Monitoring and Filtering Solutions
The following products and services are not necessary endorsed by this site or partner organizations. Rather, they are shared here as a starting point for you to investigate and study what tools are available for parents in the search to protect their children while online.
- K9 Web Protection System
K9 Web Protection is a free Internet filtering and control solution for the home. K9 puts YOU in control of the Internet so you can protect your kids.
- McGruff Safeguard Monitoring System
McGruff SafeGuard goes way beyond typical website blocking services. Safegyard helps you see and understand exactly what your kids are doing on the Internet and who they are doing it with, not just where they are going.
- AVG Anti-virus software
Basic antivirus and antispyware protection for Windows available to download for free. Limited features, no support, for private and non-commercial use only. Free updates are also available.
- PcTools Personal Firewall
Easy-to-use personal firewall for Windows® that helps protect your privacy by preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer through a network or the Internet.
- PcTools Threat Fire Scanner
Continually protects your PC against attacks by detecting malicious behavior, such as capturing your keystrokes or stealing your data, instead of only looking for known threats like normal antivirus software.
- CCleaner
Removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history, cookies, logs,etc. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner.
- MalwareBytes
Identify and remove malicious software from your computer. When your computer becomes infected, Malwarebytes can provide the needed assistance to remove the infection and restore the machine back to optimum performance.
- Sentry Lite
Sentry Lite is free Internet monitoring software that offers parents and computer administrators the ability to monitor both sides of instant message conversations, Web sites visited and remain completely stealth in the process.
- Webwatcher
- ikeepsafe
iKeepSafe educational resources teach children of all ages in a fun, age-appropriate way, the basic rules of Internet safety, ethics, and the healthy use of connected technologies.
- Cyber Patrol
Internet safety software
- PC TattleTale
parental control and monitoring software
- IamBigBrother
Internet monitoring software
- MySpaceWatch.com
(Free version) Monitor myspace accounts
- Internet Explorer Content Advisor
info (free with browser)
- Naomi Family Safe Internet
(Freeware)
- Safersafe
(Freeware- Beta version)
Blocks youth from accessing myspace website and logs attempts to do so.
- Bumper Car (Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher)
A browser for kids. It offers content control and customization features for concerned educators and parents on the Macintosh.
- Pure Mac (Mac OS software portal)
A portal to various parental control solutions for the Macintosh operating system