My father-in-law spends most of his day forwarding e-mails from his "trusted" friends and clicking on links they share. We are concerned he will get into trouble if he stumbles onto the wrong site. We have antivirus and anti-spyware software installed, but wondered if there were any "parental controls" we could install or apply which would protect him from his naive trust of others.
If this sounds like jibberish, I suggest individuals interested in protecting their family from unsavory websites, enlist the help of someone who knows what a router is.
Any time I have a computer issues I contact one of these computer geek groups that come to the house on an hour rate. Knock on wood, so far so good whenever I have a major issue... these guys/gals have good knowledge and know coding. Check on Angie's List or if your area has a local consumer group that rates companies/businesses.
There are, of course, parental controls. Best place to learn what's out there may be Best Buy.
I would think that there's some kind of filter.....I'm sure someone else will have a good answer to your problem. Are you needing his email sorted or are you looking for some kind of warning that will alert him to dangerous links?
My email sends my spam to another folder and then I just hit 'delete' and it goes away. Does your FIL not have a spam folder?