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Blocking out sites

BillieTheBotBillieTheBot Posts: 8,721 Bot
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Is there any way that can block my dad from going on websites of, shall we say, an adult nature without him knowing? Because its slowly but surely knackering my pc with the adware/spyware/malware we get from them. Because I was the one who put the computer into areas in down as the administrator and can access all of the pc, so I was wondering if I can do this to try and put a stop to it.

And I have asked him to stop it and he said no. So I think I need a better solution.

Any help would be appreciated :)
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    JsTJsT Posts: 18,268 Skive's The Limit
    Control Panel > Internet Options > Content. Would be a start but can block innocent sites too.
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Originally posted by JsT
    Control Panel > Internet Options > Content. Would be a start but can block innocent sites too.
    lorl! Sorry I laughed, but someone using parental controls for their parent isn't something you hear every day!

    Anyway, if the way described above isn't perfect (I've never tried it), you can find some programs at www.download.com . Try searching for "parental control", "block sites" etc.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    just change the default browser to firefox ro something, so at least it download without consent
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by wheresmyplacebo
    just change the default browser to firefox ro something, so at least it download without consent

    I dont understand :|
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    How amusing.

    Yes, your best bet is going to be content control/ parental controls or a firewall with an internet filter.

    Do a google.

    By the way if you are admin on the box and he just has a "restricted user" account then nothing should be able to install itself.

    Oh, and set high security settings for the internet zone.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Don't forget to add "Freeware" to the search if you want something for free. Be wary though, some freeware is sometimes just shareware with limits, or sometimes it has some spyware/adware built in. Shouldn't take too much effort to figure out if it's good Freeware or not by doing a search, or using something like Spybot Search & Destroy, and AdAware.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by MoonShiner
    I dont understand :|

    You mentioned it in your opening post - Spyware and malware. If IE browses on a porno site, the code on that site can take advantage of IE's weakneses and install spyware without your consent.

    Without getting too technical, Firefox (as mentioned by Placebo) and Mozilla doesn't have those weakneses. Mozilla/Firefox can also block pop-ups.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Thanks for suggestions people...Ive changed setting etc and am going to see how that goes. Meanwhile, Ill be thinking of an excuse as to why he cant get on these sites without actually telling him :chin:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    don't forget to keep up to date with IE security updates, boring but helps a lot

    is it jst me or is spyware / virus infection getting overwhelming?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by Jim V
    don't forget to keep up to date with IE security updates, boring but helps a lot

    is it jst me or is spyware / virus infection getting overwhelming?

    I wouldn't know :confused: I use firefox. Not foolproof but :p better than IE by miles!
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Originally posted by TheShyBoyInTheCorner
    I wouldn't know :confused: I use firefox. Not foolproof but :p better than IE by miles!
    Same here. I hadn't used an antivirus program in more than 3 years, and when I finally got one, it only found one infected file. Do you think it's simply because I don't use IE? If that's so, why do so many people still use it?
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