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Installation
Once the file has downloaded completely, please open the folder containing
the file you downloaded.
Double-click the installation file you just downloaded to start installing
MING Network Monitor on your computer.
At the end of installation, you must install the WinPCap package.
Starting Password Monitor for the First Time
After you start MING Password Monitor, just click the "Start" button or
click menu item Control->Start to start capturing packets. Then a window will
show as below:
After select a correct network interface, all computers in the network of the
interface will be found and displayed in the left:
Starting Password Spy for the First Time
After you start MING Password Spy, just click the "Start" button or
click menu item Control->Start to start capturing packets. Then a window will
show as below:
After select a correct network interface, you should select users to
monitor. You can select some PCs on the LAN to monitor.
Then all computers in the network of the
interface will be found and displayed in the left:
Main Window
Main window is divided into two parts: the left is the list of computers in
the network; the right shows the information of the computer.
Computer List
The Computer List shows all the computers in the network. The computer's name
displayed can be IP address, PC Name or custom name. If the computer that has
a custom name does not exist, the Icon  will be displayed. Icon  means that this computer has received new messages. At the same time,
an item (such as  +participant's
name) will be displayed under the computer.
Passwords Tab
The Passwords Tab shows list of all passwords sent and received in the
computer. It includes FTP, POP3, SMTP, HTTP and Telnet passwords. All
information of the password will be collected, like protocol type, remote IP,
remote & local port, username, password, status and so on. Click on the
HTTP password item to view the content of website page where username and
password are entered.
User Tab
The User Tab shows some information of the computer selected. Field
"Start time" shows when the capture started. "Summary"
area shows summary of all kinds of instant messengers, mails, websites and
Files. Field "Time" shows the chat time. Field "Total
chat time" shows all the chat
time of different messengers. Field "Mails" shows how many mails
have been sent or received. "Messengers" area shows information of each messenger in the
computer.
Account Archive
All passwords are stored in a local database. You can analyze the data based on the participants,
protocol, time or date.
In the History->Account Archive Window, you can browse passwords in the database.
Click one http password item to view the content of the
corresponded website.
Stealth Mode
Click menu item Control->Settings to Enable
stealth Mode. When the settings are shown the top option
is "Run at Windows Start up". Click the Ok
button to save your changes. Password Monitor is now set to
run when Windows starts. (If you also choose the
"Stealth" mode option Password Monitor will not be
visible and will only be accessible using the hot
key.) If "Automatically minimize to system
tray when run" item is selected, this option
will cause Password Monitor to be minimized to the system
tray when Password Monitor is run. This option is recommended
if you choose to use Normal Mode.
In Stealth Mode, you must set a hotkey.
The default hotkey is CTRL+ALT+0. You can use
second hotkey to prevent unauthorized users from
"guessing" Password Monitor's hot key simply by
trying all possible combinations.
You can use a password to access MING Password Monitor. This includes viewing chat logs, changing
settings, and so on.
Automatic E-Mailing
The
E-Mailing feature will automatically e-mail you the chat
logs at a set time. The chat logs will be sent as
plain-text attachments readable by any text editor such
as Notepad. The e-mailed chat logs will have a .txt
extension.
To
enable and configure the e-mailing select the
"Enable email delivery".
Description of Fields:
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Send to - E-Mail address to receive the chat
logs.
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Send from - E-Mail address used to send the
e-mail (may be the same as Send to)
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Username & Password - User account
information (When use SMTP authentication login)
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SMTP host - This is the SMTP server used to send
your e-mail. If you are unsure what to put here, contact
your ISP.
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SMTP Port - This is the port used by the SMTP
server. In most cases, this is 25.
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Mode - if "Send
at midnights" is selected, Password Monitor will
e-mail you at about 12:00pm.
To test your e-mail settings
click the Test Email Settings button. A test
message will be sent using the e-mail settings.
Automatic FTP
The
FTP feature will automatically uploaded chat
logs to the FTP server at a set time.
Description of Fields:
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User Name - The user
name required to log in.
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Password - The
password required to log in.
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FTP Host - The IP
address or host name of the FTP server (do not
include ftp://).
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Port - This is the
port used by the FTP server. In most cases, this is
21.
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Directory - The
directory on the FTP server to store the chat logs.
To test your FTP settings click
the Test FTP Settings button and Password Monitor
will
attempt to connect to the FTP server. You will be
notified if the test connection was successful.
How to Achieve Maximum Security
If you activate stealth mode,
please follow the guidelines below to make Password Monitor
as secure as possible. Not all recommendations are
required. Please use the ones that fit your situation
and needs the best.
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Test Password Monitor before
it is used by other users.
This is a very important recommendation. For
best results, after installing and configuring Password Monitor please become familiar with Password Monitor by letting it log some test instant
messages. By doing this, you will become to
accustomed to Password Monitor and its features. This
will also help you to determine if any of the
following recommendations would be helpful.
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Install Password Monitor in a
different location.
When installing Password Monitor, you have the
option of which folder to install Password Monitor to.
The default folder is C:\Program Files\MINGNetworkMonitor.
You can select a different location, something more
inconspicuous as C:\Windows\ZG, and not affect Password Monitor's operation.
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Remove Program folder.
The default program folder is "MING Password Monitor" ( or "MING
Password Monitor Home" ). You can remove the program folder by
right-click "MING Password Monitor" program
folder and delete it.
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Delete desktop icon.
When installing Password Monitor, it will create a
desktop icon "MING Password Monitor" ( or "MING
Password Monitor Home" ). You can remove the desktop icon.
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Rename the PS.exe file.
When Password Monitor is running, you may notice it
in the Processes list of the Task Manager on Windows
2000 and Windows XP. While it is impossible to
remove a process from this list, you can rename the
PS.exe file so it is not as noticeable. You may
rename PS.exe to any file name as long as it ends
in .exe. Examples include: zg.exe, solar.exe,
and so on.
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Use two Hot Keys
If you just use one Hot Key, it is possible that
the user of the computer may discover Password Monitor
is running by accidentally pressing the hot key. You
can avoid this by setting Password Monitor to use two
Hot Keys. The two hot keys must be pressed in ascending order to
Show Password Monitor. This will prevent any accidental
discovery of Password Monitor.
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