Introduction
Thank You for choosing AceSpy
Spy Software for your
monitoring needs. AceSpy
offers you a variety of
options at a price that can't
be beat. We're sure you'll
find this user guide and our
software VERY useful.
Installing
AceSpy Spy Software
Installing AceSpy is extremely
easy. After you order you will
receive an email with detailed,
step-by-step instructions on how
to download the program and
start the installation. AceSpy
is then secretly placed in
Windows startup routines without
using the standard "StartUp"
folder.
During
the installation, you will be
guided through our Quick
Configuration Wizard to choose
your password and setup AceSpy
according to your needs. This is
where you will choose what is
recorded, and how it will be
delivered. This process is very
fast and easy to follow.
Getting
Started
Once AceSpy is installed it
loads automatically with each
computer boot in super stealth
mode. This means it is invisible
from task bar, task list, close
program, etc. AceSpy starts
recording the activities you
selected in the Quick
Configuration Wizard immediately
after finishing.
Immediately
after completing the Quick
Configuration Wizard, the
password box will popup. Enter
your password and you will be
taken to the AceSpy Main
Interface. Later, to get to this
interface you would enter the
secret hot key combination sent
to you via email after ordering.
Main
Interface
After setting up AceSpy for
the first time, you will enter
the Main Interface shown
above. This is also where you
will come in the future to
change options. Also, even if
you choose to use the Email
Delivery feature, this is
where you can come anytime to
view any activity recorded.
Basic
Usage Instructions
Anytime
you are within the interface,
you can stop or start monitoring
activity by clicking the
"Start/Stop" button at
bottom left corner. To hide the
AceSpy interface and go back
into stealth mode, click the
"X" at the top right
corner of the interface. As long
as the "Current
Status" says
"Active" when you do
so, you will still be recording
activity - even after the
interface is hidden. If you
click the "Exit"
button at the bottom right
corner, it will completely close
AceSpy and stop monitoring - no
matter what the "Current
Status" says.
So
when you want to view results
that have been recorded, you
would open the interface with
the hot key sequence. After
that, click any of the View
Activity icons to view that
activity. When you are finished,
click the "X" at the
top right corner if you want to
keep monitoring in stealth. If
you want to completely close
AceSpy and stop monitoring,
simply click the
"Exit" button.
VIEWING ACTIVITY OVERVIEW
There
are THREE different groups of
activity viewers within AceSpy.
Each is outlined and then
described below.
- PC Activity
Group:
Basic PC non-Internet
activity including
keystrokes.
- Internet
Activity Group:
Internet Activity
such as Emails and
Chats.
- Screenshot
Capturing Group:
Screenshots Recorded and
Movie Maker.
PC ACTIVITY GROUP
- Applications
Executed:
View programs executed
by date.
- Windows
Launched:
View windows opened by
date.
- Keystrokes
Captured:
View Keystrokes captured
by date and window
title.
- Text
Sent To Clipboard:
View text sent to
clipboard by date and
window title.
- Documents
Opened:
View documents opened by
date.
- Documents
Sent To Printer:
View documents printed
by date.
- Events Occured:
View Windows events by
date.
- AceSpy Actions:
View AceSpy activity by
date.
INTERNET
ACTIVITY GROUP
- Yahoo! Chat
Conversations:
View full Yahoo! chats
by date.
- MSN Chat
Conversations:
View full MSN chats
by date.
- AOL/AIM Chat
Conversations:
View full AOL/AIM chats
by date.
- ICQ Chat
Conversations:
View full ICQ chats
by date.
- Web
Sites Visited in IE:
View list of URLs
visited by date.
- Emails Sent
or Received:
View full emails sent
and received.
SCREENSHOT CAPTURING GROUP
- Screenshots
Captured:
View Screenshots by date
and window title.
- Create
Movie of Snapshots:
Create AVI movie from
screenshots captured.
OPTIONS ICONS OVERVIEW
There
are THREE different options
panels within AceSpy. The icons
at the top of the interface are
shortcuts to specific sections
of one of the three panels. The
icons are described below, and
after that, each panel is
described in detail.
- General:
This takes you to the
GENERAL OPTIONS panel.
- Advanced:
This takes you to the
ADVANCED OPTIONS panel.
- Emails:
This takes you to the
ADVANCED OPTIONS panel.
- Screen
Spy:
This takes you to the
GENERAL OPTIONS panel.
- Filtering:
This takes you to the
BLOCKING AND FILTERING panel.
- Schedule:
This takes you to the
GENERAL OPTIONS panel.
GENERAL OPTIONS PANEL
- General:
Stealth, Active Monitoring
and Startup options.
- Logging:
The checklist to determine
what will be recorded.
- Screen:
Screen Capture settings
and options.
- Location:
Specifies where AceSpy
logs will be stored.
- Schedule:
Enables/Disables scheduled
logging.
- Lockdown:
Enables/Disables PC Lockdown
schedule.
ADVANCED OPTIONS PANEL
- Priority:
Thread Priority settings
to adjust system
performance.
- Splash:
Enables/Disables the
Splash Screen startup
warning.
- Emails:
Enables/Disables email
delivery of logs.
- Hot
Key:
Changes the defaults Hot
Key sequence.
- Auto-Clean:
Automatic maintenance and
cleaning settings.
BLOCKING AND FILTERING
PANEL
- Users:
User filtering settings to
avoid monitoring specific
users.
- Apps:
Enter full pathnames to
applications to be
blocked.
- Windows:
Enter words that will
close windows containing
them.
- URLs:
Enter words that will
close URLs containing
them.
- Keystrokes:
Enter words that will
cause Instant Keyword
Alerts.
BOTTOM BUTTONS OVERVIEW
- Stop/Start:
Starts or Stops AceSpy
Monitoring.
- Quick Config:
Opens the Quick
Configuration Wizard.
- Help:
Opens the internal
AceSpy help file.
- Exit:
Exits AceSpy. Monitoring
is stopped until PC is
rebooted.
- Retina-X Studios,
LLC Logo:
Opens RXS main web
site.
Additional
Features
This section is devoted to
further describing how to setup
specific features of AceSpy.
AUTOMATIC EMAIL INFORMATION
AND SETUP
Automatic Emailing
refers to the emailing of
activity reports to a specified
email address. AceSpy can send
customized activity reports to
any SMTP-based email account. If
you do not have one, try RXS Stealth
Email to use this feature
which includes step-by-step
instructions for setting up
AceSpy. Free webmail accounts
are incompatible because they
are not SMTP-based. Any other
email account will work, so long
as it uses SMTP to send emails.
Automatic
Emailing can be setup during
installation within the Quick
Configuration Wizard. It can
also be setup later by
clicking the Automatic Email
Configuration icon at the top
of the AceSpy Main Interface.
AceSpy combines the report(s)
you select into one email.
This email is then sent at a
frequency you set. These
options are all setup within
the Automatic Emails
Configuration screen, which is
shown below.

HOW TO ENABLE AUTOMATIC EMAILING:
STEP 1. Open
the Automatic Emails screen.
Click Enable and enter
frequency. 60+ is recommended.
STEP
2.
Enter the following
information which corresponds
to your SMTP email account. It
is a good idea to use your
email address in both the
"Email From" and
"Email To" fields.
- SMTP:
This is your email
address' SMTP server.
i.e.
smtp.yourdomain.com.
- Username:
The Username used to
login to the email.
Usually the full
email address.
- Password:
The Password for the
email account. Enter
the full password.
- Email
From:
The full email
address
corresponding to the
above SMTP server.
- Email
To:
Any email address,
but using the Email
From address is
recommended.
STEP
3.
Select which logs you want
AceSpy to send. The types of
logs are described below. Keep
in mind to only select logs
from activities that are
enabled in Logging Options.
- Applications
Executed:
The contents of
the applications
executed log.
- Chat
Conversations:
The contents of
the chat
conversation
log.
- Clipboard
Logs:
The contents of
the clipboard
contents log.
- Current
Desktop
Screenshot:
Take a current
screenshot and
attach to the
email.
- Documents
Opened:
The contents of
the documents
opened log.
- Emails
Logs:
The contents of
the emails
sent/received
log.
- Keystrokes
Logs:
The contents of
the keystrokes
typed log.
- Printer
Logs:
The contents of
the printed
items log.
- Web
Sites Visited
Logs:
The contents of
the web sites
visited log.
- Windows
Launched Logs:
The contents of
the windows
launched log.
STEP 4.
Click "Apply", then
click "OK". Lastly,
restart your PC so that AceSpy
is restarted. After the PC
finishes loading, the first
report will be sent in the
amount of minutes you set on the
Email Configuration screen.
CREATING
AVI MOVIES FROM SNAPSHOTS
AceSpy
can create slideshow movies from
the snapshots that are captured.
These movies can be played in
Windows Media Player or any
other avi viewer. It is
recommended that you use as few
snapshots as possible for each
different movie.
HOW TO CREATE A MOVIE FROM SNAPSHOTS:
STEP 1. Click
the "Create Movie of
Snapshots" icon from the
Main Interface.
STEP 2. Select
ONE date. That day's
snapshots will be shown in the
list on the left.
STEP 3. Select
some or all images by moving
them to the right side using the
icons.
STEP 4. Click
"Create Movie" and
select a path and filename.
Click "Save".
STEP 5. Select
a "Video Compression" type.
Click "OK". The avi
will then be made.
BLOCKING AND FILTERING INFORMATION AND SETUP
AceSpy
has a variety of blocking and
filtering features, accessible
by clicking
"Filtering" from
the Main Interface. On the
following screens, check the
"Enable" box for
features you want to turn on.
Adjust the settings and
- USERS
The User Filter
allows you to
specify users that
should NOT be
monitored by
AceSpy. Check the
"Enable"
box to enable the
User Filter. Next,
click the
"Add
User" button.
Enter any unique
portion of the
person's Windows
username and click
"OK".
Repeat as
necessary. The
next time AceSpy
is restarted, any
user that has the
Filtered text
within their name
will not be
monitored. For
example, if a
Windows username
is "Frankie
Smith" you
could simply enter
"Frank"
since it is a
unique part of
that username.
This is valid as
long as no other
users contain the
string
"Frank"
within their
username.
- APPLICATIONS
The Applications
Filter allows you
to select programs
that you do NOT
want to run when
AceSpy is
monitoring. Check
the
"Enable"
box to enable the
Applications
Filter. Next,
click the
"Add
App" button.
Enter the FULL
pathname to the
EXE file you want
to block and click
"OK".
Repeat as
necessary. The
next time AceSpy
is restarted, any
applications in
the list will be
forcibly closed if
they are executed.
- WINDOWS
The Windows Title
Filter allows you
to create a list
of keywords, which
when encountered
within a window's
title, will
forcibly close
that window. Check
the
"Enable"
box to enable the
Windows Title
Filter. Next,
click the
"Add
Title"
button. Enter any
string of
characters you
want to block and
click
"OK".
Repeat as
necessary. The
next time AceSpy
is restarted,
anytime a word on
your list is
encountered within
a window title,
that window will
be instantly
closed. An example
of a string would
be
"porn"
or
"sex".
When a Window
Title includes one
or both these
words then it
would be instantly
closed.
- URLs
The URLs Filter
allows you to
create a list of
keywords, which
when encountered
within a web
site's URL, will
forward the user
to a blank page.
This stops the
user from being
able to access any
page within the
site. Check the
"Enable"
box to enable the
URLs Filter. Next,
click the
"Add
Keyword"
button. Enter a
string to be
blocked and click
"OK".
Repeat as
necessary. The
next time AceSpy
is restarted,
anytime a word on
your list is
encountered within
a URL, the user
would be diverted
to a blank page.
An example of a
string
"porn"
or "sex"
would block any
page within the
following domains:
sexsite.com,
pornsite.com,
pornsex.com etc.
If one of those
domains (or any
other containing
those terms) is
visited, it will
be forced to a
blank page.
- KEYSTROKES
The Keystrokes
Alert function
makes AceSpy look
for specific
keywords typed on
your PC's
keyboard. If a
keyword is typed,
you then an
instant email
alert is sent to
you with the
username, what was
typed, and the
date/time. Check
the
"Enable"
box to enable the
Keystrokes Alert
function. Next,
click the
"Add
Key" button.
Enter any keyword
you want to be
alerted on and
click
"OK".
Repeat as
necessary. The
next time AceSpy
is restarted,
anytime a word on
your list is
typed, you will
receive an instant
email alert. To
send these alerts,
the Automatic
Emails option must
be on and the
server and user
information
complete. An
example of a
string would be
"porn"
or
"sex".
Anytime one of
those is typed,
you would receive
an instant alert.
SCHEDULED MONITORING INFORMATION AND SETUP
AceSpy
can monitor your system using a
schedule you customize. To
enable this feature, click the
"Schedule" icon from
the Main Interface. First, click
the "Enable Schedule
Logging" checkbox. Then
select all of the hours in which
AceSpy should monitor your PC.
The box for 12:00AM selects from
12:00am thru 12:59am. The box
for 1:00AM selects from 1:00AM
thru 1:59AM, and so on. Select
as many boxes as you need to
determine your schedule. Next,
click "Apply". When
AceSpy is restarted, it will
recognize the time which will
determine if it should monitor.
PC LOCKDOWN INFORMATION AND SETUP
AceSpy
can lock down your system using
a schedule you customize.
Locking down a system means that
nobody can use it. To enable
this feature, click the
"Schedule" icon from
the Main Interface. Next, click
"Lockdown". Click the
"Enable Lockdown
Schedule" checkbox to
enable. Then select all of the
hours in which AceSpy should
lockdown your PC. The box for
12:00AM selects from 12:00am
thru 12:59am. The box for 1:00AM
selects from 1:00AM thru 1:59AM,
and so on. Select as many boxes
as you need to determine your
schedule. Next, click
"Apply". When AceSpy
is restarted, it will recognize
the times selected and determine
if it should lockdown or
activate your system.
SPLASH SCREEN USER WARNING
INFORMATION AND SETUP
AceSpy
can display a customizable
warning to users of the PC upon
startup. The message disappears
after ten seconds and can be
cleared early by clicking
"OK" by the user. To
enable the Splash Screen
warning, click the
"Advanced" icon from
the Main Interface. Next, click
"Splash". Click the
"Enable Splash Screen
Warning at Startup"
checkbox to enable. Next, enter
the message you would like to
display and click
"Apply". The next time
your PC is rebooted, the
warning will be displayed.
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