Does Eset intentionally allow Spector Pro

Does Eset intentionally allow Spector Pro or any other commercial keylogger? Someone who uses Eset Smart Security downloaded Spector Pro and said that Eset did not detect it. And of course it is one of the most well know spywares.

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=1743412#post1743412

 

Hi caspian,

I believe it meets the definition of a "Potentially unsafe application". Every user has the ability to allow or disallow it's use by enabling or disabling that parameter. This article explains it in more detail.

BFG

 

Yes, it is about "potentially unsafe application".

Another example, not Spector Pro but Ardamax:

Quick test done on 30 Aug 2010 with EAV4 on the Ardamax keylogger:

C:\Program Files\TES\AKV.exe - a variant of Win32/KeyLogger.Ardamax potentially unsafe application
C:\Program Files\TES\TES.007 - a variant of Win32/KeyLogger.Ardamax potentially unsafe application
C:\Program Files\TES\TES.exe - a variant of Win32/KeyLogger.Ardamax potentially unsafe application

Related thread:
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=280900