Can a keylogger software run on a windows machine without showing up in the task manager? How?

If it can run without showing up.. what are the ways in which one can know that such a malicious piece of software is running on the machine?

Can a keylogger software run on a windows machine without showing up in the task manager? How?
How to detect a Keylogger





* Check the task list by press ctrl+alt+del in windows. Examine all the tasks running, if you unsure of a task look it up on a search engine.


* Use the system configuration utility to determine which task are loaded at start-up (type "msconfig" in the run box to start).


* Run your antivirus checker, it's possible this will pick up the Keylogger on your system.


* Scan your hard disk for the most recent files stored. Look at the contents of any files continually updating (these might be logs).


* Download a specific keylogger detector program, and see if it detects anything.


* Run Spybot S%26amp;D, this program checks for some known keyloggers.
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Reply:Yes, it could run without showing up in task manager. Or, many keystroke loggers change their name every hour or so, and always use innocent-sounding names, so even if it's in the task manager you won't recognise it as a keylogger.





A good virus scanner should pick up a lot of them.