Kids Security?

tipo

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McLovin said:
MRF71 said:
Ofcourse a Trend product :p
Seriously, k9 is probably just as good or better and it's free :D

Might cost, but it's very very effective. :)

i`m with mrf71 on this. why would one pay for something that has a free alternative?:angel:
 

McLovin

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tipo said:
i`m with mrf71 on this. why would one pay for something that has a free alternative?:angel:

Done, the a lot of testing on this and works really well.
 

GabiCRX

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You can try Bitdefender Parental Control:
http://www.bitdefender.com/media/html/parental-control/
Or you can try Norton DNS or Open DNS !
 

Ink

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It says you need BitDefender AV 2013 for the Parental Control.
 

Jack

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If I were to setup a computer for a kid I would most likely go with a virtualization application.
Here is a quick setup for a kid : Avast 7 Free + BufferZone Pro + Norton DNS (You can setup the parental controls with this DNS) ... a Limited user account would be a good option while it can be annoying sometimes,it's definitely a solid layer of protection.
Here is BufferZone at work:


Other products that can be run with Avast Free would be GessWall or Returnil both have free versions which can be used... nevertheless I still like BufferZone Pro better:D
I've tried to suggest a free security setup however if you have a 32bit system and some money to spare , DefenseWall or ShadowDefender are also great options.
 
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Littlebits

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May 3, 2011
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You can get free parental control from Microsoft with "Windows Live Family Safety" and it is one of the best available.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/parental-controls

How to setup Parental Controls with Microsoft- http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Set-up-Parental-Controls

Windows Live Family Safety is a part of the Windows Live Essentials package. You can get it from Windows Updates or manually download and install from this Link

Enjoy!!:D
 
P

Plexx

One thing about BufferZone, at least on their last version when I tested, under the firewall settings they had by default deny any connection. I couldn't get any browser to work. Moving the rule down would work (no need for restart).

BufferZone is actually a decent program:)
 

McLovin

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GabiCRX said:
You can try Bitdefender Parental Control:
http://www.bitdefender.com/media/html/parental-control/
Or you can try Norton DNS or Open DNS !

By the sounds of that it's similar to Trend Micro Online Guardian for Families.
 

Ink

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I found this
http://www.actionalert.com/free-parental-control.aspx
 
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Plexx

Could someone show me a screenshot of the processes of K9 as well as an example of a blocked site? Thinking of recommending this to a family member.
 

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