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1 stars
Version: Total Spy 2.7
"Busted and Irate"
Cons: I gave this program one star and I didn't even open it. Why would I do that? Because I had this program download to the Windows Guest user profile hoping that it would only log the information on the Guest account. I downloaded to a folder on the guest account desktop, installed the program, and then hid the folder and its subsequent files and went on about my day.
Just 30 minutes ago I logged into the Guest account to activate the program and see what the logs said. I hadn't even -tried- to open the program, yet -- I wasn't even in the folder yet (!) and right after it loaded the printer, right before my eyes, a pop-up appeared. Guess what it said?
"Please access TotalSpy from the administrator's account".
!!@@!! NOT SNEAKY! So, in reality, the person using the guest account saw the COMPLETELY OBVIOUS MESSAGE and my cover is blown to bits. Thanks for the warning, TotalSpy -- I really thought I would be able to install this program ANYWHERE, on ANY profile or account, and not have a single thing pop-up about it!
The solution? Get rid of the popup!
To everyone else, take this warning to heart: only install it to a desktop that has admin privileges!
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i believe you have to load the software within the administrator account and then choose to spy on the guest account of your choice... I could be wrong, but thats the procedure with other keyloggers!
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