Abstract: A peripheral for a computer and a method of using the peripheral is for installing software onto the computer using Direct Memory Access. The peripheral comprises a computer accessible medium and a program product. The program product has codes to read and write to the Random Access Memory of the computer; and to bypass restrictions of the host computer Operating System that prevent the peripheral from gaining full access to all portions of the host computer's Random Access Memory. The preferred methods of using the peripheral automatically install software on a computer or copies forensic data from the computer's Random Access Memory once the peripheral is connected to the computer.

Abstract: A peripheral for a computer and a method of using the peripheral is for installing software onto the computer using Direct Memory Access. The peripheral comprises a computer accessible medium and a program product. The program product has codes to read and write to the Random Access Memory of the computer; and to bypass restrictions of the host computer Operating System that prevent the peripheral from gaining full access to all portions of the host computer's Random Access Memory. The preferred methods of using the peripheral automatically install software on a computer or copies forensic data from the computer's Random Access Memory once the peripheral is connected to the computer.

Abstract: A device and method are disclosed for monitoring and recording keystrokes and other activity on a computer. The preferred embodiment is a passive computer PCI expansion board (1) that has pins for engaging in a PCI slot on a motherboard; an electronic circuit capable of receiving, filtering, translating, and controlling storage of data visible to the data bus and received through the pins; and, memory (15) for storing the translated data. In the method of using the PCI expansion board (1), data is received in the electronic circuit through the pins of the expansion board. The electronic circuit filters the data received and selects data that can be translated to human-readable format, translates the selected data into human-readable format, and stores the data in memory (15) on the expansion board.