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Eblaster

Version 5.0

By SpectorSoft

Available since March 2007

The makers of EBlaster, Spector Soft, described their product as: eBlaster is the most dependable, full-featured remote surveillance product available from SpectorSoft, the worldwide leader in Internet monitoring software. With eBlaster there is no need to ever go to the monitored computer to review the recorded activities...the reports arrive in your email.

EBlaster is a product that:

• Monitors the use of your computer or the access your children have to the Internet.

EBlaster is available for these platforms:

• Windows 98, Windows ME
• Windows NT, Windows 2000
• Windows XP

EBlaster can be password protected and does support multiple users.

For more information about this tool, including how to purchase or use it, visit its web site: http://www.spectorsoft.com/

Monitoring

July 2007

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Key Captor

By Keylogger Software

Available since January 1, 2003

The makers of Key Captor ,Keylogger Software, described their product as: Secretly records all keystrokes, open windows,and date/times in which they occur. Remote emailing of logs is available along with import/export features.

Key Captor is a product that:

• Monitors the use of your computer or the access your children have to the Internet.
• Is some other kid safety service. Monitoring software

Key Captor is available for these platforms:

• Macintosh OS 9,
• Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME
• Windows NT, Windows 2000
• Windows XP

Key Captor can be password protected. It does support multiple users.

For more information about this tool, including how to purchase or use it, visit its web site: http://www.keylogger-software.com

Monitoring

Key Captor does NOT rely on other commerically available products.

When SurfPass is installed on your computer to limit the time spent on the computer or on the Internet,

• A warning will flash on the screen when the user's time is almost up.
• The program will limit the total amount of time spent online.
• You can set the program to only allow Internet access during certain periods of time.

SurfPass limits all computer use.

There are many different types of filtering products. To begin with, some products are installed on your own computer at home (client-side), while others are installed on the larger computers at your Internet service provider (server-side). SurfPass is client-based.

SurfPass can control access to web pages, the use of email, access to chat rooms, the movement of files in and out of your computer (FTP), access to newsgroups (Usenet), access to instant messaging, access to Peer to Peer networks, access to any port (TCP/UDP).

Different filtering tools set up their standards of what material should or should not be filtered in different ways. With SurfPass,

• You will be able to choose from pre-set categories what material you want to be filtered.
• You will be able to permanently edit the company's list of material to be filtered.
• You will be able to completely override the company's list of material to be filtered.
• You will be able to develop your own list of material to be filtered, using the company's list as a starter.
• You will be able to develop your own list of material to be filtered, starting from scratch.

You may also want to review the lists of keywords or web pages, or the criteria that the tool company uses to arrive at those lists. With SurfPass, you can review the list of filtered URL's (web page addresses), the company's criteria for filtering a web page.

There are several technologies for determining which sites should be blocked and which should be permitted. Each of them has important strengths, but none of them is perfect. SurfPass uses the following:

• the web page address (URL)
• Human review of web sites
• Squid block-list can be imported

Some filtering tools allow you to control access in a number of different categories. SurfPass offers these categories: all kids and education.

When SurfPass is running on your system,

• You can prevent your children from using email.
• You can permit your children to send email only to a pre-approved list of recipients.
• You can prevent your children from using chat rooms online.
• You can prevent your children from using ICQ or other forms of instant messaging.
• You can not edit out the transmission of specific kinds of information, like your address, telephone number, or credit card number.

SurfPass is designed to help you keep an eye on what your computer is being used for, even when you can't be there in person. With it installed on your system, you can review your children's email and the web sites your children have visited.

The program will operate without the child's knowledge.

The program can be used alongside a filtering or blocking tool.

The program can be set up to warn children when they attempt to access inappropriate material.

When EyeTimer is installed on your computer to limit the time spent on the computer or on the Internet,

• A warning will flash on the screen when the user's time is almost up.
• The program will limit the total amount of time spent online.
• You can set the program to only allow Internet access during certain periods of time.

EyeTimer limits all computer use.

EyeTimer is designed to help you keep an eye on what your computer is being used for, even when you can't be there in person. With it installed on your system, you can review the web sites your children have visited.

The program will NOT operate without the child's knowledge.

The program can be used alongside a filtering or blocking tool.

The program can NOT be set up to warn children when they attempt to access inappropriate material.

Hazoo is a kids' search engine designed for ages [Engine_6-16]. It limits search results to sites deemed appropriate for kids. you may wish to review the ways in which such decisions are made. With Hazoo,

• You can not review the list of keywords.
• You can not review the list of blocked URL's (web page addresses).
• You can not review the company's criteria for blocking a web page.

There are several technologies for determining which sites should be blocked and which should be permitted. Each of them has important strengths, but none of them are perfect. Hazoo uses the following:

• PICS ratings (an independent rating system)
• the web page address (URL)
• Human review of web sites

Hazoo controls access to these categories of online material: language, nudity and sex, violence, classifieds/auctions, drug/alcohol/tobacco, entertainment, fraud/cheating/illegal activities, gambling, games, gay/lesbian, hate speech/intolerance/discrimination, higher education/college/universities, intimate apparel, mysticism/astrology, news, personals/dating/romance, personal Web sites, politics, religion, sex education preteen, sex education teen/advanced, shopping, sports, suicide, weapon promotion or sale, and material that may disturb or set a bad example for young children.

BSafe Online allows the administrator to control:

• Total # of hours spent online per day
• Times during the day which access is permitted

BSafe Online will restrict the time a user can access:

• Certian software products (ie: web browsers, email clients)

BSafe Online is designed to help you keep an eye on what your computer is being used for, even when you can't be there in person. With it installed on your system, you can review your children's email, your children's online chat, the web sites your children have visited and your children's instant messaging sessions.

BSafe Online functions by analyzing TCP/IP packets moving in and out of the computer.

This program runs in the system background at all times.

The program will NOT operate without the child's knowledge.

The program can be used alongside a filtering or blocking tool.

The program can be set up to warn children when they attempt to access inappropriate material.

When BSafe Online is running on your system,

• You can prevent your children from using email.
• You can permit your children to send email only to a pre-approved list of recipients.
• You can prevent your children from using chat rooms online.
• You can prevent your children from using instant messaging.
• You can edit out the transmission of specific kinds of information, like your address, telephone number, or credit card number.

BSafe Online makes only pre-approved content available. The content is selected by:

• Computer with human oversight,
• Proprietary content developed by tool provider,
• Specifically chosen by the end user

It is technically possible to leave the service's approved content area, with the exception of porn that will always be blocked.

Content is made available to families via normal access over the web and user's installation of client-side software.

Users may control the pre-selected content provided by BSafe Online Inc. by

• adding their own URLs to pre-selected content
• submiting URLs for addition to pre-selected content
• submiting requests for pre-existing content selections to be removed
• creating their own list of selected content, overriding the provided list

There are many different types of filtering products. To begin with, some products are installed on your own computer at home (client-side), while others are installed on the larger computers at your Internet service provider (server-side). Bsafe Online is server-based. It is available for home use.

Bsafe Online can control access to web pages, the use of email, access to chat rooms, the movement of files in and out of your computer (FTP), access to newsgroups (Usenet), access to instant messaging, access to Peer to Peer networks.

Different filtering tools set up their standards of what material should or should not be filtered in different ways. With BSafe Online,

• You will be able to choose from pre-set categories what material you want to be filtered.
• You will be able to permanently edit the company's list of material to be filtered.
• You will be able to develop your own list of material to be filtered, starting from scratch.

You may also want to review the lists of keywords or web pages, or the criteria that the tool company uses to arrive at those lists. With BSafe Online, You CANNOT review the list of keywords, the list of filtered URL's (web page addresses), nor the company's criteria for filtering a web page.

There are several technologies for determining which sites should be blocked and which should be permitted. Each of them has important strengths, but none of them is perfect. BSafe Online uses the following:

• the web page address (URL)
• Human review of web sites
• A list of keywords
• Some other technology

Some filtering tools allow you to control access in a number of different categories. BSafe Online offers these categories:

• Alcohol
• Anarchy
• Anarchy
• Automobile
• BSafe Games
• BSafe Pop-Up
• Chat
• Criminal Skills
• Cults
• Drugs
• Employment
• Entertainment
• Financial
• Free Host
• Gambling
• Games
• Hate
• Humor
• Lifestyle
• Obscene
• Opinion
• Personals
• Public Proxies
• R-Rated
• Search Engines
• Shopping
• Sports
• Tickets
• Travel
• Web Email
• Web News Groups

There are many different types of filtering products. To begin with, some products are installed on your own computer at home (client-side), while others are installed on the larger computers at your Internet service provider (server-side). PpGuard is client-based.

PpGuard can control access to web pages.

Different filtering tools set up their standards of what material should or should not be filtered in different ways. With PpGuard,

• You will be able to choose from pre-set categories what material you want to be filtered.
• You will be able to permanently edit the company's list of material to be filtered.
• You will be able to completely override the company's list of material to be filtered.
• You will be able to develop your own list of material to be filtered, using the company's list as a starter.
• You will be able to develop your own list of material to be filtered, starting from scratch.

You may also want to review the lists of keywords or web pages, or the criteria that the tool company uses to arrive at those lists. With PpGuard, you can review the list of keywords, the list of filtered URL's (web page addresses), and the company's criteria for filtering a web page.

There are several technologies for determining which sites should be blocked and which should be permitted. Each of them has important strengths, but none of them is perfect. PpGuard uses the following:

• the web page address (URL)
• Human review of web sites
• Trust file - a list of trusted sites

PpGuard is a kids' browser designed for ages under 18. By definition, kids' browsers make determinations of what content is appropriate for kids.

You may wish to review the ways in which it makes those decisions. With PpGuard,

• You can review the list of blocked URL's (web page addresses).
• You can not review the list of keywords.
• You can not review the company's criteria for blocking a web page.

There are several technologies for determining which sites should be blocked and which should be permitted. Each of them has important strengths, but none of them are perfect. PpGuard uses the following:

• the web page address (URL)
• Human review of web sites
• Trust file.

PpGuard makes only pre-approved content available. The content is selected by:

• Tool provider personnel,
• Through public suggestions/discussion,
• Specifically chosen by the end user

It is technically possible to leave the service's approved content area with a password.

Content is made available to families via use of a proxy server.

Users may control the pre-selected content provided by www.ParentPresent.org by

• adding their own URLs to pre-selected content
• removing URLs from pre-selected content
• submiting URLs for addition to pre-selected content
• creating their own list of selected content, overriding the provided list

PpGuard relies on other commerically available products: Internet Explorer.

Lycos Search Guard is a kids' search engine designed for ages 3-12. It limits search results to sites deemed appropriate for kids. you may wish to review the ways in which such decisions are made. With Lycos Search Guard,

• You can not review the list of keywords.
• You can not review the list of blocked URL's (web page addresses).
• You can not review the company's criteria for blocking a web page.

Lycos Search Guard controls access to these categories of online material: sexually explicit, hate, weapons, and violent.

Covenant Eyes Filter allows the administrator to control:

• Total # of hours spent online per day
• Times during the day which access is permitted
• Total weekly use

Covenant Eyes Filter will restrict the time a user can access:

• Internet access of all kinds

A warning will NOT flash on the screen when the user's time is almost up.

There are many different types of filtering products. To begin with, some products are installed on your own computer at home (client-side), while others are installed on the larger computers at your Internet service provider (server-side). Covenant Eyes Filter is client-based.

Covenant Eyes Filter can control access to web pages, the movement of files in and out of your computer (FTP), access to instant messaging, access to Peer to Peer networks, access to other Internet capabilities.

Different filtering tools set up their standards of what material should or should not be filtered in different ways. With Covenant Eyes Filter,

• You will be able to choose from pre-set categories what material you want to be filtered.
• You will be able to develop your own list of material to be filtered, using the company's list as a starter.
• You will be able to develop your own list of material to be filtered, starting from scratch.

You may also want to review the lists of keywords or web pages, or the criteria that the tool company uses to arrive at those lists. With Covenant Eyes Filter, you can review the list of filtered URL's (web page addresses),

There are several technologies for determining which sites should be blocked and which should be permitted. Each of them has important strengths, but none of them is perfect. Covenant Eyes Filter uses the following:

• the web page address (URL)
• Human review of web sites
• A list of keywords
• A list of keywords combined with an analysis of the context in which they appear