Can anyone recomend a good SW product for blocking Porn/ Sex sites. This is a PC for my 7 yr old daughter I don't even want to think of all the bad people out there. What are " spoofeers" useing to protect thier PC's ?
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One place that has been around for a long time is http://www.netnanny.com/. I have never personaly used them, but I have heard good reviews.
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I'd find it hard to believe that this would even be an issue. Are you saying that she might try to navigate to it on purpose or are you worried that pop-ups etc. might bring the unwanted content to her?
A couple things I can recommend...
Make sure the computer is clean of spyware and adware and it has adaquate protection. Microsoft AntiSpyware is fairly decent, it's what I've been using with my clients lately, because it has realtime protection and some other features. Spybot and Ad-aware do the job nicely too. A lot of times it's the spyware and adware that's bringing the unwanted content in, and without realtime protection, your daughter might click away and bring the stuff in. Believe me, it happens even with the elderly people I train who get their first computers. If someone doesn't know what they're clicking, you'll get into a mess quickly.
Second, there are some proxies out there that are meant to only allow decent sites to pass through. They just block out all the sites that are registered in their list and allow the good sites to pass through. You actually configure your browser for a proxy and all the pages have to filter through that first. That could be an even better, and free option compared to net filtering software.
I haven't really used net filtering at all (I'm 16 myself and I've been setting up my family's computers for as long as I can remember) but those are a couple suggestions I can give you.
Good luck!
A couple things I can recommend...
Make sure the computer is clean of spyware and adware and it has adaquate protection. Microsoft AntiSpyware is fairly decent, it's what I've been using with my clients lately, because it has realtime protection and some other features. Spybot and Ad-aware do the job nicely too. A lot of times it's the spyware and adware that's bringing the unwanted content in, and without realtime protection, your daughter might click away and bring the stuff in. Believe me, it happens even with the elderly people I train who get their first computers. If someone doesn't know what they're clicking, you'll get into a mess quickly.
Second, there are some proxies out there that are meant to only allow decent sites to pass through. They just block out all the sites that are registered in their list and allow the good sites to pass through. You actually configure your browser for a proxy and all the pages have to filter through that first. That could be an even better, and free option compared to net filtering software.
I haven't really used net filtering at all (I'm 16 myself and I've been setting up my family's computers for as long as I can remember) but those are a couple suggestions I can give you.
Good luck!
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Not sure if this is a route you wish to take, but it will work well. I use this to block alot of things I am tired of seeing. 
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm -- What, how and where
http://remember.mine.nu/ -- There are downloads here that contain lists of porn host files you can input
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm -- What, how and where
http://remember.mine.nu/ -- There are downloads here that contain lists of porn host files you can input
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do you have a router? if so, some routers such as netgear's allow you to block those kind of sites before they even enter your home network. you can even set it to email you when someone on the network tries to access such a site. check it out in your manual.