SpyAgent 7.50.11

Spyware is bad because, you know, it spies on you. People with malicious intent try to sneak spyware onto your computer. The spyware sits there and patiently gathers sensitive information about you. Then it sends that information to the person with malicious intent that snuck it onto your computer. That’s bad for your privacy and bad for your data.

Spyware is indeed bad, but the concept behind it can be put to good use. Let’s say that you need to keep track of what you child does while using the computer. Or what your employee does while using your computer. Or perhaps you have the sneaking suspicion that your significant other is up to no good.

In this situation you use a specialized piece of software to monitor their activity – similar to what spyware does, just that you are not a person with malicious intent, you just want to see monitor computer usage.

One such application is the Spytech-developed SpyAgent, and application that weighs in at less than 3MB (so downloading it should take but a moment even on a lousy internet connection). Just like a real spy, the application quietly runs in the background and records computer activity. It remembers everything the user did: what keys he pressed, what emails he sent and received, what websites he visited, the chats he had online, what applications he launched, what files he opened, at what time he logged in and what time he logged out. Furthermore, SpyAgent can take screenshots at specific intervals of time.

Speaking of specific intervals of time, SpyAgent can upload activity logs to your FTP account every X amount of minutes. Or it can send activity logs to you by email every X amount of minutes. Or it can clear activity logs every X amount of minutes

Not only can SpyAgent monitor what the computer user does, it can also prevent the user from doing certain things. It can prevent the user from launching certain applications, or it can prevent the user from accessing certain sites.

If you need to monitor computer usage and see what the user is up to, you need to get SpyAgent. This application will provide you with a wealth of information, collected in a stealthy manner.

Pros

• Award-winning application
• Works with all Windows versions
• Stealthily runs in background
• Records everything the user does
• Prevents user from launching applications and accessing sites (certain apps and sites)
• SpyAgent is password protected
• Easy to use, intuitive interface

Cons

• Nag screen
• Trial version is limited: monitoring terminates after 30 minutes

SpyAgent has been reviewed by George Norman on 08 Apr 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated SpyAgent 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent