Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The program couldn't be much
simpler. It's a tiny download (506KB), doesn't require installation, and on
launch just presents you with a few buttons for the DNS servers it supports
(Norton, OpenDNS and MetaCert). All you then have to do is click "MetaCert
DNS", say, Windows will immediately be updated to use the MetaCert DNS
servers, and from that moment you'll find that adult sites are blocked.
DNS Angel worked just
fine for us, but if you do have problems then you can click "Restore
DNS" to restore your original DNS settings, or "Default DNS",
which allows Windows to obtain your settings automatically (they might be
assigned by your router, say).
This plainly isn't the
most solid of parental protection tools. If a user on your PC finds DNS Angel
then they can run it, and restore the original DNS settings with a click. Or,
if they've any technical knowledge then they can do this anyway, just via
standard Windows tools.
If you're just trying to
protect a very young child, though, or you supplement the program with other
measures (having them log in with a limited user account, say), then DNS Angel
could be very helpful. And it's certainly easy to try.
Platforms: Windows 7 (32 bit), Windows 7 (64 bit),
Windows 8, Windows Server, Windows Vista (32 bit), Windows Vista (64 bit),
Windows XP
Version: 1.1
Licence: Freeware
Version: 1.1
Licence: Freeware
Download link:
