Windows services are program that operate in background. They are often managed by the Service Control Manager. Services interact with the SCM through the Windows API or Windows service management tools such as sc.exe. note: terminating sc.exe is used as a method of causing the Blue Screen of Death.
Keyloggers are programs that track the activities of a keyboard. Keyloggers are a form of spyware where users are unaware their actions are being tracked. Keyloggers can be used for a variety of purposes; hackers may use them to maliciously gain access to your private information, while employers might use them to monitor employee activities.
nmake {all,re,clean,fclean} at the root directory of the project. [note: cl.exe is required for compilation (Installed via Visual Studio)]
svc.exe and winkey.exe must be in the same directory. Then running as administrator:
.\svc.exe install # Install the service
.\svc.exe start # Start the service and run the keylogger in background
.\svc.exe stop # Stop the service and the keylogger
.\svc.exe delete # delete the service
Logs will be stored in C:\Windows\logs.txt
Lightweight Windows Image: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/
Visual Studio: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/
SSH install: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/openssh/openssh_install_firstuse
Project made in collaboration with idosdool