| | Commercial Monitoring Software > WinWhatWhere
| Description | From the site: Investigator raises the bar again with Web Cam Capture, Hide & Seek, Key Phrase Alerts, and Timed Events. Investigator's unique ability to invisibly monitor and record all computer activity including keystrokes make it ideally suited for the investigative needs of law enforcement, government, business, and private individuals. Read More | | Category Description | Programs designed to monitor user activity. They may be used with or without consent. Because it is sold commercially, many anti-virus vendors do not detect them. The most common form of a commercial monitoring tool comes in the form of a keystroke logger, which intercepts keystrokes from the keyboard and records them in a log. This can then be sent to whoever installed the software, or keylogger, onto the machine. Some Commercial Monitoring Software may take screenshots or video and send the information to an outbound connection. | | Comment | Installs a number of files in various places on PC. Uses the registry as a garbage dump. Installs a number of of VB runtime modules and components to the target machine. Also, seems to install a number of components from http://www.desaware.com. The name "Spyworks" showed up many times in removal process. "Spyworks" is a Desaware product. | | AKA | w3 www | | Properties | Allows remote connect Autostarts/Stays Resident Captures Screenshots Connects to the internet Logs Applications ran Logs IM Logs e-mail Logs keystrokes Transmits Personal or Enterprise Information Sends mail Stealth Tactics | | Impact Level | 8 | | Management Tools | RTGuardian: Control IM and P2P use, block spyware and other malware Greynet Enterprise Manager: Endpoint Spyware Remediation Unified Security Gateway: IM, P2P control, malware prevention and web filtering in single appliance | | | | |
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