Kidswatch Internet Security Parental Control V5 [Old Version]

by Red Frog Group

Product Features

• Select from 7 predefined settings based on age OR Customize settings for each user OR Clone the restrictions of an existing user
• MONITOR (Child Activity Reports) Records Chat/Instant Messaging and Visited sites
• BLOCK (Website/Internet Filtering) - Offensive Websites, Restrict Access to Programs
• PROTECT against Sexual Predator & Chat Alerts - Receive email notifications when suspect words or phrases are encountered inchat conversations; Prevent inappropriate website content exposure; Restrict and monitor access to chat rooms and instant messaging
• LIMIT - Computer & Internet Access Time + Game Playing - Limit Internet surfing, chatting and game playing to a time and duration appropriatefor each user; Define computer curfews (i.e. 10pm on school nights)

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000IZBL9G
• Item model number: KW107
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,720 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #10 in Software > Computer Security > Parental Control
  • #35 in Software > Networking > Security

Product Description

KidsWatch is a 2008 Award Winning Internet Safety and Parental Control software package that can meet the challenges facing parents on how to protect children from the negative aspects of computer use. Help your kids stay away from trouble and take the next step in parental supervision – computer supervision! Limit Internet surfing, chatting & game play. Receive email notifications when suspect words or phrases are encountered in chat conversations. Monitor chat, websites visited, programs used and computer use. Install today to create a peaceful & safe environment.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kidswatch Web Filtering Edition, November 15, 2006

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mom in minnesota "parent" (minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kidswatch Internet Security Parental Control V5 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I tried this software and it is the best parental software I have ever used. It is easy to setup and makes monitoring my children's computer use stress free. I feel confident that the software restrictions protect my children from accessing dangerous websites and inappropriate content. One of the best features is that it also allows me to set limits on when my children can use the computer and for how long. I no longer have to contend with my children arguing over whose turn it is on the computer. Kidswatch is a parent's answer to a child's computer use.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Does not really improve much on Vista parental controls, August 30, 2008

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nonamespecified - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kidswatch Internet Security Parental Control V5 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

good idea and easy to install and configure, but i could never get the remote admin feature to work, and too many normal websites like google and yahoo got blocked, and the limit on total hours feature assumes you login logout each time pc is used, it cannot detect actual pc activity, so if you leave the pc on, but dont use it, you come back to find out you are locked out. I have reverted to using only the Vista builtin parental controls which cover most of the bases.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Time and Money Bandit, March 23, 2009

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R. Swanson (Sunnyvale CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kidswatch Internet Security Parental Control V5 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I bought this because of its' high rating, but after two years of owning this software, I am not sure what other people liked about it. It was difficult to install, and every year it shuts off internet access until you pay $29.95 again. I have had this installed for two years and I have had to pay it every year. I use it on two computers for my two kids. Every time I paid this I had more trouble. It seems that paying the extra $29.95 is not enough to get it working again. I had to call customer service each time to get it working again, and so, twice a year, I have to spend hours on the phone to customer service to get it working again. (I have to do this once for each computer per year). Learn from my mistake, Avoid this money and time bandit. Maybe they call it "Time Control" because of the time an adult has to spend trying to keep this software running.