Platinum Exam Monitor
See what the webcam can’t.
A lightweight companion app that protects remotely delivered exams against one of the hardest forms of cheating to spot: a candidate’s computer being controlled, watched or recorded by someone else. It turns what happens on that computer into clear, reviewable evidence, and leaves the decision to a person.
The cheating a camera can’t see
Remote proctoring watches the candidate. It can’t see what is happening inside their computer.
Remote takeover
An expert helper takes control of the candidate’s computer and answers the questions while the candidate sits in front of the camera.
Proxy test-takers
Someone else sits the exam on a different computer while the candidate appears to be the one taking it.
Question harvesting
Questions are captured, recorded or shared with a helper on a call, putting the whole item bank at risk.
From first click to final decision
Start
The candidate downloads the monitor from the exam’s first page. It’s made for that sitting and connects itself.
Gate
The exam stays closed until the monitor is connected. No monitor, no exam.
Monitor
Status reports flow throughout the sitting. If monitoring stops, the exam pauses and resumes when it’s back.
Decide
A verdict and its full evidence go to a proctor, who records the decision.
Behaviour first, not banned-tool lists
The monitor recognises the effects cheating can’t avoid, so it catches unknown, custom-built and renamed tools as well as the well-known ones, and names the application responsible wherever it can.
Remote control
Keyboard and mouse activity that didn’t come from the person at the computer, whatever tool produced it.
Remote desktop sessions
The exam computer being operated through a remote desktop or screen-control session.
Screenshots and recording
Screenshots being taken and screen-capture or recording tools running during the exam.
Screen sharing and audio capture
The screen being shared, or audio being captured, the signs of a helper on a call.
Virtual machines
An exam running inside a virtual machine, where tools on the real computer would be out of sight.
A monitor on the wrong computer
Confirms the exam is open on the monitored computer and that someone is actually using it, exposing a decoy machine.
Gaps in monitoring
A monitor that is closed, stopped or loses contact. The gap is recorded and the exam can’t continue unmonitored.
Tampering and imitation
Forged, replayed or duplicate monitors are rejected or flagged, so the evidence can be trusted.
Some detections differ between Windows and macOS.
Every signal graded. Every sitting summarised.
Each detection carries one of two severities. When the exam ends, the sitting receives a verdict that reflects them.
Warning
Something relevant is present, such as a remote-access tool running or a virtual machine. A reason to look, not proof.
Violation
Misuse observed during the sitting, such as remote control, a screenshot, or a stretch with no monitoring.
A human makes the call
Nothing is failed automatically. Proctors and administrators get the evidence, the context and the controls to decide fairly.
- Live verification code. A six-digit code on the candidate’s screen matches the dashboard, proving the genuine monitor is running there.
- Exam timeline. Every detection placed on a timeline of the sitting, with monitoring coverage shown.
- Live control. See which applications to ask the candidate to close, and pause or resume a delivery.
- Decision and escalation. The proctor marks each sitting valid or suspicious; suspicious sittings escalate to an administrator to uphold or clear.
Gets smarter as it’s used
A learning application list
Applications identified during exams are added to a central list. Flag them or allow legitimate ones, such as accessibility tools.
Changes reach every candidate
An update to the list takes effect for every candidate within seconds, with no new download.
Reports on demand or on schedule
Reports for any period on demand, or daily, weekly or monthly to your recipients. Download as HTML or CSV.
Records what happened, never what was typed, seen or said
What the monitor reports
- Counts of keyboard and mouse activity, and how much did not come from the candidate
- Whether remote sessions, virtual machines, capture or sharing are present
- The names of relevant applications that are running
- The computer’s network address and operating system
What it never collects
- Which keys were pressed
- Screen contents, screenshots or video
- Audio from the microphone
- Files or browsing history
The benefits at a glance
Protects the credential
Results reflect the candidate’s own work, protecting the value of the certification and the item bank behind it.
Fair to candidates
Detections are advisory and reviewed in context, so legitimate software never fails anyone on its own.
Easy for candidates
One download, nothing to install and no admin rights. An optional slim on-screen strip keeps it out of the way.
Evidence you can defend
Tamper-evident results, an audit trail of every administrative decision, and a full record for review or appeal.
Ready for whole cohorts
Large groups can start together, including candidates behind corporate networks and VPNs.
Strengthens your proctoring
Adds a layer the camera can’t provide, alongside the proctoring you already use.
Protect your next remote exam
Talk to us about adding Platinum Exam Monitor to your remotely delivered exams.