tracking son's online activity

I know in a perfect world this would not be neccessary, but I am concerned about my son's exposure to online threats, bullies etc. Anyone know of good software for anonymous tracking - any recommendations/experiences welcome.

 

theres one way u can check without a program is to click on the history button. on top of the toolbar.

 

alright. Im gonna list a few programs that i use/have used to help keep me from looking at porn- yea, i avoid that stuff !

guardware:
http://guardware.co.uk/is_overview.php
and
http://guardware.co.uk/ts_overview.php

I use both of them- i dont know if you meant just bullies, or if you meant any harmful things like porn also. I can think of a few advantatges (I use the program)

1) I can add sites that are safe, to a safe list, I can add bad sites to the unsafe list
2) IT gives me a log, of all the sites i visited
3) i can disable the "forgot password feature"
4) I can also set the level of protection from "warning, maybe bad site" too "sorry, bad site"

also, xxxchurch.com i think- has a program that you install, it monitors all internet activity, and sends a weekly report to up to three different email address.

so their are a few out there.

also browse around the freeware on this site, their are probably a few of them out there.

 

Welcome to MajorGeeks! The history can be easily erased by using built-in features, or by using a cleaner like CCleaner, so it isn't that effective. Also, if the history 'life span' is set to zero, there's no history saved anyway. Take a look here:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/e-Surveiller_d4673.html
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Elite_Keylogger_d4726.html
http://www.majorgeeks.com/In_The_Know_d617.html
I found those by quickly browsing the Major Geeks section for Covert Ops. Here's the link so you can continue the search yourself: http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads6.html
Good luck! I hope this stuff helps a bit
:major

 

Hi there,

I have found a newly UK launched software called Sentry Parental Controls and has worked a treat to filter my daughter's Internet use. I can block any site I want by keyword and domain and allow others - it's all customisable. I can install it in stealth mode so she doesn't even know it's installed!

The best thing, however, is that I can monitor everything remotely - meaning that I can control the computer from another computer (I do it from my office) and am emailed whenever a violation occurs.

http://www.sentryparentalcontrols.co.uk/

You can download it direct from the site. I used their 15 day trial before I bought it. Hope this helps!

 

Hi Kilkeeman
As mentioned before there are a few ways to install programs to help with your worries
Try to talk through the threats with your son that can come with being online too If he understands that surfing in certain areas or downloading different programs, often can have a serious affect on not only the health of the PC, but other issues - bullying/threats/fraud/ID theft; maybe this can help ?

G