Golden  filter    premium   v3.1  Safe Internet browsing  filter   is categorized as Parental Control  freeware, and its installer and setup wizard depict shocked children  viewing a computer screen. But its developer, Gsi Egypt, points out  companies, universities, coffee shops, and other places can use it "for  controlling computers and Internet from preventing adults from watching  inappropriate *******." It's designed to be hidden from users in daily  operation, and it can't be uninstalled except from inside the software.
Despite an army of red flags, we downloaded and installed Golden  filter    Premium. We're glad we found out before running Golden  filter   that users  must press F10 to show the program's interface and F9 to hide it again,  and also that the default password is "admin," which we nevertheless  had some trouble getting the program to accept. The user interface  finally opened: Golden  filter    premium   Beta. But we thought this was  Version 3.0, and Safe with a capital "S"? We finally accessed the  settings. The program asked if we wanted to see the list of restricted  words. Did we! Uh oh; "passion"? "Swear"? "Adult"? Really; the word  "adult"? And what on earth are those weird character strings? While  there's little doubt most of the list is inappropriate for children or  for adult citizens of certain countries, we sensed a bit of the overly  restrictive hand found in some parts of the world. But you can add or  delete items on the list as well as import or create your own list, so  most objections about overly strict filtering can be addressed, with  some effort. We could add restricted Web sites and even restricted  programs, which prevents the wee ones from accessing certain apps  without permission. We could even program time restrictions, enabling  and disabling access on schedule. A hidden folders tool let us hide  selected files and folders from view. The screenshot video tool is  especially interesting; it creates a video of all screen activity when  the feature is enabled. You can save the video to a hidden destination  and watch it to see just what went on when you were away.
Golden  filter    premium   certainly offers an array of stealthy tools for  blocking and monitoring various activities on a secured PC. If you  thought that governments, businesses, and ******* weren't following your  every move, take a look at these "parental controls."