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I was just looking at the Internet filters and there are none that are free. Can anyone recommend a cheap/ free one that is reliable?
Thanks in advance.
Gemaras are also expensive.
K9 / K9webprotection is a free Internet filter. They are made by Bluecoat, which is their commercial product, which is used in enterprise/corporate environments.
It’s customizable to block web sites in more than 70 categories, force SafeSearch on all major search engines, set time restrictions,
Configure custom lists for “always allow” and “always block”
Override a web page block with password
Trust the enhanced anti-tampering, even children can’t break
View easy reports to monitor and control web activity
Real-time categorization of new adult and malicious sites
Best free parental controls software/internet filter available
Compatible with Windows or Mac machines
Unfortuately, nothing that is supposed to be kosher or Jewish is free. Yeshiva tuition, shul dues, food proprietors pay a fortunate to have their place kosher. And it’s all marketed through guilting the masses. Any challengers? K-9 is really not practical, it slows down computers. Would you download a virus?
@lakewhut almost every anti virus program has some form of filter program attached to it that is a free feature. Check the settings of your anti virus program. (I am assuming you are running a anti virus program. If you aren’t, it is in your best interests to get one unless you are using a Mac.)
why should it be free? was your computer free?is your internet connection free?
Windows Live Family Safety filter.
Pretty basic, haven’t used it in a long time, but I have installed it for people in the past and it’s quite good.
If you use Google Chrome, in the Chrome Web Store ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions ) they have many different options of free filters. BLOCKSI is my favorite as it can be customized. If you don’t have Google Chrome, search it; it’s easy to find.
The extensions in the store only work for Google Chrome but most people prefer it as a browser anyway.
I have K9 on my computers quite a while, and its wonderful! no slowdowns, simple to install, and its free!
K9 is free
We tried to download the K9 protection but every time we tried to download it a virus kept popping up and it slowed down the computer. Can anyone help me on that?
try opendns – it is the same thing that some of the frum filters use and it is free.
Download it from their own website or a reputable site like Cnet. Check your anti virus software settings.
K-9 won’t slow down your computer if you have enough memory. If you barely squeek by as it is with system memory then adding any filter will slow you down, unless you do your filtering at the router level (open dns for example).
K-9 won’t slow down your computer if you have enough memory. If you barely squeak by as it is with system memory then adding any filter will slow you down, unless you do your filtering at the router level (open dns for example).
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