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Nanny - need some urgent advice please

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lisalisa · 02/06/2009 21:19

I need some urgent advice.

My nanny who has been with us for 5 weeks is leaving in 2 weeks. to cut a very long story short she has been unsuitable.

What i am asking about is the following - on my pc in the playroom is 2 log ins - one is the childrens and one is ours. All the children and the nanny know the children's log in and use it to access the internet. I always use ours ( the adult ) log in . Today I used the pc after one of the kids who was already logged in and clikced the drop down box at the top to see whether the site I wanted to access was already there ( to save retyping it).

There were lots of sites there in Macedonain - my nanny's language. Idly I clicked on one and got a sharp shock. It was a sex shop or a porn channel - I couldn't tell which in macedonian. the front page was dildos and pictures of hairy vaginas - I kid you not. I was absolutely horrified as this is in the kids log in drop down box and any of the kids could easily have clicked on it either out of curiosity or by accident ( they like to access fantage which is also on drop down and could easily have misclicked).

My oldest daughter is 12 - this could also affect her fairly badly - to see a page full of dildos and vaginas. I am certain none of my kids found this site ( rather than nanny) due to fact it is in eastern european langauge.

I am very upset and usnure what to do. I am considering changing kids log in tellng them there is a problem with pc so that nanny can no longer access during last 2 weeks she is here. I want to know though how to get rid of the site from the drop down box so kids can't access it any more.

Please help......

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lisalisa · 02/06/2009 21:35

Thank you all so much. I am afraid I am a comp[lete and total dunce when it comes to computres and have no idea how to implement all these useful suggestions.

Can someone please take me by the hand and tell me exactly how to get it off the drop down box so that the kids cannot innocently click on it. Much thanks!

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willowthewispa · 02/06/2009 21:32

What on earth was she thinking though? Very weird!

I think you need to bring it up with the nanny or you wouldn't be able to mention it in any reference you give - though I doubt she will use you as a reference!

nannynick · 02/06/2009 21:30

www.ccleaner.com is a useful utility. Please make sure you read the instructions prior to running, else you may erase all your cookies (which store passwords for site logins such as Mumsnet).

This will clean up Internet Explorer, Firefox and various other browsers - CCleaner will display a list of all the software it can cleanup and will give you options for what bits you want cleaned.

AtheneNoctua · 02/06/2009 21:30

And, when you get a new nanny, I'd give her her own log in and I'd check the log (if you can).

Blondeshavemorefun · 02/06/2009 21:30

least she is leaving

havent a clue how to reboot etc - blonde is very naive with computers but i am sure if you delete broswer history the sites should not be able to be seen again unless type in web address

agree a password is needed

is there any way the site could be innocent - i have been known to look at love honey/ann s on mb lappy - but obv i dont look at hairy fannies

snickersnack · 02/06/2009 21:30

Ask in Geeky Stuff - someone there will know. You can get professionals to do it, I'm sure.

Eek to the nanny - that's truly shocking. I think you need to mention to her quietly that you saw what she'd been looking at on the internet, does she have an explanation and that it will affect any reference you give her. (I appreciate you didn't ask for advice on the nanny, but )

willowthewispa · 02/06/2009 21:29

Control Panel is in your start menu. Then you should see Internet Options (or maybe Network and Internet - then choose Internet Options).

AtheneNoctua · 02/06/2009 21:29

Porn channels are rather crafty. They are like viruses and infest the computer.

I would take the computer somehwere to have it clean off if you have to. But first I'd check with Dell or whereever you bought the PC to see if can be restored to the condition in which it left the fatory.

You are way too late for internet options. That is a preventative measure. But you already have the porn.

BTW, I'd be mighty pissed off with the nanny.

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lisalisa · 02/06/2009 21:26

Thank you both - I dont' want to and dont' know how to rebuild the pc I don't think!!!

willow - where can I find internet options?

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willowthewispa · 02/06/2009 21:24

Do you have something like Internet Options under Control Panel? You can delete the browsing history, cookies, temp internet files from there.

AtheneNoctua · 02/06/2009 21:24

Oh God, Lisa. You do seem seem to be badd nanny behaviour magnet.

Firstly (and urgently) Yes yes yes, change the password on the childrens' log in and tell them it is broken. Tell the nenny it is broken too. Although you might need to refrain from using it yourself for a while to pull off this story.

Secondly, I'm afraid porn is rather difficult to remove from a computer. The safest approach really is to save all your files and rebuild the computer, ensuring everything is wiped clean.

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