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I am thinking of writing a keylogger example project for educational purposes only, and then publishing it here on Code Project.
Would this project type be allowed ??
The finished project would be very similar to the payload of a keylogger virus.
The project itself is a very exciting, and requires at least three separate technologies (Networking, Com Interop, Firewall Management, etc.), so could be useful to other people for legitimate reasons.
Currently the project does not exist, and I have never, and will never write a virus, just to be clear on that.
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We (the CP readers, I can't speak for the staff) tend not to like articles like this. While I admire your zeal, the big problem is that while you aren't going to write a virus, there's no guarantee that all the readers of your article will hold themselves to your high standard.
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I agree with Pete, that sort of knowledge is very dangerous in the wrong hands. I suggest trying a different subject, and a different forum - this is for Site Bugs.
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A key logger as what it means is not likely to be approved by the coomunity - I speak as Member of this community, there may be other opinions.
Whatever, a slightly changed project may be as interesting as a keylogger: Something using an Arduino Board may be worth a try[^], but also an article on Barode scanners might be very interesting.
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I too agree with Pete. Some evils out there always to misuse that. Once started those evils could get all mail logins, bank logins, etc., important details.
So please don't. A suggestion for your next article. Make a tool for disabling all keyloggers. Please ....
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I agree with Pete, Richard and Marco.
Exaggerating it a bit... it would be as explaining how to build a gun, you might make it with academical purpose, but in the wrong hands that information can end at someone killing another person.
On the other hand... for such themas as possible projects ending in articles, opinions about ideas or asking for help, CP has the Article Writing forum[^], I think you can get more opinions and make a debate about over there.
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Firstly, the world has enough articles about key loggers. It's seriously been done to death.
Secondly, what do you think people are going to do with code for a keylogger? Create a cool app to monitor keyboard usage and suggest ways to improve your typing? Or write apps to scrape passwords?
Posting more keylogger code will not make the world a better place. Your skills and enthusiasm deserve better.
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Thanks for the comments.
I guess I have decided not to publish this article, because ultimately it will not fly on CP.
However, I do not imagine my work would find it's way into any useful virus as there are more complex aspects to such solutions, including delivering the payload of the virus.
In answer to the question about 'why do a key logger', the project was conceived to be more than that, and if you read my original question properly, you would realized that. The project was to monitor key strokes, and then send them to a remote database using web services of some sort, also I would have attempted to configure the Windows firewall as well. I think this would have been a very worthy project from an academic perspective, and could have helped people in the community in the future when attempting some of the tasks described above. The key logger was give an obvious source of easily harvested data.
So, I will take the advice about changing the project slightly and find another data source, eg. CPU temperature, etc.
Cheers,
Baxter P.
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Baxter P wrote: if you read my original question properly,
Unfortunately your original question was a little light on the detail.
I'm not saying your project wouldn't be useful and very, very interesting. I'm saying that if it's about a keylogger, then not a fantastic idea. As a bit of trivia, many CodeProject downloads treating with things like system hooks are now flagged as spam by antivirus products because they have been used in viruses. This makes me sad.
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I can see why CP wouldn't like that stuff, and to restate the point there is no way CP's admins would have allowed this project idea I guess.
However I still might create it...
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While the individual parts of your proposed application all have legitimate uses, and each could make a good article on its own, bundling them all together creates something that would overwhelmingly be used for malicious purposes. That's not good.
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A long time ago in a far far away galaxy, I posted here about CPHog and its feature of in-place message answering (as opposed to a new page opening to type an answer/post). The answer suggested that something like that was in preparation. Is such a feature still in the making ? Or was it removed from the ToDo list?
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Rage wrote: Is such a feature still in the making ? Or was it removed from the ToDo list?
I suspect neither. It's on the todo list, but it is scrammed up with other stuff.
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*puts on 'User' suit*
But ... but ... What the hell could be more important than the feature I request ?
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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Rage wrote: But ... but ... What the hell could be more important than the feature I request ?
It's a question of the hamster's sanity. If you go on with that impression they most likely go insane and murder you in your sleep.
Women are waiting for love and men are waiting for women. - Wolf Wondratschek
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So I received an e-mail informing me that I got coupons for Workspaces, and there's a link to Beta Tester's Forum, but it tells me I cannot access it:
"-- The discussion board is restricted and cannot be viewed by the general public --"
(I redeemed coupon BTW)
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Think I found the issue: your credentials were cached. Try redeeming again (it'll complain you've already redeemed) but it should kick the cache
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It is working, now I can go and spam there 
Thanks!
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hi Chris,
same for me. got email with link where I'm not authorised.
Guirec
Seulement, dans certains cas, n'est-ce pas, on n'entend guère que ce qu'on désire entendre et ce qui vous arrange le mieux... [^]
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I have the same issue. I tried redeeming the coupon again but I got "Coupon not valid" and I still have no access to the Beta Testers' Forum. By the way, all of my profile customisation is gone after redeeming the coupon. And my signature is also gone!
[Edit]
Have access now.
modified 17-Feb-14 13:07pm.
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+1 Clickety[^]
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When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is - Henry Minute
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Hi Chris, I got the same message. In that message it said I could return the coupons if I do not want to use them but there were no instrictions on how to do so.
Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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finally figured out the problems that I was having...
just out of curiosity but are the gits private?? looks very interesting so I am just curious about what all it can do. if the gits are private then I am sure I have some friends who will want one of my coupons. 
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Dennis E White wrote: just out of curiosity but are the gits private
Not yet. Soon.
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Looks like don't have access to Beta forum: "-- The discussion board is restricted and cannot be viewed by the general public --"
Nor, I am able to login into the other side, says authentication failed. FF 27
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