CyberPatrol 7.6

As soon as you install CyberPatrol, it is obvious there is a wealth of filtering options available. As well as standard web filtering, the software can monitor instant-messaging programs, chat rooms and newsgroups. In all cases, you can choose between blocking access completely or blocking out words you deem unsuitable.

Easy configuration is the order of the day and different levels of filtering can be applied to different users, as existing Windows User Accounts are automatically detected and imported. For each user it is possible to place time restrictions on internet usage, as well as blocking or limiting access to certain programs. There are a number of pre-defined filters that can be applied to individual users or every computer user, which let you block access to potentially unsuitable sites falling into a variety of categories, such as sexually explicit material or sites related to gambling. You can also block or permit access to sites on an individual basis and compile a list of banned keywords. The system is not infallible, but it is one of the strongest available.

The keyword filtering extends to messaging programs and constant monitoring lets you keep an eye on users’ computing activities. We were pleased to see the filters were not over-zealous and seem able to determine the context of words that other filtering software would block without question.

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