Updates to the programs can either be free or require a 6-month or yearly subscription fee for this service. A Recommendation Out of the plethora of software created to protect kids on the Internet, CyberPatrol and CyberSitter seem to be the best programs to acquire. CyberPatrol's updated list of restricted Web sites is downloadable weekly via its paid subscription service. This program blocks out more objectionable sites than other products. It also maintains a list of Web sites that are appropriate for your child to visit.
Parents additionally have the ability to add or remove either questionable or approved Web sites.
Along with a few extra utilities, CyberSitter performs many of the same functions as CyberPatrol. When a child performs questionable activity on the computer, CyberSitter has the ability to alert parents, without the child knowing, of the date and time of the unapproved actions. Updates of the program's list of offensive sites are available as often as you wish for as long as you need it and are free. Words of Caution Software, like the humans that create them, is imperfect. NO software is foolproof, untamperable, or flawlessly performs at all times the tasks its advertising states it can do.