The FilteredService Software for Windows is comprised of two key components. First, a small piece of software, known as a "thin-client", installs onto each computer. Second, a large database of websites determines which sites are blocked. The database is maintained by FilteredService.com on our central database servers, not on the end-users' computer, and is updated daily.
Once the software is installed on a computer, all website requests are first routed through the FilteredService.com blocked-site database. If the site is in the database, access to it is denied and a Blocked Site window pops up on the user's screen. If the site is not in the blocked-site database, then the user is released from FilteredService.com to access the site at maximum speed (unlike a proxy server, which does not release the user, but routes all traffic through the proxy).

FilteredService.com has easy functions to report sites for human review. An easy to use administrative (parental) override is also available to disable the filter on a site-by-site basis.

FilteredService.com works with every dial-up access, broadband access (such as cable, DSL, ISDN, and satellite), and networks. FilteredService.com functions with any browser, including Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer and AOL. It is compatible with Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me, NT 4.0 and XP.