Software Keyloggers For Macs And Windows

In the original keylogger article, we only talked about hardware keyloggers for the PC, I've done some updating on the old article to keep the information fresh, bought a new keylogger and did some research on mac compatible keyloggers. If you haven't already done so, check out the first article catch a cheating spouse with keyloggers.

Like the cell phone spies comparison, I've chosen a cheap simple keylogger VS a complex pc/mac monitoring software, so you can decide which one you want.

The reasons I chose the first one is because of the price (one time fee = unbeatable price in my opinion), and it has everything you need to catch a cheater on the computer.

I chose the second keylogger to give you more options; I honestly find the "live monitoring" of a mac or pc to be too much and detrimental to your goal of catching a cheating spouse. It will drive you insane and may cause you to spend all your time watching the laptop live. The added features also drive the price up, and I dislike subscription based products.

I only bought the first keylogger, because it was cheap and I can use it on my kid's laptops. I did buy the second one after demo testing it but returned it after (the demo is very limited). Keylogger 2 had too many features I did not need plus it's subscription based. You can find the demos for keylogger 1 and 2 below (windows only).

Keylogger 1 "Perfect Keylogger" (for Macs and PCs)

Perfect Keylogger by Blazing Tools costs $34.95 for the basic keylogger, $44.95 for the basic keylogger with added password recording.

Links :
Product Page (mac)
Product Page (windows)
Purchase (mac)
Purchase (windows) 
Trial Version (windows direct download link). Unfortunately they don't offer trials for macs.
Contact their support for inquiries, there's a link on every page to send them an email.

The filename of the keylogger trial download for windows should be i_bpk2007.exe. Here's a screenshot of the virus scan I did on the trial version for windows :

And here's a link to a list of multiple virus scans on the same file, it's clean except for one scanner that detected the file to be "damaged".

Features of the "Perfect Keylogger"

CHEAP - The best feature, it's a one time payment fee software. Although they charge extra for password recording, it's still worth it considering it's competition is charging you $10 or so per month. When I buy something, I want to own it, not rent it; I dislike any subscription based gadgets.

Records Keystrokes - Records all keystrokes, even on websites that are password protected (email contents, hidden facebook or myspace pages, or personal chat rooms).

Undetectable - Typical virus scanners and anti spamware won't detect "Perfect keylogger" once you've installed it on your mac or pc.

Keyword Email Alerts - One of the advantages software keyloggers have over the hardware based ones are features like this. In the settings page, you can input several keywords to monitor. When the spy software detects anything on your list, it sends you an email. Perfect if you know or suspect your spouse is cheating with someone named "Jenny", you can have an email sent to you when that name is typed. Take a look at the example screenshot.

Simple To Use - No tech skills required to use or install. They do offer a "quick install builder" for an additional $10, but don't fall for it. Save your $10, instead spend an extra ten minutes to read through the settings, it's quite intuitive and easy to setup. You could also spend the extra $10 on the password recording feature.

Lifetime Support - If for some reason it doesn't work for you, you can email or call tech support for free help, or you could refund if it's within their 100% money back guarantee period (60 days).

Lifetime Updates - This is another reason why you should buy the "Perfect Keylogger", for a one time fee you get unlimited updates. That means if an anti virus or anti spyware software installed on the computer patches their software to detect this keylogger, Blazing Tools will eventually release a patch of their own to keep the keylogger undetected and fully functioning.

Task Manager Invisible (windows) - When you press CTRL + ALT + Delete on your windows pc, it brings up a menu which lets you access the task manager. The task manager displays all the programs currently running on your computer (explorer.exe, YahooMessenger.exe, Firefox.exe, etc). The perfect keylogger is not detected and remains invisible.

Password Capture - Optional (an added $10) password recording for all applications. This is the only downside of the product for me. They should have just changed the price to $44.95, cause this is a feature most people need. For the windows version, this comes in with the standard $34.95 version.

Chat Logging - Log all chat sessions on iChat, Adium, Skype, Yahoo, MSN, AIM, Facebook, Adium, and other popular messengers or websites. Keylogging of chat sessions are for both people in the conversation, not just what is being typed on your computer like most hardware keyloggers do.

Web Logging - Logs all websites visited on mac browsers (Safari, Opera, and Firefox)

Screen Capture - Ability to set the keylogger to take screenshots using the target feature.

Snapshot Capture - Like the screen capture, you can set your iSight camera to take snapshots of YOUR ROOM (and the person using the mac) while you aren't there.

Remote Monitoring - Let the software email you the reports, screenshots/websites included. You can check the results from anywhere you can access an email (iPhone/Windows PC). Another added bonus is compatibility with iDisk and FTP (for website owners).

Multiple installs - You can install the keylogger on each account on your mac.
Multiple Language Support - English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Thai, Etc.

Perfect Keylogger System Requirements :

Mac OS X 10.4.x, 10.5.x or 10.6.x (10.5.x or later recommended)

Works on any Mac (iMac, Mac Book, Mac Book Pro, Mac Book Air, Mac Pro, Mac mini) produced since Jan 2006. Also compatible with older Power PC Macs with Mac OS X 10.4.x and 10.5.x.

Windows 2000 or later, Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.

Internet connection is required for both Macs and PCs if you are going to use the email alert or online storage features.

Keylogger 2 "Sniper Spy" (for Macs and PCs)

SniperSpy costs $39.97 quarterly, $59.97 semi-anually, and $79.97 anually.

Why does it cost a subscription? Because unlike perfect keylogger which stores your files locally or emails your reports, sniper spy stores all the data on their servers, and it gives you more complex features like remotely controlling the computer or laptop your installed the software on.

Links:
Product Page (mac)
Product Page (windows)
Purchase quarterly (mac)
Purchase quarterly (windows)
The demo is available online, just view the windows product page and click on "Online Demo". This will take you to the backend of the software. They are similar for both windows and macs.

Features of "Sniper Spy"

Basically, this is "Perfect Keylogger" on steroids. Most of the added features are remote monitoring features, and remote access capabilities.

Backend View of Sniper Spy

Location Tracking - This feature is like having a GPS device installed in your computer. It records the IP address of the Mac or PC that is being tracked to determine it's location and shows you the coordinates on Google Maps.

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Live Screen View - Provided the target mac or pc is actively being used on the internet, you can view their screen just how they are seeing it. This include live keystroke tracking, live chat tracking, and viewing access to what programs they are currently running. This is the only feature that justifies the subscription fee they offer. If you don't need live monitoring of your spouse's computer or laptop, skip this and get the first keylogger.
 

Browse and Download Files Remotely - Like the live screen view, you can access the computer's folders and view the files from anywhere. This is another overkill feature in my opinion. If you feel that you need to stealthily access their hard drive and download files from their laptop to your computer, this should help. But you wouldn't really need this when catching a cheating spouse, all you need is to find out if they are having an affair online so you can confront them about it.

Remote Control, Literally - This is not something you want to do. Like I've said repeatedly on this site, you want your spouse to not know you are on to the affair so they won't get better at keeping secrets.

The "remote control" features of this keylogger are more suited if you are monitoring a child surfing the internet, and employee, or a relative surfing things you do not approve of on your mac/computer. Another reason that justifies the subscription cost, SniperSpy gives you the capability to :

• Start applications, undetected.
• Forcibly log a user out and take them back to the login screen.
• Shut down or restart your mac or pc.
• And my favorite, for monitoring kids, the ability to send them a warning (see pic below)

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Those are the only differences between keylogger 1 and keylogger 2. Another pro for Sniper Spy is that they have a customer support hotline you can call : 1-888-475-5345. You most likely won't need it though since the instructions and on site guides, for both keyloggers 1 and 2, are easy to follow.

Sniper Spy Keylogger  System Requirements :

Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard or Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
An internet connection of at least 56k speed.

What keylogger should you buy?

For windows desktop users, get the hardware keylogger found on the original article. Why? It's a cheap piece of equipment that does everything we want, help us find out if our spouses are having an affair. A cheap keylogger is anywhere between $10-50 depending on the memory size.

For windows and mac laptop users, I recommend the first keylogger, perfect keylogger, because it's cheap, and does the job well. No need to go James Bond with Keylogger 2, remember the goal is just to find out about the affair so we can prevent it from getting worse. Not be obsessed and monitor our spouse's live 24/7.

More ways to catch a cheating spouse can be found at the guide. If you are planning on just downloading some random software you found while searching for "free keyloggers", you might want to read this article first : "Free" Keyloggers and Cell phone Spies

Freeware Keyloggers And Cellphone Spies - Stay Far Far Away

Why you should never use free keyloggers and free cell phone spies

If you've read the catch a cheating spouse guide, you'll know that we promote the cheaper alternatives over the professional private investigators, and even list possible free alternatives to the paid methods of catching a cheater. I'm all for saving money but -and this is a very important but- not when you are risking your private personal information.

Did you know most of these so called "free keyloggers" are actually trojans/viruses designed to steal your private information and passwords? Same for mobile phone "free software". Everything nowadays is digital, so it's not uncommon for people to do their banking online. Which makes them targets for unethical hackers (yes, there are ethical hackers). Any software that promises you something that seems too good to be true, and it costs NOTHING, is more often than not a scam.

Sure you can get it for free and test it, then remove it when it doesn't work, but is it really off of your system for good or do you now have a virus installed? This is what happens to hundreds of thousands of people who rely on dodgy freeware instead of paying for their softwares. Instead of being able to monitor your own computer at home and protecting your kids / catching a cheater, you get your computer infected by a trojan virus and risk losing thousands of dollars because you wanted to save on spending $30-60 for a reliable software backed by an actual business.

Here's an example where a free software steals your private information and emails it to the creator of the malware you just installed :

" I noticed that every time a user adds their account to the program to back up their data, it sends and email with their username and password to his(malware creator's) personal email box! Having just entered my own information I became concerned." View the whole post

In the above example, the software being downloaded was not even a keylogger or cellphone spy, it was a program that helped you create local offline gmail archives. The person downloading it was a CODER, and even he didn't know that it was malware until it was too late.

Now think about what you are doing, you want to save a couple of bucks and get a free mobile spy or keylogger. If you take a look at the above, a program that has nothing to do with keyloggers, stole this person's usernames and passwords, how much worse could this be if you downloaded an actual keylogger that was designed to record your computer's activity? Not only will your usernames and passwords be recorded, but everything you type on the computer will be recorded and sent. The worst part is, you will be ignoring the alerts of any type of anti virus programs you have on because you'll be thinking "hey, this is a program that I installed, so this must be a fake signal".

I am not bashing on freeware at all, I'm just saying that when it comes to things that are as important as monitoring your computer's activity, I would rather buy from a reputable site. If I get infected, I have an email or contact number to use. If my personal information gets stolen, there's an actual company that you can contact (or sue). If you use freeware from one of the anonymous people who submit them, you may end up losing your bank account password or paypal information.

It's like picking a voodoo witch doctor, over an actual doctor who graduated from medical school. Yes, it's that severe if you do any type of online shopping or banking.

Still looking for a freeware keylogger? You know the risks. I would only ever download freeware on a computer that is totally empty, and never gets used for online banking, shopping, paypal, ebay or anything connected to my hard earned real life cash. $30-60 vs your personal information being stolen. It's your choice, I'm just trying to persuade you that the risk is far greater than the reward.

If you've already made up your mind and I can't convince you to NOT download free software spies, then why not try this mobile phone spy, which has a 2 month trial (with a 100% money back guarantee). Even if you have no reason to spend money on it, you will have the full product for free for the next 59 days until you decide to cancel and return it. (I will update this post when I find a similar keylogger software that has a fully functional free trial)

Products that are sold are far safer because you are dealing with an actual merchant. A merchant who has to register a business, get a merchant account at paypal or other payment processors, and verify their existence. Online merchants have to jump through a lot of hoops just to get to sell their products, and if they sell you viruses, they get sued and lose millions. Wouldn't you rather try their fully functional demo than download a "free" software spy from an anonymous/faceless coder that could potentially get your PC or Mac hacked?

If you want to save money, keyloggers, celphone spies, gps devices, and other types of software spies are NOT the place to skimp on. The best place you can save cash on is information, such as the information we provide here, for free. Compare the cheating spouse guide linked above to any kind of ebook you can get, and you'll see we have better information(that constantly changes) than any ebook, and our price is unbeatable :-)

Just out of curiosity though, I bought a "catch a cheating spouse guide! guaranteed" ebook for $50 dollars, and another ebook "Learn the truth! Find out whether or not your spouse is cheating on you!" for $30. What did I find in it? The same things we teach you here, but they don't talk about nearly as much about the things we teach here, and we do it for FREE, not for $50 a book. Why do we have more info? Because after 3 years of being online, dozens of readers have shared their own methods and opinions on everything, causing our content to evolve every few months. We are very grateful to those that email us their stories and how they've dealt with their problems.

How did we find out about these ebooks? Because they regularly add spam to our comments, and hey, if they work that hard, might as well give them a shot right? Not really, I just wanted to see if I should approve their comments or not. If the books they sold actually offered value to readers here, I wouldn't keep them locked up in the spam prison blogger.com has banished them too.

If you want to save money, this is the place to do it. You don't need an ebook that costs $50 to catch a cheating spouse, you can just use our free cheating spouse guide. If there are things we missed on how to catch someone cheating, guess what, when a reader emails or comments about it, we add the new methods (or try the product ourselves before considering it). The only time I consider getting an ebook is when it's written by an actual known person in the fields I'm interested in, or something I know there won't be any other places to get it from (recipe ebooks, I always buy those without question).

Another thing an ebook will never give you is the ability to vent your frustrations to like minded people who understand you. I know, we take a while to answer emails, but we've recently started a Surviving Infidelity Forums so people can give each other advice.There's still also the cheating spouse stories page for those that want to leave their experiences for others to learn from.

So if you want to save, save on informational products like guides to catch your spouse cheating. Do not try and save a few bucks on keyloggers or anything that could potentially be dangerous. Please think very long and hard before you buy any software designed to monitor your computer or cell phone, and be very skeptical when the software is "free".

How To Cheat On Your Wife

No, this is not an April fools joke. This article will be about how to cheat on your wife. I'm writing this so wives can see the common ways a husband can cheat on their wives, and be able to catch them doing it. I don't promote cheating on your wife, this is purely to educate people on ways their husbands can cheat on them and how they cover their tracks! If you are easily offended, please don't read this guide.

My own husband helped me write this, his ex-wife used something similar to method 1.

How To Cheat On Your Wife

Cheat Method 1 : Dating sites


Join a dating site specifically for married people looking to have an affair. Such sites are ashleymadison.com, or marriedsecrets.com.(remember to delete you internet browsing history after surfing those sites). After joining, simply start looking for people you are interested in having an affair with; most of the members in these dating sites are other disloyal people such as yourself, or swingers.


How to avoid getting caught cheating :  Keyloggers are your downfall.

Unless your spouse is tech savvy, they most probably have the internet browsing history turned off or don't even know how to use it. If so, no problem; they won't be able to see you are visiting sites that promote cheating. If your wife is tech savvy, you'll have to clear the internet browsing history by going to your browser settings. Here's how to do that :

Firefox and internet explorer browsers will have their internet browsing history saved at the history page, accessible by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + H.

For Google Chrome browsers it's just CTRL + H.

Check the back of your computer, take a look at the socket where your keyboard is connected to. Is there anything suspicious looking? If there is, it is most probably a hardware based keylogger that your wife has installed because she's observed the typical signs of a cheating spouse from you.

If you are on a laptop, I can't give you an exact way to detect a keylogger because not all anti virus and malware detectors will pickup on custom made software keyloggers. You WILL get caught cheating if your spouse has installed one of these. To prevent any software based keyloggers from recording your conversations and logging your keystrokes, set up your computer or laptop to make sure that your account is the only administrator account. Meaning you need your account to be the only one that can directly install softwares. If your spouse wants to install anything, tell them you'll do it for them.

Also make sure to do the hardware sweep before you start using your home computer to access cheating related sites. Even if you find the hardware keylogger, the data has already been saved. If your wife finds her keylogger missing then it's obvious that you got rid of it to protect your affair.

Solution : Anti spyware software, check the back of your computer (before using it to cheat) for hardware keyloggers, delete internet browsing history, and make your account on the computer is the only one able to install any type of software.

Ugh, just typing that out made me shiver. But we move on to the next method these slimy cheaters use.


Cheat Method 2 : Facebook and other social sites

Create a new profile on facebook/myspace or any other social site that you prefer. List yourself as single and start looking for women to talk to. This is very common, and most older women have no problems chatting with guys online, or even meeting them. Make sure to keep your status as single. Any decent woman will not tolerate you hitting on them, or any kind of sexual talk if they know you are married.


How To Avoid Getting Caught : Don't Get Baited


Cheating on facebook isn't something your spouse will expect. Most wives won't find anything wrong with you browsing facebook, unless you are spending an exceptionally long time on there and they catch you PMing or chatting with women. Just avoid letting them see your facebook screen when they are in the room and everything should be fine, but if you suspect a keylogger than apply method 1's way to not get caught.

If you are sure that your wife is on to your affairs or disloyal behaviors on facebook, do NOT fall for the old baiting trick. If a somewhat attractive person sends you a personal message on facebook saying they are interested in you, ignore them. That is most likely your wife with her bait profile.  Another thing to watch out for is if your wife asked one of her friend's to bait you for her, this can lead as far as phone conversations and actual meetups. Except you won't see them in the hotel room, you'll see an angry wife.

Additional precautions should be taken if your wife knows your email and social site passwords. Create a new email account to use with the same facebook profile.

Solution : Always start the conversation unless you know the person you are talking to is a real person, and not a fake persona created by your wife or one of her friends. And use method 1's solution if you suspect keyloggers.


Cheat Method 3 : An Interested Co-worker Or Cheat Partner

If you already have a willing cheat partner in your office or someone you met online, you should only meet up with them during the middle of the week; save your sick days for this reason alone and be home ON TIME. Doing it on a typical weekend will give your spouse reason to worry, because the overtime excuse is lame and verifiable.

You could of course use the overtime excuse if you are getting a bonus for that month and your wife will never find out how you got that bonus. The paycheck never lies, so use this to your advantage.


How To Not Get Caught Cheating : GPS data, it never lies.

Come home on time! If your spouse already thinks you are cheating, coming home late will only make her more paranoid. Once your spouse suspects you enough that they are in the phase of just gathering proof to catch you cheating, they will start installing keyloggers on your computers, or GPS car trackers.

You will get caught if your spouse checks your car's mileage daily. To avoid getting caught if they record your mileage, leave your car parked at the office area. Find somewhere near that you can safely leave your car and then go on and commute or ask your new partner to pick you up.

Unfortunately for husbands who think they are being tracked with GPS, you will need to spend money on having a mechanic scan your car for the GPS device. You could also try yourself, but without their tools you won't find it easily. Places to check are inside the glovebox, somewhere taped underneath the dashboard, inside your car door, in the trunk, underneath the car itself or somewhere stuck in the aphulstery.

Solution : Get a mechanic to scan your car for GPS trackers, save your sick days for the middle of the week, park near your office and have your cheat partner pick you up, and don't use the overtime excuse without it reflecting on your paycheck.

Catching a Cheating Wife Vs Husband

Why would there be a difference between catching a husband cheating, and catching a wife cheating? Mainly because it is more common for the wife to stay at home, and for the husband to work. All methods listed in this site can be used to catch a cheating spouse, or detect an affair, but some methods may be more effective for husbands, and some for wives. You can ignore this article if your wife is not a housewife, and just use the catch a cheating spouse guide.

If you haven't already, you may want to read the page on "signs of a cheating spouse" before continuing. Knowing the signs, and then gathering evidence is what we recommend. Blind accusations will just cause relationship stress (plus make your spouse a better cheater).

Here's a breakdown on the current methods we talk about.

Cellphone Spies - This is equally useful for catching both a wife or a husband. Even if in most relationships the husband is the one who goes out to work, everyone in this day and age has a cellphone. Even my mom, who is in her 60s, has a cellphone. So this method is on the top of the list because it works well for both husbands and wives, is cheap, and available world wide. The only downside to this is if your spouse is not using a personal cellphone, and is provided one by the company they work for. This takes the top spot for catching a cheating spouse, it's like a keylogger for your cellphone bundled up with GPS cellphone tracking.

Keyloggers - This method won't work as much for people who use computers/laptops that are not their own. Work computers for example, are protected by the companies who own them. You most likely are not allowed to install anything, and if you are, it is recorded. Installing any monitoring device on anything you do not own is illegal. So if your husband rarely uses the computer/laptop at home, this won't be as effective as the cellphone spy. If you suspect your wife of cheating on you, and she just stays at home, then this would be a good option to catch her cheating because it is more likely that she uses the computer to talk to other people. This is also as cheap as the cellphone spy, depending on whether or not you opt for the hardware or software version keylogger. Software, be it cellphone spies, or keyloggers, are always cheaper than their hardware counterparts.

Hidden Cameras - Perfect to catch a cheating wife that stays at home and doesn't work out of the house. If you want to know if your spouse gets visits from people while you aren't home, consider using a motion activated hidden camera, so you can set it and forget it for a few days. It only activates when it detects movement, so that saves you a lot of hard drive space. Not as effective for cheating husbands unless he uses your car, and you can find a portable camera to install there. Portable surveillance equipment costs more than regular "plug in" camera equipment. I wouldn't spend more money to get a camera with better resolution. I would recommend the cheapest hidden camera or portable hidden camera you can get, the lower the resolution the better (cause it's cheaper). We aren't looking to make a home movie, we're trying to find out what is happening behind the scenes. Buying multiple lower resolution cameras is better than buying some HD super camera that can zoom in etc.

GPS Car trackers - A lot more useful for cheating spouses that work, or leave the house regularly. These are cheap, you can find some ranging from $30+-$40+, some of the more expensive ones require a monthly subscription though. Not as effective for cheating spouses who do not leave the house. May work for a wife that takes those 5 hour "shopping trips". GPS trackers can be replaced by simply remembering how many miles your spouse drives when they go to work/shop, and checking your mileage. Knowing your spouse's daily routine will save you some cash, but the downside to that is you can't PROVE they are lying. With a GPS tracker, you have solid data to backup your claims. This is also the method which my mother used when my father cheated on her, but it was a cellphone GPS tracker that a service provider had built in. It's original purpose was to help you locate your phone if you lost it, or it got stolen. But I guess it also helped her know that she was being cheated on.

Digital Voice Recorders - Another way that works best against cheating housewives vs spouses that work out of the house. Read the article for some suggested placements of your voice recorders, as well as two product recommendations. I bought two models of the cheaper one so I can monitor more areas vs the other model with more storage. Be sure to get a voice recorder that has voice activated recording features to save on storage and time sifting through hours of silence. One of the better methods, but you'd have to spend a minimum of $30.

Baiting Your Cheating Spouse - The best FREE method of catching your spouse cheating. Is this the same as impersonation? No, not really. Impersonation is when you call up credit card companies, or phone providers and fish for private details such as who owns what phone or what credit card charges were made while pretending to be the person, or their spouse. With this method, you are just going to fish for your spouse's cheating stories by pretending to be someone that is willing to cheat with them. I consider this the best free method of catching a cheating husband or wife because it has a chance of you finding out their secret email addresses or phone numbers. If you are low on cash and can't afford any of the tools mentioned here, there is cost in trying to bait a cheater into confessing to an affair.

Tracking Your Spouse's Internet Activities - This works well with the above method, and it's free as well. Not too effective if your spouse knows how to clear their internet browsing history. But if they don't, you will know what sites they visit, what they search on Google, and if they view porn sites secretly while you're away.

Private Investigators - Hired professionals. No question about it, this is THE best way to know whether or not your spouse is cheating. These guys are professionals, they make their living out of finding out the truth and providing information. Private Eyes will always get the job done, they employ all the methods found on this site, and some of their own. The only reason I recommend them last is because they are EXTREMELY costly compared to keyloggers, cellphone spies, and hidden cameras. If you plan on hiring a private eye, don't be surprised if the bill reaches the 4 digit range.

When I say I think it's the best way to know if she's cheating, I mean that for private investigators who have a good record. Be sure to check out the guide linked above to help you in selecting a private investigator. Don't just hire someone because they are your only option in your area. If they have a horrible record, you'd best do it yourself. And if you've had some experience with private investigators, please consider sharing it on the Private Investigator Reviews page, for the benefit of those people who in the future need help selecting a good P.I. company.

View things from the other side, learn how your husband will cheat on you by reading the "How To Cheat On Your Wife" article. Just to be clear, I DO NOT CONDONE CHEATING ON YOUR WIFE. This is just to show you some ways that your husband can cheat on you, and how they may avoid detection. It's a spin from the regular article where we talk about how to catch a cheater, it may be more eye opening when "reverse engineered".

Spying on your cheating husband may get you trouble

Am I breaking the law when I spy on my cheating husband?

A lot of you who discovered or suspect that you have a cheating husband may end up the one being sued or in trouble for your actions. As I have said before, when trying to catch a cheating spouse, make sure you spend a good amount of time researching the tools necessary and the methods on how to catch your cheating spouse safely. If you are planning to just buy keyloggers, cellphone spies, hidden cameras, or hiring a private investigator without thorough research, you might just be setting yourself up for failure.

Some of the tools you can use to catch your cheating spouse :

1. Keyloggers - simple tools that you attach at the back of your PC, on the keyboard socket to be more specific. For more info on keyloggers, check the links found on this website, or click on this for help on setting up your own keylogger if you already purchased one. Link :How to catch your cheating husband - Keyloggers.

2. Cellphone Spies - One of the best tools in catching a cheating husband, these programs allow you to read text messages that are stored, or even those that were just deleted. The more expensive methods that allow you to spy on a cellphone are those that let you listen in on calls, and turn your husband's cellphone into a "bug" like you see in the movies. By turning it into a "bug" you can call the cellphone of your husband and it will allow you to hear whatever is in the immediate area of the phone. Totally undetectable if you have purchased a good product. For more info on cellphone spies, check the links found on this website.


If you've thought about purchasing, or have purchased any of these already, be warned. These gadgets, if not used properly, may get you sued. Contacting divorce lawyers before actually telling your cheating husband that you know about his affairs is the smartest thing you could do. Especially if you live in the US.

Purchasing these types of gadgets are not illegal at all, but how you use them might cause you trouble in court. In your defense, I know that it takes a lot to go thourgh something like this in a relationship and that your depression, anxiety, anger, or desperation may have caused you to buy these equipments to get the evidence you need to teach your cheating husband a lesson. All these negative feelings you have may have caused you to be ignorant to the laws governing the use of spy gear, surveillance gadgets, and the likes, so please research about that or consult divorce lawyers. In the US, there are laws governing the use of such equipment to intercept or electronically listen in to conversations or activities of individuals without their consent.

Even hiring private investigators may cause you trouble, this is why I highly recommend researching as much details as you can about the private investigator that you will hire. In most states in the US you, your private investigator, or even a friend of yours if you persuaded them to follow your cheating husband, could be held liable. The evidence you find on your husband by your own means should only be for you. An advantage in catching him red handed, because evidence gathered ilegally is useless in a court of law. Remember that when you pick a private investigator to hire, those who use illegal means to aquire evidence can be sued by your cheating husband, and you along with them.

Impersonation
This is another method most victims of cheating do that WILL backfire on you if you get caught. Pretending to be someone else inorder to get information from banks, phone companies, etc will get you in a lot of trouble in court. Your cheating mate could potentially sue you, or win over your case because of illegally aquired evidence.

What can I do legally to catch my cheating husband or wife?

It looks as if the cheaters always have the better of the deal, and it feels like you actually are in a losing battle, but really you don't need anything other than your knowledge of him, and the list found here on signs of a cheating spouse. This isn't enough for some, and I understand the need to validate your suspicions, but be very careful when using cellphone spy programs in catching a cheating spouse.

What can I legally do to monitor my spouse's activity?

1. Attach a GPS tracker on a car that you own. It is not illegal to do this, as long as you own the car.

2. If you own a cellphone and your husband or wife uses it, you can attach GPS tracking to your cellphone. It IS LEGAL to monitor that cellphone if YOU OWN IT.

Catch a Cheating Spouse with Keyloggers

Catch Your Spouse Cheating Online  With Keyloggers

My previous post how to catch a cheating spouse was a basic guide on how to hire a private investigator. This is a more active method, which will involve using keyloggers.

Most of you, myself included, would rather do all the spying and evidence collecting themselves for various reasons. Mine would be that I was a bit ashamed of sharing such private details about my cheating husband, even with a professional private investigator, I would prefer to catch my cheating husband on my own. I would rather gather everything myself and then hire an attorney. This is another method on how to catch a cheating spouse.

In this method we will use keyloggers, and other various programs. This will be a work in progress, so if you have any programs that you would like to share and think it will help out someone that is doubtful of their spouse's loyalty, please contact me at my email (catchacheateradmin @ gmail dot com). If you haven't already read the "How to catch a cheating husband - private investigator" page, I recommend you do, if you don't want to take part on gathering evidence yourself and would prefer a different method to catch your cheating spouse.

Here is one method that I have mentioned in several posts, such as "Signs of a cheating spouse". This method is the one I used first, even before spying on cellphones.

Please read the reminder above (on every page on this site). Before spying on your spouse, research your local state laws regarding the legality of monitoring an individual's conversations. Also read the disclaimers of the websites you buy from.

Tools to help catch a cheating spouse

Keyloggers
First gadget we have to help catch a cheating spouse, which requires absolutely no computer know-how, is a keylogger. For those of you who are as technically illiterate as I am, this is THE perfect tool to help you spy on and catch your spouse cheating on the computer.


Basically it is a small piece of hardware that you attach to your computer, and it records all the keystrokes on its memory. It is undetectable. You just have to make sure that you attach the keylogger when no one is around the house.

The bigger the memory you buy, the more it will store, allowing you to leave it in for weeks on end. This will only work for desktop computers, as you need to attach this to where the keyboard attaches, and then attach the keyboard to your keylogger which will then spy on your cheating spouse's internet activity. You will be able to see not only where they go online, but you will also get your cheating spouse's passwords to all their websites, messengers, (secret) emails, etc. An essential when wanting to catch them in an affair.

Benefit of having this hardware keylogger is that it is undetectable even if you have virus scanners. To find it, your cheating spouse would have to look at the back of the computer, and then check the keyboard socket. Now, when have they, or anyone else in the house, ever done that?

This has worked for me, and even after divorcing my husband, it has proven to be useful in other things such as monitoring my kids' internet activities. They KNOW I know what they are doing, but they don't understand how their technically inept mom does it (cause they are lazy and would never clean their computers, which has the keylogger attached behind :) ). Every week or so, when I come to check on their rooms, I check the keylogger out and see their activities online.

Here is the Hardware Keylogger (USB version, if you don't know what USB means, read on) that I used which has a whopping 1 gigabyte storage, I also got it from the same site I buy books, Amazon, which is a well known site so you're sure that you won't get scammed either. An essential when it comes to gathering evidence while trying to prove or disprove an affair.

This type of keylogger is best used because of it's size and it's stealth. It's an inch and a half long, placed behind your computer AND can store 1 GIGABYTE (this is huge in case you did not know) worth of keystrokes. Which is plenty to get your cheating spouse's password, conversations, and anything else they hide from you. You can read their plans even before they go through with them AND you will have their passwords, that's the best part. Just avoid confronting the other person before sufficient evidence is acquired or you are ready to sue your cheating spouse and divorce them because s/he will most probably tell your spouse about it. But you won't really need to talk to the other person, you'll be able to see all their conversations through the key logs. Without them suspecting anything.

There is also a smaller sized cheaper keylogger, this will work just the same way as the 1 gigabyte one with the only difference being you will need to check up on it everyday or so and clear memory. Downside is you might go over the limit of the keylogger, and miss some of the details your cheating husband or wife is hiding. Anyway, the price goes down whenever the memory size goes down. The available sizes other than the 1 gigabyte one that I would recommend is the 4MB one (USB).   

Update December 2010: They discontinued the 4MB model. Check the other models recommended below, and sift through the related products for smaller versions (cause they're cheaper).

Be sure to pick the right one depending on what computer you have. I researched and it turns out my new PC (which my gamer son built for me) has a USB socket for the keyboard, so I got the 1 gigabyte one for this machine. For older PCs you will need a ps/2 socket. Don't buy the 2 gigabyte one, as that is a bit of an overkill. My ex cheating husband would fill up a 1 gigabyte one in about a week, which was more time than I could wait. I check on the keylogger every week, and 1 gig will definitely be perfect for that. 4MB one is good for a day or two at MAX. Also depends on how often your spouse uses the computer, it's up to you to decide.

Here are some quick links so you don't need to have trouble searching the site:

USB sockets:

1 gig keylogger USB socket - Click here to view image of how it should look like.

4MB keylogger USB Socket discountinued keylogger model.

Older keyboards, PS/2:

2MB keylogger PS/2 socket - Click here to view image of how it should look like.

1 gig keylogger

Again if you are unsure of what these do, they record EVERY keystroke made on your keyboard, and saves it on it's memory for you to view later on. Every single detail your cheating spouse tries to hide from you will be exposed. This is a sure fire way of catching a cheater, you will have all the evidence you need; this will either help you confirm your beliefs that your spouse is cheating on you, or will help you realize if you are just being paranoid for no reason at all.

In any case, you can also use it later on for other things such as to protect your kids by monitoring their internet activities, leaving someone in charge of your house while the computer is accessible, etc.

Please READ THIS before purchasing any of those keyloggers.

This hardware keylogger is not compatible with laptops. Your only choice for a laptop keylogger is a software based keylogger. Hardware based keyloggers do however work for any type of operating system (Windows, linux, etc), and has no need for software installations; some do have software installations, but it's usually for the device you are going to read the captured logs from.

Do you know what a USB or PS/2 socket is? I did not because as I said I am technically challenged, and had to research for a few hours before I understood. All you actually need to do, without all the computer talk, is turn your computer around and look at what the keyboard plugs into.

If it is round like this, you have a PS/2 socket.



If it is rectangular, you have a USB socket.



Just remember to check which one you need before buying, I don't want you to be wasting your money or spending hours of research. But you probably are not as technically inept as I am. :)

To recap, the benefits of these hardware keyloggers are :

• No installation needed for simple keystroke logging. (other than plugging in the back of the computer)
• Can be used to find out every and all keystrokes done on the computer.
• Can be used to get spouse's secret accounts.
• Can be used to get passwords for those accounts.
• Can be used to get your spouse's password on protected files or computer accounts.
• Basically anything typed, you will see.
• The more complex keyloggers allow taking of screenshots and "live viewing" from a remote computer.(see the updated software based keyloggers).
• Hardware keyloggers are undetectable unless physically found

This will be updated as much as I can to help you find more ways and gadgets you can use to catch a cheating spouse.

I hope this has helped you, and please feel free to email me if you need additional help. You can contact Kris, Mike or Hana at catchacheateradmin at gmail.

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Update 2010 : How to catch a cheating spouse using cellphone spies
Added a new article discussing cell phone spies, which is like a combination of GPS and keylogger that works on a cell phone. This article will help you pick a cell phone spy, and described the 3 basic types available to you.

Update January 2011 : Because of all the similar questions regarding cellphone spies and GPS trackers, I have made a follow up post to my guide on how to select a GPS/cellphone spy and actually recommend one product. Click on my mobile phone / Cellphone Spy article for the update.

Update May 2011 : If you are currently looking for a  free keylogger, read that post. I discuss why this is NOT the proper place to try and save money. Most so called free keyloggers or cell phone spies are designed to do nothing but spy on YOU, not the phone or computer you intend on monitoring. Don't get suckered into downloading any type of free software unless they are really popular (like mozilla.org's firefox browser, or google chrome).

I wrote that article because it's one of the most common questions I get "where can I download a free keylogger?", and the reply I always give, and will always give, is "I'm sorry I don't want to be responsible for you downloading a virus that steals your personal information". I'm not exaggerating, please read that article about software that claims to be "free".

Update Jun 2011
Added a new software keylogger for macs article. Also contains an alternative software keylogger for windows. 

Off topic Update 2011: After 3 years of maintaining this blog and testing products, I can safely say I, and my husband Mike, have become experts at spy tools. My hobby has become my passion, I love helping people with relationship problems because I can relate to them so much. Sorry for going off topic, but if you need someone to listen to or just read about your situation, you can email us or post on the cheat spouse stories page.


Disclaimer :
Please remember that monitoring a cellphone YOU DON'T OWN is illegal. So is attaching a GPS device on a car you don't own. Any kind of monitoring you do should be on a piece of equipment or property that YOU DO OWN. You are responsible for your own actions and the actions of the