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- Our theme for Net Nanny 5 is “new and improved”. This significant upgrade contains dozens of new features and improvements. Like its predecessor Net Nanny 4, Net Nanny 5 has been noted for its ease of use and impressive feature set. Net Nanny 5 is the result of our listening to customers. Capability improvements, better filtering and blocking, more extensive time limit controls, easier installation and configuration...all of these requests and more have been addressed in our latest effort.
- Expanded Can’t Go blacklist of URLS
- Expanded Can Go whitelist of URLS
- Easier to manage custom lists
- More compact database provides faster performance
- Rewritten matching algorithms speed downloads
- Support for latest browsers from Microsoft and Netscape
- Expanded filter support for web–capable e–mail clients
- Match hundreds of URLs with simple patterns
- NEW! Dynamically screen URLs by matching keywords
- NEW! Block pop–up windows
- NEW! Block cookies
- NEW! Automatically submit questionable URLs for review and subsequent inclusion in the Net Nanny database
- NEW! Track blacklist activity remotely by e–mail
- More intuitive access control through passwords
- More intuitive configuration for blackout periods
- NEW! Specify daily time limits for individual users
- NEW! Administrator over–ride for time limits
- NEW! Easy to use computer without running down the clock
- NEW! Atomic clock synchronization to prevent time tampering
- NEW! Block popular Instant Messenger clients
- NEW! Block popular file sharing and transfer clients
- NEW! Exempt critical Internet applications from access controls
- NEW! Kiosk mode for computers shared by many people
- Expanded logging features provides additional access history
- Much improved activity browse, sort, and search features
- Enhanced reporting features provide at–a–glance activity statistics Enhanced flexibility in defining loggable actions
- NEW! Detailed activity reports for individual users
- NEW! Remote activity monitoring via e–mail
- NEW! Stealth–mode monitoring
- NEW! Configurable log rotation prevents hard disk failure
- Prevent cookie tracking and monitoring by third parties
- Prevent disclosure of sensitive financial information by computer users
- Prevent unintentional disclosure of e–mail addresses and personal contact information
- Flexible licensing for homes with many computers
- Install in less than 10 minutes with no configuration necessary
- Advanced configuration options of access controls for power users
- Completely revamped product documentation and online help
- Easy to backup and restore software
- Fully visible blacklists
- Fully visible keyword databases
- FREE, automated list updates
- Fully customizable for each family member
- Operating System: Windows XP Home or Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT 4.0 with SP4 or greater, Windows Me, Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Windows 98 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
- Browsers: Internet Explorer, IE 6 for Windows 98SE, Me, NT 4.0 SP6a+, 2000, or XP; IE 5.5 SP2 for Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0 SP3+, or 2000; IE 5.5 SP1 for Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0 SP3+, or 2000; IE 5.01 SP2 for Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 SP3+ or 2000; Netscape Navigator; Netscape 7; Netscape 6.2.2; Netscape Communicator 4.72, 4.73, 4.75, 4.76, and 4.79; Netscape Navigator 4.08
- CPU: Pentium, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4, Celeron or AMD Athlon (K6/2 or higher) processors.
- Memory: Minimum of 32 MB of RAM
- Disk Space: Minimum of 50 MB
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