Cloudflare Launches 1.1.1.1 For Families adds Malware and Adult Content Filter Support

Cloudflare Launches 1.1.1.1 For Families adds "Malware" and "Adult Content Filter" Support. Two Flavors: 1.1.1.2 (No Malware) & 1.1.1.3 (No Malware or Adult Content)

Cloudflare Launches 1.1.1.1 For Families adds "Malware" and "Adult Content Filter" Support
Cloudflare launched its DNS service back in 2018 (on April 1) on a mission to the public promising a Fast, Privacy-focused, Secure, and Resilient DNS Server.

Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 for Families

Cloudflare in a blog post today officially announced an expansion of its DNS service called (1.1.1.1 for Families) which adds a new filter feature "Malware and Adult Content Filter Support".

The new DNS Server IP addresses and filters to the service to block certain requests automatically. Users who used OpenDNS and some other DNS providers in the past may recall that these providers offered something very similar for quite some time already.
Cloudflare DNS that offers the fastest response time, unparalleled redundancy, and advanced security with built-in DDoS mitigation and DNSSEC a better way to support encrypted DNS technologies including DNS over TLS and DNS over HTTPS.

While 1.1.1.1 can safeguard user privacy and optimize efficiency, it is designed for direct, fast DNS resolution, not for blocking or filtering content. The requests we’ve received largely come from home users who want to ensure that they have a measure of protection from security threats and can keep adult content from being accessed by their kids.

Cloudflare is an internet security service that helps to secure and speed up millions of sites on the internet.

1.1.1.1 for Families

1.1.1.1 for families can safeguard user (privacy and optimize efficiency), it is particularly designed for direct, fast DNS resolution, not for blocking or filtering content. this measure of protection from security threats and can keep adult content from being accessed by their kids.

1.1.1.1 for Families comes in two different versions:The first blocks known malware requests, the second malware, and adult requests. 

To use 1.1.1.1 for Families, there's no need to install an app -- you just need to change the DNS settings on your computer. For now, there is a various configuration you can use depending on the level of protection you're looking for:
Here is the information required to use the new DNS servers on your devices:

Two Flavors: 1.1.1.2 (No Malware) & 1.1.1.3 (No Malware or Adult Content)

How to setup Cloudflare DNS with Malware Blocking Only:

Malware Blocking Only

Here's how to setup Cloudflare DNS with Malware Blocking Only;

• Click Start Menu > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center or Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center.
• Click Change adapter settings.
• Right-click on Wi-Fi or Local Area Connection.
• Click Properties.
• Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
• Click Properties.
• Select Use the following IP address.
• Add the following DNS Server addresses for Malware Blocking Only.

1. Primary DNS: 1.1.1.2
2. Secondary DNS: 1.0.0.2
3. IPv6: 2606:4700:4700::1112
4. IPv6: 2606:4700:4700::1002

How to setup Cloudflare DNS with blocking Malware and Adult Content:

Malware and Adult Content

Here's how to setup Cloudflare DNS with blocking Malware and Adult Content;

• Click Start Menu > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center or Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center.
• Click Change adapter settings.
• Right-click on Wi-Fi or Local Area Connection.
• Click Properties.
• Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
• Click Properties.
• Select Use the following IP address.
• Add the following DNS Server addresses to blocking Malware and Adult Content.

1. Primary DNS: 1.1.1.3
2. Secondary DNS: 1.0.0.3
3. IPv6: 2606:4700:4700::1113
4. IPv6: 2606:4700:4700::1003

How to setup Cloudflare DNS without Filtering:

Cloudflare DNS without Filtering

Here's how to setup Cloudflare DNS without Filtering;

Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click Properties. Click “Use The Following DNS Server Addresses,” and replace whatever's there with your new DNS. In the case of Cloudflare, you'd enter 1.1.1.1 in a Preferred DNS server address and 1.0.0.1 in Alternate DNS server.

1. Primary DNS: 1.1.1.1
2. Secondary DNS: 1.0.0.1
3. IPv6: 2606:4700:4700::1111
4. IPv6: 2606:4700:4700::1001

Cloudflare adds in a statement that;

This year, while many of us are confined to our homes, protecting our communities from COVID-19, and relying on our home networks more than ever it seemed especially important to launch 1.1.1.1 for Families. We hope during these troubled times it will help provide a bit of peace of mind for households everywhere.