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Remote computer control and keylogging software

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Like the title says I'm looking for a remote computer control and keylogging software product.

I own a small business where some of my employees have problems with their computers at times and as I travel a lot or am busy doing other things it would be easier for me to just remote in to their computers and fix the problems for them rather than try to talk to tech tards and explain things barney style.

I also want keylogging software, that can preferably be hidden so that I may watch what my employees are doing on their computers. I suspect a few of them are using the computers for personal use which isn't allowed however I have no way to prove this as they are at least smart enough to erase history and everything.

Thank's for the help ahead of time.
 
make a physical man in the middle and just build a server to store all the data on, you'd have way more fun with that
just make sure to monitor all data on ports 21, 80, 445, 3389, 8080
 
I find that Teamviewer is highly useful for remotely controlling a desktop from anywhere, although they do require you to buy a license if you're going to use it for commercial purposes.
 
Na, I'm just going to go with mini USB's. I just need to know what programs are going to work the best for doing this?

I found team viewer and it looks decent for remoting in, unless someone has better suggestions. I'm not sure what keylogger software to use though. I'd like something that can be hidden so as to keep them from knowing I'm monitoring them that way it will make it easier to bust them. In plan to install everything this weekend while everyone is off.
 
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we are using teamviwer for remote control - it is awesome. for the keylogger, just search the web.
 
Like someone else mentioned, Refog (http://www.refog.com/keylogger.html) have good keylogging programs that are undetectable. You'll have remote access too. Often, just the knowledge that you can see what they do is enough to make them think twice about using work equipment for personal use. You can download a free trial I think.
 
Why does it have to be hidden?

Certainly, what you're doing is allowed by law? Why hide then?
 
TCM said:
Why does it have to be hidden?

Certainly, what you're doing is allowed by law? Why hide then?
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So you can get an accurate account of what the users are doing. A watched pot never boils, and a watched user never looks at p0rn. ;)
 
PsycoGeek said:
A watched pot never boils, and a watched user never looks at p0rn. ;)
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Isn't the point preventing them from looking at porn? If they know they're being watched and they don't do it, why is that not enough?
 
I have used teamviewer before and it works very well. I didn't have to open any firewall ports. All you need is the user ID and password. You can run it without installing or get more features if you do install it
 
TCM said:
Isn't the point preventing them from looking at porn? If they know they're being watched and they don't do it, why is that not enough?
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It isn't enough because there are those users out there that are savvy enough still do it without getting caught, even though they are being watched. To really get the point across you have to present them with actual evidence that they have been caught.

It's like when you know little Johnny was the one who broke the lamp, but you don't have it on video tape. He will continue to deny it, unless you have the evidence to show him.

I spent many years in IT (from lowly desktop support all the way up to server management & network engineering) and have seen users like that. They deny everything, unless you have proof. The point isn't to gather evidence to get them fired, but to build a case to show them you know exactly what they are doing so that they will stop, and if they don't... then they get fired.

On one of my past contracts one of my (secret) tasks was to back-door into systems and retreive data... images, web browser history, ftp logs, etc... What I did was later used to break up a pornography ring (that included child porn), so yeah, I'm all for watching EVERYTHING users are doing on their computers. One guy even had completely taken over two or three old Novell servers and filled them with porn. It was a large facility and no one knew what the servers were for, so they couldn't be taken down and disconnected arbitrarily. And since they were so old it was hard to locate anyone who knew what the passwords were. It was a perfect setup, but he was eventually caught because of a key logger secretly installed to his system.

'Nuf said... users systems aren't theirs to do with what they please. The business owner has every right to watch what they do, and to put a stop to it any way they see fit. Topic closed.
 
Now, I have another question regarding remote control software... Is there anything out there as fast as Teamviewer, but doesn't require an account, and is free fore home use?
 
Teamviewer doesn't require an account, and is free for non-commercial use. Having an account makes it simpler to log in remotely, but it's not necessary.
 
TCM said:
Why does it have to be hidden?

Certainly, what you're doing is allowed by law? Why hide then?
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The employees aren't willing to admit to whom is accessing social media sites, emails, etc on the computers. I've had customer complaints of employees being distracted by the computers and seeming to spend more time than normal on the computers. I'm paying my employees to work and in a contract signed by my employees upon employment it says the computers aren't for personal use. My employees weren't willing to admit to whom is doing this, and it's not stopping, so I'm having to take further steps.

Look at it like I'm you. You're paying a guy $10 an hour to do something, he spends 3 hours ONE particular day playing on the internet off and on when he's supposed to be working. You paid him $30 to play on facebook, google, or yahoo or something that day. That's not good business, that's waste that can be easily fixed.

PsycoGeek said:
So you can get an accurate account of what the users are doing. A watched pot never boils, and a watched user never looks at p0rn. ;)
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Precisely, easier to fire the guilty party.
 
Keylogging may open you up to some legal issues. "No expectation of privacy" is one thing, but simply watching their browsing and application habits should be sufficient for your needs.
 
Ruoh said:
Keylogging may open you up to some legal issues. "No expectation of privacy" is one thing, but simply watching their browsing and application habits should be sufficient for your needs.
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Already checked with my lawyer on that. Keylogging is completely legal on work computers that are to be operated for work only.
 
jctusmc03 said:
Already checked with my lawyer on that. Keylogging is completely legal on work computers that are to be operated for work only.
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It is like this in a lot of states. At most of the major clearing houses in NYC back in the day, my contract gig had keylogging software installed on every machine in that firm. They did it for "Personal protection and liability" Basically, people who were handling multi-million dollar accounts had to be tracked. It was all perfectly legal.
 
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