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title: "System Integrity Agent: Detect Hidden Exam Cheating"
url: https://proctorly.ai/system-integrity-agent/
date: 2026-06-08
modified: 2026-07-14
author: "Vivek Kishore Verma"
description: "System Integrity Agent detects remote access, screen sharing, overlays, and hidden monitors during online exams while protecting student privacy."
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# System Integrity Agent: Detect Hidden Exam Cheating

## The Cheating Your Webcam Will Never See!
**System Integrity Agent (SIA)** watches the device, not the student. A lightweight, privacy-first program that detects remote-access tools, screen-sharing apps, hidden monitors and overlay windows during online exams then deletes itself the moment the exam ends.

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## Online Cheating Doesn't Live in the Browser Anymore.
Every online proctoring platform built in the last decade is looking at one of two things the student's face, or the student's browser.

# Part of the Proctorly integrity stack. Built on TatvaOne.AI
That gap is where modern cheating now lives. In 2026, the average cheating stack on a student's desk looks like this:

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A second laptop running ChatGPT, just out of webcam frame.

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AnyDesk or TeamViewer quietly handing screen control to a paid expert in another country.

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A transparent overlay window floating answers directly on top of the exam screen.

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Discord on a phone with AirPods feeding answers by voice while the student "looks down to think."

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OBS or screen-recording tools capturing every question for resale on Telegram by tomorrow morning.

A webcam can't see any of it. A locked-down browser can't see any of it. And the institution running the exam has no idea any of it happened.

**SIA was built to close that gap.** It sits one layer beneath the browser, at the operating-system level, where it can finally see the full picture of what's happening on the device during an exam.

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Neither of them sees the machine.
Features
## Six Capabilities. One Lightweight Agent.

#### Remote-Access Detection
Identifies AnyDesk, TeamViewer, Chrome Remote Desktop, RustDesk, Splashtop and 200+ other tools the moment they launch.

#### Screen-Share & Recording Detection
Flags OBS Studio, Zoom screen-share, Microsoft Teams broadcasting, Discord screen-share, ShareX and other capture tools in real time.

#### Multi-Monitor Awareness
Counts every display connected (wired or wireless) to the machine throughout the exam. No more invisible second screens.

#### Overlay Window Detection
Catches transparent and always-on-top windows positioned over the exam — the hardest cheating technique to detect by any other means.

#### 4-D algorithm for data protection
Proctorly SIA uses a secure session-bound telemetry framework to protect integrity signals against tampering, replay attacks, and unauthorized interception during online examinations.

#### Self-Deleting Footprint
SIA deletes itself the second the exam ends. No background services. No registry entries. No leftover files. Nothing persists on the student's machine.
How It Works
## Four Steps. Thirty Seconds of Setup. Zero Friction.

## Step 1

 One-Click Setup** - **No installer. No administrator rights. No system reboot.

## Step 2

Silent Monitoring During the Exam - SIA runs in the background and performs the integrity check

## Step 3

Human-Reviewed Alerts - No student is automatically penalized by an algorithm

## Step 4

Automatic Cleanup - The moment the exam is submitted, SIA sends its final report, stops all monitoring, and deletes itself

## How SIA Compares to Conventional Approaches

###### Capability Area
Browser-Based Proctoring SEB / Lockdown Browser Proctoring Proctorly + SIA Integrity Framework Core Architecture

## Browser-only monitoring

## Restrictive lockdown environment

## Endpoint intelligence + policy orchestration
Primary Philosophy

## Observe browser activity

## Restrict student device

## Verify integrity of examination environment
Installation Complexity

## Very low

## High

## Medium-low
Student Friction

## Low

## Very high

## Moderate, optimized for usability
Secure Browser Required

## No

## Yes

## No
Multiple Permissions Required

## Minimal

## Extensive

## Minimal to moderate
OS-Level Visibility

## Very limited

## Partial

## High
Overlay Detection Capability

## Very weak

## Limited

## Advanced behavioral detection
AI Overlay Awareness

## Almost none

## Limited

## Designed for AI-era threats
Remote Desktop Detection

## Weak

## Partial

## Strong
Virtual Display Detection

## Weak

## Partial

## Strong
Multi-Monitor Awareness

## Browser dependent

## Partial

## OS-level detection
Browser Escape Prevention

## Weak

## Strong

## Policy-driven detection instead of restriction
Adaptive AI Assistant Detection

## Very limited

## Weak

## Behavioral risk analysis
Telegram / Collaboration Helper Detection

## Weak

## Weak

## Contextual environment telemetry
Screen Recording Detection

## Limited

## Partial

## Strong telemetry-driven detection
Screen Recording Detection

## Limited

## Partial

## Strong telemetry-driven detection
Visibility Beyond Browser

## No

## Limited

## Yes
Policy Flexibility

## Low

## Rigid

## High
Institution-Specific Rules

## Limited

## Difficult

## Dynamic server-side orchestration
Real-Time Risk Scoring

## Basic

## Minimal

## Multi-channel ORS scoring
Human Review Workflow

## Moderate

## Moderate

## Deep Proview integration
Scalability for Large Exams

## High

## Operationally difficult

## High
Helpdesk Dependency

## Moderate

## Very high

## Reduced operational friction
Parent / Student Usability

## Good

## Often poor

## Optimized for lower anxiety
Campus Recruitment Suitability

## Weak against AI cheating

## Operationally heavy

## Strong balance of integrity + usability
Entrance Exam Suitability

## Good UX but weaker integrity

## High friction for students

## Balanced integrity-first model
Works Well on BYOD Systems

## Yes

## Often problematic

## Yes
Dependency on Machine Lockdown

## No

## Very high

## No
Centralized Risk Engine

## Rare

## Minimal

## Core architecture
AI-Era Readiness

## Low

## Medium

## High
Privacy Positioning

## Good

## Often questioned

## Privacy-conscious by design
Long-Term Industry Direction

## Limited

## Aging architecture

## Future-oriented integrity framework
Best Use Case

## Low-stakes assessments

## Highly controlled exams

## Modern scalable online assessments

### 99%
Stop Trusting Only What the Webcam Can See.
Privacy And Data Handling
## What SIA Sees

- Names of running executable processes (e.g. **anydesk.exe, teams.exe**)- Number of displays connected to the computer- Technical characteristics of overlay windows — never their content- A confidence score and timestamp for each signal
### What SIA Will Never See
- Screenshots or screen recordings- File names, folder contents, or browser history- Personal documents, emails or communications- Microphone or camera inputBrowser-only proctoring shows you about a third of what's happening on a student's machine. Let's fix that.

Have Any Questions on Minds!
## Frequently Asked Questions

Our Frequently Asked Questions section is designed to help you get clarity before starting your project curious about pricing, revisions

### Q1. What is System Integrity Agent (SIA)?

A1. System Integrity Agent (SIA) is a lightweight, privacy-first program that monitors the device during online exams to detect remote-access tools, screen-sharing applications, hidden monitors, and overlay windows that traditional proctoring solutions may miss.

### Q2. What types of cheating can SIA detect?

A2. SIA can detect remote-access software such as AnyDesk and TeamViewer, screen-sharing and recording tools like OBS Studio and Discord screen-share, additional monitors, and transparent overlay windows used to display answers during exams.

### Q3. Does SIA collect personal data or record student activity?

A3. No. SIA does not capture screenshots, screen recordings, browser history, file contents, emails, communications, microphone input, or camera input. It only collects limited technical signals needed to identify integrity risks.

### Q4. How does SIA work during an exam?

A4. SIA runs silently in the background, performing an encrypted system check every five seconds. Any detected integrity signals are reported for review, and alerts are evaluated by humans rather than automatically penalizing students.

### Q5. What happens to SIA after the exam ends?

A5. Once the exam is submitted, SIA sends its final report, stops monitoring, and automatically deletes itself. No background services, registry entries, or leftover files remain on the student's device.

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