Top 4 free Parental control software

Top free software to prevent our children from viewing adult sites

Parental control software enables parents to limit what their children see on the internet, select what programs they use and monitor all their online activity.

Although there is not a single solution as all the parental control programs either over- block or under – block. While selecting the parental control program it is necessary to keep checking its drawbacks and shortcomings as the children are tech-savvy and they come up with different ways to break the control on their online activity.

There are various free software available if you are looking for parental filtering software, among them the top four that I found are:

1) open DNS

2) K9 web protection

3) B Gone – Safe Families

4) File sharing sentinel

1) open DNS is available on www.opendns.com it is the world’s leading provider of internet navigation and security. It makes the system safer and more reliable without the cost and complexity. Key features include

· Web content filtering- it has more than 50 categories of content filtering.

· Ultra reliable and globally distributed network

· Easy to use for families, schools and businesses

You control everything from their website where they keep a log of every webpage the members has seen, although it is very easy to install, you just type the DNS servers into your router and automatically every Wired and Wireless PC will have internet access monitoring in just seconds, If you don’t want to use it on certain pcs, you just change the DNS servers on it, if you dont have a router you just change it on each computer, regardless of the operating system.

Here is a great video that shows you how to configure it on your home

open DNS

2) K9 Web Protection is available on www.k9webprotection.com it is one of the top internet filtering program that provides a family safe internet experience where you can control the content that enters your home. The key features included

· It blocks 60 content categories- these categories are stored in the master database and if a web site fall into one of these categories the system configuration block or allow specific categories

· Time restriction – enables you to restrict the time of the day internet can be used in your home.

· Blocking effects – the program has a feature that it plays a bark when someone tries to access the blocked site.

· Web search option- it offers the option of enforcing the use of google search.

· View reports – it allows you to view the reports of the internet activity.

3) B Gone is content filter for parents or anyone who want to keep their internet experience pleasant. The key features include

· This software allows you to block sites, based on the keywords

· The program is password protected.

· It also prevents the pop ups appearing when entering or exiting certain sites.

· It can also be used to prevent someone accessing a certain website or a group of websites.

4) File sharing sentinel is available on www.akidthaine.com . It is one of the top free software for parental protection. The key features include

· It prevents spy ware from installing on your computer. A spy ware cause your computer to run slow, they monitor your surfing habits and report back to the advisors who produce pop ups.

· It provides password protection

· It has no trial time limits or banner ads

· It is user friendly- it is easy to install and use

Thus there are plenty of options available for parental control and comparing the features the best can be chosen. Not only installing the software but it is also necessary to keep checking the reliability of the software installed and if the child has devised some means to counter the software protection.

Thus by installing a good software and keeping an open eye we can keep on checking the Internet usage by our children and make it a healthy and pleasant experience.

Let us know if there are more out there, leave a comment.