01 June 2006

IMBrella releases free ChatChecker for home users

Take back control of instant messaging

Child molesters, cyber-bullies and con artists exploit popular IM networks to lure new, unsuspecting victims. They often trick kids into believing that they have similar interests and are even known to pose as kids themselves. In reality any online “friend” is still a stranger, and can be a clear and immediate threat to your family.

ChatChecker is a powerful and easy-to-use parental control system for instant messaging. The free ChatChecker service lets you capture and record instant message conversations on up to 6 computers in your home. Once installed, you can login from any web connection to review instant messaging activity within the last 24 hours, receive usage summaries, and set up or change your watch-word alerts.

Features:

• Captures and records instant message conversations on up to 6 PCs at home
• View conversations privately from any PC on the Internet
• Receive daily usage summary via email
• Be alerted to dangerous conversations or watch-words via email
• Records AOL, MSN, Yahoo, Trillian and ICQ conversations (MySpace coming soon)
• Built-in acronym checker (ex: POS = "Parent Over Shoulder")
• Discover inappropriate or sexual content
• Virtually invisible on the PC where its installed
• Reveal both sides of Instant Message conversations

To get started, click the Get Started button on the left, and install ChatChecker recording software on each PC you want to monitor. After installing, you will receive an email with your sign-in information to the ChatChecker website.

For more advanced features, including access to recorded chats since installation, receiving conversations via email, and restricting when your children can instant messaging, please read about ChatChecker Plus.


[as posted on their site - this is not the views or words of my own]

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