Keyloggers and System monitors are either commercial or non-commercial. A commercial system monitor is a piece of software with system monitor characteristics, obtained with a legitimate license by legal means. All other system monitors are non-commercial system monitors. The system monitor category encompasses any software that performs the following actions:
- Overtly or covertly records system processes and/or user actions
- Makes those records available for retrieval and review at a later time
- Time of power on
- Login information
- E-mail passwords
- Financial account information
- Credit card numbers
- Social security numbers
- Screenshots
- Phone numbers
- Addresses
- Keystrokes
- Webcam photos
- Sound
- Time of power off
- Any other computer activity