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ChatBlocker

Overview

Vendor Description

 'Are your children spending too much time chatting? Are employers chatting and getting off task in the office? ChatBlocker is the award winning desktop parental control application for moderating and restricting chat conversations! With ChatBlocker, you can easily setup time slots in which you wish to allow chat conversations - and when you do not want to allow them. ChatBlocker uses an advanced, low level approach to blocking chat conversations to ensure that they do NOT take place. When coupled with ChatBlocker's powerful security features, it's powerful stealth mode feature, and remote log viewing capabilities (via e-mail) - it makes ChatBlocker must have for any parent, employer, or anyone else looking to moderate Internet chat's!

Chat Blocking and Logging Features

Internet Conversation Logging - Log both sides of all chat and instant message conversations for AOL/ICQ/MSN/AIM/Yahoo Instant Messengers.

Chat Filtering and Moderating - Disable chat conversations from taking place on any of the following chat platforms... America Online MSN Messenger AOL Instant Messenger Yahoo! Messenger ICQ s Trillian Extreme Messenger mIRC

Access Attempt Logging - Log all attempts made to bypass the ChatBlocker system - including the chat platform attempted to be executed, the filename of the application, and the Windows user!

Security Features

Discrete Stealth Mode- Run ChatBlocker in total stealth - the user will not know that it is running, or have the ability to terminate the blocking process!

Safe Mode Disabling - Prevent the user from entering in Safe Mode (in an attempt to bypass the ChatBlocker system).

Task Manager Disabling - Disable the user from accessing the Windows Task Manager while it is blocking chat conversations..

Disable Startup Program Overriding - Disable the hotkey that allows users to bypass startup applications (ChatBlocker) when Windows boots up.

Special Features

Windows Startup - Configure ChatBlocker to startup for a single user, or to start up as a service for all users on the system - perfect for monitoring and restricting chats on multi-user PC's.

Customizable HotKey - For total concealment and protection, ChatBlocker allows you to customize the default hotkey.

Automatic Active Startup - Automatically start ChatBlocker in "Active Blocking Mode" or "Active Schedule Mode" when it is executed (thus requiring zero interaction on your part!)

Password Protection - ChatBlocker is password protected to prevent others from starting/stopping the chat conversation monitoring process, as well as exiting ChatBlocker from chat restriction mode!

Alert Message -Configure a message to appear each time the user attempts to initiate a chat conversation while ChatBlocker is actively prohibiting chat conversations.

E-Mail Log Delivery - ChatBlocker can automatically alert you via e-mail every often if users of the machine have attempted to initiate chat conversations, or bypass the ChatBlocker blocking engine. Perfect for remotely keeping tabs on the machine while you are away!

Scheduling Agent - Quickly and easily setup blocking sessions when you wish to allow and/or disallow chat conversations.

Thread Priority - Adjust ChatBlocker to adapt to your system. Using the built in Thread Priority utility, you can make ChatBlocker run as fast as you need it to depending on your systems specifications!' -- http://www.exploreanywhere.com/cb-features.php

Category

 Key Logger: (Keystroke Logger). A program that runs in the background, recording all the keystrokes. Once keystrokes are logged, they are hidden in the machine for later retrieval, or shipped raw to the attacker. The attacker then peruses them carefully in the hopes of either finding passwords, or possibly other useful information that could be used to compromise the system or be used in a social engineering attack. For example, a key logger will reveal the contents of all e-mail composed by the user. Keylog programs are commonly included in rootkits and RATs (remote administration trojans).

 

Origins

 

Group

 ExploreAnywhere Software, LLC

Mailing Address

 ExploreAnywhere Software, LLC 50 Morrison Rd Windham, NH 03087

Email

 privacy@exploreanywhere.com

URL

 http://www.exploreanywhere.com

Date of Origin

 January, 2004
 

Detection and Removal

Manual Removal

 Follow these steps to remove ChatBlocker from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.

 Stop Running Processes:

Kill these running processes with Task Manager:



Remove Files:

Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:



Remove Directories:

Remove these directories (if present) with Windows Explorer:



 
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