Net Nanny's Chat Monitor

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Product Features

• Customizable; optional stealth installation; password and hot-key combination
• Safety software that helps protect children when chatting online
• Monitors, filters, and blocks popular chat and instant messaging programs
• Records conversations; real-time email alerts of potentially risky situations
• Controls time spent chatting; stops children from giving out personal info

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000AFX43
• Item model number: VA2402
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 1, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,347 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Net Nanny's Chat Monitor is monitoring, filtering, and blocking software for chat and instant messaging programs. Chat Monitor is designed for the responsible adult who is concerned about child safety in chat rooms and instant messaging. The software records conversations, notifies you with real-time email alerts of possible dangerous situations, and lets you restrict access to chats and instant messengers. You can't always be there to protect your children. Now, you have a tool that lets you know what your children have been saying online and to whom they have been saying it.

Know Exactly What Your Kids are Saying Online

• Records both sides of popular chat and instant messaging conversations.
• Sends activity reports to you by email, as often as every hour.

Reduces Risk of Exposure to Online Predators

• Prevents your child from giving out personal, identifying information and records any attempts to do so.
• Immediate email alert sent to you if children receive solicitous messages while online chatting, such as, "do you like boys?" or "what r u wearing?"
• Optional termination of the chat or instant messenger conversation.

Controls Time Spent Chatting

• Disables access to popular chat and instant messaging programs.
• Schedules daily and weekly "no chat" time periods.

Easy to Use and Customizable

• Installs and sets up in only minutes.
• Pre-set features can be easily customized to meet your unique needs.

Secure Software

• Protects settings and recordings with both a password and a hot-key combination that you choose.
• Optional stealth installation ensures the software is completely hidden from everyone except those with authorized access.

Net Nanny's Chat Monitor discretely monitors, filters, and blocks popular chat and instant messaging programs, notifies you when your child is in a potentially risky conversation, limits time spent online chatting, and stops your child from giving out personal information. Chat Monitor puts technology to work to help you manage online communication risks while ensuring your peace of mind.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this product, October 5, 2004

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Roger "Roger" (Adelaide, South Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Net Nanny's Chat Monitor (CD-ROM)

Chat monitor failed to install correctly initially and because of that it became extraordinarily difficult to uninstall what did load. I had to use a program which would do a deep search on my registry. Uninstalling XP's service pack 2 made it possible to actually install the product but then it consistently failed to record chats regardless of numerous attempts to reinstall and change possible program parameters. Support is useless to the point of being non-existent. Do yourself a favour and look elsewhere for a chat monitor.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time with this software!, August 19, 2004

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Computerflake "ComputerFlake" (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Net Nanny's Chat Monitor (CD-ROM)

This software is a total waste of money. Once you install it, you have the option to run a software update. Once you run this update, the software stops functioning properly and you get a database error whenever you boot your computer. The setup I used was Windows XP Home Edition with SP1 and Internet Explorer 6 SP1. I emailed technical support (which is only available in a pay-per-incident basis or free through email...and email is a minimum 2 day wait for a response). Tech support suggested I uninstall and reinstall the software which didn't work. I'm still waiting to hear back from them on how to REALLY fix the problem but I'm not expecting much. This software is almost as pathetic as their Net Nanny 5 software which can actually keep your web browser from displaying anything, blocked or otherwise. I would look elsewhere for content filtering and monitoring software.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NetNanny Chat Monitor, August 27, 2004

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Robin Hardy (NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Net Nanny's Chat Monitor (CD-ROM)

This was perhaps one of the WORST products I have ever tried to install on my computer. They have NO technical support at all. If you have a problem all they tell you is to do is un-install then re-install the product.

This product failed to install and failed to monitor my children's chats. I reached out 4 or 5 times for help and got nothing. I will tell anyone I can NOT to waste their money on this product.

SAVE YOUR MONEY.... GET ANOTHER PRODUCT.. NOT THIS ONE !!!