You usually have to open the document or program window on the computer before you can start adding new log entries or editing old ones. And that’s one of the things that Anuran changes. The program has been designed to display the log window automatically on the screen. The default interval is set to 30 minutes with options to change the value to a different one in the program options.

Two manual options are available to bring the log window to the front. You can first double-click on the program icon in the system tray or configure a shortcut in the program options for that purpose.

The log remains on top until you submit your entry with a tap on the return key on the keyboard. The Ctrl-Enter shortcut adds a new line to the log, with the option to reverse the behavior in the program settings (so that enter moves the cursor to a new line, and Ctrl-Enter submits it).

While we are at it, the program is highly customizable. From setting up hotkeys for all important features to defining the log entry timestamp format or popup behavior.

The main program window displays all log files available along with the entries that they contain. Logs can be exported into csv or text files, opened in Notepad and searched using the built-in search form.

Take a look at this screencast for a visual program walkthrough.

Keep in mind that the data that you enter into the log is saved in plain text format. This means that anyone with access to the user account or hard drive the data is stored on can access it. One way to overcome this limitation is to save the logs in an encrypted container, for instance with the help of True Crypt.

Interested users can download the portable software from the Donation Coder website. The program is compatible with all recent 32-bit and 64-bit editions of the Windows operating system.

It is possible to load multiple log files into the log viewer which can then be looked at and switched to in the tabbed interface on top of the application. Log Viewer Pro will automatically highlight lines that contain warnings, information or errors to make the identification easier for the user. It is possible to define additional lines that get highlighted automatically using regular expressions.

The application can switch to different encodings like ANSI, OEM, Unicode LE, Unicode BE, supports line numbers, text wrapping and a search that supports basic search phrases but also regular expressions. The log files can be automatically reloaded if that is required. Another interesting feature are bookmarks which can be created to jump to specific locations in a log file.

Log Viewer Pro is a free for non commercial use log analyzer for the Windows operating system.

Marxio Login Logger is a software program for the Windows operating system that can create the access log file and reports that detail the logins and logouts of every user on the system including login attempts over a computer network and in an Active Directory environment

The program is completely portable and no signs of it appear on the user’s desktop other than its process in the Windows task manager. It will automatically create a log file based on the initial configuration. Each log file includes information about the data and time of the login, the username, computer name, network IP and operating system. It is possible to adjust these parameters and use them in the log file creation as well.

The portable computer program can be downloaded from the developer’s website. New users should start with the included readme file to understand how to configure and use the program.

Update: The program has been discontinued. Users can alternatively use the Windows Event Log to find out when someone logged in or out of their operating system. The easiest way to access the Event Log is to type event log in the start Menu run box and select the Event Viewer from the options. You then look under Windows Logs > System and there for Source entries named Winlogon which covers both log ons and log offs.

Access Monitor is logging every login and logout giving administrators the chance to check the logs to see which users did use the computer. The tool has to be run on startup to log the user system access and can be password protected to make sure no one but the administrator can view the log files.

The icon can be hidden from “normal” users but the process is still visible in the task manager which means it it at least possible to see that it is running and find out what it is being used for.

The logs can be printed and cleared at any time. The bar at the bottom defines the number of log entries that are stored.

The IP address can be used to identify users and sue them in the process for instance, still the main reason is to destablizie the system and make users leave it. One way to find fake torrents is to use the newly introduced Fake Finder which is a script that displays and lets you search for the latest fake torrents that are known to them. There is no 100% guarantee that the site lists all fake torrents and trackers but it lists many and you should consult it before you begin to download a file.

The list of torrent trackers that spread the fake torrents is large and you should use a program like peerguardian to block them all. This prevents the connection at all and should protect your privacy.