StaffCop Changelog

What's new in StaffCop 5.8.911.0

Aug 30, 2017
  • Improved:
  • Detection of StaffCop in Task Manager & Processes is improved.
  • Skype interception module is improved
  • Report Wizard is improved and PDF-reports are optimized
  • Network printers are now better monitored, including PDF-documents & more.
  • Clipboard monitoring, especially with MS Office, is improved significantly
  • Terminal Server's data transaction & reporting improved
  • Fixed:
  • Unexpected closing while creating reports is fixed
  • Network Component is optimized
  • Minor website blocking errors are fixed
  • Minor encrypted web traffic errors are fixed
  • Browser slowdowns are fixed
  • Minor network component's errors are fixed

New in StaffCop 5.8.890.0 (Jun 23, 2016)

  • Improved:
  • Detection of StaffCop in Task Manager & Processes is improved.
  • Skype interception module is improved.
  • Report Wizard is improved and PDF-reports are optimized.
  • Network printers are now better monitored, including PDF-documents & more.
  • Clipboard monitoring, especially with MS Office, is improved significantly.
  • Terminal Server's data transaction & reporting improved.
  • Fixed:
  • Unexpected closing while creating reports is fixed.
  • Network Component is optimized.
  • Minor website blocking errors are fixed.
  • Minor encrypted web traffic errors are fixed.
  • Browser slowdowns are fixed.
  • Minor network component's errors are fixed.

New in StaffCop 5.6.790 (Jul 17, 2014)

  • Added:
  • Event filtration on file driver level;
  • Admin panel launch and agent installation without the "Run as administrator" dialog;
  • Windows 8 full compatibility.
  • Improved:
  • POP3 protocol monitoring for MS Outlook improved;
  • Monitoring tools for web browsers optimized and improved (including HTTPS-traffic analysis);
  • File monitoring and analysis after PC’s Standby, Sleep and Block mode improved;
  • Scheduling tool improved;
  • Low-quality screenshots not allowed;
  • Network components improved;
  • Logging of user activity improved;
  • Statistics collecting of game applications improved;
  • Installation process using agent.msi is optimized;
  • Monitoring and analysis of Gmail attachments improved;
  • Monitoring operation processes improved;
  • Installation from Admin panel improved and optimized for Windows 8.

New in StaffCop 5.5.735 (Jul 17, 2014)

  • Added:
  • New agent installation tool, also allows to remove previous agents starting with version 3.x;
  • Report creation speed increased;
  • Reports contain intercepted files;
  • Allowed to add PCs with unordinary names;
  • Program info updated;
  • Logging of network component launch/stop.
  • Fixed:
  • Scheduling coding;
  • PDF report error;
  • Hiding agent processes for 32-bit OS;
  • Coding errors for reports in Polish;
  • Incorrect time framing in Activity tab;
  • Report creation error if IM logs included;
  • PDF report building;
  • If reports are not linked to report files (HTML, PDF), then report tool fails;
  • Admin-module error when several license keys are activated;
  • Error on activating program via proxy-server;
  • Report delivery via Email;
  • Program crash when switching tabs in agent properties;
  • Wrong HTML-links in reports, if agent names contain special symbols;
  • Admin module fail when trying to remove agent from the monitoring list;
  • Not saving the auto-update time in admin module settings;
  • Website white-list block.

New in StaffCop 5.2.350 (Aug 31, 2012)

  • Skype monitoring added

New in StaffCop 5.1.308 (Jun 12, 2012)

  • Ability to add and remove monitored users
  • User import from AD
  • Information viewing and filtering by user
  • Data saving by user
  • Export of reports and task planning for users
  • Excluding processes from network monitoring at administration module

New in StaffCop 5.0.272 (Jan 18, 2012)

  • Website and application blocking by using blacklists and whitelists. Blacklists allow you to prohibit access to exact websites or applications. Whitelists grant the access only to exact websites and applications - all the other websites and applications will be unavailable to use.
  • Encrypted network traffic monitoring allows you to monitor emails sent via encrypted SSL channels and also to monitor websites visited via HTTPS connection.
  • StaffCop folder access rights are optimized. Now it's easy to manage persons who will be able to access StaffCop files.
  • New registration mechanism implemented, making the installation and registration process easier.
  • Help-module has been updated with the activation error codes that a user may face.

New in StaffCop 4.2.234 (Oct 7, 2011)

  • System algorithms optimized, system load decreased
  • All-language universal msi installer implemented
  • Scheduler bugs fixed
  • Polish-language version added
  • No more spontaneous PC restarts after the agent installation in stealth-mode
  • Application activity screenshots are turned off by default to decrease system load

New in StaffCop 4.0.143 (Dec 11, 2010)

  • Social Network monitoring and control added. Now it is possible to track and monitor private messages, posts and status updates in such social networks as Facebook, Twitter(for US market), VK.com, Odnoklassniki (for Russian market). Now you gain access to staffs' communications via social networks as it is one of the most popular ways to transfer stolen sensitive corporate data.
  • Search Term monitoring added as a separate module. Now you are able to check what is staff searching for in such search engines as Google, Yahoo, Bing, ASK (for US market), Yandex, Rambler, Mail.ru, Aport, BigMir (for Russian market).
  • The whole StaffCop's code architecture is changed. By adding easy-to-use filters it became possible to see saved data about all actions taken by staff during longer periods of time. In new StaffCop 4.0 it is possible to search and filter all tracked information in real-time, no only in reports as it was before.
  • In new StaffCop's Scheduler it is possible to create reports in .PDF format. This makes reports more organized and easier to use, i.e. printing .pdf report files is easier and faster than other format report files.
  • Agent-connection errors (when too many connections were established between agents with admin panel) are fixed.
  • Monitoring system now works even faster! This reduced the whole system load during data harvesting and analyzing.

New in StaffCop 3.6.0 (Dec 11, 2010)

  • Agent management added. Now it’s possible to set parameters for agent groups and select multiple agents from PC selection window.
  • Separate agent monitoring start/stop function added.
  • Agent information coding and administrator information encoding options added.
  • Incoming mail monitoring control added. Now it’s possible to turn on or off incoming mail monitoring.
  • Network driver renewed bringing additional stability while working with StaffCop.
  • Kaspersky Antivirus compatibility errors fixed.
  • Optimized report dispatch to FTP. If submit is unsuccessful, then reports are resubmitted to FTP automatically.

New in StaffCop 3.5.0 (Dec 11, 2010)

  • Clipboard monitoring added.
  • Clipboard monitoring control added. It’s possible now to turn on or off clipboard monitoring function.
  • Additional settings for clipboard file savings quotes added.

New in StaffCop 3.4.5 (Dec 11, 2010)

  • Windows 7 64-bit compatibility added.

New in StaffCop 3.4.1 (Dec 11, 2010)

  • User connection time control error fixed.
  • Printer monitoring error fixed (now all printer-related data is logged)
  • Version build visibility added.
  • Admin panel closure error fixed (Windows 7)
  • Installation tool is renewed.
  • Scheduler is not minimized to tray when pressing “Close scheduler”-button, also no more alerts when closing scheduler.

New in StaffCop 3.4.0 (Dec 11, 2010)

  • Printed file name and data monitoring and saving function added.
  • Printed document copies are available now as images. Now it’s possible to see content and photos of printed documents.
  • FTP monitoring reports are now saved in Scheduler.
  • Scheduler is rebuilt as a service. Now it’s possible to launch it on server in background mode.

New in StaffCop 3.3.0 (Dec 11, 2010)

  • Data harvesting and analyzing time setup added in reports. Now it’s possible to set specific periods of time to see harvested and analyzed data in reports.
  • Windows Live Messenger monitoring added. Now all messages sent or received via Windows Live Messenger is tracked and analyzed.
  • Now agents are launched and stopped without record in Action Journal.

New in StaffCop 3.2.0 (Dec 11, 2010)

  • The ability to switch off email and chat/IM monitoring was added
  • Complete email correspondence monitoring, i.e. all incoming and outgoing messages, is performed

New in StaffCop 3.1.0 (Dec 11, 2010)

  • Significantly improved the performance of the program on computers with Kaspersky antivirus 6.0 and 7.0 installed
  • A number of minor bugs have been fixed

New in StaffCop 3.0.0 (Dec 11, 2010)

  • Windows Vista support for all parts of StaffCop
  • Windows Server 2003 / 2008 support
  • Recording of sent e-mail messages
  • More user-friendly program interface
  • More options for managing groups of agents (group operations)
  • Improved protection of user modules against unauthorized access from the local network
  • Better protection of user modules against antivirus software

New in StaffCop 2.7.1 (Feb 25, 2009)

  • Shadow copy of all tranferred to USB Flash Drives files;
  • FireFox, Opera and other browsers invisible monitoring;
  • Tracks folders and files creation, changing and deleting as well as Internet downloads;
  • Invisible keylogger (StaffCop keystroke logger monitors which keys were pressed);
  • Improved program interface ideal for employee monitoring or parental control.

New in StaffCop 2.6 (Feb 25, 2009)

  • Shadow copy of all files transferred to Flash Drives

New in StaffCop 2.4.51 (Jun 21, 2008)

  • Keylogger. Recording all key srtokes.
  • MSN, ICQ, AIM Sniffer.
  • Compatibility with Active Directory and MSI version of agent.
  • Files monitoring. Track all activity with files and folders.