Keyboard typing and hacking protection

ittiandro · 19 Nov 2021

I am on Windows 10 Home v 21H1. I have the option of using a virtual keyboard with my current AV Internet Security software ( Bit Defender).
The purpose of this virtual keyboard is to hide the PW characters when you type them on the regular keyboard, so that hackers won’t be able to see the characters typed.
Unfortunately I have a poor eyesight. This virtual keyboard is too small and difficult to use, also because I have been recently scammed $ 6000 by hackers on my bank account and I have to use a very long and convoluted PW which difficult to remember and long to type.
Would it be safe to copy and paste the PW characters each time from a Word document, instead of typing them? It would be a lot quicker and I thought this way hackers wouldn't see the PW as I type it.

Thanks

Ittiandro .

dalchina · 19 Nov 2021

Hi, there are password managers that are good at this sort of thing- one click opens the site, and then fields are auto-filled..

Good for all manner of logins, and work across multiple browsers. Data is encrypted- it would not be without some care one your part using cut and paste. Some have free options.

Lastpass, Keepass...

Roboform added detection of potentially compromised login data recently.

It also offers a virtual keyboard. (Perhaps other password managers do too).

Naturally where the site has a field where a variable selection of characters must be filled e.g. using drop-downs (for extra security) the best the password manager can do then is to make the necessary data available. I've only ever noted Roboform capable of that. (Things can change of course).

Jambon28 · 24 Nov 2021

Hi,

For added security, I suggest you use an anti-keylogger tool like Keyscrambler: The Most Effective Anti-Keylogging Software
It works perfectly: even if an hacker intercepts what you're typing on your keyboard, it will be all encrypted and unreadable

ittiandro · 25 Nov 2021

Jambon28 said:

Hi,

For added security, I suggest you use an anti-keylogger tool like Keyscrambler: The Most Effective Anti-Keylogging Software
It works perfectly: even if an hacker intercepts what you're typing on your keyboard, it will be all encrypted and unreadable

Thanks to you all for your suggestions. As previously said, I find the Password Manager solution too complicated, after trying one of the apps ( Last Pass). I'm still thinking of the copy/paste solution as the best solution, instead of typing on a keyboard, but I'd like to know if it is safer than the keyboard option, because there are no characters typed that a hacker can detect. Does anybody know?

Thanks

Ittiandro

TairikuOkami · 26 Nov 2021

ittiandro said:

I have been recently scammed $ 6000 by hackers on my bank account

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ittiandro said:

I'm still thinking of the copy/paste solution as the best solution, instead of typing on a keyboard, but I'd like to know if it is safer than the keyboard option, because there are no characters typed that a hacker can detect.

Copied text can be also grabbed by a hacker, but technically it is a little safer. In this case, you should also use a clipboard cleaner, most password managers have it, like you copy something and it gets cleaned within a few seconds or you can copy some gibberish afterwards. If you decide to use autofill, make sure it is not automatic and it requires the user interaction, otherwise even an extension or webpages script could steal it. If you do not like password managers, try browser's instead? Edge is fairly good and it has a nice feature, where it require you to enter your password/PIN before auto filling a password/card.