This is a Keystroke Logger, also known as Spyware. This enables you to secretly
monitor all activity on your computer, capturing keystrokes, programs run, internet
explorer websites visited and screen shots when your computer is left unattended.
This is a physical security countermeasure. This software is only intended for spying
on your own computer not others computers.
Completely invisible and easy to use, all information captured is stored in an encrypted
log file. The log file can be sent secretly at scheduled intervals to any specified
email address so you can see what your computer has been used for when you are not
home. Since the log file is encrypted others can't use Guard Dog against you unless
they have the access password.
All activity in Internet Explorer can be monitored, and web pages are cached
for viewing offline so you can see the actual web page that the user viewed.
Screen shots can be taken at given intervals, capturing everything that is
on the screen at the time of the capture. Guard dog gives you all the evidence you
need in terms of unauthorized use of your computer. You can get the goods on people
you live with, a spouse, kids, employees at work etc. This can be a deadly piece
of Spyware.
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Quick Start
How to start monitoring use of your computer right away.
Whether you want to monitor your computer while you are away, retrieve
lost information, or monitor your children’s activity, you’ve chosen
the right software for the job.
If this is the first time you have opened the program, you can start
monitoring your computer immediately with just one button click.
All of the program options are preset so that the software will work
immediately, just Click the “Start Capture” button.
Starting a Capture Project
When you click the “Start Capture” button, a new project will be
created. You will be asked to choose a name for the project.
Pick a name that is easy for you to remember, or leave the suggested
name (the project’s date and time). A new folder for this project will
be created in your Projects folder in the directory where you installed
this software
Capture Types
The software will immediately begin to capture the following types
of information:
- Any keys pressed
- Any programs used
- Any websites visited
- Screenshots at a given interval, if selected
Screenshots are not enabled by default, because on older systems
screenshots may take up too much space on the hard drive or cause noticeable
slowdowns.
You may enable or disable any of the capture types, including screenshots,
in the Options window.
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Stealth Mode
If you want the program to hide itself from view and remove itself
from the Windows Application list, click the Stealth button. The program
will run silently and capture all activity on your computer. When you
want to make the program visible again, click
Control + Shift + F5
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Viewing Captured Information
You can view what you have captured by clicking any of the following
buttons on the left hand side of the screen:
- Keystrokes: The keystrokes list displays a list of all
keystrokes captured, including non-alphanumeric keys like Insert
and Delete, as well as usernames and passwords that are normally
hidden behind password masking characters.
In order to give you a better idea of when and why each keystroke
was entered, the keystrokes list also includes the date/time of
each keystroke, and which program or website was currently being
viewed when the keystrokes were entered.
- Programs: The program list displays each program that
was used while capturing, and the date/time each program was first
used.
- Websites: The website list displays a list of every website
that was viewed while capturing. You can view any website in the
in-program browser by clicking on its URL in the list.
Whenever a website is viewed on your computer while capturing, the
software will capture the source code on the webpage and save a
copy in your project folder. By viewing this cached copy of the
website you can see exactly what was on the page, even if the website
is password protected and no longer reachable. You can switch between
viewing the cached copy and viewing the live website by clicking
the toggle buttons at the top of the Websites window.
- Screenshots: The screenshot list will display a list
of all screenshots taken while capturing. For identification, each
screenshot is named using the date and time it was taken and the
program that was being viewed. You can click on any screenshot in
the screenshot list to view it in the screenshot viewer. Use the
scoll bars to view areas of the screenshot that do not fit in the
screenshot viewer.
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E-Mail Logs
This program contains a built in email engine that can email you
a copy of the current capture log at scheduled intervals. In order to
do this, you must first enter your mail server settings. If you don’t
know your mail server settings, they can normally be found by opening
the program you use to send and receive email. Look for the “Accounts”
area that lists all of your mail settings.
- Step One: Click the “Options” button to display the options
screen
- Step Two: Enter your mail server, for example, mail.YourServer.com
Note: The settings for this program are very similar to the settings
used in Microsoft Outlook. If you are not sure what mail server
or other settings to use, try a search on Google.com for configuring
Microsoft Outlook with your email account.
- Step Three: Enter your mail server’s port. This is normally
port 25.
- Step Four: Enter the Email Address on you want the email to
be sent to. It is a good idea to use an email address that is on
the same server you entered in step two.
- Step Five: Enter the email address that the email should appear
to be from. It is a good idea to enter the same email that you entered
in step Four to avoid conflicts with your mail server.
- Step Six: If your mail server requires a username/password combination,
enter them and check the box marked “Use Authentication.
By default, the program will send log files at attachments. However,
some web-based email accounts like Hotmail/Netscape have problems receiving
attachments. If you find that you cannot properly receive attachments,
uncheck the box labeled “Send as attachment”. This will insert your
log files into the email as plain-text.
When you are finished, click the “Send Test Message” button. If configured
correctly, you should see a confirmation that the email has been sent,
and it will arrive in your email inbox momentarily.
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Using the Scheduler
The program includes a scheduler that lets you schedule simple tasks
to be completed at a given time or interval. The following tasks can
be automated:
- Start Capture – If the program is not already capturing
a new project will be created and capture will start automatically.
- Stop Capture – If the project is currently capturing,
it will be stopped.
- Email Capture Log – The current Log will be emailed to
you as an text file attachment
- Clear Capture Log – This will delete all saved files
in your current project folder, as well as the current capture log.
This is useful for saving space on your computer, or if you plan
to leave the capture running indefinitely and don’t want to email
yourself duplicate information.
Scheduled tasks with same date/time entry will be executed in the
order you entered them. For example, if you want to email the capture
log, clear the capture log, and clear all the project data, at 1:00
pm every Tuesday, you must enter the events in that order and specify
1:00 pm every Tuesday for each task. If you were to enter them in reverse
order, the capture log would be cleared before being sent, and your
email would contain a blank attachment.
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Other Recommended Settings
We recommend enabling the following settings in the Options window:
- Password Protection: When selected, the program will require
a password whenever it is made visible. If you start the program
in normal (non-stealth) mode, or press Ctrl + Shift + F5 to bring
the program out of stealth mode, you will need to enter your password
to make the program visible.
- Encryption: When selected, the contents of your log files will
be encrypted so that they cannot be opened by text editors like
Notepad, WordPad, or Micsoft Word.
- Start in Stealth Mode: When selected, the program will open
in Stealth Mode and not display it’s Graphical User Interface (GUI)
until you press Ctrl + Shift + F5.
- Run at Startup: When selected, the program will run automatically
each time you start your computer. This setting will be applied
system-wide and will run on all user accounts unless you select
“This user account only”. All settings for the program are stored
in the system-wide registry account. This means that if you change
users your settings, such as starting in stealth mode and requiring
a password, will be applied no matter which user account is currently
running the program.
- Auto-Capture at Start: When selected, the program will automatically
create a new capture project and begin capturing as soon as it is
opened. The project folder will be named using the current date
and time.
- Screenshot Format: You may choose between two formats for Screenshots:
Bitmap (.bmp) files or JPEG (.jpg) files. By default, the program
captures all screenshots as Bitmap files because it is faster and
will produce less detectable slowdowns in the operating system.
Bitmap files are uncompressed and can be saved much more quickly
than compressed file types like JPEGs. However, .BMP files take
up a considerably larger amount of space on your hard drive. We
recommend that you take screenshots in intervals of 60 seconds or
greater to conserve processing power and disk space.
- Start a new log file every X lines. It is useful to limit the
size of each log file, especially on computers with less than 256
MB of RAM. The default value is 5,000 lines per log file. Each time
a new log file is created its file name will be incremented by one,
for example, caplog001.log, caplog002.log, etc…
- Email each log before a new one is started. If you want to ensure
that all log files are emailed to you, enable this setting. Otherwise
you may not receive entire log files if they reach their max size
before being emailed to you.
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Viewing, Replaying and Deleting Captures
Opening an existing project
All of your capture projects are saved in the /Projects/ folder directly
beneath the folder you installed this software in. If you want to open
an old capture project, click the “Open Log” button on the left hand
side of the screen.
Navigate to the specific folder for the project you wish to open. You
should see a file called caplog.log. Select the file and click the Open
button.
Your capture will then be loaded into the program. Its progress will
be displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the screen, and you
will be notified when it has finished loading.
You can now look through all of the capture information as if it had
just been captured.
Viewing a project in Playback Mode
Each project can be played back in near real time, allowing you to see
keystrokes, screenshots and websites exactly as they were originally
entered/viewed.
First, open the capture log of the project you wish to view. Then click
the “Playback” button on the left hand side of the screen.
Click the Play button to begin playback of the log.
Any keys viewed will be entered just as they were originally typed.
Any websites viewed will display automatically in the built-in browser.
You must be connected to the internet to view websites.
Any screenshots taken will be thumb nailed in the screenshot window.
You can click this thumbnail to enlarge it to full-screen. When you
are finished looking at the screenshot, click anywhere on the screen
to exit full-screen mode and return the image to it’s thumb nailed size.
You can click the fast forward button to make the playback speed 3 times
faster. Click it again to return to normal speed.
If you notice a long period of inactivity, click the “Skip to next event”
button to fast forward through empty spaces in the log file.
Deleting Captures
If you would like to delete all the captured information for a particular
log, open the log and then click “Actions - > Clear Log” in the menu
at the top of the screen. This well delete all information stored in
the log.
In some cases a file may be protected by your operating system, or in
use at the time, and the software will not be able to delete it. You
can manually delete logs, and the screenshots and web pages associated
with them, by browsing to the “Projects” folder using windows explorer.
The project folder is located in the same folder you have installed
the software.
If you attempt to delete a project folder and receive the message “Could
not delete [folder]” it may be because files in the folder are currently
in use. Closing programs or restarting your computer should resolve
this.
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Hiding This Program from Prying Eyes
In addition to enabling Stealth Mode, you may wish to take extra precautions
to prevent this program from being found. We recommend the following:
- Remove the Desktop and Start Menu shortcuts. Instructions are
available by clicking the “About” menu.
- Change the location of the software to something other than
the default location. If you would like to change the installation
directory for this software, you must first uninstall it by clicking
:
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
Select the program name in the list and remove it. Then reinstall
and choose a different directory when prompted. All of your settings
will remain saved, with the exception of your Scheduled Tasks, which
must be reentered after a fresh install.
- Hide the folder that you installed the software in. This can
be done by opening Windows Explorer, right clicking the folder you
wish to hide, clicking “properties”, and checking the box labeled
“Hidden”. In order to view the folder again, you will need to enable
viewing of Hidden files in windows explorer. To do this, open Windows
Explorer and click:
Tools > Folder Options > View > Show hidden files and folders
You can toggle this by clicking “Do not show hidden files and folders”
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