Parental Filter for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffJuly 20, 2009

Blocking porn may be this application's target, but it seems to arrest online access all around.

Parental Filter uses Allow and Ban lists to stop pornographic Web sites from loading on your PC. Its interface is straightforward, though it's crude and could stand some sprucing up. Initiating the program's filters is pretty effortless; simply click a button to enable either list. The control lists are kept in Notepad files for you to add or delete entries. Parental Filter uses IPs rather than domain names to sort out porn sites so as not to miss any associated links. A gargantuan list of banned IPs is included in the program.

Surfing was pretty taxing while this application was in effect, though. Page after page of clean sites had difficulty loading and eventually produced error messages. Once we disabled the ban list, the trouble ceased. Parental Filter guards your configurations with a user-defined password, although we were able to uninstall the app without it. We would like a few more parental control features, but that's the least of this program's problems. Free, yes, but unless you want to bar Internet access altogether, you'll need a program that isn't this severe.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: December 11, 2006

Latest update: July 20, 2009

Version: 3

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows ME
Windows 10
Windows NT
Windows 95
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows 98

Additional Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server

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Total Downloads: 204,113

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

2.8/5

40 User Votes

DON'T EVEN THINK OF CLICKING THAT DOWNLOAD BUTTON
javier-leanosJune 21, 2009
Pros
NONE!!!!!!!!
Cons
it doesn't block anything and it doesn't give you enough options
Summary
it is terrible just remove it from this site
i want to block porn sites totally,help...........
internet98August 3, 2008
Pros
i am glad there is help for parents.
Cons
Summary
slows cable internet down to slower than dial up speed
gigi0014February 18, 2008
Pros
Cons
slows cable internet down to slower than dial up speed
Summary
dav gloverNovember 7, 2007
Pros
It was every easy to install.
Cons
Summary
Enough Cheese To Start A Pizza Parlor!
ToulinwoekMarch 8, 2007
Pros
It blocks sites containing objectionable content, redirecting the browser to a page on the publisher's web site (or a site or sites of your choosing), where you're presented with encouraging messages.
Cons
It's about as unintuitive as it can be. It blocks sites without telling you why, or what on the pages caused the block. Of course, on some sites it's obvious, but it blocked one page because of a news article that was simply providing advice to fathers about how to raise their daughters. Apparently, it saw "Dads" and "Daughters" in the same sentence and assumed the worst! It also blocked a couple of sites that were just file download sites (like, well, download.com!). The only thing I could find on one blocked page (had to terminate the program first) was a program named "Crazy Stuff" Other than that, it blocks sites seemingly at random with no explanation. This is no good. It's supposed to enhance your browsing by blocking objectionable stuff, not degrade your browsing experience. <p>It's a free program, so in this case, you get what you pay for. Programs like this give free software a bad name.
Summary
this thing is a menace
Valor_00December 17, 2006
Pros
000000 nothing
Cons
it totally shutdown internet activity it wouldn't even allow its self to go to it own website
Summary
It blocks Porn well, but some legitimate sites too.
KurkuleezNovember 7, 2006
Pros
It blocks porn, and etc very well. I was impressed initially until the program started blocking sites for guitar tablature, and other legitimate sites it should not have blocked.
Cons
It blocks porn, and etc very well. I was impressed initially until the program started blocking sites for guitar tablature, and other legitimate sites it should not have blocked. When I went to uninstall it, It would tell me it could not due to the program running, even starting in safe mode did not work. <p>DONÃ¢Â€Â™T TRY THIS AT HOME unless you are brave <p> <p>Instructions for removal: <p> <p>Click start button <p>Click run <p>Type regedit <p>When the regedit window opens click edit at the top <p>Click find <p>Type parental filter into the space provided <p>As the search assistant locates files related to parental filter in your registry delete them, then click edit again and Ã¢Â€Âœfind nextÃ¢Â€Â <p>Continue until all files are deleted from registry then reboot in safe mode (if you donÃ¢Â€Â™t know what safe mode is, type it into Google and figure it out) <p>When in safe mode click Control +ALT + Delete <p>When the windows task manager window pops up click processes, then locate parental filter and click (end process) <p> <p>Now use the uninstall feature in add/remove programs and then reboot, you should be rid of the program.
Summary
It is simpley and strongly
buzmavi72September 28, 2006
Pros
You dont want any other.
Cons
Summary
COULDN'T ASK FOR BETTER ! THANKS :)
glamourfreshSeptember 21, 2006
Pros
despite the negative review, i decided to try it. (and thank god i did). Extreemly flexible, simple, easy to use, modifiable, can be password protected, you can decide which sites you want to allow and which you don't, you can have it even block sites based on the words they contain. For those who are looking for a user friendly filtering program, i recommend it. I guess the negative reviewers had a hidden agenda. But the best part of it is its even FREE !!!
Cons
will take some time to set it up the first time to your own liking, but once done, it works like magic !
Summary
IT SUCKS !!!!! I had to restore my computer
chillynJuly 21, 2006
Pros
NOTHING !!!!
Cons
I would not advise ANYONE to download this- Once I downloaded it I could not stay within a site without having to log back in over and over and these sites WERE NOT PORN sites- I tried to UNINSTALL and could not- After dealing with this for over 2 hours- I then had to restore my computer- DOWNLOAD AT YOUR OWN RISK-
Summary

Developer’s Description

By NWSP Software Design

Protect your kids from getting to adult sites while surfing the Net.

Parental Filter is a freeware porn blocker. It specializes in blocking porno Web sites nothing more, nothing less. Sometimes kids come over your house and they say can we go in the Internet, and you think what if porno sites start popping up. This software stops that from happening. Version 3 includes unspecified updates.