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System Surveillance Pro 5.5

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  • Price: Free to try (7-day trial); $49.95 to buy (Buy it now)
  • Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows Server 2008, Windows NT, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
  • Date added: July 27, 2009
  • Total Downloads: 321,911
  • Downloads last week: 2,228
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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET staff on January 15, 2009

This snooping utility provides almost all the features essential for monitoring a PC, but we were especially impressed with its stealthiness. System Surveillance Pro logs keystrokes, IM chats, applications used, and Web sites visited, and can capture screenshots at user-defined periodic intervals.

The interface makes it easy to locate any log file you need to access. System Surveillance Pro can block Web sites via URLs or detected keywords, and includes a scheduler in case you don't need to monitor PC usage at all times. Like most respectable spying applications, it will send you e-mail reports so you can keep an eye on your computer from a remote location. We doubt even the cleverest users will be able to detect the program while it's running or uninstall it.

To open its control panel, you must use the Start menu's Run command, and even if someone finds the application, they'll still need your password to disable it. The utility can't be stopped via the Task Manager, nor uninstalled through the Control Panel or the Program Files folder. Installation is very touchy, and all non-essential programs--even those running in the background--must be shut down for the installation to work. Also, the seven-day trial period is too short for our tastes, but since System Surveillance Pro provides effective protection against even savvy folks, we still think it's a good find.

Publisher's description

From Golden Plains Software :

Are you a concerned parent in need of parental control software to monitor your children online or an employer who needs to restrict employee computer usage? SSPro is the award winning all-in-one computer monitoring software product that has become an essential tool for concerned parents and network administrators. SSPro will log keystrokes typed - keylogger, monitor applications run, track websites visited, record instant message conversations and capture screenshots of the computer desktop. Logged data is neatly organized by machine name and date and is displayed with the current Windows login as well as the corresponding time of activity. SSPro's mini-screenshot viewer keeps screen shots in-sync with the data log entries, providing an excellent method to visually verify the history log.

While users can take advantage of SSPro's built-in pornographic keyword list to filter adult / sex related websites, users can also define their own keyword lists. Then, when a keyword is encountered, SSPro can take specific actions such as blocking the web site, chat program, etc., or sending an alert email with details of the event. Users can also configure SSPro to deliver entire password protected log files and screen shots to remote locations at specified intervals. Website blocking based on "Approved" and "Blocked" lists allow users to limit which URLs can be accessed. Using this powerful feature, users can easily block all websites except for the ones they approve. Users can even specify specific websites that should receive increased snapshot monitoring, perfect for various web-based social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Meebo. More than just a simple key logger, keystroke logger or spy program, some of SSPro's best features include Internet content filtering, central monitoring for multiple machines on a network or LAN, activity reports, image expiration, PC idle awareness, selective user monitoring, scheduling, optional warning messages and web / chat use time limits. SSPro supports most of the top chat and web browser programs including AIM, AOL, Yahoo IM, MSN Messenger, Windows live Messenger, ICQ, Google Talk, Internet Explorer - IE, Netscape, Firefox and Chrome. Both 32-bit and 64-bit systems are supported with one install. Whether you are a parent, business, library, school or government entity evaluating internet filters, keyloggers or security software, you'll find SSPro's free 7 day trial has much to offer.

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Misc. maintenance update to registration password. No other changes - not a version change.

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