MONITORING SOFTWARE BLOG

• new: Documents security: records file operations on all types of drives: local, network, removable. Select monitored folders and change other settings in Agent Properties on Files tab
• new: recognizes external hard drives as removable and records file operations on such drives connected via USB or Firewire 1394 interface
• new: export File operations report to Excel
• new: added “Do not restart remote computer” option for installation of Agent update. Note: will work only for future updates. During update to this version remote computers may still restart to finish installation. It’s recommended to update Agent when users are not at their computers
• new: improved and most reliable keystrokes recording algorithm, especially on 64-bit Windows editions
• new: correctly records group chats in Skype
• new: grouped display in Reports Viewer that is easier to read (no duplicate lines)
• new: Next/Previous buttons in Agent Properties window for quick navigation between Agents. Makes it easy to view and change settings for multiple Agents
• new: (minor) Ability to start Activity Monitor minimized to system tray (notification area). To do it: open Activity Monitor shortcut Properties in Start menu or on your Desktop, select Run: Minimized instead of Normal Window; in Activity Monitor Options select Minimize to system tray check box,
• fix: email messages in KOI-8 (Russian) encoding are displayed correctly
• fix: chat in Windows Live Messenger sometimes was not recorded
• fix: minor fixes and improvements

• fixes and stability improvements

• new: Shows computer name and IP address of clients connected remotely to terminal server
• new: Documents security: record file operations on removable drives connected to the server. Track files potentially stolen on flash drives or external HDD’s. View results on Files tab in Log Viewer
• new: Improved stealth mode. Works invisibly even for advanced users. There is no process in Tasks Manager. Monitored users without Administrator rights cannot see log files on hard drive.
• new: no more tsmsys_hh process running in all user sessions
• removed Hotkeys to open TS Monitor. Instead use an icon on Administrator’s desktop (if choose to create) or run “opentsm” command from Start menu->Run
• multiple fixes and improvements

• new:  Agent now works invisibly even for advanced users. There is no process in Tasks Manager, no Windows service and no files visible on hard drive for monitored users. No SoftActivity\AmSys folder in Program Files anymore on monitored computers
• new: file operations tracking support on 64-bit Windows editions (32-bit systems were supported since version 5.7)
• new: support of Skype 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 for text chat recording
• new: /NoKeys command line parameter to turn off Keystrokes tab in monitoring window. (Requested by users who don’t wish to view keystrokes typed by employees)
• improved: now records keystrokes in elevated processes (Run As Admin) on Windows 7/Vista
• improved: better handling of IP address changes by DHCP
• fix: occasional duplication of Agents in the list
• fix: occasional problems when monitoring window remained in “Connecting” state but could not connect to Agent
• fix: filter by custom dates in Log Viewer did not work correctly if single day was selected
• other fixes and minor improvements

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• new: Documents security: record file operations on removable drives (Only on 32-bit Windows. 64-bit support is coming soon). Allows to track files potentially stolen on flash drives or external HDD’s. View results on Files tab in Log Viewer
• new: chat recording support for Skype v.5
• new: chat recording support of Windows Live Messenger 2011
• new: /express installation of updates with less setup pages
• new: command line parameter /forceconnect to connect to all computers on startup. It will display currently logged on user in Agents List when it’s in Details mode
• fixes and minor improvements

ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 does not detect SoftActivity computer monitoring products. There are no known issues with this antivirus.

To prevent any possible conflicts in future with this antivirus, you may exclude SoftActivity folder from scans in ESET NOD32 Antivirus. Follow the steps below to exclude SoftActivity folder.

1. Temporary disable real-time protection of the antivirus

a. Click ESET NOD32 Antivirus icon in system tray and select Open window command:

Open configuration window

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