ProxyWay User Reviews
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"Extremely unreliable with Socks proxies."
Version: ProxyWay 5.0
Pros
Can't really think of any...it's free.
Cons
It claims Socks4 and Socks5 proxies to be 'good' when they are 'bad'.
Claims many Socks proxies to be high anonymous when they are actually transparent (not anonymous).
Only allows maximum of 100 proxies for testing.
The proxy website lists provided are next to useless.Summary
This program can prove to be a real timewaster if you want to find working Socks4 and Socks5 proxies that are 'High Anonomous'. They will appear in the list and then - if you are lucky (it often doesn't happen) - it will automatically proceed to check them. If it doesn't do this automatically you have to highlight them and select 'Check'. If you are luckier still, it may even give you two or three Socks proxies that it claims are working and are 'High Anonymous', but when you install them into your browser they either don't work or are not anonymous at all. Many of these even cause Internet Explorer to refuse to open, the only way of clearing it being to go into Google Chrome's proxy settings (they share same settings) and unticking that.
I'm not surprised it's free, because if it was paid for they'd have to give everyone refunds. There must actually be a decent working proxyfinder out there...somewhere, because this ain't one. -
"Mirar detected"
Version: ProxyWay 5.0
Pros
Lavasoft's As-aware detects Mirar malware/spyware in this program!
Cons
Is there really malware/spyware in this program?
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"Not as easy as it said"
Version: ProxyWay 5.0
Pros
i'm sure it would work if i knew more about proxies and it doesn't say it's compatible with google chrome which i use
Cons
after uninstalling i had to remove the proxy settings in the ie tools internet options lan settings proxy if you remove the checkmark your internet will work again without a system restore
Summary
i'll try it again later when i have more time
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"Didn't hide my IP"
Version: ProxyWay 5.0
Pros
Never got it to work.
Cons
Clicked the auto config, clicked on... IP address was still not hidden. After uninstalling program, my Windows Live Messenger was inaccessible. Followed there recommendation to reset proxy setting to no avail. Had to perform a sys. restore.
Summary
Don't know if I messed up or program didn't work for me. Probably the former. lol But I tried awhile to get it to hide my IP and it didn't.
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"Beware of bifrose.gen trojan when executing proxyway"
Version: ProxyWay 5.0
Pros
None. Never got chance to try it.
Cons
My spyware detection software reported finding bifrose.gen trojan when starting up Proxyway after installation.
Summary
Somehow, this version of the .exe is infected by the bifrose.gen trojan. I immediately uninstalled and removed the software after seeing the warning message, so I did not get a chance to try out the capabilities of the tool. Please watch out for this trojan.
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"Best proxy program i have found to date"
Version: ProxyWay 5.0
Pros
Change proxys really fast
Easy to use
Automatically sets itself up
Option to update proxy listCons
It could be redone to be a bit easier on the eyes.
Summary
After installing it took me 2 minutes to figure out how to use it. Just click the auto config and when it finishes click on. If you want to change your proxy just click off then on again. Simply the best program out there at this time.
I forgot to mention. This blows *** out of the water as far as speeds go.
Updated on Feb 17, 2009
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