Internet download blocking software

After the installation of this software, it displays all the programs installed on your computer. In the Activate tab, it displays all the programs that are active, in the Inactive tab, you will find inactive programs.

You can directly block internet for active or inactive software from these tabs. You are also allowed to uninstall a specific software right from this software. An option named Blockade , which when turned on, disables internet connection of your PC instantly.

You can also turn Firewall on to protect your computer from internet threats. This internet blocker software not only lets you disable internet, but also protects you from internet threats. Privacyware is more of an Internet Protection software, but also lets you block internet.

There are various options available under the menu options available here. You can either add websites to the Blocked website list to block them, or whitelist websites, or separately stop internet communication for installed software.

As I said, there are various other functions that it can carry out, but I am not going to discuss about them, and will focus on internet blocking part. Under Main Menu, you can set internet security from High to Low. There are separate windows to add Trusted websites and Blocked websites. In the Applications menu, you will find the list of software installed on your PC. Firewall App Blocker lets you block internet access for certain programs.

There are two options, namely: Edit and Firewall. The Firewall option is what we have to use here. Unlike other applications, it will not scan programs automatically on your computer, but you will have to manually add the programs that you want to block internet access for.

You will also find options to set different rules for outbound and inbound internet communication for different programs. If you want, you can add programs to whitelist as well. After activating whitelist mode, all programs will be denied access to internet except the ones added in whitelist. It lets you block internet for specific applications. Moreover, it also provides password protection, so that no one can change your settings except you. You are free to block internet access to applications for a given amount of time, or till the computer reboots.

One of the features that I liked is that you can set hotkeys to carry out various operations. Also, the software minimizes to the taskbar tray, providing a clutter free taskbar. If you do not want to apply restrictions on applications, you can block entire internet traffic. BlockSite is a free website blocker add-on for Firefox. Here, you can add websites to blacklist or whitelist. You can enable authentication option, where you will have to enter a password.

So, everytime you want to access a blocked website, you will have to enter the password. You can choose to display a custom warning message whenever someone tries to access the websites added in the blacklist.

You can also add website URLs to whitelist. The whitelisted websites will only be available for access in this case. All the listed websites in blacklist or whitelist can be exported in txt format. So you can use the same list on other computers. Folder Firewall Blocker is a unique application to block internet.

Here, you can block internet for a specific program by adding the folder to the block list where the program is installed. For example, if you ant to block internet for Chrome, simply add the folder where Chrome is installed. You can also tell this software to scan for subfolders and block internet for programs installed in them. Windows Firewall Control lets you select from various filtering profiles to block internet access.

The filtering options are High filtering, Medium filtering, Low filtering , and No filtering. The high filtering mode blocks all inbound and outbound internet connections. For Medium and Low filtering modes, you can define rules to allow and block programs respectively.

In Medium filtering mode, only the Allowed programs will be allowed to access internet. In the Low filtering mode, internet will be blocked only for the Blocked programs. You can even schedule to start a selected filtering mode after a given time.

There are various other firewall and computer security related features that you might like about this software. It lets you stop all internet activity in one go. In the Manage Networks option, you will view the active network you are connected to. To stop internet connection, you can click on Block Network option. You can also whitelist or blacklist applications installed on your computer to use internet. An option lets you view all the applications that are connected to the internet on your PC.

Apart from these internet blocking options, you can scan your computer for viruses using this tool. Website Blocker is a simple website blocker software.

How it works? You simply have to enter the URL of the website you want blocked and block it. Its a very simple application, where you can add websites to block, one at a time. BrowseControl Web Filtering Features. Learn More. Category Filtering Block websites based on specific web content categories. Internet Scheduler Schedule unique internet use policies at specific times of the day.

Safe Search Enforce safe search to prevent explicit search results. Internet Quota Set a time-based quota for internet browsing. Download Filter Block files from being downloaded from the internet. Customize Message Display a customized warning message on blocked websites.

Application Blocker Block specific Windows applications from launching. Timer Allocate specific time for your users to access the Internet. Locations for those folders are mentioned below. Open the folder and delete all the files and folder in it. Delete the contents from the folder. Also perform an Internet Explorer Optimization and check if that helps. Follow the link given below for the same. Was this reply helpful?

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