Key logging in .NET

Question

Is it possible to write a key logger in Visual Basic.NET? Is this the right language to be using?

So far, I've gotten a console app to read input and append to a file.

1)How can I make a .NET program "catch" all keyboard input?

2)How do I make a process not show up in Task Manager?

This is not for a virus, but rather a parental control program for a specific clientele. No malicious intent here.

Answer 1

1. You need to set a Keyboard Hook.
2. This is extremely difficult and is not possible on 64-bit editions of Windows.
   If you're really doing this with consent, this shouldn't be necessary.

Answer 2

1. Here's a sample of how to write a key logger in .net. http://www.scratchprojects.com/2008/09/csharp_keylogger_p01.php

2. Your best bet for making it not show up in Task Manager is to make it look like something that belongs. Call it "svchost.exe". :-)