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The Internet has become one of the most powerful source of communication in this fast-changing world. However because of this fact, it has been taken advantage of by malicious perpetrators. The internet has become one of the sources of influencing children negatively by portraying it fashionable or ‘kool’ to become violent, ill-mannered and addicts. This has become a worry to many parents especially those who have home computers and internet connection.
With these arising issues came the development of security solutions to fight off every tactic a perpetrator has, be it malware, virus, worm, spam and the likes. Given all the names of security suites in the market, BitDefender 2010 is one of the best ones that offers all the vital protection including a feature where parents and guardians can control their children’s computer access. Parents can limit their children to sites they are allowed to visit and avoid opening those malicious, vulgar and bad influence sites.
If you already own BitDefender 2010 sit back and follow these instructions to setup the parental control feature.
1. Open BitDefender 2010
2. Click Settings located on the upper right corner.
3. Then switch to Expert mode.
4. Click on the Parental Control module
5. On the page, you’ll see all the accounts the computer has, click on the Modify button of the account that you want to apply a Parental Control on.
6. On the Parental Control window, you will see 5 different options that you can configure:
A.Web
• Allows you to create a list of blocked and allowed sites to be accessed to.
• Use the recommended list of blocked sites by BitDefender.
• To add a site on the list, just click on “+” button and enter the string like:
http://*sex*
http://*porn*
http://*cigars*
B. Applications
• Allows you to block access to certain programs
• To add an application on the list, just click on “+” button and browse to the executable file for that application.
C.Keywords
• Allows you to block websites or e-mails which contains any of the specific words you listed.
• Allows you to select the protocol that you wish to be filtered. Options are Http (for websites), POP3 (for e-mails) or Instant Messaging.
• To add a keyword on the list, just click on “+” button and enter the string.
D. Messaging
• Allows you to deny chat conversations with certain contacts.
• To add a contact on the list, just click on “+” button and specify what action you want to apply against the user.
E. Web Limiter
• Allows you to block access to websites between certain hours.
• To choose timeframe, click on the box corresponding to the desired interval to block access in that time duration.
That’s all there is to it!
Read more on BitDefender 2010 here …….
Keep your Family Safe , Until Next Time 
Malcolm – Your Bitdefender Guide
BitDefender 2010 Internet Security
