a question about site blocking

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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i’m Avast 7 Free user and Google Chrome user as well. i have a question about site blocking, it will slow down my computer (mine is Windows XP) if i add more than one sites to be blocked? so i don’t want to go to some sites that have disturbing images or videos such as Snopes.com, Shock Sites and Gore Grish

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hi GokaiGold,

If it is either site blocking or it is block by category, this might interest you: http://www.opendns.com/home-solutions

You can get the free version of OpenDNS here: http://www.opendns.com/business-solutions/premium-dns/benefits

Should get you to thinking. Why use the manual options within Avast! when you can use this? Seems a bit more work that way.

Read all related materials within the site to get an idea if this will do what you need it to do.

Business/commercial solutions are also available.

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thanks! :slight_smile:

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sorry for double posting but, i don’t like OpenDNS… but should i give site blocking option on Avast a chance? because OpenDNS won’t let me block some sites such as Rotten.com >:(

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how is that…you mean it does not work or ?

http://forums.opendns.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=13301
http://forums.opendns.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=11313#Item_2

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Thank you for that, Pondus,

Kids here are grown, so unaware of Parental Control feature as I do not need it. Should help the OP investigate whether OpenDNS meets their needs or not.

EDIT:

@ GokaiGold,

Sorry about the above. BTW, it is not possible to double-post here as it is your thread that you started.

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Can someone please clarify this? Is it a known trait of Avast that using its site blocking feature slows down computers. I probably have about 20 sites entered (Vista).