Parental control software Kaspersky Safe Kids for Windows has received an ‘Approved’ certificate from AV-Comparatives for its ability to protect kids from pornographic content.
According to test results, Kaspersky Safe Kids blocked 98.6% of adult websites. For the second year in a row, this was the only parental control solution out of those submitted that could reach the certification requirements.
AV-Comparatives is an independent testing organization which provides certification for parental control software.
In order to be certified, a product must block at least 98% of pornographic websites, have zero false alarms on child-friendly websites, and have no severe unresolved bugs or design flaws.
For this report, AV-Comparatives tested parental control solutions against 1,000 sites with adult content and checked the response from 100 obviously child-friendly webpages for false positives.
Along with Kaspersky Safe Kids’ ability to block pornographic content, AV-Comparatives highlighted the almost instantaneous speed at which settings applied through the console are activated on a child’s device.
AV-Comparatives also mentioned the flexibility of configuring time limits, among other key features. Parents can choose individual settings for different days or set these to change between weekdays and weekends.
In addition, Kaspersky Safe Kids provides parents with a wide range of monitoring and control functions. It is available for Windows 8.1, 10 and 11.
Kaspersky consumer product marketing vice president Marina Titova said, “We very much appreciate this recognition and believe it can help us improve our technologies, as well as empower parents to make informed decisions when it comes to such an important area as online safety for kids.”
AV-Comparatives CEO and founder Andreas Clementi said Kaspersky Safe Kids for Windows has consistently demonstrated its effectiveness and was the only parental control solution to have reached its strict certification level two years in a row.
“Kaspersky Safe Kids proven success in protecting children from inappropriate adult content, in combination with a wide range of monitoring and control functions, means that parents can feel confident that their children are surfing the web safely,” he said.
More information about Kaspersky Safe Kids is available here.
