Browse Secure for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffJuly 24, 2015

Awkward to navigate from start to finish, this free browser's promise to apply restrictions to specific Web sites wasn't fulfilled.

Browse Secure prompts you for a password before you enter the program, but offers no direction on what to enter. It was only by accident that we figured out to enter the default user id. We were bombarded with configurations options, but without seeing the rest of the program, we had no idea what they meant. The user interface is pretty bland, but the command buttons were recognizable. The administrator settings let you decide whether you want to block sites or allow access only to user-specified URLs. With the second option, we were denied access to all Web sites, including the sites on our white list. We also kept receiving script error messages along the way.

Ironically, we were restricted from accessing the publisher's own help page, and the Windows Help feature is unavailable to Vista users. This browser wasn't worth our time and it isn't worth yours. Keep looking for a more functional browser.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: January 24, 2009

Latest update: July 24, 2015

Version: 3.13

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

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

Additional Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista

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Total Downloads: 1,024

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

4/5

1 User Votes

Great Software
software-bunnyApril 21, 2009
Pros
Completely free software that provides all the functionality you need from a standard web browser, as well as a few extra's. The options page gives you sooo much customization over it's functionality, look and feel.
Cons
If you don't like Internet Explorer, then this isn't the software for you, as it's is based on IE. The FP tool has room for improvement, so if your looking at using this software to protect your kids from nasty web sites, there are ways around it!
Summary
This is a great web browser in terms of features, and they really do work well, as long as your prepared to spend time configuring them. This browser would be especially useful in a more business environment, where you can provide all your users with a default list of web sites, or in a more secure environment, where you might want to restrict users to a specific web sites. You can even enable "Requests", which allows a user to request access to a particular web site. An administrator can then approve or deny these requests. The password screen when we first installed Browse Secure was a little confusing, so if you decide to download this software, the password is blank. We contacted Mad-Monkey via their "Contact Us" page, and were amazed at how quickly and helpful they responded. Some of our concerns were quickly addressed, and were told that this password screen would not be appearing in the next release (v3.20).

Developer’s Description

Browse the Internet and administer Web sites access.