Renaming .exe files

I want to rename a .exe file so that I can better hide it. I have small children who are rather computer savvy. I want to add a keylogger to me comp so that I can better protect them from Inet predators. The problem is, they know how to tell that I have the keylogger running and disable it from the task manager screen. I don't want to completely lock them out from the computer becuase in a way this is helping them learn and develop needed computer programming skills. However I don't want them IM'ing people of ill repute and me not being the wiser. Help a digital dead dad out please.

 

There might be a way to hide the process, but I am not sure how to do it....

 

You can't do that, not that I'm aware of. However, I did a search for keylogger and ....

4. How invisible is the keylogger?
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It is hard to find Ghost Keylogger. You can't find the keylogger in the add/remove programs menu, start menu or the task bar. It is completely invisible in the Task Manager on all operating systems. It is even invisible in the NT/2000/XP process list!

That's for Ghost keylogger. Not sure what you have but is that what your looking for? I found this at:

http://www.keylogger.net/



Scott
http://www.AAApcMechanic.com

 

You can change the program's name, but if you change the extension, it won't run. Change the name to one similiar to a Windows process, that's one of the ways spyware and virus writers hide their crapware.

 

Change it to svchost. Thats a popular one. Or srvhost.