SentryPC
Filter, monitor, and restrict all activities of your PC
Parental Control Feature Summary
- Time Limit Controls: Yes
- Internet Blocking: Yes
- Web Filtering: Yes
- Chat Monitoring: Yes
- Activity Reports: Yes
- Email Alerts: Yes
- Remote Access: Yes
- Download Blocking: No
- Predator Alerts: No
- Keystroke Logging: Yes
- 100% Guarantee: Yes, 30 Days
- Trial Download: Yes
- Price: $49.95
SentryPC Parental Control Software Review
SentryPC is a program that will allow parents to monitor their entire family and features and settings are customizable to each family member’s needs. It is a all around parental tool that can do almost everything from time controlling, monitoring web activities, filtering unwanted sites and recording through screen captures. More of the detailed features are:
- Has time limit features that can manage any member of the family as to when can he/she can use the computer and how long can they use it.
- It can be installed and uninstalled remotely.
- You can remotely monitor your children at anytime and anywhere.
- It can monitor and record multiple computers.
- It can work on any internet connection either DSL, router or LAN.
- It runs on stealth mode even if the file your send to remotely and discreetly install it is deleted.
- It can filter applications used, website visited, chat applications used and even filter keystroke typed by your children just as their credit card info, phone numbers and many more.
- Has screenshot capturing features that monitors everything your children does on their computer.
- It can record all instant messages (both sides), websites visited and emails send and received.
- It has organized reports of all your children activities as per category and date and time.
Spytech Sentry PC’s advance features starts from its hassle free installation. It has remote installation feature that does not require any physical presence to be installed. It can also be uninstalled remotely. Even if the user deletes the file that contains the secret installation program, Spytech Sentry PC will still run as normal. You can remotely access the monitored computer any time of the day by logging in to your personal website.
Not only can it be installed on multiple computers, but it can also work on any internet connections. If you have older computers, you need not to worry because it can adjust its speed to suit these computers. Plus, Spytech Sentry PC works in total stealth feature that can operate in total secrecy and will not even show on task manager, control panel or Windows desktop.
Spytech Sentry PC is so easy to use and secure. It uses graphical user interface to easily configure settings which even a novice parent can handle. It is password protected that only the administrator user can access settings and reports. Parents also have the option to notify their kids that they are being watched. It is so advanced that settings can be altered and adjusted according to each members needs. Parents have the authority to either disable view of Windows desktop, access of startup menus; taskbar; control panels, and disable mouse movement. For instance, your older child can access windows desktop, control panel and windows clock, while your younger child will not have access to these advanced features.
Spytech Sentry PC has intensive filtering feature that can block all most anything from applications, websites and instant messaging programs. It also allows parents to impose time constraints against specified filtered application or site. Let us say, your child is a computer addict and you want to impose discipline, you can filter and block the game program on weekdays and only allow it during weekends. Same goes with filtering web sites; it can block sites on a specific timeframe and can only allow access to those you allowed.
Spytech Sentry PC can also block access to all Instant Messaging program from popular sites like AOL, AIM, Yahoo, MSM to Mirc and Odigo. What is more, it can even filter and block keystrokes. For instance, if your child is shopaholic and to want to limit her or his use of the credit card, you can restrict them from typing this information once they try to purchase something. Whenever they attempt to type their credit card info the window will instantly close. You can also restrict them from typing their full name, their email addresses and other data that you considered confidential. One drawback for this feature; however, is it cannot filter pornographic site from accidentally appearing.
Sentry PC can monitor and record keystrokes, what applications were used, websites visited and all chat conversations. It has events time logging feature that can record all computer and internet activities each user performed. Reports are delivered in a way that you can view all activities performed in the chronological order with date and time. It can record all typed words your children did and to what application and what time they have typed it.
It can record all applications used and how long they have used it. This is useful if for instance your children know you are monitoring them and are just using certain applications as backgrounds. It can also record both sides of every Instant Messaging programs as well as all websites visited. It can record all online searches and how long have they visited such sites. It can also record all your children’s email activities.
The software has powerful screenshot capturing system that can be set as per interval or by frequent shots. Parents can also see all screen shot events as a slideshow for easy viewing. Logged files are also updated every half an hour; hence, everything is on constant viewing.