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Spector Pro finally beatenComputer monitoring and user surveillance is generally associated with malicious software or spyware. Nevertheless, there are some reasons why someone might lawfully want to monitor others' activities, particularly when it comes to employee monitoring at work. There are several surveillance tools out there that compete with statlook. One of them is spector pro by spectorsoft. spector pro is a surveillance tool for internet monitoring and user activity recording. It contains integrated modules that provide functionality of digital event recording. In this detailed comparison we compile the functionalities the both programs deliver and point out their weaknesses and strenghts. Obfuscated uploads and sessionsspector pro has a built in feature that uploads data to SpectorSoft. It has been found that among normal traffic the machine is making TCP connections to the host u2a1376gf-43ty-245b.com [209.61.191.54]. This domain is registered to none other than SpectorSoft. The whois query shows the following results:
Spectorsoft Corp. (U2A1376GF-43TY-245B-COM-DOM) Obviously, use of the domain name u2a1376gf-43ty-245b.com is simply an obfuscation technique, hoping to foil the casual user.
On the contrary, statlook does not use stealth techniques to communicate with the central server and does not collect or send any information about you to anyone. Your sensitive data is not collected nor send by statlook in any way.
spector pro however, routes email alerts through spectorsoft server giving spectorsoft a clear view of what your monitored users are doing. statlook will not route any data through any central Internet server ensuring the data gathered is accessible only by you. spector pro network bottlenecksspector pro will need network connectivity for its operation. On the contrary statlook doesn't require current network connection and can work offline. You can use your pendrive to collect data from computers not connected to the corporate network. spector pro collects data in a central vault which require network connection. If some of your machines aren't connected, the statistics may be distorted. Inventories and asset managementTo get to the root of problems and tackle IT/HR problems accurately, managers and executives need a powerful tool for completing employee activity tracking and software/hardware inventories. This is becoming increasingly difficult as the network grows and more and more employees are being hired. statlook, however, unlike spector pro, enables you to not only keep track of your employees' activities at work, but also makes taking inventories of software licenses and hardware parts easy. statlook delivers a complete and comprehensive hardware and software inventories for better purchase planning and cost reduction. No other tool on the market delivers so much power for HR/IT asset management! Website trackingBoth statlook and spector pro monitor every Web page that is accessed on the computer and saves URLs for later review. However, statlook enables you to gather data over long periods of time for many users simultaneously and forward it for further comprehensive analysis. With statlook you can create activity charts, track users and computers chronologically and see what pages have been viewed. This Internet monitor function delivers power you need to keep an eye on your staff online activities. Keystroke countstatlook uses advanced activity tracking technology based on system hook monitoring which ensures every mouse click and every keyboard activity is recorded. This will help statlook to determine whether a program is being actively used and how many keystrokes have been done. spector pro provides similar functionality. Program activity trackingstatlook provides the functionality to record every application run and to generate in-depth usage statistics. This means you can capture the name of the person and the program they were running and how long. You can track inactivity periods for benchmarking employee performance. For example if someone simply opened a program and left on-screen making coffee break or doing something else at their desk, you will know they were trying to deceive you into thinking they were in fact working. spector pro provides similar ability. Stealth modeBoth statlook and spector pro can be hidden from the normal users’ view ensuring stealth operation mode. statlook will not appear in the Windows system tray or anywhere else the normal user can access or remove it. Anti-spy and anti-virus software will not detect statlook ensuring undisturbed operation. The "play" functionBoth spector pro and statlook allow you to perform a fast visual slide show of the user activity. Using statlook you can switch a remote view seeing what the given user is currently doing on their computer. You can gain remote access to local files and remote desktop if they need assistance. Stealth modeBoth statlook and spector pro have good implementation of the stealth mode feature. If you don't want your employees to know the program is running in the background you can completely hide the application from the users' view. Spector Pro features overview:Spector Pro Email Recording Features:
Spector Pro chat/Instant Message Recording Features
Spector Pro Keystroke Recording Features
Spector Pro Web Site Recording Features
Spector Pro Program Activity Recording Features
Spector Pro Peer to Peer (P2P) Recording Features
Spector Pro Snapshot Recording Features
Spector Pro Keyword Detection Features
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statlook beats Spector Pro on functionality and flexibility. You can not only record events but also generate usage statistics, analyse activity over long periods of time and store gathered data in the central database. - Garry Plymouth |
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