Spying on activity on a computer is complicated, although necessary under certain conditions. If a terminal is used by more than one person and it keeps breaking down, the most logical thing is to closely monitor the activity of all users to determine who is causing problems. In the past we have seen several programs designed with that goal in mind, but there is also LastActivityView from Nirsoft, which presents a long list of the most important actions of the last few days.
Windows is a snitch. The average user ignores this detail, but system administrators have known it for a long time. A very good part of user activity is recorded in the background. That does not necessarily mean an invasion of privacy, but rather it is associated with the normal functioning of the operating system. The number of logs that fill up day after day is impressive, and other elements such as the Prefetch folder or the list of recently opened items are added. All you need is a program to view that information comfortably, and one that fits perfectly is LastActivityView from Nirsoft.
What has been executed on your PC?
Depending on frequency, LastActivityView can have a handful of entries or present thousands of them over several months. The execution of .exe files is by far the most common action in the report, because Windows opens and closes processes frequently. Then we can see the creation of restore points, opening and visiting specific folders, system logins and logouts, computer shutdowns, installation of new software, and Windows Installer instances. Processes are identified with their full name and the path that establishes their location on the hard drive.
In line with other Nirsoft tools, LastActivityView is free and portable, with no local dependencies. Needless to say, the million-dollar question that Nirsoft gets is how this information can be deleted. Unfortunately, it is not simple. The program's official page provides the locations used for collection to manually purge it (LastActivityView does not delete anything), but caution is recommended when editing the Registry.
