'Buddy Spy' is a simple, but highly effective software. It allows you to check on your friends when they appear to be offline or in 'Stealth mode' on Yahoo! Messenger. Buddy Spy will show their real status in Yahoo! Messenger.
You need to choose your connection settings and then you can login using your ID and password. You can even choose a bot status. Then you can check on your friend's status. You can check a single ID or an entire list of IDs. The scan results that the program displays are the username, status, web cam status, chat room, and time of the scan. The scan types that you can choose from are 'Invite Packets', 'Peer-to-Peer Packets', 'Avatar Packets', or 'Web Check'.
If somebody tries to lie about their status, you can keep track of your scans in the scan history section.
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In conclusion: Although it's not a nice thing to invade someone's privacy, the program does an excellent job and it's definitely worth downloading.
version reviewed: 2.2.19
by Soft32 Editors on 08/22/2008: "Spy your Yahoo friends!"
Buddy Spy Publisher's Description
Buddy Spy allows you to keep track of what other Yahoo Messenger! users are doing, even if they are in Invisible or Stealth Mode. The program shows if the user is online, what chat room they are in (if any) and if their web cam is online. It is able to do this by connecting to Yahoo! Messenger's servers and using its YMSG protocol. Sending carefully crafted packets, and listening to their responses. Buddy Spy's Feature list include,
Stealth Checking Room Checking Webcam Checking Improved GUI More Custom Settings More Packet Types
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