The SoftPerfect Personal Firewall is a free network firewall designed to protect your PC against attacks from the Internet or via a local area network. SoftPerfect Personal Firewall offers customizable security using user-defined rules for packet filtering.
To put it simply, like other firewalls, it blocks malicious intruders and software from attacking your computer or sending out data without your permission. Compare to Zone Alarm, Norton, or McAfee.
"SaferSpace is a very simple program that will keep your children from accessing the popular MySpace website. SaferSpace keeps a close eye on your computer and whenever a user tries to access the MySpace website SaferSpace will immediately deny access to the MySpace website."
ScrubIT is a DNS server that regulates what comes to your computer. To put it simply, once you are set up with ScrubIT, no one can access pornography or malicious content from your home computer(s). This is NOT a browser replacement or utility that your kids will turn off or go around when you aren't watching. It truly gives you peace of mind that your kids wont have access to adult sites. ScrubIT is a service that disallows mature content at the server level before it can even be sent to your computer. The website explains how to easily set it up whether you have a router or direct connection. ScrubIT even automatically corrects most domain misspellings.
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IMSafer monitors your child's Instant Messenger conversations and notifies you by email if messages involve content that may not be healthy. This is not just a vulgarity filter, it runs through an analysis engine that is looking for content that resembles how predators initiate contact or maintain relationships with your children online. While still maintaining your child's privacy, it is always watching for warning signs. There is an explanation of how it works and what it does here.
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