Patent ID: 11899830
Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A method for operating a keylogger detection system of a computing device comprising:
identifying, via a processor, a first time that a first signal is generated by an input device as a first transmission time of a key press;
sensing, via the processor, a first amount of power drawn in conjunction with the input device during the first transmission time as a baseline power draw;
after a period of time, identifying, via the processor, a second time that a second signal is generated by the input device as a second transmission time of the key press, wherein the second transmission time is greater than the first transmission time;
sensing, via the processor, a second amount of power drawn in conjunction with the input device during the second transmission time as a second power draw, wherein the second power draw is greater than the baseline power draw;
determining, via the processor, an indication of a possible presence of a keylogger based at least in part on the second transmission time being greater than the first transmission time;
increasing, via the processor, a severity of the indication of the possible presence of the keylogger based at least in part on the second power draw being greater than the baseline power draw; and
in response the severity of the indication being greater than a threshold, generating, via the processor, an alert comprising an indication of the possible presence of the keylogger, wherein generating the alert comprises: providing an instruction to display a notification via an electronic display, generating an email, generating a maintenance request, or any combination thereof.