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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: July 01, 2008
- Total Downloads: 16,538
- Downloads last week: 145
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 17 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This application blocks pornographic images from loading on your system although some lewd material still seeps through its mechanisms. PicBlocks doesn't use keywords to block URLs based on content so parents be warned: offensive terms and text are viewable. PicBlock's standard interface allows you to adjust its restriction levels from mild to normal to strict, but strangely enough no clarification is given as to what each level permits and prohibits. You can choose to display a pop-up notification from the system tray, a prompt, or a simple blink from the tray each time a site with porn images is loading. A hot-key combo can be used to unblock Web sites you'd like to gain full access to and PicBlock will automatically place the URL on your safe list for future visits. While some images were blurred out of sight, it didn't obscure every vulgar image on several Web pages, even at its strictest configuration during testing. Although free, we can't readily recommend this program since offensive images and text may still be viewable by children.Publisher's description
From CinchWorks :Protect yourself and others from accidental or intentional exposure to pornographic images on the Internet. PicBlock blocks pornographic images from displaying in any e-mail client or Web browser. Unlike traditional porn blocking tools that limit your choice of image search engine or rely on constantly outdated blacklists, PicBlock blocks porn by detecting flesh tones and suggestive shapes. To supplement objectionable image detection, PicBlock also detects sexually explicit keywords in multiple languages, resulting in a two-pronged approach to filtering out pornographic content.
Features include: - Detects objectionable images in Web pages- Supplemental filtering for objectionable words in dozens of languages- Facial recognition helps reduce false positives- Customizable filtering sensitivity levels - Administrator password to limit access to configuration menus, and enterprise installation options. Version 3 enhances PicBlock's filtering capabilities by adding shape detection.
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Version 3 enhances PicBlock's filtering capabilities by adding shape detection.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 2.4 stars out of 17 votes
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Version: PicBlock 3
"Worked then crashed. Not worth the trouble."
Pros: Great idea and it worked initially. Blocked some non-pornographic pictures, but generally did block pornographic ones.
Cons: Began to fail at startup, both on XP SP2 and Vista Home Premium. Worse yet, even after supposedly closing the application (an option once the error occurred), it caused Windows Explorer to close repeatedly, again under both OSs. Bottom line: Not worth the trouble.
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Version: PicBlock 3
Pros: good I like it
Cons: good I like it
Summary: good/great
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Version: PicBlock 3
"Great idea too long in coming."
Pros: FREE and Easy to setup and configure
Cons: Lack of recognition of pornographic images , and false positives
Summary: PicBlock 3 is a great idea which, on the face of it, should be a solution to web pages with pornograghic content. It is simple to install and use and the setup options are easy to understand but, it falls flat on its face when it comes to pornograp... read more >>
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Version: PicBlock 3
"Good general picture blocker."
Pros: Generally worked.
Cons: Not always effective.
Summary: It did not seem to work well on certain web sites.
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Version: PicBlock 3
"WARNING! MALWARE! DO NOT INSTALL!"
Pros: Nice concept...
Cons: Would not install properly, even with security apps disabled. Lots of error messages. Attempting to uninstall kills internet access, System Restore, and Safe Mode! Computer functions slowed by over 1000 percent! No response from tech support.
Summary: DON"T RISK THE STABILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY OF YOUR SYSTEM!
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