MetaSurf - Porn/Malicious URL Blocker (A tool for parents)

For us parents with young children out there, this is the perfect tool to block Porn/Malicious URLs while you're away from the computer, and while they're on it.

This is a perfect tool for you/the parent to enable before your child gets on.

It does indeed block many sites and can be protected with a password that you or your spouse only know.

I tested this out myself and it works quite well.

It's called MetaSurf

Info here: https://metacert.com/

Mozilla Firefox Extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/metacert/?src=search

Google Chrome Extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/metasurf/dpfbddcgbimoafpgmbbjiliegkfcjkmn

NOTE: With the extension installed, I did notice a slight decrease in browsing speed...nothing drastic though.

Available for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome

Something to note for Firefox users:

The Firefox software does not block pornography by default. To switch on the filter, create a password using the settings on the toolbar.

 

Thanks for this.I dont have children myself but certainly a great find for parents.
Does it block malicious urls in general or just porn.?
Thanks.

 

It's main objective is to block porn, but a lot of those porn sites aren't always the safe ones, many of them contain malicious downloads and or content. So, I guess you could say it blocks both.

All I can say is, it definitely does an excellent job blocking them.

 

Another thing that they offer:

MetaCert DNS

http://blog.metacert.com/metacert-dns-for-family-safety/

Their claim = "blocking more than 626 million pages and counting"