ScrubIT : Free DNS Servers to Boost Your Connection

ScrubIT is FREE DNS service that offers a bunch of useful improvements to your internet connection. These include better connection speed, automatic blocking of malicious websites and domain typo fixer. It takes about a minute to setup and there are two ways to do it. 1. Open your network connections and change DNS server settings to 67.138.54.120 and 207.225.209.77, OR (2) download and run automatic ScrubtIt utility (Windows 2000 and XP) to do this for you. Another very similar service is OpenDNS.

ScrubIt Features

• No need to worry about domain mispellings, ScrubIt fixes them automatically.
• Block porn and other malicious websites.
• Block websites by category: gambling, adult, shopping, dating, etc. (Registration required)
• If you find a malicious website that isn’t blocked you can report it to ScrubIt team and get it blocked.
• Need more details? Check out ScrubIt FAQ page here.

“Recent research shows that pornography is the plague of the new millennium. Children as young as 10 years old who use the internet are regularly assaulted with graphic images, giving them a distorted view of human sexuality. Other studies show that surfing pornographic sites at work is one of the biggest time-wasters in business today. What’s the solution? Scrub the internet squeaky clean by using ScrubIT as your DNS server.”

Check out ScrubIT @ www.scrubit.com

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