Abstract: The method and system of the present invention are operative to adaptively fill holes in filter lists. A method and system for managing access to inappropriate content on a public computer network by users of a private computer network including a method and system for adaptively creating or modifying a filter list is disclosed. Users of the private network access content on the public network through an interface. Local memory of the interface is scanned and inappropriate content is identified. The location within the public computer network at which this inappropriate content is found is identified. These locations are then added to a filter list of sites that contain inappropriate content. The method and system can also be used in conjunction with local memory of individual computers.