Ether Scout Spy Software

Description
Records and analyzes Internet traffic patterns on your local network. A web based interface generates various real-time reports which reveal Internet activity. Advanced users can write their own report, using HTML and SQL queries. EtherScout can monitor traffic from all network machines without the need to install any client software on every PC.

Keystrokes typed	no
Websites visited	yes
Documents opened	no
Programs opened	no
Email	no
Screenshots	no
Software installed	no
Messenger Chats	no
Webcam snapshots	no
Web content blocking	yes
Remote access	yes
Hidden in task manager	yes
Keyword detection	no
Passwords typed	no
Microphone sound	no
Peer to peer downloads	no
Spyware blocking	no
Virus blocking	no
Operating Systems	2000/XP
Price	$49.99

Access Rules
The intuitive user interface makes it simple to create access rules controlling what activity is allowed and which should be blocked. You can simply deny access to a blocked site or provide your own custom error message informing the user about your Acceptable Usage Policy.

Rules can be created to allow or block access based on the workstation, username, time of access, domain name, directory or filename. For example, you can block access to yahoo.com/games, all EXE files, or permit access during lunch hours only.

Quota Management
Besides blocking access, you can also speed throttle certain requests to a slower speed so that they do not congest your network. For example, you can speed throttle MP3, EXE and ZIP file downloads to a maximum of 10 KB/s per user.

WebScout includes a usage counter which records how much bandwidth and time each user or workstations has spent on the Internet on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Usage limits can be applied to users so that when a user exceeds their quota, their Internet access is restricted.

Security
The new SOCKS 5 proxy makes it possible to monitor and restrict usage in a wider range of Internet programs, such as FTP, e-mail, P2P file-sharing programs, IRC and IM chat programs. Advertisements and adult content can be filtered using the built-in filters. All Internet activity can be logged into a text file, or you can choose to log only blocked requests or disable the log altogether.

The latest version also adds Active Directory and NT domain authentication, so users can use their existing Windows logon password to also access to the Internet. The programs settings can be password-protected so that no other users can make unauthorized changes. WebScout runs invisibly in the background as a Windows service.

EtherScout Internet Traffic Spy Software