ContentBarrier Changelog

What's new in ContentBarrier X9 10.9

Jun 22, 2016
  • ContentBarrier X9 continues to be the premier solution for keeping your family safe from the dangers of the Internet. In addition to keeping your family protected, ContentBarrier makes it very easy for you to understand what your children are doing while they are on the network. This update also addresses a number of minor bugs and other issues.
  • Details:
  • Blocks objectionable web content, including categories of content, specific web sites, sites with specific keywords, and access to sites requiring https
  • Whitelist functionality allows users to access only sites you permit
  • Access restrictions custom tailored per user (e.g., one account for yourself and a more restricted account for your child)
  • Browser-embedded UI allows for overriding parental controls and allowing sites so long as the user has the necessary security credentials
  • History of websites visited for each user account and the ability to easily block/allow a site from the history list
  • Time of day restrictions on network access (restrict access to specific times of day/week, a maximum amount of time per day, or temporarily block a user for a set period of time or until you unblock them manually)
  • AntiPredator chat monitoring for all standard chat protocols to watch for objectionable chat content and block inappropriate chats (receive email alerts whenever objectionable content is detected)
  • View history of recorded chats, including the content of the chat and the ID of the chat partner
  • Takes screenshots and includes a Time Machine-like control that lets you easily view recorded screens
  • Records keystrokes
  • Restricts application network access only to applications you allow
  • Blocks inappropriate emails
  • Blocks connections to game servers or streaming music and video
  • Blocks peer-to-peer activity (e.g., BitTorrent)
  • Contains a “monitor only” mode that records a user’s activity but does not provide any protections/perform any blocking
  • Periodically updates filters to provide ongoing protection against objectionable content
  • Web Administration Console allows anytime/anywhere access to ContentBarrier (view web activitiy and block/allow access to specific sites, allow exceptions to permitted network access times, and view blocked network applications and allow exceptions)
  • Email activity reports (e.g., websites that were blocked, blocked chats via AntiPredator or keyword triggering, attempts to access encrypted sites)

New in ContentBarrier 10.8.6 Build 2687 (May 22, 2015)

  • Updated firewall and antivirus UI, revised firewall visualizations, additional exception rules, low priority virus scan setting.

New in ContentBarrier 10.6.7 (Nov 8, 2013)

  • This update improves overall stability, supports general compatibility issues, and addresses a number of other minor issues.

New in ContentBarrier 10.6.6 (Jul 26, 2012)

  • This update improves overall stability, supports general compatibility issues, and addresses a number of other minor issues.

New in ContentBarrier 10.6.5 (May 31, 2012)

  • This update improves overall stability, supports general compatibility issues, and addresses a number of other minor issues.

New in ContentBarrier 10.6.4 (Jul 22, 2011)

  • This update improves overall stability, supports general compatibility issues, and addresses a number of other minor issues.

New in ContentBarrier 10.5.5 (Aug 27, 2009)

  • This update offers Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard compatibility and addresses a number of other minor issues.
  • This update is recommended for all ContentBarrier X5 users.

New in ContentBarrier 10.5.2 (Jan 22, 2009)

  • French localization.
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in ContentBarrier 10.5.1 (Jan 7, 2009)

  • Improved interface for ease-of-use
  • Full recording of activity: sites visited, sites blocked, chats, e-mail, applications, screenshots and keystrokes
  • Improved content category filters
  • Remote web administration from any computer: Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, etc.
  • Filters more protocols: FTP/SFTP, SSH, HTTPS and online games
  • Quick enabling/disabling of protection for each user
  • Prevents external disks and volumes from mounting
  • Instant parental authorization for blocked sites
  • Easy-access palette to start and stop Internet session timing