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		<title>SoftActivity monitoring software with Microsoft Security Essentials</title>
		<link>http://www.softactivity.com/blog/index.php/2010/softactivity-with-microsoft-security-essentials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are no known compatibility issues with SoftActivity software and Microsoft Security Essentials product. You may simply install Activity Monitor, SoftActivity Keylogger or SoftActivity TS Monitor on your computer and start monitoring your employees or children. In you run into any compatibility issues please let us know]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are no known compatibility issues with SoftActivity software and Microsoft Security Essentials product. You may simply install <a href="http://www.softactivity.com/employee-monitoring.asp">Activity Monitor</a>, <a href="http://www.softactivity.com/spy-software.asp">SoftActivity Keylogger</a> or SoftActivity <a href="http://www.softactivity.com/tsm.aspx">TS Monitor</a> on your computer and start monitoring your employees or children.</p>
<p>In you run into any compatibility issues please <a href="http://www.softactivity.com/support.aspx">let us know</a></p>
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		<title>Add exclusions to avast! Free Antivirus 5</title>
		<link>http://www.softactivity.com/blog/index.php/2010/add-exclusions-to-avast-free-antivirus-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avast! Free Antivirus 5 does not detect SoftActivity computer monitoring products. There are no known issues with this antivirus. To prevent any possible conflicts in future with this antivirus, you may exclude SoftActivity folder from scans in Avast!. Follow the steps below to exclude SoftActivity folder. 1. Temporary disable real-time protection of avast! Right click [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avast! Free Antivirus 5 does not detect SoftActivity computer  monitoring products. There are no known issues with this antivirus.</p>
<p>To prevent any possible conflicts in future with this antivirus, you  may exclude SoftActivity folder from scans in Avast!. Follow the steps  below to exclude SoftActivity folder.</p>
<p>1. Temporary disable real-time protection of avast!</p>
<p>Right click avast! icon in system tray and select <strong>avast! shield control &#8211; Disable for 1 hour</strong> command:</p>
<div id="attachment_505" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 520px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AM-18-11-2010-23.56.56.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-505" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AM-18-11-2010-23.56.56.png" alt="Disable real-time protection" width="510" height="320" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Disable real-time protection</p></div>
<p><span id="more-496"></span>This will disable real-time protection of the antivirus:</p>
<div id="attachment_506" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 324px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AM-18-11-2010-23.58.07.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-506" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AM-18-11-2010-23.58.07.png" alt="Check real-time protection status" width="314" height="165" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Check real-time protection status</p></div>
<p>2. Install SoftActivity software</p>
<p>3. Add exclusions as described below</p>
<p>Right click avast! icon in system tray and select <strong>Open avast! user interface</strong> command:</p>
<div id="attachment_507" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 274px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AM-23-11-2010-01.17.05.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-507" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AM-23-11-2010-01.17.05.png" alt="Open avast! user interface" width="264" height="327" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Open avast! user interface</p></div>
<p><strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p>In the appeared window click <strong>SETTINGS</strong> button, then select <strong>Exclusions</strong> item and click the <strong>browse</strong> button. File or folder selection dialog will appear.</p>
<p>You need to select <strong>SoftActivity</strong> folder which will be added to exceptions and press <strong>OK</strong>:</p>
<p>(For 64bit version of Windows you need to select <strong>C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftActivity</strong> folder )</p>
<div id="attachment_508" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 580px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AM-19-11-2010-00.23.59.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-508 " src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AM-19-11-2010-00.23.59.png" alt="Scan exclusions" width="570" height="460" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Scan exclusions</p></div>
<p><strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong>SoftActivity</strong> folder will be added to exclusions. Press <strong>OK</strong> to save changes:</p>
<div id="attachment_509" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 580px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AM-19-11-2010-00.25.06.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-509 " src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AM-19-11-2010-00.25.06.png" alt="Excluded folder" width="570" height="457" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Excluded folder</p></div>
<p><strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p>Additionally you should add <strong>SoftActivity</strong> folder to <strong>File System Shield </strong>exceptions.</p>
<p>For this select <strong>REAL-TIME SHIELD</strong> tab, then <strong>File System Shield</strong> item and press <strong>Expert Settings</strong> button.</p>
<p>In the appeared <strong>FILE SYSTEM SHIELD SETTINGS</strong> window select <strong>Exclusions</strong> item and press <strong>browse</strong> button on new row in the list of exclusions. Then you need to point avast! to <strong>SoftActivity </strong>folder as described earlier.</p>
<p>Press <strong>OK</strong> to save new <strong>SoftActivity</strong> exclusion for File System Shield:</p>
<div id="attachment_510" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 487px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AM-19-11-2010-00.44.55.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-510 " src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AM-19-11-2010-00.44.55.png" alt="File System Shield exclusion" width="477" height="491" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">File System Shield exclusion</p></div>
<p><strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p>Then you can enable avast! real-time protection. For this right click avast! icon and select <strong>avast! shields control &#8211; Enable all shields</strong> command:</p>
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		<title>Add exclusions in Avira AntiVir Personal 10</title>
		<link>http://www.softactivity.com/blog/index.php/2010/add-exclusions-in-avira-antivir-personal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avira AntiVir Personal 10 does not detect SoftActivity computer monitoring products. There are no known issues with this antivirus. To prevent any possible conflicts in future with this antivirus, you may exclude SoftActivity folder from scans in Avira. Follow the steps below to exclude SoftActivity folder. 1. Temporary disable real-time protection of AntiVir Right click [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avira AntiVir Personal 10 does not detect SoftActivity computer monitoring products. There are no known issues with this antivirus.</p>
<p>To prevent any possible conflicts in future with this antivirus, you may exclude SoftActivity folder from scans in Avira. Follow the steps below to exclude SoftActivity folder.</p>
<p>1. Temporary disable real-time protection of AntiVir</p>
<p>Right click AntiVir icon in system tray and select <strong>AntiVir Guard enable</strong> command:</p>
<div id="attachment_480" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 268px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-22.15.52.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-480 " src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-22.15.52.png" alt="Open AntiVir menu and disable Guard" width="258" height="319" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Right click AntiVir menu and disable Guard</p></div>
<p><span id="more-467"></span></p>
<p>This will disable real-time protection of the antivirus:</p>
<div id="attachment_481" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 264px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-22.19.35.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-481" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-22.19.35.png" alt="Inactive Guard" width="254" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Inactive Guard</p></div>
<p>2. Install SoftActivity software</p>
<p>3. Add exclusions as described below</p>
<p>Right click AntiVir icon in system tray and select <strong>Configure AntiVir</strong> command:</p>
<div id="attachment_468" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 274px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-01.11.04.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-468 " src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-01.11.04.png" alt="Configure AntiVir" width="264" height="324" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Configure AntiVir</p></div>
<p>In the appeared window check on <strong>Expert mode</strong> option, then select <strong>Scanner &#8211; Scan &#8211; Exceptions</strong> item and click the file browse button:</p>
<div id="attachment_469" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 517px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-01.12.14.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-469 " src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-01.12.14.png" alt="Scanner exclusions" width="507" height="365" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Scanner exclusions</p></div>
<p>Then you need to select <strong>SoftActivity</strong> folder which will be added to exceptions and press <strong>OK</strong>:</p>
<p>(For 64bit version of Windows you need to select <strong>C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftActivity</strong> folder )</p>
<div id="attachment_482" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 375px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-22.54.19.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-482" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-22.54.19.png" alt="Browse for folder" width="365" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Browse for folder</p></div>
<p>To add selected folder to exclusions press <strong>Add &gt;&gt;</strong> button :</p>
<div id="attachment_491" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 513px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-22.55.42.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-491 " src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-22.55.42.png" alt="Scan exception" width="503" height="362" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Scan exceptions</p></div>
<p>Additionally you should add <strong>SoftActivity</strong> folder to <strong>Guard</strong> exceptions.</p>
<p>For this select <strong>Guard &#8211; Scan &#8211; Exceptions</strong> item, press file browse button on <strong>File objects to be omitted by the Guard</strong> panel and select <strong>SoftActivity</strong> folder as shown above.</p>
<div id="attachment_473" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-01.17.46.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-473" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-01.17.46.png" alt="Add Guard Exceptions" width="500" height="359" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Select folder to add to Guard exclusions</p></div>
<p>After the folder is selected press <strong>Add &gt;&gt; </strong>button to add it to exclusions:</p>
<div id="attachment_492" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 513px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-22.56.48.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-492 " src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SAM217-11-2010-22.56.48.png" alt="Guard exclusion" width="503" height="361" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Guard exceptions</p></div>
<p>Finally press <strong>OK </strong>in configuration dialog to save and apply all changes.<strong> SoftActivity</strong> folder is added to all exclusion lists of Avira AntiVir 10.0.</p>
<p>Then you can enable AntiVir Guard.</p>
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		<title>Setup Activity Monitor with Norton 360</title>
		<link>http://www.softactivity.com/blog/index.php/2010/activity-monitor-norton-360/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have Norton 360 installed, it may detect and delete Activity Monitor and Agent. To avoid this you need to setup exclusions in Norton 360. It will then ignore presence of Activity Monitor and allow monitoring of computers in your office network. Following steps below add these Signature Exclusions in Antivirus Settings in Norton [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have Norton 360 installed, it may detect and delete Activity Monitor and Agent. To avoid this you need to setup exclusions in Norton 360. It will then ignore presence of Activity Monitor and allow monitoring of computers in your office network. Following steps below add these Signature Exclusions in Antivirus Settings in Norton 360:</p>
<ul>
<li>Spyware.ActMon</li>
<li>Spyware.ActivMonAgent</li>
</ul>
<p>You need to do it on computers where you are planning to install Activity Monitor and Agent before the installation. If you add exclusions after installation, you may need to reinstall Activity Monitor again, as it could be already damaged by the antivirus.</p>
<p>You may also need to create a Firewall Rule for Activity Monitor and Agent.</p>
<h1>Antivirus exclusions for Activity Monitor and Agent in Norton 360</h1>
<p>1.Open Norton 360 main window. Click Settings:</p>
<div id="attachment_346" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 564px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton360-am1.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-346 " title="norton360-am1" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton360-am1.jpg" alt="" width="554" height="370" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Norton 360 main window. Click Settings</p></div>
<p><span id="more-343"></span>2. In Norton 360 Settings window click Antivirus:</p>
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<p>3. Next click Scans and Risks tab and click Configure next to Signature exclusions:</p>
<div id="attachment_349" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 566px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton360-am3.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-349 " title="norton360-am3" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton360-am3.jpg" alt="" width="556" height="415" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Antivirus settings in Norton 360</p></div>
<p>4. Click Add and select Spyware.ActivMonAgent, then repeat and add Spyware.ActMon exclusion:</p>
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<p><div id="attachment_336" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 343px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton2010-am3.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-336 " title="norton2010-am3" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton2010-am3.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="368" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Spyware Exclusions in Norton 2010</p></div></td>
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<p><div id="attachment_337" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 338px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton2010-am4.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-337 " title="norton2010-am4" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton2010-am4.jpg" alt="" width="328" height="368" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Spyware exclusions in Norton 2010</p></div></td>
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<p>5. You should have these 2 exclusions in Signature Exclusions list:</p>
<div id="attachment_352" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 428px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton360-am4.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-352 " title="norton360-am4" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton360-am4.jpg" alt="" width="418" height="436" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Norton Signature Exclusions for Activity Monitor</p></div>
<p>6. Click OK. Now you are ready to install Activity Monitor or Activity Monitor Agent on this computer</p>
<h1>Firewall Rules for Activity Monitor and Agent in Norton 360</h1>
<p>1. If you can not see Agent in list in Activity Monitor as online or can not connect to it, you need to add a Firewall Rule in Norton 360. Click Settings in Norton 360, then click Firewall, switch to Program Rules tab. Otherwise firewall may be blocking all communications between Activity Monitor and Agent(s).</p>
<p>2. On computer with Activity Monitor installed Allow communications for swatcher.exe and collectlogs.exe modules from Program Files\SoftActivity folder:</p>
<div id="attachment_357" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 569px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton360-am5.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-357 " title="norton360-am5" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton360-am5.jpg" alt="" width="559" height="415" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Firewall rules for Activity Monitor in Norton 360</p></div>
<p>3. On computers with Agent installed allow communications for amsvc.exe module in Agent folder C:\Program Files\SoftActivity\AMsys\</p>
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		<title>Setup Activity Monitor and Agent with Norton Antivirus 2010/2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Norton Antivirus will report presence and delete Activity Monitor software and Activity Monitor Agent . You can  still install Activity Monitor on your company&#8217;s computers to monitor employees if you are authorized to do so. You will  to add a few excludes in Norton Antivirus. 1. Open Norton Antivirus main window and click Settings in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Norton Antivirus will report presence and delete Activity Monitor software and Activity Monitor Agent . You can  still install Activity Monitor on your company&#8217;s computers to monitor employees if you are authorized to do so. You will  to add a few excludes in Norton Antivirus.</p>
<p>1. Open Norton Antivirus main window and click Settings in Computer panel:</p>
<div id="attachment_333" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 563px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton2010-am1.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-333 " title="norton2010-am1" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton2010-am1.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Norton Antivirus 2010 - click Settings for Computer</p></div>
<p><span id="more-331"></span>2. In Settings window click Configure next to Signature Excludes:</p>
<div id="attachment_335" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 499px"><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton2010-am2.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-335 " title="norton2010-am2" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/norton2010-am2.jpg" alt="" width="489" height="496" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Norton Antivirus 2010 Settings Window</p></div>
<p>3. In Signature Exclusions windows click Add button. Select Spyware from the dropdown on top then select Spyware.ActivMonAgent in the list, and click Add:</p>
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<p>4. Now Click Add once again in Signature Exclusions window to add one more exclude. Then select Spyware.ActMon and click Add:</p>
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<p>5. After this click OK, OK and you may close Norton Antivirus window.</p>
<p>6. Then you can download or copy Activity Monitor or Agent files to this computer and install them. Norton will ignore presence of Activity Monitor and will not delete it or notify users</p>
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		<title>Setup Norton Antivirus exclusions for SoftActivity Keylogger</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Norton Antivirus may report presence of SoftActivity Keylogger software on your computer and remove it. It&#8217;s doing it in case someone installed SoftActivity Keylogger on your computer without your knowledge to monitor. In fact, there is no virus in SoftActivity Keylogger software. It only does what is declared in features list on its website, i.e. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Norton Antivirus may report presence of SoftActivity Keylogger software on your computer and remove it. It&#8217;s doing it in case someone installed SoftActivity Keylogger on your computer without your knowledge to monitor. In fact, there is no virus in SoftActivity Keylogger software. It only does what is declared in <a href="http://www.softactivity.com/spy-software.asp" target="_blank">features list on its website,</a> i.e. records your kids computer  activity with parent&#8217;s permission. All recorded information is stored locally on the computer unless you set it to email reports. In this case it emails encrypted reports directly to the email address you specified using  the specified SMTP server.</p>
<p>As an authorized user of the computer you can prevent Norton Antivirus from detecting SoftActivity Keylogger and notifying monitored users. To install SoftActivity Keylogger on your computer to monitor your kids you need to add some excludes in Norton Antivirus. Follow instructions below to add required exclusions. The instructions are similar for Norton Antivirus 2012/2011/2010/2009, but the actual user interface has minor differences.</p>
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<p><span>Temporary disable <strong>AntiVirus Auto-Protect</strong> of Norton Antivirus before downloading of SoftActivity Keylogger:</span></p>
<p>Right click Norton&#8217;s icon in the system tray and select <strong>Disable AntiVirus Auto-Protect</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/01.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-137" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/01.png" alt="Tray icon" width="320" height="202" /></a></p>
<p>You&#8217;ll be asked about the duration. Select &#8220;<strong>Until system restart</strong>&#8221; &#8211; so protection will be enabled after next Windows start.</p>
<p>Now you can download and install SoftActivity Keylogger (see <a title="Installation instructions" href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/index.php/2009/softactivity-keylogger-installation/" target="_blank">here</a> for details)</p>
<p>After you have installed and configured the keylogger you need to add files to all exclusion lists of Norton Antivirus.</p>
<p>1. Right click Norton&#8217;s icon and select <strong>Open Norton Antivirus</strong> command</p>
<p>2. In the appeared window select <strong>Settings</strong> on <strong>Computer</strong> panel:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/02.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-138" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/02.png" alt="Norton main window" width="500" height="302" /></a></p>
<p>3. Click <strong>Configure[+]</strong> for <strong>Signature Exclusions</strong> item in the <strong>Exclusions / Low Risks</strong> section:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/05.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-141" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/05.png" alt="" width="500" height="121" /></a></p>
<p>4. Add <strong>Spyware.ActivityLog </strong>item to the exclusion list:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/061.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-717" title="NAV Exclusions list" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/061.png" alt="" width="473" height="524" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>5. Press <strong>Apply</strong> and then <strong>OK</strong> buttons on <strong>Settings</strong> page</p>
<p>6. Reboot your PC or simply enable protection in Norton Antivirus. SoftActivity Keylogger should not be detected or blocked anymore.</p>
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		<title>Setup of SoftActivity Keylogger with AVG Antivirus and Antispyware</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 18:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update: as of version 5 of SoftActivity Keylogger, there are no known compatibility issues with AVG security software. You may simply install SoftActivity Keylogger on your computer to monitor your kids. No additional actions required. SoftActivity Keylogger 3.8 and AVG Antivirus and Antispyware 8.5 Free Before downloading SKL temporary disable Resident Shield of AVG antivirus. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Update: as of version 5 of SoftActivity Keylogger, there are no known compatibility issues with AVG security software. You may simply install SoftActivity Keylogger on your computer to monitor your kids. No additional actions required.</p>
<p>SoftActivity Keylogger 3.8 and AVG Antivirus and Antispyware 8.5 Free</p>
<p>Before downloading SKL temporary disable Resident Shield of AVG antivirus.</p>
<h1>Step 1. Disable real-time protection</h1>
<p>Right click on AVG tray icon and select <strong>Open AVG User Interface</strong> command (Or select <strong>AVG Free User Interface</strong> in Start menu)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/image001.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-65" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/image001.png" alt="AVG menu" width="376" height="121" /></a> <a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/image004.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-66" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/image004.png" alt="Start menu" width="283" height="100" /></a></p>
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<p>In AVG User Interface dialog double click <strong>Resident Shield</strong> item:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/image0081.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-68" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/image0081.png" alt="Resident Shield item" width="500" height="208" /></a></p>
<p>Switch off <strong>Resident Shield active</strong> option on the appeared <strong>Resident Shield Component</strong> page:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/image018.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-69" src="http://www.softactivity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/image018.png" alt="Turn off Resident Shield" width="500" height="115" /></a></p>
<p>and then press <strong>Save changes</strong> button</p>
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