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The Help Desk => Computer Related Discussions & Questions => Topic started by: mamacags on February 22, 2008, 06:29:12 AM

Title: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: mamacags on February 22, 2008, 06:29:12 AM
This morning I could tell that one of the kids had been up in the middle of the night on the computer.  I looked at the history and a site popped up with 3 hits under it.  When I clicked on the history link nothing came up but when I typed in the .com that was on there it was a sex toys site!  Is there anyway to tell what time that this occurred and if you click on the links under the .com part and it comes up blank is that what she saw? 

I DO NOT want to have this conversation with her this morning.  :bawl:  My little girl!!!  I know she was on here because she rearranged my Netflix queue to make a bunch of disney movies on the top of it. :banghead:


Title: Re: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: formerlurker on February 22, 2008, 07:37:41 AM
I remember reading an article in which charges were being filed against internet sites whose names were similar to children's websites -- just  mispelled.  So if you type Disnay instead of disney you get porn.   Could be what happened with your daughter.

Lock your computer so you need to log on everytime you want to use it.  The internet just isn't safe for kids.

Title: Re: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: Rebel on February 22, 2008, 08:02:15 AM
1) Buy a router

2) Install router

3) Block sites

4) All is well
Title: Re: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: mamacags on February 22, 2008, 09:26:24 AM
I never EVER let her on without me in the room.  She doesn't understand but the disnay disney thing is reason #1.  I tried to look up Princess Leia Lea Leah Laha whatever once and got a donkey show page. :bawl:

How do you block every site on the internet except Disney.com and Nickelodean.com?
Title: Re: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: CactusCarlos on February 22, 2008, 10:12:25 AM
I never EVER let her on without me in the room.  She doesn't understand but the disnay disney thing is reason #1.  I tried to look up Princess Leia Lea Leah Laha whatever once and got a donkey show page. :bawl:

How do you block every site on the internet except Disney.com and Nickelodean.com?

Start here:  http://www.cyberpatrol.com/, then go here http://www.netnanny.com/

Title: Re: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: seemomgonuts on February 22, 2008, 10:16:04 AM
Just to be safe, I say you throw your computer away.  :-)
Title: Re: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: CactusCarlos on February 22, 2008, 10:20:50 AM
Just to be safe, I say you throw your computer away. send your computer to CactusCarlos in Texas :-)
Title: Re: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: mamacags on February 22, 2008, 01:31:14 PM
That is nice of you Carlos.  My computer has a virus or something right now and I DO in fact need someone to fix it for me!  You are swell!  Do I send it to.......

Flaming Croc Wearing Homo Carlos
Olive Elton John Way
Leper Island Texas 76540
Title: Re: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: RightCoast on February 22, 2008, 07:14:33 PM
I tried to look up Princess Leia Lea Leah Laha whatever once and got a donkey show page.


I have tried several different spellings and can't get to that site, do you happen to remember the exact phrase??????
Title: Re: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: CactusCarlos on February 22, 2008, 07:22:18 PM
That is nice of you Carlos.  My computer has a virus or something right now and I DO in fact need someone to fix it for me!  You are swell!  Do I send it to.......

Flaming Croc Wearing Homo Carlos
Olive Elton John Way
Leper Island Texas 76540

 :rotf: :rotf:

 :tongue:
Title: Re: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: Wretched Excess on February 22, 2008, 07:45:34 PM

cyberpatrol and netnanny are both good solutions, but I would change your windows password to something that only you knew.  that would solve the problem.  she could no longer sign on without you actually typing the password in.

Title: Re: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: MrsSmith on February 22, 2008, 10:15:41 PM
I set up user accounts for my kids.  I then set up parental controls for each log-in.  Even with nothing blocked, I can check up on their history...and the kids know that.   :evillaugh:
Title: Re: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: Bondai on February 23, 2008, 12:50:17 PM
That is nice of you Carlos.  My computer has a virus or something right now and I DO in fact need someone to fix it for me!  You are swell!  Do I send it to.......

Flaming Croc Wearing Homo Carlos
Olive Elton John Way
Leper Island Texas 76540


 :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
Title: Re: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: Chris_ on February 26, 2008, 06:28:58 PM
I set up user accounts for my kids.  I then set up parental controls for each log-in.  Even with nothing blocked, I can check up on their history...and the kids know that.   :evillaugh:

Caution -- they might learn to clean up their tracks.
Title: Re: I need help! Serious stuff!
Post by: CG6468 on March 31, 2008, 10:51:39 AM
One need not have visited such sites. Some pop up as background addons to other websites. I've had some appear in my history after doing some genealogical research - completely unrelated and never visited, but looking incriminating to some people just because they show up.