Net Nanny software is designed to control users' access to unsavoury elements of the internet, but also includes features to restrict a user's access to various other elements, such as applications, newsgroups etc.

A comprehensive list of blocked websites is provided upon installation, and free downloads are constantly available to keep the list as up-to-date as possible. Alternatively, you can create your own restricted lists.

Conversely, lists of permitted sites can be created if total control of a user's behaviour is more your style.

A default configuration is provided that blocks sites on the Net Nanny restricted list and sites containing five or more objectionable words. It also masks undesirable words in sites, chat and email.

Up to 12 users can have their own set of controls, and it is possible to control which websites they can view, what applications they can run (including games, instant messengers and P2P software), and the newsgroups and chatrooms they can access.

The program is password-protected to ensure your settings aren't tampered with.