Network Software BFilter

Posted by Network Software on May 16 2010 in category: Network Security Software Add Comments

BFilter Version

1.1.4

BFilter Description

BFilter Short Description

Detect and block banner ads during Web surfing. Read review

BFilter Long Description

Reviewed by:

BestNetworkSoftware.com staff
on March 31, 2009

Pop-up advertisements and banners have evolved into more than just simple annoyances. In many cases these complicated advertisements slow down performance and many times clicking on these links could give your computer a virus. BFilter is here to protect your system, but does it do too good a job?

This free program downloads easily and hides in the bottom right-hand tray of your screen. In our tests, the program operated as advertised. Its filtering software ensures that pop-ups never create a window that could be dangerous to click. In addition, banners that change graphics are left as just a blank space on Web sites. By eliminating these nuisances, your computer should move from page to page more smoothly and not risk your security.

One issue we had with the BFilter is that it actually works too well. On one of the news sites we tested on, the advertisements were blocked, but so were the main images on the page: a rotating window of safe headlines and pictures. When we tried to easily allow this aspect to pass through the filter, we could not find a solution. In short, if you are willing to sacrifice some possible content, you will be hard-pressed to find a program that eliminates banners as quickly and easily as BFilter.

Publisher s description

From
Joseph Artsimovich
:

BFilter is a filtering Web proxy. It was originally intended for removing banner ads only, but since then its capabilities have been greatly extended. Unlike most of the similar tools, it doesn t rely on blacklists (although it does support them). The problem with blacklists is that advertisers are always one step ahead. You see an ad slip through, you update your blacklist, and in case it didn t help, you add a new entry yourself. BFilter detects ads heuristically, much like modern antivirus software manage to detect many viruses unknown to it.

This version is the first release on BestNetworkSoftware.com.

What s new in this version:

This version is the first release on BestNetworkSoftware.com.

BFilter Specifications

Price: Free
Operating system: WindowsVista,
Windows2000,

WindowsXP
Total Downloads: 2,272
Size: 1.14MB

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