Analyzing data in redpill spy
by Johan on Jan.11, 2010, under Spy Software, redpill Spy
To analyze data in redpill spy can be a lot of fun. Looking at the screenshots (see pic below) is straight forward and easy.
redpill spy
The fun comes in when you are analyzing the key log. redpill spy is also a keylogger that logs every key that is typed. Some key loggers will attempt to clean up the data for you but this always leads to loss of data and sometimes the important data you where looking for. redpill spy will do some clean up but will not do any translations that will lead to loss of data.
redpill spy will for example replace multiple backspaces with the number of times a backspace was pressed. This is important as a lot of users will hold the backspace key down to clear a word especially a word in an input field (text box). When the backspace key is hold down the computer will translate that into the backspace being pressed multiple times. The number will depend on how long the key is hold down.
Example:
Pazz[backpace][backpace]ssword can be translated as password. You can see that the user pressed the backspace twice to remove to characters. You simply remove the same number of characters before the backspaces as the number of backspaces that was pressed.
Pazz[Backspace x 8]Password. In this case the word can also be translated as password as you can see the user was holding down the backspace to clear a word that was probably in an input field (text box).
Analyzing the data in a keylog can be a lot of fun and the more you work at it the better you get. After a while you will be able to spot a username and password combination from a distance.
