Edugames unlimited, How to block?

[vortex999]

This site seems to be doing the rounds now. https://sites.google.com/site/edugamesunlimited/

 

Its the new favourite among the kids:)!

 

Any idea how you can block these kinds of google sites?

 

We using Lightspeed filtering here:

 

Have tried adding the domain to the block list direct - no luck

Have tried to recategorise the domain - doesn't show up on any of the kids history, wont let me manually categorise it.

[JJonas]

similar problems with this one https://sites.google.com/site/new1studyhall/

 

Im on Smoothwall

Edited March 12, 2013 by JJonas

[TronXP]

bloxx fails miserably to block this also

[chazzy2501]

Don't allow access to SSL! I strickly block all SSL traffic uness an approved site needs it.

[psydii]

Aside from the fact it isn't correctly categorized by my multi-layered/vendored filtering services.... it is also allowed through by the safe search rule which trumps everything. I am not on smoothwall, so the reasons you can't block it may be different.

[nickbro]

proxy config file to the rescue, if it's a managed device anyhow. I managed to block it by going direct on sites.google.com, since we don't have direct 80/443 it doesn't work

 

function FindProxyForURL(url, host) {

   if (shExpMatch(url, "ftp:*") || shExpMatch(url, "*crick.internal*") || shExpMatch(url, "*.local")) return "DIRECT";

// If IP address is internal or hostname resolves to internal IP, send direct.

   var resolved_ip = dnsResolve(host);

   if (dnsDomainIs(host, "localhost") || isInNet(resolved_ip, "10.0.0.0", "255.0.0.0") ||
       isInNet(resolved_ip, "172.16.0.0",  "255.240.0.0") ||
       isInNet(resolved_ip, "192.168.0.0", "255.255.0.0") ||
       isInNet(resolved_ip, "127.0.0.0", "255.255.255.0") || 
       dnsDomainIs(host, "internal") || dnsDomainIs(host, "local") || dnsDomainIs(host, "sites.google.com"))
       return "DIRECT";
   
   return "PROXY rmsmartcache.local:8080; PROXY censored3.powys.sch.uk:3128; DIRECT";

}

[Eappariello]

We have moved the URL to the games category.

 

However because this child domain "sites.google.com" could bring up content unrelated to google services at any time, I would suggest moving the whole child domain to a custom category and block it for students.

 

Please contact the support guys with a call/email/chat session if you need further help.

 

Simon

 

 

This site seems to be doing the rounds now. https://sites.google.com/site/edugamesunlimited/

 

Its the new favourite among the kids:)!

 

Any idea how you can block these kinds of google sites?

 

We using Lightspeed filtering here:

 

Have tried adding the domain to the block list direct - no luck

Have tried to recategorise the domain - doesn't show up on any of the kids history, wont let me manually categorise it.