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Realtime-Spy Software
MSRP: $79.95
Introduction:
Spytech's
Realtime-Spy is a PC monitoring program used to
track computers that have the software installed
on them. It is a simple program that can be deployed
without a persons' knowledge or with their consent.
Once the program is installed the computer
records everything that the user does on the computer
and then sends log files of the users' activity via
FTP to a server. Once the files have been uploaded
you can view them at the server where they are seemlessly
integrated into an easy to use webpage. |
Features:
- Remote
Installation without physical presence needed for
installation
- 24/7
access to the monitored PC, from any location via
your personal http://realtime-spy.com/YOURNAME
address (or any other FTP server you have access to)
- Log
and record MULTIPLE PC's from ONE REMOTE LOCATION
without any extra configuration
- Realtime-Spy
can monitor any PC regardless of its Internet connection.
No matter what Internet connection the remote PC uses,
you will be able to view logs from your Realtime-Spy
webpage.
- Extremely
small file size for easy and fast remote deployment
(only 93kb)
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Surveillance and Monitoring |
- Keystrokes
Typed
Log all keystrokes typed by the user. Logs
are automatically pre-formatted from backspaces for
easy web viewing via your secure Realtime-Spy webspace.
- Websites
Visited
Log all websites visited by the user. Realtime-Spy supports
all the popular browsers (AOL, IE, Netscape, Opera,
etc).
- Internet
Connections
Log all internet connections made and attempted
by the user. Logs include the remote host/port and local
host/port.
- Windows
Opened
Log all windows opened and used by the user.
- Chat
Conversations
Log both sides of all ICQ/MSN/Yahoo!/AOL/AIM
messenger conversations!
- Applications
Ran
Log all applications and programs executed
by the remote user.
- System
Information
Record and monitor system information on the
remote machine: uptime, memory, ram, and more. You can
also remotely shutdown, reboot, restart, logoff, or
freeze the remote PC as well!
- System
Shutdowns and User changes
- E-mails
typed
- Passwords
typed
- Complete
Stealth: Realtime-Spy is
undetectable to all users. Using minimal PC processing
cycles, Realtime-Spy is not visible in any way to the
user, and records and stores all logs without any user
notification.
- Remotely
Deployable: Realtime-Spy can be remotely deployed
easily with just a few clicks and minimal user configuration.
- Email
Deployment: simply send your configured Realtime-Spy
module to the remote PC. The user only has to run
the attached file - they do not have to respond
or send you any response to start monitoring - and
they will not know they are being monitored! (optional
splash notice available for non-stealth remote installs)
- LAN/Network
Deployment: Easily deploy Realtime-Spy over
a network via network shares or logon scripts. No
user interaction is needed!
- Secure
Password Protection: All your logs are password
protected via secure web encryption. Only YOU can access
your secure log webspace to view logs! Realtime-Spy
does not put your monitored data at risk - as other
remote monitoring tools do - by allowing direct connections
to the remote PC for data retrieval: all data is securely
stored on our servers for viewing ONLY BY YOU.
- 24/7
Realtime Monitoring:
Realtime-Spy will not stop monitoring if the user reboots
- it will ALWAYS record their activities.
- Easy
to use Web Interface: Realtime-Spy's web interface
is extremely easy to use - just point and click the
logs you want to view!
- Accessible
Anywhere! Realtime-Spy is accessible from any web-browser,
from any location. Just access your personal web-space!
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Windows 95,98,ME,NT4,2000, or XP
- Pentium
Class PC (133mhz or higher)
- 3MB
Hard disk space
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In
Use:
As technology increasingly becomes more vital to our every
day lives so too does the need for security. Realtime-Spy
offers a simple, yet effective, way to monitor your computer
and the computers of others. Through such surveillance you
can see what your significant other is doing during their
time on the computer or monitor your childs' Internet behavior.
Realtime-Spy can also be used to detect any suspicious programs
or tasks that may be running on your computer unbeknownst
to you.
The comprehensive list of features that are included with
the Realtime-Spy will definitely allow you to keep any user
of your computers in check. There are, however, a few caveats.
How
does it work?
Once you download the software you run the
Admin program. From the admin screen you select the options
that appeal to you most and then extract an executable program
to a floppy or your computer. Once that executable is made
you can deploy it on the computer you wish to monitor by
simply downloading it to their machine and executing it.
After the program is executed it will 1) be completely transparent
or 2) notify the user that they are being monitored every
time they logon to their computer (depending on the option
you selected in the admin screen.
Once the Windows OS load the Realtime-Spy runs itself as
svchost.exe which is transparent to the user. The program
then logs all of the users' keystrokes, programs opened,
etc. into files that are stored on the users' machine and
then transmits those files to an ftp server that was specified
in the Admin options before the executable was made. The
files are uploaded every 15minutes to the server. If no
connection to the Internet is available then the files are
not sent. Once the files have been sent you can access them
via a web brower at the server address. Once you authenticate
your account on the server you can view the logs in an easy
to use webpage.
When you are done monitoring the computer you can remotely
uninstall the software (if they are connected to the Internet).
Running into Some Problems:
The first caveat and probably the most noticeable is that
the program is limited to one day of archives. It is true
that the monitoring of the computer is 24/7, but after after
24 hours the old logs begin to be replaced by the new ones.
You can manually backup the files yourself, but this should
be an automated process. If I could change only one thing
about this program it would be to allow for daily, weekly,
and monthly archives.
The second caveat is that remote monitoring is only possible
if the computer is networked. If the computer never connects
to the Internet or a LAN then it doesn't FTP the logs to
the server for you to review. If you have physical access
to the computer then I'm sure you could use Localhost and
open port 21 on the machine for it to log to itself, or
you could track down the log files that are installed on
the computer before they get sent out via FTP. On a positive
note, the files are bandwidth friendly so even users on
dial-up won't know that they are sending the log files via
FTP. |
Conclusion:
Realtime-Spy is a solid program. It effectively tackles
everything it purports to do.
If the list of features and the deployment options of
Realtime-Spy appeal to you then you should try the Free
Demo from their website and give it a test run.
Time for the marks.
Pros:
Easy use and deployment
Vast features
Easy to use web interface
Rich Security Monitoring
Low learning curve
Cons:
Very high price
No archiving
Requires Network Connection
Score:
8.5/10 |
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