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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: February 25, 2009
- Total Downloads: 192,787
- Downloads last week: 1,020
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 209 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
For a free Internet filter, K9 Web Blocker does its job well, providing a broad collection of options for customizing your remote Web supervision needs.
To run the program, you must register on the Web site to get the free activation code. The control panel is accessible only through the Internet. Uninstalling requires removing the app from the Task Manager, then using its password to delete it from the Windows Control Panel, and finally, rebooting. Because the password gets sent to the e-mail account of the person who registered the program, it's possible that an enterprising user could disable K9 on a shared computer.
Despite those drawbacks, K9 comes with a handful or so of predesigned filters and an option to customize. With more than 50 categories for organizing Web sites, and the keyword-free proprietary K9 rating system, the Web monitoring and blocking aspects of the software functioned well. K9 also has categories for blocking sites that have been detected as potential malware threats. Equally impressive, and a little bit scary, was the log that detailed not just blocked Web sites but also every Web site visited.
K9 Web Blocker is a good, free program for those who are concerned solely with Web surfing, but the lack of a chatware filter leaves some holes for predation.
Publisher's description
From Blue Coat Systems :K9 Web Protection is easy-to-use Parental Control and Internet filtering software that helps parents protect their children online. K9 Web Protection has the ability to block adult, porn and other offensive content, prevent spyware infections, and monitor visited sites on any Internet access connection (AOL, MSN, Yahoo, Earthlink). Based on commercial-grade Web filtering controls from Blue Coat Systems, K9 Web Protection is unique among content filters and it is free for home use. K9 can be configured as a porn blocker, a spyware stopper, a gambling filter or various other configurations based on our over 69 Web categories.
Version 4.0.288 adds HTTPS filtering and expanded safe search capability.
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Version 4.0.288 adds HTTPS filtering and expanded safe search capability.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 209 votes
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Version: K9 Web Protection 4.0.288
"A very user friendly, effective program."
Pros: Easy to use. Excellent blocking features and flexibility.
Cons: Must be online to access features.
Summary: I don't think you can get a better program at any price. I am very happy with it and highly recommend it.
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Version: K9 Web Protection 4.0.288
Pros: Block nefarious websites with excellence
Allows the user to track users activity
Lets the user choose the categories to be blocked
Interface is cute and really easy to useCons: It asks for the password a lot when in the administration screen
Summary: It's a lovely program that's free and does what it's supposed to. I highly recommend it to anyone! ^.^
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Version: K9 Web Protection 4.0.288
Pros: Catches most categories and blocks almost all unwanted sites including web searches.
Cons: Takes over your web browsing and barks even when you are viewing innocent sites.
Summary: A must have for every home. Difficult to hack and works with every web browser. You don't need a new version with each web browser.
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Version: K9 Web Protection 4.0.288
"Excellent internet filtering!!!"
Pros: You can choose catergories to suit the childs limitation eg. Games, pornographic images.
prevents malware, add website exceptions and blocks, url keywords, tells you what catergories the child has been trying to access.
Completely FREE!!!Cons: Internet based, you must make an account on K9
http://www1.k9webprotection.com/
Asks for password more than neededSummary: A very good FREE internet filter, it can suit children to teenagers or even in the workplace or at schools!!!
It will help you prevent your children from access inaproppriate material -
Version: K9 Web Protection 4.0.288
Pros: Lets me know when a website is un-safe
Cons: Sometimes blockes me when not needed
Summary: Received with software when I purchased my computer, glad to have it
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