Spy Review

There are times when you need to share a computer but would like certain files and programmes made inaccessible in order to keep others out of those areas? Well, the PC tracker lock can be used for locking such items as files, folders, and even applications.

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The USB KeyShark is a key logger that will record every keystroke that is made on the computer. This device can be used to help monitor your child’s activity while surfing the net, monitor your employees activity if it is legal in your hometown, and aids computer programmers to retrieve code if there is a problem with the computer or in case of a power failure.

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Here is a very interesting article that suggests businesses of all sizes are resorting to using all sorts of surveillance technology to help with security of their busineses. This is very interesting because it was only until recently such gadgets were considered as toys for ‘techies’ and that they weren’t much use beyond that, however, it seems there is a much more serious aspect to them.

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Having the ability to monitor the actions an individual takes on their computer is a very powerful tool. On a personal computer and even a work computer, the average individual will access personal information or participate in checking their e-mail, have conversations on instant messaging programs, interact on social networking sites, etc.

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This software operates a bit like a keystroke logger recording keystrokes of the user, but unlike a key logger, which is a physical product that discreetly attaches to the back of the computer via USB and only able to record the strokes, this on the other hand, is a software that does not need to be installed on the computer that you wish to monitor and thereby making it more discreet and will also send screenshots of what the person may be viewing. You can do it remotely from anywhere.

The idea behind the software called SniperSpy, from Retina X Studios, is that it can monitor the activity taking place without the person using it being wise to this fact.

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This is the third and final part in the Principles of Computer Surveillance guides. In part 1 I explained some common terms associated with computer surveillance. In part 2 I discussed some of the ways in which computer surveillance software can be installed covertly on a computer. My focus was on ways of installing software when you don’t have direct access to the computer.

In part 3, I discuss some of the techniques used by surveillance software to covertly send data back to base without triggering a reaction from the firewall. I also discuss the principle of how surveillance software can completely mask itself from even the most advanced computer users. What’s shocking is that these techniques have been exploited by malware for years!

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In part 1 of the Principles of Computer Surveillance guide, I discussed some of the common terms associated with computer surveillance. I explained terms such as spyware, a computer virus, a computer worm, Trojan horses, backdoors and malware. I discussed what information could be accessed by surveillance software, how the information is retrieved and the motivations for accessing information on a computer.

In part 2, I explain some of the ways in which surveillance software can be installed on a computer. If you have direct access to a computer, you can install the software onto the computer yourself. However, in this article, I am going to focus on how the software can be installed when you don’t have direct access to the computer. Essentially this is about packaging the software so that you can trick users into installing the surveillance software on their own computer without them realising.

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