Parental Control Software Review

Parental Control Software ReviewParental control software is a term for software designed and optimized for controlling what content is permitted to a reader, especially when it is used to restrict material delivered over the Web. Parental control software determines what content will be available. Parental controls fall into roughly four categories, content filters, which limit access to age-appropriate content, usage controls, which constrain the usage of these devices such as placing time-limits on usage or forbidding certain types of usage, computer usage management tools, which allow parents to enforce learning time into child computing time, and monitoring , which can track location and activity when using the devices.

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Our Rating
Filtering Algorithm
Object Analysis Yes No No No Yes Yes No No
URL Based Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Keyword Based Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Dynamic Categorization Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Filtering Capabilities
Editable Filter List Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Chat Filtering Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Chat Monitoring Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Chat Blocking Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
Social Network Reporting Yes No Yes No No No No No
Social Network Filtering Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes
Newsgroup Blocking Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
IM Port Blocking Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
P2P Blocking Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
FTP Blocking Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Customizable Port Blocking No Yes No No No No No No
eMail Filtering Yes Yes No No Yes No No No
eMail Blocking Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Popup Blocking No Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Predator Blocking Yes Yes No No Yes No No No
Personal Information Blocking No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
PC Game Blocking Yes No No No Yes No No No
Reporting Capabilities
Remote Reporting Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Notification Alerts by eMail Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Log Reports Sent by eMail Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No
Summary History Reporting Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Detailed History Reporting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Logging of Security Violations Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No
Management Capablilities
Individual User Profile Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Password Controls Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote Management Yes Yes No Yes No No No No
Stealth Options Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Other Features
Immediate Overriding of Blocks Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Warnings, Not Just Blocking Yes No No Yes Yes No No No
Daily Time Limit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Negligible Surfing Time Impacts Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Updated URL / Filtering Rules Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Blocking Sensitivy Settings Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No
Supported Operating Sytems
Windows 7 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Windows Vista Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows XP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows 2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tech Support
Phone Support Yes No No No No No Yes Yes
Email Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Forums No No No No No No No No
Knowlegde Base Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Purchase
Price Buy
$39.99		 Buy
$24.95		 Buy
$49.95		 Buy
$39.95		 Buy
$29.50		 Buy
$39.99		 Buy
$49.99		 Buy
$69.95
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