WebWatcher 2010
(Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista)*
WebWatcher is at the top of our list for 2010. It offers a variety on PC and Internet monitoring tools that are quite effective.
The best WebWatcher feature is that it offers
100% remote access.
You can view reports online from any computer from anywhere in the world.
Once WebWatcher is installed onto the computer you want to monitor, you never need to visit that computer again.
How well does WebWatcher actually work?
It's excellent - even by our standards.
Whether you want to record your child's computer use, keep an eye on a suspected cheating spouse, or monitor one or thousands of employees, Webwatcher is suitable for any of these uses.
It can record just about everything that happens on the PC you're monitoring - and does it all while running completely invisible to the user.
Because of the way WebWatcher runs (as a true hidden process), WebWatcher doesn't show up in the registry, task manager, process list, or any other place where savvy computer users might look.
And, it's only accessible to you with a secret key-combination that you set.
$97.00
(Regular price:
$169.95)
Webwatcher Monitoring Software Features:
Pros:
- Record Websites Visited
- Block Websites
- Take Real-Time Screenshots
- Record Instant Messages
- Record Emails & Attachments
- Filter Content & Sort Data
- Log Keystrokes Online or Offline
Cons:
- Higher sticker price than some competitors
- No Mac Version
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WebWatcher Software Highlights:
WebWatcher allows you to see any site that the PC you're monitoring has viewed. With it, you see where they've been and can decide whether or not to block that site.
Block Websites
You can choose to either block known sites (pornographic sites, MySpace, YouTube, gambling sites, etc.), or you can block unknown sites by keyword.
WebWatcher maintains a vast database of potentially inappropriate sites that it can proactively block on your behalf.
Take Real-Time Screenshots
This feature allows you to see what site the user was on but also to get a picture of what they were doing online.
Did they download pics or programs? Did they purchase something?
All screenshots are taken automatically and can be played back like your own mini-movie.
Record Instant Messages
WebWatcher allows you to see both sides of any instant message (IM) conversion.
It supports all major IM clients, and for any that it doesn't, you can still view a series of screenshots to read any conversations in question.
Record Emails & Attachments
You can read any email sent or received, regardless of whether or not the person tries to delete them right after they send or receive them. You can also see any attachments they send or receive. Nice.
Filter Content
You can proactively block sites that have potentially dangerous or inappropriate content.
The beauty of content filtering is that you don't need to know the website address of every site you'd like to block. Instead you can setup categories of sites you don't want the person visiting, and WebWatcher will proactively block those sites.
Keystroke Logging (Online & Offline)
Keystoke logging captures passwords, login info, and any other typing that takes place either online or offline, for example in Word or any other applications.
Perhaps best of all though is the keystroke formatting feature which removes backspace and other characters to clean up the recorded keystrokes, making them far more readable than those we found in lesser competitors.
Technical Support
WebWatcher offers email, phone, or chat support services at no extra cost.
(They also offer a 'premier' support option called "VIP Support" that will ensure you always get to the front of the line.)
You can't get any better than that.
WebWatcher Review Conclusion
After reviewing its features and functionality, we feel WebWatcher is the best computer monitoring software this year.
We found it's recording capability to be extremely powerful, light-running, and invisible.
It can record and capture pretty much any information or image on the monitored computer and allows you to view all of this information remotely.
The online reports in your personal account are easy to understand, easy to sort, and as detailed or limited as you choose.
The strong combination of quality features does come at a bit of a price: it's the second most expensive monitoring product we've reviewed behind eBlaster / Spector Pro which are both slightly more expensive.
That said, even though the price is a bit higher than some of the competition, the power, long-term value, and customer service should make up for that.
WebWatcher System Requirements
- Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista
- Internet Explorer 6 or higher (recommended)
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