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Hotspot Shield 0.942

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  • License:

    Free

  • Editor's Rating:

    2.0 stars

  • Average User Rating:

    3.0 stars (out of 12 votes) Rate it!

  • Downloads:

    151,471

  • Operating Systems:

    Mac OS X 10.4

  • Additional Requirements:

    Mac OS X 10.4

  • Limitations:

    No limitations

  • Date Added:

    February 19, 2008

Publisher's description of Hotspot Shield

From AnchorFree:

Most public wi-fi hotspots are not secure and make your computer and communications vulnerable to hackers and security breaches. Hotspot Shield gives you a simple solution to maintain your anonymity and protect your privacy when accessing free wi-fi hotspots. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

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Editor's review of Hotspot Shield

  • 2.5 stars

  • "Shield your wi-fi"
  • Reviewed on: February 18, 2009
  • Version reviewed: Hotspot Shield 0.942

This freeware program promises to encrypt all your Internet connections, but since most public wi-fi access points in the U.S. are open, it's a bit hard to gauge Hotspot Shield's effectiveness. However, the connection itself is a bit wonky.

Once the program is installed, it creates an HTML link on your desktop. Double-clicking on it will open the application in your Web browser, and you'll be taken to a page detailing your Connection Status, IP Address, Server Address, Bytes sent and received, and the duration of the connection. Hotspot Shield is ad supported, so you'll get a big banner ad that lives at the top of every Web page, too. Closing the tab with the app's control panel doesn't disconnect the shield, though: for that, or to reload the control panel, you have to go through the green shield icon that gets loaded into your system tray. Also, there's a 5 GB transfer limit.

Overall, we can't give Hotspot Shield a strong recommendation, but as a last resort it might be worth trying out.

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