IME as a possible keylogger

2005-11-01

Masaki Suenaga

Symantec Security Response, Japan
Editor: Helen Martin

Abstract

Using components of Windows multilingual support, it is possible to create a file that will capture keystrokes on a target system while using the OS to protect that file from removal or deletion. Masaki Suenaga explains how an IME could be used as a keylogger.

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