Keylogger and password finder 2

[PADC]

I would like some help in finding a good keylogger and password finder program. We have a teenage daughter at home and are concerned about her safety. I installed a free keystroke logger, however, it was visible in the Add/Remove Programs screen and she found it and deleted it. Is there one out there that I can install, but hide from the Controll Panel? Also, what about finding passwords? I hear about several of them, but don't know which ones really work. PLEASE HELP!

Thanks

 

[vanka25]

I know there are hardware keyloggers that go between the computer and the keyboard; I know they come in PS2 but I'm not sure about USB.

 

[PADC]

Thanks, but I was really looking for some software that actually monitors keystrokes, i.e. chats, etc. There are a lot out there, but I need one that doesn't appear in the Add/Remove program list.

 

[SirBlack]

Here are a few keyloggers to check out. All can work in stealth mode:

http://www.spyarsenal.com/familykeylogger/

http://www.refog.com/

Refog is avaiable free but for best protection, purchase the full version if satisfied with the results after trying it out.

If you want the top of the line, try Spector Pro:

http://www.spectorsoft.com/products/SpectorPro_Windows/entry.asp?refer=12080

The cost is steep, about $90 - 100. but is completely invisible & checks just about everything.

Hope this helps.

Bob B-)

 

[vanka25]

Thanks for the star.

If you absolutely want a software keyloggers but don't want it in the Add/Remove Programs list; just install the program as usual and then download RegCleaner. RegCleaner allows you to remove items from the Add/Remove Programs list (called Uninstall Menu in RegCleaner). You could actually accomplish the same thing by going through the registry yourself, but this is a much cleaner solution that allows you to restore any changes you make.

 

[SirBlack]

Word of advice, I tell all my clients to be very, very careful when making any change in Windows Registry, even using 3rd party software. One tiny error can crash your system. If you don't want to try the apps I mentioned, I would strongly suggest setting a Restore Point and export a complete copy of your registry to your desktop. You can do this by clicking on Run and typing Regedit in the dialog box. Click on file @ the top & select Export in the drop down menu. Click on Save in: Desktop. Under File name cal it anything you want; I usually call it Reg Backup & append the date to it. Save it for @ least 1 month to make sure some problem doesn't crop up.

Bob B-)

 

[eyec]

google for FamilyKeyloger. it has the option to hide it from the add/remove and has a stealth mode. i used it on my home network to keep my honest kids honest!

 

[brianinms]

Another idea would be to move the computer to a common area where you can monitor her usage.

 

[dput]

Finally, I would make the point that if my daughter wants to use the computer, she will be monitored. If the monitoring tools are disabled or removed, she loses her access. In the corporate world, if you try to by-pass internal controls, you can be fired. Better to learn it home from Mom and Dad, than in the work place and losing your job.

Dan

 

[gcohen]

On the flip side of this, and no, I'm not the teenager, how can I make sure no one is monitoring my keystrokes?

 

[conan3]

You can't

/Dark Vader Voice on

We have you now

\Dark Vader Voice off

Hardware, Software, Camera pointed at key board...

That public computer you left open at the hotel with you email up etc..

Rember big brother is watching..

 

[Kaycek]

I agree with SirBlack, don't go into the registry. Spybot Search and Destroy has in their advanced panel under tools a screen for Uninstall Information. this screen allows the removal of the name of the program from the add and remove program screen. Don't forget if you are putting a keylogger program on, that you need to run a virus scan as well as a spyware scan and teach the programs to ignore this program during scans. that way your daughter will be less likely to find it.

I also agree with Brianinms -- put the computer in a common area where she can't be monitored. I put ours when my kids were teenagers in the corner of the living room. They were never denied the computer, they were told if they had to hide it, then they shouldn't be on that site.

There are also ways to log her chats, without her realizing it. in the options there is a setting in each of the chat clients that archives the conversation. Turn that archive on, connect it to a folder that she doesn't have access to, but the client archive does and you can read everything said on both sides. You might want to consider blocking any downloads or uploads.

Don't forget the parental controls in IE. you can set them up so she can't get to sites with out your password.

I don't know how old your daughter is, I would suggest that you sit down with her and give her passwords to use, then remove her permissions to change the specific passwords. And every time she tells you how cruel and nasty you are and that none of her friends' parents do this smile at her and tell her that someday she will thank you for it.
I've been in your shoes it's hard. Good luck!



Kaycek, A+, Net+
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Keep trying no matter how hard it seems it will get easier

 

[Knackster]

Have you also thought about using opendns for your dns server?

From opendns, you can control sites that she can visit, all from opendns's web site.

I just started using it a few weeks ago for my teenagers ( it allwos you to add some customised messages and a picture to be dispolayed for when they visit a "no no" site)

I also use it as my 3rd dns server in my office incase my web filter misses something.

Highly recommended ( and free too! )

Chris
IT Manager
Houston, Texas

 

[pthom13]

gcohen said:
On the flip side of this ... how can I make sure no one is monitoring my keystrokes?

gcohen - that's a great topic for a separate thread! i'm new here so i don't know how this works, but i'd suggest starting one on that topic, in this forum (security)... that is, if it's not already started here or somewhere else

i mean, that's a topic that's of concern to all of us, or should be... last i heard, you can get a little keylogger usb device at ThinkGeek for not much bucks

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[pgaliardo]

What OS is on the PC? IF Windows XP or Vista, you should be able to set yourself up as an administrator and take away administrator privileges from your daughter. I'm pretty sure she can't remove programs if she is not a local admin.

 

[airbourne]

If you install a keylogger software in windows, you *MUST* give her a username and password that does *NOT* have administrative rights on the computer.

If she has administrative rights, it doesn't matter what you put on the machine, she can remove it, clear the logs, etc.

If you are concerned for her safety due to something like myspace or facebook, etc. Her knowledge of you putting a keylogger on the machine, or blocking her website access will only make her log onto those sites from another computer.

I wish you the best of luck and hope you both stay safe. It's not a situation I am looking forward to when my daughter gets older...

 

[Cosmicbrat]

I don't think you have a prayer in solving That!.. Teenage daughters can and will get into more trouble than you could fathom, whether you box 'em or not... You can't make the PC safe on the Net... A little safer, but not safe... Teach the kid smarts, is really all you can do...

Build love and trust, and honest respect through friendship, is really all you've got to work with in this area of concern... I doubt there' a software that can do what you ask, without you pulling the PC's power cord...

 

[burtsbees]

Au contrare, mom frer...not French, so excuse the spelling...
It's called a firewall (pref Cisco) or a good router (pref Cisco)---same things companies use to block chat and gambling sites. Oh---and porn sites...but just for the regular users of course...lol

Burt

 

[maczen]

What do they call that Burt? IGMP Snooping?

B Haines
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