zLogger – Remote Keylogger for Windows & Linux

zLogger is a Remote persistent keylogger it is written in python, and can generate executables that run on Windows and Linux, once executed on a system it’ll run the background, record every key-strike and report to the email specified when the keylogger was generated.

Features:

  • Logs keys pressed on keyboard
  • Sends reports by email.
  • Starts with system startup.
  • Works with Linux and Windows.
  • Does not require root or admin privileges.

 

Installation:

1. Nvigate to the /opt directory (optional):

cd /opt/

 

2. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/z00z/ZLogger.git

 

3. Navigate into zLogger’s directory

cd ZLogger

 

4. Run the installer

bash install.sh

PS: this might take some time as it’ll install all the programs and libraries needed by zLogger.

 

5. Done, now you can run zLogger from this working directory using the following command

python zlogger.py

 

Usage:

 

Removing the keylogger:

  1. Go to star, type regedit and run the first program, this will open the registry editor.
  2. Navigate to the following path Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  3. There should be an entry called winexplorer, right click this entry and select Delete.
  4. Go to your user path > AppData > Roaming, you’ll see a file named “Windows Explorer.exe”, this is the keylogger, right click > Delete.

 

Resources:

  • zLogger Git repo – https://github.com/z00z/ZLogger
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Zaid Sabih

Ethical Hacker, Pentester & Computer Scientist

Zaid Al-Quraishi is an ethical hacker, computer scientist, and founder of zSecurity. He studied CS at UCD, graduating May 2016.

Zaid has a strong background and experience in ethical hacking, starting with tutorials in 2009 in an ethical hacking community, iSecur1ty. He also worked as a penetration tester (pentester) for this company.

In 2013 he started teaching his first course online in Arabic which received extremely positive feedback. This motivated him to create an English version of the course. The English course became the most popular and top paid course on Udemy for almost a year, which further motivated Zaid to design and teach more courses on ethical hacking.

He now offers a number of courses on ethical hacking and more than 800,000 students on Udemy and other teaching platforms such as StackSocial, StackSkills and zSecurity.

Zaid says: "I just love hacking and breaking the rules but don't get me wrong, I am an ethical hacker!"

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    7 Comments

  1. Dawit Seged
    November 22, 2019

    while installing the “install.sh” later on i can’t install python( i can’t locate folder).
    what is the problem?

  2. Monika
    February 7, 2020

    sir it show no such file directory please tell me sir what i should do

  3. y4gud007
    July 16, 2020

    I received an error message when trying to execute the program on target computer. “Fatal error detected, Failed to execute script” Any help?

    • Rishav mehra
      December 9, 2020

      Hy bro, do you get your error solutions

  4. hemanthreddy1211734
    August 26, 2020

    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File “zlogger.py”, line 39, in
    compile_for_windows(arguments.out)
    File “zlogger.py”, line 30, in compile_for_windows
    subprocess.call([“wine”, WINDOWS_PYTHON_INTERPRETER_PATH, “–onefile”, “–noconsole”, file_name])
    File “/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py”, line 172, in call
    return Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs).wait()
    File “/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py”, line 394, in __init__
    errread, errwrite)
    File “/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py”, line 1047, in _execute_child
    raise child_exception
    OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

  5. salonee jaiswal
    October 21, 2020

    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File “zlogger.py”, line 36, in
    create_keylogger(arguments.out, arguments.interval, arguments.email, arguments.password)
    File “zlogger.py”, line 23, in create_keylogger
    with open(file_name, “w+”) as file:
    IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: ‘keylogger’

    I am getting this error while running zlogger…plz help me fixing this problem

  6. shomit_tf
    March 18, 2021

    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File “zlogger.py”, line 39, in
    compile_for_windows(arguments.out)
    File “zlogger.py”, line 30, in compile_for_windows
    subprocess.call([“wine”, WINDOWS_PYTHON_INTERPRETER_PATH, “–onefile”, “–noconsole”, file_name])
    File “/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py”, line 172, in call
    return Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs).wait()
    File “/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py”, line 394, in __init__
    errread, errwrite)
    File “/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py”, line 1047, in _execute_child
    raise child_exception
    OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

    getting this error

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