KeyGrabber USB [Pico, Nano, WiFi, TimeKeeper]

Introduction: What’s KeyGrabber?

KeyGrabber is the smallest, best-selling and highly affordable USB and PS/2 hardware keylogger. There are a few different KeyGrabbers models (with different sizes and features) available to purchase online and we’ll mention and describe some of them below.

In other words, KeyGrabber is a physical hardware keylogger that’s completely transparent from computer operation, and no software or drivers are required. It also supports International keyboard layouts.

If you start looking on the Internet for information about keyloggers, the first thing you’ll find will be that they are almost always related to the cyber crime and malicious use (spying, data theft, etc.), but through years modern keyloggers are became legitimate to use and buy on the open market. You can use them for parental control, to follow your wife/ husband, for the company safety purposes, in digital forensics for analyzing incidents (law enforcement), etc.

KeyGrabber USB Models

How it Works?

KeyGrabber usage and installation process is quite simple, you just need to plug it between the USB keyboard and USB port on the target machine. Since there’s no need for some drivers or software to be installed, it will imidiately start recording and store captured data (typed on the keyboard) to the internal memory (it’s usually the LOG.txt file).

KeyGrabber: Small, Fast and Smart Keylogger [features, specs, design]

As we mentioned above, KeyGrabber has a lot of models with different features and sizes, so you can choose depending on your needs. If you ‘re looking for the smallest hardware keylogger ever, the Pico (20 mm) version might be the perfect choice for you, but if it’s too small you can go for Nano version. Pico use the same well-known keylogging engine as Classic and Nano, but it has a newer hardware (Released in 2018). In addition, all of the versions can be extended by choosing the WiFi or TimeKepper feature.

Regarding the Classic version, it may not be the smallest nowadays, but it surely is the most popular and used hardware keylogger. Besides the best keyboard compatibility, features, quality and very affordable price, it offers the super fast data retrieve which can be achieved by switching into Flash Drive mode for download.

Features:

• Huge memory capacity (8/16GB).
• Memory protected with strong 128-bit encryption, it can works with any USB keyboard, even with those with built-in hubs.
• Super fast memory contents download (125 kB/s)
• No software or drivers required, compatible with: Linux, Windows and Mac.
• Transparent to computer operation, undetectable for security scanners, anti-viruses and similafdr.
• Quick and easy national layout support.
• Multiple sizes: very compact and discreet, starting from 0.8″ long (KeyGrabber Pico).
• KeyGrabber TimeKeeper: has built-in timestamping module and long lasting battery.
• KeyGrabber Nano/Nano WiFi: background connection to the Internet over a local Access Point; automatic e-mail reports with recorded keyboard data; on-demand access at any time through TCP/IP; support for WEP, WPA, and WPA-2 encryption (Wi-Fi version).

KeyGrabber USB Specs [comparative view: starting from the smallest model]

Hacking with KeyGrabber USB

• You can use it for capturing and recording computer users’ keystrokes, including sensitive data, such as: passwords, login credentials, bank accounts/credit cards, encryption codes, email addresses, financial data, and all kinds of sensitive data.
• It’s very hard for victims/targeted users to fight with keyloggers, so chances to be detected is very small. You can do some serious damage, e.g KeyGrabber is an ideal tool for accessing confidential corporate data, ruin company’s reputation and business partners, etc.
• Keyloggers can be very useful for cybersecurity experts and pentesters that are involved in cyber and digital forensics: monitoring remote computers, retrieving unknown passwords, collecting evidences, detect incidents or unauthorized logins/attempts, etc.).
• If you have a company and want to be in control of everything, you can monitor your employee productivity, detect unauthorized access attempts, track the use of computers for non-work-related purposes, collect statistics, monitor internet usage, and so much more.
• You can spy on your girlfriend/boyfriend, wife/husband or “friend”, or to anyone else.
• It can be used for parental controls, which means that you can use it to monitor your “home” computer activity including monitoring your children activities (chats, skype, facebook, etc.) and protect them from possible danger.
• For beginners, here is a complete KeyGrabber USB user’s guide.

Conclusion

There are plenty of hardware and software keyloggers available today, but why KeyGrabber should be found in your toolbox? KeyGrabber is the keylogger that has a history and it has been the choice of many hackers and cybersecurity experts. Besides all the features that it has, the price is very affordable starting from $20. We can surely say that this small but very powerful device is the ‘must-have’ hacker gadget, for both penetration testing and other less ethical purposes.