Tales from the Blog

Beware mobile games with ads.

December 14, 2015

A growing trend with mobile game producers, in an effort to generate revenue, is in-game-ads, and in-game-purchasing. In regards to in-game-purchasing, the game is free to install and play, and one can purchase gold coins, or jewels i.e., some form of game currency which you then use to purchase upgrades, new levels, new characters etc. Typically one can also play to unlock these features, but paying is much faster. From a family safe perspective in-game-purchasing is an acceptable form of…

How to secure Windows 10

December 7, 2015

Scott

How-to, Uncategorized

Microsoft introduced a lot of new features in Windows 10 such as Cortana. However, most of them are breaking your privacy. For example if you’re using the default settings, each time you start typing in search box in taskbar , your local search terms and location are sent to Microsoft, some of which advertise to you. To make matters worse, who knows what web results will be returned? Also, by default (default = if you don’t change this then it…

AVG changes their privacy policy.

October 1, 2015

Scott

News & Information

We know some of you use AVG, one of the most popular antivirus apps on the internet. They have been around in the US since 1998, and they started as a free antivirus solution. Around 2006 they added AVG Internet Security is a full suite which brings together the AVG Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, LinkScanner, Anti-Rootkit, Web Shield, Security Toolbar, Firewall, Anti-Spam, Identity Protection and System Tools protection components. The basic AVG antivirus is still free, and we recommend this component of…

How to test your internet speed.

September 23, 2015

Scott

How-to

There are a number of internet speed test sites, but most of them hammer you with pop-ups, ads, flash, etc, etc. Also many ISPs (Internet Service Providers) will give specific IPs knows to be associated with speed test servers preferential treatment. In our experience, at the time of this post, the cleanest, safest, most accurate internet speed test can be found at DSLReports.com. Click here to test your internet speed using DSLReports.com. Enjoy, Kibosh.net

Great FireFox privacy add-ons.

August 1, 2015

Scott

Security

FireFox is fast, reliable, open source and respects your privacy. However it’s default configuration is not secure as secure as it could be. The following free add-on’s will add the missing layers of security, and give you a very secure Internet experience. Note that the number one attack vector on any browser is JavaScript. NoScript will secure this threat, but note that it requires quite a lot of interaction from you to get things working. NoScript WebRTC is a communication…

Is the Kibosh router just a simple DNS filter?

July 30, 2015

Scott

FAQ

The following is a question we received from a potential customer: Question: Mrs. Smith: “Thanks for all your help. I I just wanted to confirm everything as I’m not the most technology advanced but my husband is. He is worried that since the Kibosh uses a DNS type filtering system it will be easy to bypass. We’ve tried open other DNS solutions before, but they were easily bypassed by changing local settings, or using a VPN which allowed you to view…

How to manage YouTube SafeMode.

July 23, 2015

Scott

How-to

With a Kibosh router you can manage YouTube SafeMode by: Enabling SafeMode for all devices. Disabling SafeMode for all devices. Excluding devices from SafeMode enforcement. How to manage YouTube SafeMode: Log into your Kibosh at http://192.168.10.1 Go to Connection > Web Filter Settings Towards the bottom you’ll see the YouTube SafeMode section Enabled: YouTube SafeMode will be ON for all devices Disabled: YouTube SafeMode will be OFF for all devices Enabled for All but the Selected IPs: YouTube SafeMode will…

How to stay secure and somewhat anonymouse online.

July 20, 2015

Scott

How-to

How to stay secure and somewhat anonymous online. First, use an Internet gateway security appliance like the Kibosh Router, or any router that you can enable the Kibosh Filtering Service (KFS). The KFS will block your computer from communicating with known malware, poxy and phishing sites, and provides effective adult content filtering solution that will protect every device on your network. Currently only the Kibosh Router has this, but coming soon the KFS will be available as a plug-in in…

Do you Facebook?

July 19, 2015

Scott

News & Information

Then check us out on Facebook! Kibosh.net

Do you have a list of websites I should be blocking?

July 19, 2015

Scott

Uncategorized

By simply plugging a Kibosh in as your primary router hardcore objectionable content on the Internet will be inaccessible from any device, and you don’t need to configure anything to make this happen. Now that the really bad stuff is blocked, we can focus on the more subjective content like bikinis, drugs, social networks, etc. These you can either block individually by entering the website(s) into your blacklist, or en masse by selecting categories of content to block. All easily…