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Keylogger Tool

A simple keylogger that logs keystrokes for a specified duration and saves them to a file.

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Example
• License
• Contributing

Overview

This keylogger tool captures keystrokes for a user-defined duration and saves the logged keys to a file named keylog.txt. It uses the pynput library to listen for keyboard events.

Features

• Keylogging: Capture keystrokes and store them in a buffer.
• Duration Control: Run the keylogger for a specified amount of time.
• File Logging: Save the captured keystrokes to keylog.txt.
• Real-time Feedback: Display remaining time in the console.

Installation

To set up this project, you need to have Python installed on your machine. Follow the steps below:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Anandkp21/PRODIGY_CS_TASK_04.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd keylogger-tool

3. Install required dependencies:

   pip install pynput

4. Run the keylogger:

   python keylog.py

Usage

1. Run the keylogger script:

   python keylog.py

2. Enter the duration:

   • You will be prompted to enter the duration for which you want the keylogger to run (in seconds).

3. Keylogger in action:

   • The keylogger will start and capture all keystrokes for the specified duration.
   • The remaining time will be displayed in the console.

4. Completion:

   • After the duration ends, the captured keystrokes will be saved to keylog.txt.

Example

Running the Keylogger

$ python keylog.py
Enter the duration for which you want to run the keylogger (in seconds):
10
Time duration to run: 10 seconds
Remaining time: 9 seconds
Remaining time: 8 seconds
...
Remaining time: 1 second
Keys logged to 'keylog.txt'

Checking the Logged Keys

$ cat keylog.txt
hello world

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.