Many of us use the program to switch keyboard layouts and correct the input language Punto Switcher, but few of us know what opportunities to spy on the user it hides. In versions of the program up to the 4th, it was possible to hide the display of the tray icon. However, this feature has been removed in this version, but who is going to stop a person who decided to spy on you from installing its earlier versions? After all, as it turns out, this program can serve as a completely legal and full-fledged Keylogger. Let's see how this can be done.
Download early versions of the program up to the 4th on the Internet is not difficult. And if you type the appropriate query in the search, you will find what you are looking for.
Install the program. After its launch, it will honestly warn you that installing the system is done in Windows 8 (it didn't know about the top ten at that time) and running without administrator rights will interfere with the use of certain functions. However, for our purposes, you don't need administrator rights. So click "Continue".
In the next window, it is advisable to remove all checkboxes that will install additional components. We don't need this, because only a specific program is installed. Then click "Next" and repeat the operation with the check marks again. Click "Next" and the installation begins.
After the first launch, the program will honestly warn you that it was not possible to register a hotkey combination in the system, but it does it once and will not bother you with this message again.
You can find the Punto Switcher icon in the tray, right-click on it and select "Settings". After all, in order to hide its spying from the user, which is supposed to be followed, you need to cover your tracks as carefully as possible.
The advantage here is that the program is quite legal. It is developed by Yandex and no antivirus software responds to it in any way.
In the settings window, under "General", on the "tab Basic" remove all ticks except one in the item "Run at Windows startup". Then go to the tab "Additional" and remove the check marks from all items. This is necessary so that the program behaves as quietly and imperceptibly as possible.
Go to the section "AutoCorrect" and remove the check marks from the items: "Replace when typing in a different layout", "Show the list in the Punto Switcher menu on the taskbar", "Replace by: "Enter" or "Tab" key or "space" key. All checkboxes in this section should also be removed.
Go to the "sounds" section and click on the "Sounds" button. Turn off all", because "Silence should be in the library..." )))
Well, the last section in the program, but not the last section for us: "Diary". Check the following boxes here:"Keep a diary", "Automatically save clipboard contents", "Keep a diary in exception programs." After that, set a password to access the "To the diary".
This completes the program configuration. Many people wonder why it is needed at all. I won't repeat Yandex's explanation. See for yourself. Great features of the official "Keylogger".
Well, you need to continue configuring it. Because although Punto Switcher will not be visible at boot, but its traces are still present in the menu "Start" and therefore may attract attention. Therefore, they need to be removed from there. First, remove it from the list of new programs, if this list is enabled for display.
And now the task is a little more complicated. The fact is that here, in the menu "Start" creates a program folder.
And if in the top seven it was possible to simply remove it from the menu itself, then in the top ten you need to go the other way.
Open the file Explorer and insert the path in the address field:
Press the Enter button and get to the folder with the contents of the Explorer menu, from where you delete the folder.
As a result of this action, the program folder will disappear from the menu "Start". Now the question arises as to how to open it. To do this, you will have to follow the path where the program was installed and run it again. That is, for example:
And run the file punto.exe
Let's check out how this tracking miracle works. Go to the VK and enter the username and password from the site. Of course, they won't be real. This is all just for an experiment.
Well, as you can see, he perfectly coped with his task. The site where the input was made is specified. Username and password.
To find out that the program is installed on the system, use Task Manager, where the program process will be displayed.
Or follow the following path: C:\Program Files (x86)\ and search for the folder.
This is an educational and entertaining excursion into the program. Be careful and check your system. Maybe someone is following you, too. And be careful when entering passwords and usernames on computers with Punto Switcher installed, maybe it has a diary enabled and everything that is typed on the keyboard is recorded.
Thanks for your attention!
Download early versions of the program up to the 4th on the Internet is not difficult. And if you type the appropriate query in the search, you will find what you are looking for.
Install the program. After its launch, it will honestly warn you that installing the system is done in Windows 8 (it didn't know about the top ten at that time) and running without administrator rights will interfere with the use of certain functions. However, for our purposes, you don't need administrator rights. So click "Continue".
In the next window, it is advisable to remove all checkboxes that will install additional components. We don't need this, because only a specific program is installed. Then click "Next" and repeat the operation with the check marks again. Click "Next" and the installation begins.
After the first launch, the program will honestly warn you that it was not possible to register a hotkey combination in the system, but it does it once and will not bother you with this message again.
You can find the Punto Switcher icon in the tray, right-click on it and select "Settings". After all, in order to hide its spying from the user, which is supposed to be followed, you need to cover your tracks as carefully as possible.
The advantage here is that the program is quite legal. It is developed by Yandex and no antivirus software responds to it in any way.
In the settings window, under "General", on the "tab Basic" remove all ticks except one in the item "Run at Windows startup". Then go to the tab "Additional" and remove the check marks from all items. This is necessary so that the program behaves as quietly and imperceptibly as possible.
Go to the section "AutoCorrect" and remove the check marks from the items: "Replace when typing in a different layout", "Show the list in the Punto Switcher menu on the taskbar", "Replace by: "Enter" or "Tab" key or "space" key. All checkboxes in this section should also be removed.
Go to the "sounds" section and click on the "Sounds" button. Turn off all", because "Silence should be in the library..." )))
Well, the last section in the program, but not the last section for us: "Diary". Check the following boxes here:"Keep a diary", "Automatically save clipboard contents", "Keep a diary in exception programs." After that, set a password to access the "To the diary".
This completes the program configuration. Many people wonder why it is needed at all. I won't repeat Yandex's explanation. See for yourself. Great features of the official "Keylogger".
Well, you need to continue configuring it. Because although Punto Switcher will not be visible at boot, but its traces are still present in the menu "Start" and therefore may attract attention. Therefore, they need to be removed from there. First, remove it from the list of new programs, if this list is enabled for display.
And now the task is a little more complicated. The fact is that here, in the menu "Start" creates a program folder.
And if in the top seven it was possible to simply remove it from the menu itself, then in the top ten you need to go the other way.
Open the file Explorer and insert the path in the address field:
Press the Enter button and get to the folder with the contents of the Explorer menu, from where you delete the folder.
As a result of this action, the program folder will disappear from the menu "Start". Now the question arises as to how to open it. To do this, you will have to follow the path where the program was installed and run it again. That is, for example:
And run the file punto.exe
Let's check out how this tracking miracle works. Go to the VK and enter the username and password from the site. Of course, they won't be real. This is all just for an experiment.
Well, as you can see, he perfectly coped with his task. The site where the input was made is specified. Username and password.
To find out that the program is installed on the system, use Task Manager, where the program process will be displayed.
Or follow the following path: C:\Program Files (x86)\ and search for the folder.
This is an educational and entertaining excursion into the program. Be careful and check your system. Maybe someone is following you, too. And be careful when entering passwords and usernames on computers with Punto Switcher installed, maybe it has a diary enabled and everything that is typed on the keyboard is recorded.
Thanks for your attention!
