Computer Security & Viruses/How to detect and remove keyloggers?

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Hi,i play online gaming a lot and hacking into accounts using keyloggers seems to be fairly rampant at the moment.I have up to date Mcafee anti-virus software and scan my pc regularly,but i have heard that keyloggers are fairly hard to detect and most anti-virus software will not pick them up,is this true?  And if so can you advise me of the best way to detect and remove them,any help is much appreciated.

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Hi Barry,

Check out: http://www.viruslist.com/en/analysis?pubid=204791931#what

http://www.viruslist.com/en/analysis?pubid=204791931#prot

I like Keyscrambler, AVG, a-squared, Superantispyware and other anti-malware software to protect against software keyloggers. See also:

http://www.itexaminer.com/qfx-upgrades-keyscrambler-encryption-utility.aspx

http://www.qfxsoftware.com/  

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