Barriqade

In case you are tired of annoying ads, need to make sure that your browsing habits are not tracked or want to avoid getting malicious software on your computer, then chances are that you are looking for a solution that enables you to surf the web securely.

Barriqade is a lightweight application designed to help you manage domains as well as marketing and other types of tracking systems used by the various websites you enter.

The program comes with a modern, fresh and appealing interface designed with tones of white and blue. The main window is meant to act as a summary report of the actions performed by the app at regular intervals. To be more precise, you can preview the number of processed and blocked requests along with the details about the lookup server and time saved since the last scan.

The utility allows you to view if the real-time protection is on. This feature can come in handy for the times when you are searching for a particular piece of information on the web and you need to access various websites you have never visited before.

It is important to note that the application comes with default types protection, meaning that you can set it to block Windows 10 tracking, marketing, web tracking and malicious domains. You can enable the desired protection by accessing the Settings tab.

The app allows you to create your own set of rules for all the domains that you interact with when browsing the Internet. You can specify if you prefer to block all requests coming from any of the domains in the list. In case you do not find a certain domain listed in the dedicated window, then you can rest assured you can add it manually or import it from a file.

Even though it does not replace the functionality of an antivirus, Barriqade is an efficient tool that can help you avoid tracking and block domains that are known to have malware.