WebLocker

With its pretty explanatory name, WebLocker is a security-orientated piece of software that can help you improve your online user experience and keep you out of harm's way, at least on the Internet.

You can easily think of WebLocker as a parental control utility with efficient ad-blocking capabilities as it allows you to block various potentially malicious domains, up to 19.5000 pornography websites, some of the most famous social media platforms, as well as access to online gambling services.

It's also capable of blocking YouTube ads, although it's not as refined as a pure-blooded ad-blocker, as we're sure you'll find out.

The best part about this utility is that it can do all of the things described above without forcing you to go through complicated procedures. The installation is quite straightforward and, in order to start using the app, you only need to create a new account and associate a master password.

Our advice, if you want full protection right-off-the-bat, head straight over to the Online Protection tab section and enable all the features on display. The utility is also quite capable when it comes to protecting you against DNS leaks and other suspicious online tracking shenanigans.

Within the dedicated section, you can choose one of five DNS protection policies or manually enter your preferred and alternative DNS servers. Move one tab to the left, and you can block access to various domains and websites. Quite conveniently, the app allows you to schedule when the whole blocking operation should take effect.

On the upper part of the app's compact main window, there are a few extra features that might be worthy of your attention. For example, you can effortlessly flush the DNS cache, renew the DNS client registration, as well as restart the DNS client Service.

The options within the Connection menu might be even more appealing, as they allow you to reset the set of rules that govern the connection between your computer and the Internet, in an attempt to "fix" non-complicated connectivity issues.

Last but not least, you should take a look at the few extra features located in the Protection tab, in the app's Settings section. You are allowed to thoroughly customize the app's behavior to suit your needs by disabling or disallowing various features.

To conclude, WebLocker is one of those applications that "fight the good fight." We wouldn't go as far as to call it impressive, but we have to say that it works better than we expected it to. It does a stellar job at blocking websites, it's also fairly capable of blocking most types of ads, and it even tries to be of service when it comes to fixing your computer's Internet connection.

Should you install this tool? That depends on your perspectives and needs, of course. If you were to ask us, we would say that any tool which improves your online security, even by a tiny bit, is at least worthy of a quick try-out.

Considering how dynamic of an environment the Internet is, all that remains to seen now is how exactly will this project improve and evolve with the passing of time.