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K9 Web Protection Review

By on April 23, 2010 in My Tools, Video Reviews

Last night I reviewed K9 Web Protection – a free web filter that’s free and easy for parents to install and use.  Check out the K9 Web Protection Review:

Here are the K9 Features that I really like:

  • 69 categories
  • no database download needed, queries web service
  • caches websites ensuring your internet access is as fast as possible
  • can force users to use safesearch
  • night guard allows parents to shutdown internet access from for example 10pm – 7 am.
  • logs tell parents if website were blocked
  • very low system requirements
  • supports IE, Safari and Firefox
  • now supports 64-bit
  • you can create a custom protection level (custom cats)
  • can block ssl based sites
  • you can block websites based on keywords in the URL
  • make your computer “bark” when a website is blocked
  • works in safemode
  • works even if you kill the process
  • uninstall requires a password
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  • OtakuWrath

    would someone be able to use a tool like rkill to terminate the k9 process?

  • Pingu

    Hey, Matt, could you do a review on how well it protects against malicious links like you normally do with antivirus software? I think its awsome at that!

  • Ted

    Matt,

    You can get an appliance with Blue Coat. It will cost you though.

    A Zyxel Zywall 2 Plus with content filter. The Zywall has a killer backend. Almost enterprise quality. Free firmware updates for the life of the product.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833181021

    Content filter is subscription based $ 68 year. I buy my subscription at ProAdvantage Electronic Super Store.

    K9 looks as it maybe the same thing with better added controls then my router based filter, same categories as mine. I have no https filter.

    I also run Untangle Server in bridge mode on my Atom 330 with their open source filter.

    http://www.untangle.com/

    .

  • Pete

    @Dieselman
    Just so you know there is an option to block spyware/malware sources, as well as phishing websites. Although I will agree that it isn’t a true tool to help block malware.

  • Sheen

    This free software is awesome, Will deploy on clients PC’s. Thanks Matt!

  • Ted

    Why did my post get smoked? Can’t you link to items? How lame is that.

  • Ted

    Sorry, there it is. iPad did not render it the first time.

  • nick

    you can also do malwarebytes pro with k-9 web and that well be the best browser filler for the browser

  • Ted

    Dieselman,

    In Matts video it stated that K9 used 20- 30 whatever it stated categories to block. My Bluecoat on my Zyxel blocks malware/spyware sites as does my Untangle server. I think they use the same categories for K9 as my Blucoat Zyxel, therefor I think K9 does block known malware sites.

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  • Dieselman

    Its blocking the terminology. Not the site.

  • Ted

    No, my Zyxel Bluecoat the site. I would think the K9 would do the same.

    It appears they use the words “block dangerous sites” meaning malware/spyware sites.

    http://www.bluecoat.com/products/k9web

    and here in a review ” block sites”

    http://www.pcw.co.uk/computeractive/downloads/2156612/k9-web-protection

    It never lets you get to the site.

  • malwarekilla

    @Ted – thanks Ted, I’ll check that out.

  • malwarekilla

    @Pingu – If I had more of that precious thing called “time” I’d review every app on the planet. I’m sure it’s decent at blocking known malicious websites.

  • Anthony Tilelli

    Mr Mrizos you should try the opendns.com site it is a on line service it can be configured to protect 1 to a larger number of pc there is a free and paid version, i also feel it has speed up my Internet browsing experience. finally doesn’t vista and 7 come with a Internet filtering feature

  • Ted

    @Anthony

    Opendns and Bluecoat/K9 work together very closely and share database info so you get them all when you have one of them. I wonder if one owns the other?

  • Nick

    Not a parent, but I use K9 to block malware along with Vipre 4. It also has a category to block adverts which is just awesome.

  • britt

    the k9 thing is bullcrap i stuffed my whole computer dont get it!!!!


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