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License:
Free to try; $39.95 to buy (Buy it now)
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Downloads:
201,208
- Operating Systems:
Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
No additional requirements
- Limitations:
7-day trial
- Date Added:
February 19, 2009
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Publisher's description of Family Cyber Alert
Are you concerned about your children's online activities? Do you feel you should keep a closer eye on what they are doing in cyberspace? Concerned parents are using Family Cyber Alert, an all-in-one PC/Internet activity monitor, to keep a watchful eye on their family and monitor their PC/Internet activities. This parental control tool records everything your family members do online and offline, including e-mail, chat/instant messaging, Web sites, applications, file access, keystroke (keylogger), screen snapshots, and time and sequence. It provides automatic e-mail forwarding, e-mail/Chat/IM blocking, Web site blocking, games/applications blocking, automatic keyword detection and danger alert, and intelligent reporting. All the functions work simultaneously, saving the data to a hidden location. It is extremely easy to use. It will help stopping online predators and protect your family from harm.
Version 4.16 adds Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 8 support.
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Editor's review of Family Cyber Alert
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- "A watchful eye for the whole family"
- Version reviewed: Family Cyber Alert 4.16
Family Cyber Alert takes the uncertainty out of the question, "What's my kid been doing online?" This app does far more than record every keystroke made, and it does it well.
Including the keystroke log, the program offers a full array of monitoring functions. All applications are under Family Cyber Alert's watchful eye, including separate logs for sent e-mails, chat participation, and Web sites visited. It also takes screencaps regularly, forwards you copies of any e-mails sent, and incorporates blocking software to block programs as well as specific Web sites. There's even a customizable automatic keyword "danger" alert and a networking feature to monitor remote machines. All this control isn't arbitrary, though; it allows the Administrator to set specific users outside of its purview and observe the rest.
Family Cyber Alert doesn't show up in the start menu or control panel, so uninstalling the program must be done from the command line. However, to do so you must close it, and that requires the password, so the app is virtually tamperproof. If you need to keep a watchful eye over how your computer gets used, whether for a child or an employee, Family Cyber Alert tells you all.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 64 votes
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Version: Family Cyber Alert 4.16
"Can't get to their web site to buy"
Pros: Works great and I like it BUT
Cons: I wanted to buy BUT Web of Trust warned against their web site and my anti-virus software wouldn't let me go to their web site and it warned me that is was malicious
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Version: Family Cyber Alert 4.16
Pros: very reliable; very informational; record all the info I need, keystrokes, websites, games, chat, email, et al; very responsive support
Cons: password is case sensitive. if Cap key is down, you can't log in.
Summary: This program is awesome. it is my great helper. Recently, I got a new computer and forgot the key. Contacted the support and they helped me get the program installed on the new computer and provided a new key. Their response is fast.
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Version: Family Cyber Alert 4.16
"It does what it says and does very well"
Pros: Just got CNet email asking for comment. I have been using this tool for almost one week and have purchased it. So far so good. It is very easy to use. The blocker part works great. Besides the built-in blocker, you can also add your own to block.
Cons: It captures the MSN chat very well. I also use skype chat. It sometimes misses some conversations. Also, the update has to be done manually. Therefore, I give it 4.5 star.
Summary: Just got CNet email asking for comment. I have been using this tool for almost one week and have purchased it. So far so good. It is very easy to use. The blocker part works great. Besides the built-in blocker, you can also add your own websites or ... read more >>
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Version: Family Cyber Alert 4.16
"Cannot uninstall, support totally unhelpful."
Pros: Easy installation.
Cons: Cannot uninstall. Impossible to remove. Support is unhelpful and arrogant. Instead of helping to uninstall, even with repeated requests they just told me I should buy the product. In other words if you install for the trial you are stuck with it.
Summary: It is unacceptable behaviour for a company to create software that cannot be uninstalled, especially when this is spy software that can record every activity on the computer. How can I know that the company or someone else cannot use the engine to g... read more >>
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Version: Family Cyber Alert 4.16
"Excellent! Strongly recommend it"
Pros: It is very reliable and very stealth; Captured info is very well organized; very easy to use; get both monitor and blocker.
Cons: I need to monitor 3 PCs. It took a while to figure out how to monitor these three computers from my PC. The instructions are not very clear and had to contact support. Works fine now.
Summary: After reading download editor?s 5 star review, I was very impressed and downloaded and installed this tool. Since setting up, I have been very happy with the performance of this great tool. I monitor 3 PCs from mine. It captures all the info I need,... read more >>
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