Aobo Keylogger for Mac User Guide

Installation
Install Aobo Keylogger for Mac Standard and Trial:
- Double click "Abk" to install it.
- Bring up Aobo window with hot key "Ctrl+Alt+A" and configure it.
To install Aobo Keylogger for Mac Professional, please read the file ReadMe-Pro.pdf in the downloaded Aobo Keylogger Pro package.
Note:
- In French, please use "Ctrl+Alt+Q" as the hot key if the above key doesn’t work.
- For Mac, the "Alt" key is same as the "Option" Key.
- Please Remove the Trace of Aobo Mac Keylogger after installation.
Registration
You will get a 3-day Free Trial when you install Aobo Keylogger for Mac on your computer for the first time. Aobo Keylogger for Mac will stop working if the free trial expires.
If you would like to continue using the keylogger after a free trial, please Purchase a License Key and register it.
- Open the keylogger with hot key "Ctrl+Alt+A"
- Click on "Click to enter license key" on the lower right corner
- Enter your license key and click "OK"
Note:
- Please make sure all the letters in license key are in CAPITAL. There is no lower-case letter in the registration code.
- Please do not add extra spaces to the license key. No space is allowed when you type in the license key.
Overview
You are able to log into Aobo Mac Keylogger interface by hitting "Ctrl+Alt+A" or the hot key you set.
Configuration
Aobo Keylogger for Mac will start monitoring your Mac immediately upon installation. You can configure the optional settings according to your needs.
- Open the keylogger with the hot key and go to the "General" tab
- Check the option "Run keylogger everytime your Mac starts"
- Click "Hide and Go" and now your keylogger will run automatically.
- Open the keylogger with the hot key and go to the "General" tab
- Click "Set Password" and enter the New Password
- Re-enter password in "Confirm Password" and click "Set"
- Check the option "Apply Password"
Apply Password – Bring the protective password into effect.
- Open the keylogger with the hot key and go to the "General" tab
- Check the option "Automatically Delete logs after …"
- Select a time period in the drop-down list next to it
- Open the keylogger with the hot key and go to the "General" tab
- Click the input box beside "Customize Hot Key"
- When you see "Type shortcut", press the desired key combination
Note:
A hot key must contain several Control Keys (like Ctrl, Alt or Shift) plus one and Only one Letter/Number Key.
- Open the keylogger with hot key and go to "Logs" tab
- Select the names of the instant messengers that you want to log chats from.
Note:
To record all the chats from Skype, AIM, iChat, Adium and MSN, please simply check "Record all chat conversations".
- Open the keylogger with the hot key and go to the "Screenshots" tab
- Check "Enable screenshot recording"
- Keep or change the default interval for taking screenshots.
Pause taking screenshots during inactivity – Stop taking screenshots in sleep mode to save disk space.
Compression – Reduce the screenshot quality to reduce disk space usage.
Custom Compression – Set an accurate compression ratio for the screenshots captured.
Note:
ote: The least time interval allowed is 10 seconds. The suggested interval is 2-10 minutes, or your disk space will run out quickly.
Tips:
If you want to record logs, for example, both sides of a Facebook or Yahoo Messenger chat conversations that Aobo Keylogger for Mac doesn’t currently support, you can take screenshots in a short interval such as 30 seconds and most of the desktop activities including the chat sessions will be captured as screenshots.
Therefore, you will be able to find everything out through the screenshots captured.
Please make sure you have enough disk space with the Mac. To receive all the screenshots remotely, you need an FTP account as screenshots will be too large to be sent by email.
- Open the keylogger with the hot key and go to the "Email" tab
- Check the option "Send Email every … minutes"
- Set an interval, configure settings as below and "Test Email"
Settings for Gmail | |||||
Send to | Email address | SMTP | smtp.gmail.com | Port | 587 |
Username | Gmail address | Password | Gmail password | SSL/TLS | yes |
Settings for Hotmail | |||||
Send to | Email address | SMTP | smtp.live.com | Port | 587 |
Username | Hotmail address | Password | Hotmail password | SSL/TLS | yes |
Settings for AOL Mail | |||||
Send to | Email address | SMTP | smtp.aol.com | Port | 587 |
Username | AOL Mail address | Password | AOL Mail password | SSL/TLS | no |
Settings for Mail.com | |||||
Send to | Email address | SMTP | smtp.mail.com | Port | 587 |
Username | Mail Address | Password | Mail password | SSL/TLS | no |
Settings for Verizon Mail | |||||
Send to | Email address | SMTP | outgoing.verizon.net | Port | 587 |
Username | Verizon Mail address | Password | Verizon Mail password | SSL/TLS | yes or no |
Send screenshots by email – All of the newly captured screenshots since the last time email was sent will be delivered.
Test Email – Click to test if the Email settings are correct and whether logs can be successfully sent.
Tips:
To make sure the Email Sending feature of Aobo Keylogger for Mac works continuously and stably, the following settings are suggested:
Automatically Delete logs every 3-5 days.
Capture new screenshots every 5-10 minutes ( or Uncheck "Send screenshots by email").
Send the logs by email every 30-60 minutes.
With FTP, you can receive all the screenshots and other logs regardless the log size. Especially when you set a short screenshots interval and you want to receive all the screenshots remotely, an FTP account is necessary. You can Purchase an FTP Account if you have none. Check how to use FTP to receive/view logs.
- Open the keylogger with hot key and go to "FTP" tab
- Check the option "Upload the log by FTP every … minutes"
- Set an interval, configure settings as below and "Test FTP"
Host name | Port | Host name or IP | 21 | Password | FTP password |
Username | FTP username | Remote Dir | /Private |
Test FTP– Click to test if the FTP settings are correct and whether logs can be successfully uploaded.
Note:
- For some cpanel sub FTP accounts with format [email protected], replace @ with + as the ftp username. eg: user+example.com
- If you receive the message "Test successful", then the FTP setting is correct.
- The "Remote Dir" refers to the folder where you’d like to store the Keylogger logs. Don’t forget to put "/" before the folder name.
- Open the keylogger with the hot key and go to the "Users" tab
- Click on "Apply to All user Accounts" and "Yes"
- Enter system admin Username/Password and click "OK"
- When you see "Settings SYNC succeed", the process is completed
Note:
Please make sure the option "Run keylogger everytime your Mac starts" is checked before you apply to all.
"Apply to All user Accounts" cannot be used on Guest Account.
If you change the settings, please apply to all to make sure the new settings work on all the user accounts as well.
Uninstall
Please Read: How to Uninstall Aobo Keylogger for Mac.
Top 10 FAQs
- How to make Aobo Mac Keylogger record passwords.
- How to make Aobo Mac Keylogger stealthier.
- Does it capture passwords entered on a Mac?
- Failed to send test email.
- Enable logging for MSN, iChat, Skype, Adium, AIM Mac OS X.
- Can I remotely install Aobo Mac Keylogger to a Windows machine?
- Cannot open keylogger window with the Hotkey?
- When I click "View the Logs" it says "There is no log available to view".
- License key doesn’t work, what can I do?
- Can I use a license key on multiple Mac computers?
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