Bit of a techy question here but does anyone know where can I find a list of websites to block: porn, viruss, nasty things etc. Only some little people will be around soon and I'd like to put my modems firewall to use, I've put in a few basics that I don't want them going on, MSN and the like, but I'm not sure where I can find a full list of nasty things I should block just in case they venture too far on the big ol http://www...
Ta muchly in advance.
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broadband cowboy
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A bit of a job blocking everything that way - far better to let spybot do it for you, download it - it's free - and it will automatically block those bad downloads based on it's database - but won't stop them getting on the site perhaps. Otherwise get some software like netnanny or similar which does the job- not really up on this as I don't have any little ones anymore - they're all big.
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We used to use DansGuardian software at work to block nasty pages. There was a database updated periodically with blocked sites, while others could be whitelisted to allow them through.
I remember an occasion where our Financial Director was very unhappy that he couldn't hit certain pages, and the IT man announced to the room that it was penis enlargement adverts which were causing the block.
It transpired they were banner adverts on the Financial Times site.
Ho ho.
I remember an occasion where our Financial Director was very unhappy that he couldn't hit certain pages, and the IT man announced to the room that it was penis enlargement adverts which were causing the block.
It transpired they were banner adverts on the Financial Times site.
Ho ho.
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broadband cowboy
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penis enlargement ads on the financial times website says it all , I think.....
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broadband cowboy
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tvf - financial times = chalk - cheese