Viewing and Managing Logs

SpyAgent's logs are viewable via its built-in log viewers that are accessible from the SpyAgent interface.

Locally

To view activity logs click on the appropriate log viewer on the SpyAgent interface. For example, if you want to view applications that were ran you would click on PROGRAMS USAGE on SpyAgent's interface. Each log category has its own unique log viewer that lets you view and interact with the log data. The log viewers allow you to save logs, export them to HTML format, and cross-reference log data with other logs that SpyAgent has captured.

Remotely via the SpyAnywhere Cloud, or Email/FTP

SpyAgent can store its logs in your SpyAnywhere Cloud account, if enabled, and/or deliver its activity logs in secret to your own personal email or FTP account. More details on remote log delivery can be found here.

Remotely via your Web-Browser

SpyAgent's logs and settings can be viewed remotely via your web-browser. To do this you would need our companion service, SpyAnywhere Cloud. You can read about SpyAnywhere here.

Using the Built-in Log Viewers

When you click on a log category, as shown above, you will be presented with a log viewer similar to the Applications log viewer shown here:

Each viewer has a toolbar that lets you perform specific actions for that log. These actions typically include the ability to save the log, clear it, and export it to HTML format. Each viewer also includes a menu in the toolbar titled 'Actions...'. Different logs can be accessed by clicking the various log viewer links on the left side of the viewer window.

The Actions Menu
The typical 'Actions...' menu will be similar to the one shown to the right here. The actions menu typically allows you to filter log data, search the log for a keyword, show log entries from a specific date, and cross reference the log data with all other activity logs. This allows you to quickly correlate important events and entries with each other. See the cross-referencing logs section for more information about this feature.

Switching between Logs
You can quickly view different logs by clicking on the various links on the left side of the viewer window.

Filtering by Date and/or Username
All log viewers allow you to filter logs by date and/or username. Clicking the Calendar or User icons at the top right of the log viewer window will allow you to select the date and/or username you want to view logs for.

Closing and Maximizing the Viewer
All log viewers allow you to close or maximize the viewer by clicking on the square on the top right of the viewer.