What’s new in KidLogger — Website Blocking Feature

The KidLogger for Windows app can now block users from visiting specific websites.
As parents, you can protect your child from 18+ content and other unwanted sites, especially if you notice that they spend too much time on them.

How does it work?
On the KidLogger server, sign in to your account and open the Settings page.
There you’ll find the Block websites by domain field. In this field, you can enter the addresses of the websites you want to block. You can type them in any format, using a comma or space as a separator.
The maximum number of characters allowed is 10,000, which is more than enough.

You can even keep a text file on your computer where you collect website addresses as you discover them. Later, you can simply copy and paste the entire list into this field.

It doesn’t matter how you type the address — with or without www, separated by spaces or commas, with or without the http prefix.
Our system will automatically process the list: sort all entries alphabetically, remove duplicates, and add each site twice — both with www and without it. That’s how the system is designed to work.

The blocking feature works at the operating system level, not just in web browsers.
This means that blocked websites will also be inaccessible to games and other applications, such as email clients, messengers, or programs that use an embedded browser.
In other words, the protection is system-wide and prevents users from bypassing the restrictions.

Please note that for the blocking feature to take effect, the child’s user account must have administrator rights at the time of applying the changes.
If the child’s account cannot be made an administrator, create a new administrator account for yourself, keep the password private, and enable monitoring for this account while applying the website restrictions there.

The restriction will work system-wide, affecting all user accounts on the computer.
That’s fair — what you don’t allow your children to do should be off-limits for you too )).

To remove a website from the block list, simply delete both entries related to that site from the field.
Then restart the child’s computer and log in to the account where the restriction was applied.

Important: Do not add kidlogger.net to the block list!
Otherwise, the Agent won’t be able to send data to the server or receive configuration updates.

What if you’ve applied a block but still see restricted sites appearing in the activity log?
Check the settings on the server and make sure the website address is entered correctly. If you’re not sure — delete it and type it again.
A child may try to open a blocked website, but the browser will show that the site is unavailable. The address will still appear in the browser’s address bar, and KidLogger will log that the site was visited, even though its content was not displayed.

Keep in mind that some browsers, such as Tor, can bypass system-level restrictions because they use a different addressing system independent of Windows.
However, using such browsers is unsafe, as there’s no guarantee they won’t lead the user to dangerous, virus-infected websites.
That’s why it’s important to monitor which programs your child runs — and KidLogger is here to help you with that.