The best workaround is one of the simplest, it contains 2 steps
1) Get to the screen telling you that K9 is not responding. If you are an administrator, just find the service and stop it. If you're not, just mess around with the installation until it shows you this screen (the registry might be a good place to go, otherwise just delete some files from C:\Program Files\Blue Coat K9 Web Protection).
2) Navigate to a HTTPS site of your choice. https://facebook.com , https://www.YouTube.com/ or https://www.Google.com might be good places to start. If the site you want to go on doesn't support https, simply use a https proxy (google it). If it tells you that K9 is not responding you've probably gone to a normal http site. It will ONLY work with HTTPS sites.
Tested on Windows 7 (x64) running K9 web protection 4.2.89 on 02/05/2011
All the above do not work. Go to control panel on the start menu. In Control Panel, click device manager. Once you are in device manager, look at the top of the window( device manager) and go find view. Under view, look for hidden devices. On the list, find the words- Non plug and play drivers. Click on it. Once you are in, find the file bckd and click on it. Then find the tab driver, then find the word called System and change it to Disabled. Now restart the computer. Once you are logged in again, a message will appear- Blue Coat k9 web protection is corrupted, please reinstall or something like that. That means you are free to browse without the firewall. To enable k9 again, do the same process except this time, change the type back to System. There you go. Browse wiselyXD.
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Down load K9 web protection
use a proxy
K9 Web Protection is a web filtering program that can block web malware downloads and spyware "phone home" requests. It's not a traditional AV program, but will definitely stop you from getting infections. It also provides web filtering for potentially offensive web sites.
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Uninstalling K9 Web Protection generally requires a password. If you do not have this, and you have authority from the computer's owner to remove this program, the safest mode would be to start the computer in safe mode, run 'msconfig', and remove any services or run entries that reference K9. with this done, you should be able to uninstall K9.
I can break it but the site from which i have to download the software is also blocked:)
By far one of the best and free solutions is K9 Web Protection. I swear by it: K9 mostly used by family users, if for company use, you can try 'WFilter enterprise'.
If one is requiring web content filtering software free of charge there are a few options that are available. Fee web filtering software can be found on the 'Handy Filter' website as well as 'K9 Web Protection'. Other options: 1. WFilter free edition -- windows software 2. Dansguardian -- linux 3. opendns -- dns solution
First go to start Then go to computer Click on Local Disk (C:) Then click Program Files Click on K9 Click on the license Right click then press delete Then shut down Finally turn your computer on and at the bottom right corner the k9 dog thing will say k9 web protection has been uninstalled
There are many website where someone can download a web blocker for free. Some of the sites are: Majoe Geek, CNET, K9 Web Protection, Tucows, Softpedia, Website Blocker and many more.