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Kaspersky Safe Kids
- Company
- Kaspersky
- Version
- 1.0.1.371
- Devices supported
- Computer
- Operating system
- Mac OS X
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows Vista
Windows XP - Price *
- 14.99 €
- Language of interface
- arabic, chinese, czech, danish, dutch, english, estonian, french, german, greek, hungarian, italian, japanese, korean, latvian, lithuanian, norwegian, polish, portuguese, romanian, russian, serbian, spanish, suomi, swedish, taiwanese, turkish, ukrainian, vietnamese
- Test date
- SIP Bench III, 4th test cycle, Summer 2016
EFFECTIVENESS
Effectiveness score for users up to 12 year old: 2.0 out of 4 points
Effectiveness score for users 13 years and older: 2.0 out of 4 points
Effectiveness score for users 13 years and older: 2.0 out of 4 points
USABILITY
Installation of the tool: The user is guided through the installation by helpful explanations on the webpage. A process bar and timer help the user to estimate the time frame.
Configuration of the tool: The configuration requires the set-up of a user account. The set-up of the individual children’s profiles is well guided and offers help functions. Configuration is possible via the My Kaspersky portal and therefore accessible from anywhere. Each child’s profile can be adjusted individually.
Usage of the tool: The tool offers an alert message featuring a traffic light which makes it easy to understand. The parents receive a notification with additional advice and information on the subject if children try to access blocked or monitored content.
Usability of the installation process: 3.3
Usability of the configuration process: 3.3
Usability of the usage of the product: 2.5
Overall score for usability: 3.0 out of 4 points
FUNCTIONALITY
The tool makes use of Windows accounts and also offers the possibility to check if any accounts without password-protection exist.
Additional advice for parents is offered, for example, how to explain to their children how the tool works and why filtering is important.
The tool offers monitoring of web activity individually or via categories, as well as extensive explanations and further information for each category, the option for a safe search, blocking of specific functions and programs, and social media monitoring.
Some functions are only available in the premium version or on specific devices.
SECURITY
Access to harmful content throught Google translate.
Overall score for security: 1 out of 4 points
DETAILED FUNCTIONALITY
| Area of need | Functionality | Specific issues | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management | Management of User profiles | Create several profiles | Yes |
| Remote Management | Manage on various devices | Yes | |
| Monitoring | Remote access to monitoring | Yes | |
| Filtering Customisation | Topics | Customisation of Filtering Topics | Yes |
| URLs White List | Restrict Browsing to White List | No | |
| Default White List | No | ||
| Modification OR Creation | Yes | ||
| URLs Black List | Creation of User's own Black List | Yes | |
| Keywords | Keywords | Default Black List | No |
| Default White List | No | ||
| Creation of a User's Black List | No | ||
| Creation of a User's White List | No | ||
| Time | Time Limit Settings | Set a specific time frame or web access duration | Yes |
| Blocking Message | Type | Ask for unblocking by parents | No |
| Redirect to safe resources | Yes | ||
| Usage Restriction | Web | Block Access | Yes |
| Monitor Access | Yes | ||
| Safe search | Availability | Yes | |
| Social Networks | Block Access | Yes | |
| Monitor Usage | No | ||
| Personal data Provision | Block | No | |
| Streaming | Block Access | No | |
| Monitor Access | No | ||
| P2P | Block the application | Yes | |
| Monitor Downloads | No | ||
| Skype | Block chat | Yes | |
| Block video chat | Yes | ||
| Monitor | No | ||
| Prevent new Contact | No | ||
| Windows Life Messenger | Block chat | No | |
| Block video chat | No | ||
| Monitor | No | ||
| Prevent new Contact | No | ||
| Block email client and/or webmail access | Yes |
DETAILED USABILITY FINDINGS
| Yes / No | |
|---|---|
| I: installation in 3 steps or less | No |
| I: choice of installation for beginners or advanced users | Yes |
| C: different degrees of strength for the filtering | Yes |
| C: different content criteria for the filtering | Yes |
| C: option to transfer filter configurations between target users | No |
| C: option to transfer filter configurations between devices | Yes |
| C: overall comprehensible configuration | Yes |
| C: overall conformity with user expectations | Yes |
| C: overall easy to learn | Yes |
| U: alert message in a child friendly language | Yes |
| U: option to customise the reaction in case of blocking | No |
| U: overall easily operable and comprehensible reporting | Yes |
DETAILED SECURITY FINDINGS
| The Tool prevents the user from by-passing the filter by: | Yes / No |
|---|---|
| Using the IP address instead of the URL | Yes |
| Using an alternative browser | Yes |
| Changing time and date settings* | Yes |
| Disabling or uninstalling the software without a password* | Yes |
| Closing the filtering tool trough the Task Manager | Yes |
| Using a proxy instead of a direct connection to the Internet | Yes |
| Accessing the web-pages through the Google Cache | Yes |
| Reaching a website through translation sites | No |
| Renaming a blocked application | Yes |
| Using Safe Mode | Yes |
| Filtering Content personalised by user | n/a |
| Filtering Content evolving through time | n/a |
| Filtering Multimedia content | n/a |
| Filtering outbound content | n/a |
