- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/Me/2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: February 25, 2009
- Total Downloads: 200,434
- Downloads last week: 1,349
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 217 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 217 votes
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Version: K9 Web Protection 4.0.288
"Best parental filter I've tried yet!"
Pros: Very easy to use! When we tested it out, it blocked everything. It didn't interfere with his online games he likes like the vista parental controls did. I like the customizable levels of blocking.
Cons: None so far, but it would be nice to be able to access the internet data from other computers...Not really a con, though
Summary: Over all, I'm extremely pleased with K9. I think it's a very effective tool for keeping curious kids and pre-teens (and some husbands, lol) from accessing questionable internet content. A+ in my book!
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Version: K9 Web Protection 4.0.288
"The great parental filter i ever had..."
Pros: 1) It is free
2) Easy on you
3) Effective blocking and wide range of categories.Cons: I will be happy if they release a version for windows 7.
Summary: K9 ROCKS, NET NANNY, CYBERPATROL SUCK..
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Version: K9 Web Protection 4.0.288
"Great Parental Filter at Any Price!"
Pros: Versatile, Accurate, Fast, Feature Rich, User-Friendly are the first descriptives that come to mind to describe K-9 Filtering. Blue Coat has truly done parents worldwide a huge favor by offering this fine program.
Cons: No monitoring of other programs such as file-sharing or instant messaging.No User profiles. NOTE: Only the administrator of this program should have an "administrative profile" on the computer. Otherwise this program could be breached.
Summary: As I recall, it's filtering is based on the N2H2 system, which is notoriously accurate as to white and black listings. It also does "on the fly" filtering with ease. I've used this program about 3 years and I'm highly pleased.
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Version: K9 Web Protection 4.0.288
Pros: Realmete realiza bien su tabajo, cuando lo instalé lo puse a duras pruebas y realmente me dejó muy satisfecho
Cons: Cuando se le programa para bloquear todo internet a cierta hora, si se tiene una cuenta de Windows Live Messenger abierta antes de la hora programada, no bloquea a Messenger.
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Version: K9 Web Protection 4.0.288
"FANTASTIC...Does the job well."
Pros: Easy to install. FREE. Finds not just URLs, but text and photos and eliminates anything offensive. Even works in conjunction with Google.
Cons: Nothing that I can see...
Summary: Updated on Nov 29, 2009
UPDATE...!!
SORRY TO SAY, BUT AVOID!!!!
This software was working so well and in less than 24hrs it would not let me surf anything. I had to uninstall to save my internet.... read more >> - See all 36 user reviews Write review
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