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IntroductionSystem monitoringWhat is breathe spyHow will it work?Proposed techniqueUse case diagramFunctionsOptimal requirementFlow ChartApplications

INTRODUCTION A Breathe Spy is a software tool which involves an individual obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the user. The name Breathe Spy exemplifies that it captures every breathe of the screen by means of screen shots at a preset period of time,store it in a hidden location and send it to the intended recipients e-mail secretly.

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SYSTEM MONITORINGIt refers to keeping a watchful eye on the desktop activity of the user using the system.

By system monitoring one can gain access to the information like the system usage,sites accessed & other information.

Types of Monitoring

Screen monitoring

Data monitoringKeystroke monitoring

Screen monitoring video or static images detailing the contents of the screen activity within a particular program or computer application.

Datamonitoring can track the content and changes to files stored on the local [hard drive] the user's "private"network.

keyboard monitoringcaptures all keyboard input to enable to monitor anything typed on the monitored machine by keystrokes pressed.

Breathe spy uses the screen capture mode of spying.

Ascreen dump,screenshot, screen grabis animage taken by acomputerto record the visible items displayed on themonitor or another visual output device. Usually this is a digital image taken by the host operating system or software running on the computer, but it can also be a capture made by acameraor a device intercepting the visual output of the display.

WHAT IS BREATHE SPY?

This software is one of the computer spy programs for PC surveillance. This Software Tool will capture the screen-shot of the desktop screen repeatedly in a fixed time interval for identifying what the user is performing on the system.The data that is stored in the hidden location is going to be transfered to the receiver.

This spying tool can do the following:Take screenshots of the desktop screen and store in hidden location.

Record the time and date of the task performed.

Send the stored screenshots automatically to the intended receiver.

Automatically start at the boot time of system.

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FUNCTIONSFUNCTIONSDate & Time recordingScreen shot captureImage resolution mailing screenshots

.Screen shot capture The basic function of this tool is screen shot capturing.The desktop screen can be recorded in the form of images (preferably jpg format).It is automatic & shots are taken in the time interval decided by the user(it may be few secs or mins as per users choice).Date & Time recording This feature facilitates that the date & time be stored at which the screenshot is taken so that they can be dumped as & when the time exceeds the deletion time specified by the user.

.Screen shot mailing: The most important thread of this tool that sends the captured screenshot/images to the intended recipients email via smtp.

Image Resolution: The size of the image can also be customized and adjusted as per the users choice.The user can specify the dimensions of the screen shot.

PROPOSED TECHNIQUEThe application takes in as inputs the fixed time interval for screenshot capture,the receivers e-mail id, image size.It starts monitoring & taking screenshots automatically and storing in a hidden location.The image name as well as the date & time of screenshot capturing is recorded.The images are then relayed to the recipients or the spys e-mail that was input to the application.This continues till the system is shut down.

Flow chart of breathe spy

USE CASE DIAGRAM

Above figure shows the usecase diagram of the breathe spy tool. It mainly consist of two actors1)System 2) Receiver

System(actor) has following usecasesIt can take screen shot of the desktop screen.It can store the date and time of the task, when that is going to be be performed.It can store the captured screen shot and the date & time in the location which is going to be hidden from the user.After sometime the stored data that is stored in the hidden location is going to transfer to the receiver.

DATA FLOW DIAGRAM(LEVEL 1)

LEVEL 2 DFD

HOW IT WILL WORK?

Using Breathe Spy Tool Take Screen shot Send to E-mail ID of User BN/W

System A System B

SOFWARE REQUIREMENT:

Netbeans IDE 6.0

jdk1.6.0

Operating System (Windows Xp)

HARDWARE REQUIREMENT:128 MB RAM

Hard Drive (HD) 100 MB or more for log file and screenshots. (Recommended: 1Gb for keeping more history)

Recommended: Internet Connection and access to SMTP server to receive logs via email.

APPLICATIONParental control-To keep a watchful eye on the desktop activity of the children sites surfed,folders accessed etc.

Useful in Internet cafe, colleges etc.

To know what the person/students do on system etc.

ADVANTAGESUSER FRIENDLY: Layout & design is simple & easy to use.SECURITY: Application is password protected that avoids manipulation. SECRECY:It operates in stealth/hidden mode like a spy.

MEMORY MANAGEMENT: Default deletion of screenshots as they are mailed.

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