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What is ControlFreak?
What is Spytech ControlFreak?

ControlFreak is a system security administration console for your Windows 9x/NT/ME PC.

So what does this mean?

ControlFreak allows you to set many various security restraints on your PC - from eliminating Run and Shutdown access, to constriction application runs to only specified applications. ControlFreak allows you to securely, and very easily secure your PC from tampering and use. This is ideal for public PC's, where you do not want settings changed on your PC - or for just personal use to keep others from messing up your workstation!


How Do I Use ControlFreak?
How do I Use Spytech ControlFreak?

ControlFreak is VERY easy to use and manage software utility. From the first run of ControlFreak, you will be prompted to create your admin password - this allows you to be the only one that can change the system security settings through ControlFreak.

Inside ControlFreak you will find four different option panels - these panels control specific areas of your PC - from overall system security values, to control panel settings, to start menu settings, and finally application control. With the application control panel you can add applications that you only want executed on your PC. This prevents users from running other applications than you have specified!

Once you save your options you are set to go! Just reboot your machine and your PC is secure!

To configure ControlFreak, just select a tab of restrictions, and check each box to enable, uncheck to disable!

NOTE: It is wise to restart after making changes, thus you are prompted to restart after every options panel access.


Contacting Spytech
Contacting Spytech Software

Spytech ControlFreak has extensive support from Spytech Software. If you are having any problems, have any questions, want to send us comments, simply use the links below!

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Visit Spytech Online - Home of Spytech Software

E-Mail Questions/Comments/Bug Reports

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Spytech Software

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Purchasing ControlFreak

If you like what you see in ControlFreak, you can harness this powerful software for the very affordable one time purchase fee of $19.95. By purchasing you will be entitled to free upgrades, bug fixes, tech support, and more!

Spytech ControlFreak can be purchased online, by telephone, by fax, or by postal order for $19.95 USD, per user license.

Order Online: http://www.spytech-web.com/order.shtml

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(Telephone Orders: $3.00 Extra/ Fax Orders: $2.50 extra)

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Application Allowances

ControlFreak allows you to specify the ONLY apps you want executed on your PC. To use this feature, open the Application Restrictions tab and simply click the Add button to add program files to your list of allowed applications. By Adding files to this list you will also disable all access to other files not specified int he list.

By clearing this list completely by clicking the Clear All button you will allow all applications to be ran on your PC after you reboot.

NOTICE: This feature requires a reboot after you change the allowance list.


Control Panel Control

ControlFreak allows you to show control over what users can access within the Windows' Control Panel window.

Most of these restrictions will take place after you restart your computer.

Restrictions:

Disable Passwords Control Panel

Disable Network Control Panel

Disable Display Properties Control Panel

Disable Printers Control Panel

Disable the Display Appearances Page

Disable the Display Background Page

Disable the ScreenSaver Page

Disable the Display Settings


Start Menu Regulation

ControlFreak allows you to regulate what can be accessed from the Windows' Start Menu.  You can disable the Run... dialog, File Finder, and more!

Restrictions:

Disable Run Access

Disable Settings

Disable Find Access

Disable Ability to Modify the Start Menu

Remove Common Programs folder

Do not add recent documents to Documents menu

Remove Documents Folder from Start Menu

Disable Active Desktop Options

Remove Control Panel Access

Remove Taskbar Settings

Remove Help Access

Remove My Documents Menu from Start Menu

Remove Folder Settings from Start Menu


System Security Administration

ControlFreak allows you to control global access rights to your PC. The restrictions that you can enforce are listed below!

Restrictions:

Disable Computer Shutdown Access

Disable MS-DOS Usage

Clear Recent Documents upon Windows Exit

Disable Active Desktop

Hide all Desktop Icons

Hide Network Neighborhood

Do not save settings when Windows Exits

Disable Windows Hotkeys

Disable the Windows Task manager

Disable all registry editing tools

Disable Password Storage/Cacheing


Password Protection

All changes you make in ControlFreak are password protected - this means you are the ONLY one that can have access to the security changes you enforce on your PC. Everytime you run ControlFreak you will have to login once, if you do not want changes to be made then exit ControlFreak after you make your changes.


Windows Startup

You can configure ControlFreak to load whenever you start up Windows. This allows you to always have ControlFreak at hand - ready to control!

You can configure this option by clicking on the "Load ControlFreak on System Startup" on the main ControlFreak window.