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	Internet Content Filters
	The Internet content filters are designed to restrict access to pages that match the filter criteria These filters rely on both URL lists and dynamic filters to classify millions of websites
	The content filters include the following categories: Adult Content This filter is designed to block web pages with adult content using both an extensive black list and powerful dynamic filters These filters are designed to block as many adult content sites as possible without blocking more legitimate sites then necessary. This is a delicate balance when dynamically evaluating a site, so it is expected that some innocent content sites will be blocked and that some adult content sites will be permitted There are two restriction level options: High: This option will block a larger number of sites, but may also block sites with innocent content, such as medical sites Low: This option reduces the likelihood of innocent sites being blocked, but will also allow more sites with true adult content Casinos and gambling content This filter is designed to block access to online casinos and other gambling web pages Shareware sites This filter is designed to block access to shareware and freeware sites that are used to download various types of software Warez and hacker sites This filter is designed to block access to websites that promote software piracy by providing serial numbers, program trial period defeating "crack" software, and pirated full programs These sites are common sources of viruses. Also, severe penalties can result from the use of pirated software. This is a major concern for employers since the activities of an employee can result in tens of thousands of dollars in fines or more, even if only a single instance of pirated software is found Term Papers / Plagiarism This filter is designed to block access to websites that provide term papers and encourage cheating Social Networking Sites This filter is designed to block access to hundreds of social networking sites, such as MySpace.com, Facebook.com, Youtube.com as well hundreds of lesser known dating, networking, and picture sharing sites News sites This filter is designed to block access to news websites, such as cnn.com Advanced Options The Advanced Options are used to define how PC Chaperone reacts when the user attempts to view a prohibited web page If the Close action is selected the web browser will be closed. If the Redirect option is selected the web page identified will be loaded in place of the prohibited page By default PC Chaperone is set to redirect to a page that indicates that the requested page could not be loaded Notes 1. Filter effectiveness As extensive as the PC Chaperone filters are we cannot guarantee that all web pages in each category will be prevented, or that some pages with innocent content will not be filtered Many companies associated with adult content are continuously employing new methods to defeat filtering software, and some will even purchase existing benign domain names and change them to include their content Any Internet filtering software that guarantees the removal of 100% of undesirable content while allowing 100% of the innocent content is being deceptive Filtering is only one step. A complete protection plan must also include education and monitoring