Shoutbox

You can get some basic internet filtering software in many computer shops, it doesn't need to be any of the expensive ones. McAfee do one that's a one off payment, no subscription and you can set it for appropriate filtering for ages, or just to filter only sites you don't want to access. Then you need a password to view it...it's main fault is that it can be disabled by ending the process, which many other internet filtering software products have safe guards against. So unless your brother is a complete n00b it is no good.

CyberPatrol (despite the crap name) has many safeguards to protect against tampering and ending the process, and can be set only to block specific sites that you wish blocked, however I just had a look at the subscription cost and it's around £17 a year...
Look on Google for other internet filtering software...but that's the safest way to make sure it works without complications.

I have the new mcafee internet security , i have 2004 disk ... not installed though...

btw... it doesn't matter, i have a virus ... and I can't end processes anyway ...

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Originally posted by traxor
and I can't end processes anyway

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Well that means you're safe then

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Originally posted by traxor

I have the new mcafee internet security

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Originally posted by traxor
i have 2004 disk

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I thought 2005 was the latest...and last time I checked it doesn't come with the Parental Control things...

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Originally posted by saralk
thats an idea

goto start > run, and type the following (depending on your OS)

Windows 95/98/Me c:\windows\hosts

Windows NT/2000/XP Pro  c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Windows XP Home c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

type 127.0.0.1 ebay.co.uk on a new line

so your hosts file should say something like this...

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wrong, he could just add www. to the beginning of it. or he could visit a different top level domain. the following would need to be added to the file:

127.0.0.1 ebay.ca
127.0.0.1 www.ebay.ca
127.0.0.1 ebay.co.uk
127.0.0.1 www.ebay.co.uk
127.0.0.1 ebay.com
127.0.0.1 www.ebay.com
127.0.0.1 ebay.it
127.0.0.1 www.ebay.it
127.0.0.1 ebay.de
127.0.0.1 www.ebay.de
127.0.0.1 ebay.fr
127.0.0.1 www.ebay.fr
127.0.0.1 ebay.com.au
127.0.0.1 www.ebay.com.au
127.0.0.1 search.ebay.com
127.0.0.1 pages.ebay.co.uk
127.0.0.1 search.ebay.co.uk
127.0.0.1 pages.ebay.com



etcetera etcetera, i wont list them all, but you can get them all by searching google..

Thanks for all of your help people, especially Saral and Megamuff .

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Originally posted by traxor
Thanks for all of your help people, especially Saral and Megamuff .

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glad to be of assistance. i spend alot of time with the hosts file so i know all of it's powers and limits.

Thanks to your assistance aswell, I also found out how this virus is making my browser mess up when I try to enter anything that has the word 'virus' in it...