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    Please recommend a software to silently monitor Windows Live Messenger chats sessions ?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by fallingcat, Dec 25, 2010.

  1. fallingcat

    fallingcat Notebook Consultant

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    My office has given me the task of monitoring a few staff's Windows Live Messenger Chat sessions ?

    I have tried WebWatcher and is totally not satisfied ...

    Can someone in the know please recommend me some good software that is reliable and will still continue to work after the refund date has passed ?

    If I knew what I found out later about Webwatcher, I would never have used it.

    Thanks

    :confused:
     
    fallingcat, Dec 25, 2010
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  2. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    have you tried calling msft and asking about their enterprise monitoring?
     
    newsposter, Dec 25, 2010
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  3. fallingcat

    fallingcat Notebook Consultant

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    I am not looking for something as vast as Msft enterprise monitoring.

    The office only have 3 pc's that I need to monitor.

    A good reliable and stealthy software should do the trick.

    :)
     
    fallingcat, Dec 25, 2010
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  4. fallingcat

    fallingcat Notebook Consultant

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    I am testing out Messenger Deteck 3.75

    Has anyone tried it before ?

    :)
     
    fallingcat, Dec 26, 2010
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  5. nemt

    nemt Notebook Deity

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    Why don't you just tell people to stop IMing at work?
     
    nemt, Dec 26, 2010
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    weinter /dev/null

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    Actually blocking the ports will do unless they use Web Messenger.
     
    weinter, Dec 26, 2010
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  7. fallingcat

    fallingcat Notebook Consultant

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    hint - the boss wants to layeth the smackdown on them ...

    ;)
     
    fallingcat, Dec 26, 2010
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    Do the employees even know that their machines could be monitored? You should just disable MSN, instead of invading their privacy.

    Or at least send out a memo first saying its company property and should only be used for work purposes.
     
    flipfire, Dec 26, 2010
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  9. nemt

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    Thing is if they realize the traffic is monitored they'll just text instead.

    If they're IMing at work they're probably texting as well, actually.
     
    nemt, Dec 26, 2010
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