better because it makes a complete record of everything I have written since I last cleared the logs. If you have ever lost or deleted a text document, had a gmail/msn/ichat/facebook/irc chat with someone, or posted in a place like this then the undeniable use of keyloggers is apparent. For example, if in a month I wanted to see a record of what I wrote here, then by doing a search for strings of text I remember using – in this case something like “keylogger” which is unique to this entry – I could almost immediately retrieve this exact post. And all this is in one file, which is encrypted by default and which can have the location and name of the output changed to avoid malware and trojany things searching for logged data.

I have been saved numerous times where there is no practical alternative way to save or where saving might not have seemed necessary at the time, or simply when I accidentally deleted a text file by mistake.

Given the usefulness of this application over the others I have tried, I would be willing to agree with Alec’s review of the logger applications available. If you are like me, then sooner or later it’s sure to save your backside.

I don’t care much for Kango software. It’s almost always copycat and usually inferior to the original. Plus Kango use all kinds of strong arm marketing tactics. Actually, it sounds like you might work there or know the guys there pretty well.

I’d still recommend BackTrack but Digital Sentry couldn’t be worse than a lot of the other entries in this space from thieves like SpectorSoft and Aobo.

After install go to preferences>logging>enable save all keystrokes to a file..

Then do some typing and find the saved keystokes in library>logs

Works beautiffully

What do others think?