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License:
Free to try; $29.95 to buy
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Downloads:
20,758
- Operating Systems:
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Windows XP SP 2, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, Windows 2003 32-bit, Windows 2000 SP 4, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 x86 R2, Windows Server 2008 x86, Windows 2000 SP 3, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows HPC Server 2008, Windows XP Itanium 64-bit SP 1, Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows Vista, Windows XP 64-bit, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows Server 2008 Datacenter, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP 64-bit SP 2, Windows 2003, Windows XP Itanium 64-bit SP 2, Windows NT 4 SP 3, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows 2003 SP 1, Windows NT 3, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003 x64 R2, Windows XP SP 1, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows NT 4 SP 4, Windows Vista Itanium 64-bit, Windows 2000, Windows XP 32-bit, Windows Vista AMD 64-bit, Windows NT 4 SP 6, Windows 2003 64-bit SP 1, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Business, Windows XP Itanium 64-bit, Windows NT 4 SP 1, Windows NT 4 SP 5, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, Windows Server 2008 Standard, Windows NT 4 SP 2, Windows 2003 64-bit, Windows Me, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2003, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows XP 64-bit SP 1, Windows 2003 Itanium 64-bit, Windows Web Server 2008, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows 2000 SP 1, Windows 2003 Itanium 64-bit SP 1, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000 SP 2, Windows NT, Windows Server 2008 Itanium
- Additional Requirements:
No additional requirements
- Limitations:
14-day trial
- Date Added:
April 02, 2009
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Publisher's description of Hide My IP 2009
Conceal your online identity with the click of a button. Surf anonymously, encrypt your Internet traffic, hide your IP while surfing the Internet, using forums, sending E-mails, instant messaging, playing games, and more. Hiding your IP address is as simple as clicking the "Hide My IP" button, which automatically configures your Web browser or other application to use a proxy server from our private proxy network. Change your IP address automatically every few minutes and cloak your browser's User Agent and Referrer headers. Select from hundreds of our private network IPs or public proxies from all over the world. Version 2009 now supports Encrypted Connection Mode, allowing you to encrypt all your Web traffic using secure 128-bit SSL Encryption. Other new features include hotkey support, cookie blocking, IP history, and IP SmartSwitching to randomize your IP addresses.
Version 4.0.12.25645 features more proxy IPs, more locations, encrypted connection mode, keyboard shortcuts, automatic cookie cleaning.
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Editor's review of Hide My IP 2009
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- "Hide My IP 2008"
- Version reviewed: Hide My IP 2009 4.0.12.25645
It helps protect your privacy by masking your IP address with an alias, but the demo version's trial restrictions make it hard to test all of this application's functionality.
Hide My IP 2008's initial interface lets you choose how often you want to change your IP address. You also have the options of launching the program at start-up, clearing any cookies once the IP changes, and requesting a U.S. IP. But this is where we encountered the first of many trial restrictions; with the exception of requesting a U.S. IP, the other options are disabled in the demo version. More advanced settings let you choose which Web browser you want to use to enable the program. There is also the choice of where you want the program to locate the alternate IP address. But once again, its not available during the trial. When we clicked the hide IP button, the program quickly changed our IP address. But thanks to those pesky trial restrictions, users are only allowed one alternate IP per trial. There is a sacrifice in surfing speed, and some testers reported that Web browsers ran incredibly slow when using the alias IP.
A Help menu isn't included. Hide My IP 2008 can mask your real IP address, but there's a possible sacrifice in browser speed, and no way to see if the additional settings and features work. We suggest you try other more fully-functional demo versions before making your decision on which one to buy.
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Version: Hide My IP 2009 4.0.12.25645
"Slowed down the whole computer when demo installed"
Pros: didn't keep it long enough
Cons: Tried accessing a couple of UK sites previously denied ---- after several attempts had no success hiding the fact that my computer was not in the UK
Summary: Quickly uninstalled
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Version: Hide My IP 2009 4.0.12.25645
"PURE JUNK. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY"
Pros: NONE. Totally worthless
Cons: It doesn't work
Summary: Previously used Hide My IP 2008. It did work but was VERY slow. Worst than dialup. Because I used it infrequently I put up with it. They offer a premier service for faster speed but want $8.00 a month to use it. Not worth an extra $ 96.00 a year. I... read more >>
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Version: Hide My IP 2009 4.0.12.25645
"Demo didn't work at all for me. Had to un-instal."
Pros: Ummm - none
Cons: That's it! It is a con! If you want to see if it works, then you hve to buy the version to see if it works or not
Summary: Based on my experience I won't be recommending it to anyone.
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