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SpectorSoft products have been designed to assist you in monitoring your PCs whether they be in your home, school, office or out on the road (such as a laptop). To compare SpectorSoft products, click on a category below:

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Recording Features

Security & Reporting

Requirements

• Chat/Instant Messaging

• Stealth Security Features

• Installation Requirements

• Email Recording

• Reporting

• System Requirements

• Snapshot Recording

• Keystroke Recording

• Keyword Detection

       

Chat/Instant Messaging

Spector
 Professional Edition

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eBlaster 3.0

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Records AOL Chat Rooms
(supports AOL Versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 and 8.0)

YES

 YES

NO

(Records screen snapshots of AOL Chat Rooms)
Records AOL Instant Messenger YES YES NO

(Records screen snapshots of AOL Instant Messenger)
Records ICQ YES YES NO

(Records screen snapshots of ICQ)
Records MSN Instant Messenger YES YES NO

(Records screen snapshots of MSN Instant Messenger)
Records Yahoo Instant Messenger YES YES NO

(Records screen snapshots of Yahoo Instant Messenger)




Email Recording

Spector
Professional Edition

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eBlaster 3.0

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Records SMTP/POP3-based Emails
(i.e. Microsoft Outlook, Eudora, etc...)		 YES YES NO

(Spector 2.2 will record screen snapshots of email)
Records MSN Emails YES YES NO

(Spector 2.2 will record screen snapshots of email)
Records AOL Email
(supports AOL Versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 & 8.0 and AOL Internet email)		 YES YES NO

(Spector 2.2 will record screen snapshots of email)
Records Internet Email
(i.e. Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, etc...)		 YES

(Spector Pro is the only program that will record Hotmail, Yahoo mail and AOL Internet email)

 YES NO

(Spector 2.2 will record screen snapshots of Internet email)
Forwards Incoming/Outgoing YES

(On Demand)

 YES

(Automatically)

 NO




Snapshot Recording

Spector
Professional Edition

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eBlaster 3.0

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Spector

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Takes VCR-like Snapshot Recording of your PC YES NO YES
Takes single screen Snapshots YES

You may pause the recording playback and save any single screen snapshot to your computer or a disk

 NO YES

You may pause the recording playback and save any single screen snapshot to your computer or a disk
Tag Snapshots
(marks a snapshot for quick access in the future)		 YES NO NO
Save Snapshot to BMP file YES NO YES
Save Snapshot to JPEG file YES NO YES
Save Snapshot to AVI video file YES NO NO




Keystroke Recording

Spector
Professional Edition

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eBlaster 3.0

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Keystrokes Typed YES YES YES
Keystrokes Typed - Organized by Application YES YES NO
Cut & Paste Keystrokes YES YES NO
Non-Visble Keystrokes Typed
(keystrokes that do not appear on screen are recorded - for example: SHIFT, TAB, FUNCTION KEYS, ALT, CONTROL, etc...)		 YES YES NO
URL Recording YES YES YES

(Not available for Mac OS version of Spector)




Keyword Detection

Spector
Professional Edition

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eBlaster 3.0

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Keyword Alerts YES YES NO
Keyword Alerts sent by Email YES YES NO
Email Keyword detection YES YES NO
Chat Keyword detection YES YES NO
URL Keyword detection YES YES NO
Web Page Keyword detection YES YES NO
Typed Keystrokes Keyword detection YES YES NO




Stealth Security Features

Spector
Professional Edition

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eBlaster 3.0

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Stealth Operation
(the program is undetectable on the PC being recorded)		 YES YES YES
Recordings are Password Protected YES YES YES
Built-In Help YES YES YES




Reporting

Spector
Professional Edition

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eBlaster 3.0

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Sends E-mail Reports YES

Sends an e-mail notifying you when a keyword you define is typed

 YES NO




Installation Requirements

Spector
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eBlaster 3.0

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Spector

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Access to PC being recorded required for installation YES

You must have access to the PC to install the software

 NO

Remote installation is possible with Remote Install add-on.

YES

You must have access to the PC to install the software
Access to PC being recorded required for viewing PC recordings YES

You must have access to the PC to view the recordings

 NO

eBlaster will email you a report detailing activity on the PC

 YES

You must have access to the PC to view the recordings
Internet Access Required NO YES

In order to receive E-mail reports, both the PC being recorded and the PC receiving the reports must have internet access

 NO




System Requirements

Spector
Professional Edition

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eBlaster 3.0

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Spector

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Windows 95/98 Compatible YES YES YES
Windows Me Compatible YES YES YES
Windows NT 4.0 Compatible YES YES YES
Windows 2000 Compatible YES YES YES
Windows XP Compatible YES YES YES
Mac OS 8.0-9.x Compatible NO NO YES
Minimum Processor Required Intel or AMD processor at 200 MHz or faster Intel or AMD processor at 100 MHz or faster Intel or AMD processor at 100 MHz or faster

PowerPC G3 or G4 processor at 200MHz or faster
Minimum Memory Required 32MB
(64MB or more recommended)		 16MB
(32MB or more recommended)		 16MB
(32MB or more recommended)
Minimum Hard Drive Space Required Approximately 10 MB - 20 MB for a typical day of recording Approximately 10 MB for a typical day of recording Approximately 10 MB for a typical day of recording