How to effectivly block Porn sites ?

[No_Porn_Site_Visits_On_My_PC]

Hi, I want to block any porn sites to be visited from my
PC. I had set up the Content Advisor and Security Zones
but most Porn sites are still accessible.

I want to stop anyone on my PC to visit any Porn sites.
One user keeps going there and since he doesn't know a
thing about PCs, there's a bunch of stuffs that keeps
being installed on my PC or I get virus (I installed a
better anti-virus now).

It seams that if a site has no ratings or indicationg that
it's a porn site (from a computer's point of view), then
it's viewable.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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| Hi, I want to block any porn sites to be visited from my
| PC. I had set up the Content Advisor and Security Zones
| but most Porn sites are still accessible.
|
| I want to stop anyone on my PC to visit any Porn sites.
| One user keeps going there and since he doesn't know a
| thing about PCs, there's a bunch of stuffs that keeps
| being installed on my PC or I get virus (I installed a
| better anti-virus now).
|
| It seams that if a site has no ratings or indicationg that
| it's a porn site (from a computer's point of view), then
| it's viewable.
|

 

[Guest]

I have AdAware 6.0 (Free version) but it only scans for
stuffs that were left behind from a site's visit.

What you are suggesting also checks for stuffs left
behind ?

If so, that won't prevent anyone from visiting Porn sites
on my PC.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

If none of the other suggestions works, keep these users off your computer
entirely.

 

[D.Currie]

Hi, I want to block any porn sites to be visited from my
PC. I had set up the Content Advisor and Security Zones
but most Porn sites are still accessible.

I want to stop anyone on my PC to visit any Porn sites.
One user keeps going there and since he doesn't know a
thing about PCs, there's a bunch of stuffs that keeps
being installed on my PC or I get virus (I installed a
better anti-virus now).

It seams that if a site has no ratings or indicationg that
it's a porn site (from a computer's point of view), then
it's viewable.

You can look into third party programs that filter sites based on keywords,
etc. Net Nanny is one I've heard of, but I have no personal experience with
it.

The problem with any of those filters is that for them to be effective at
filtering all the porn, they'll also block a lot of very benign sites. So,
for example, you won't be able to retrieve a recipe for roast chicken
breast. Some also filter on visual content often based on skin-tone colors.
So you might end up filtering any sites that use a sand-colored background,
while porn sites with skewed colors will come through just fine.

Bottom line is that if someone is intent on getting into those sites,
they'll find a way in despite software controls because no matter what
blocker you use, there will be some things that sneak through. While at the
same time you'll be blocking a lot of very useful stuff.

There was one service that claimed that they used humans to decide which
sites were safe. I have no idea if they're still in business or what their
filtering criteria was.

Your best bet might be to search the web and see what's out there and try a
few programs out to see if they do what you want. The only other option is
monitoring computer use and perhaps consequences when porn appears on the
computer.

 

[Guest]

the human one was kinda scary. I heard but did not confirm
that they blocked a site that told how to bypass their
filter. Big brother... Id rather have the porn.

 

[Urza9814]

"It seams that if a site has no ratings or indicationg
that it's a porn site (from a computer's point of view),
then it's viewable."

I believe you can set it to block non-rated sites...I had
to set that up...er...for myself...due to the fact that I'm
13 and shouldn't be looking at that stuff... ...and it
blocked anything without a rating...REALLY annoying...

 

[D.Currie]

From what I understood, their plan was to block everything unless and until
they okay'd it. With the billions of sites out there, they'd be blocking a
lot of them just because they hadn't gotten around to looking at them.

 

[Guest]

Modify your host file on your computer located at C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc

http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/ explains how this process works.

I have seen hosts files that people have created specifically for adult sites. You will need to do a google search for this.