Anonymous Friend for Windows

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Key Details of Anonymous Friend

Protect your IP address by routing through foreign anonymous proxies.
Last updated on February 29, 2024
There have been 8 updates
Virus scan status:
Clean (it’s extremely likely that this software program is clean)

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffFebruary 29, 2024

Despite a large list of proxy IPs, this browser add-on fails to live up to its most basic promise: finding a proxy IP for surfing anonymously.

Anonymous Friend installs as a toolbar with just a handful of buttons to access the Help file, register the program, and enable a proxy IP for your computer. It's simple to select an alternate IP from the drop-down box, but apparently not so easy to find one that works. We tried several with no success. At startup, you'll be directed to the publisher's Web site, where your actual IP address is displayed and they walk you through the process of assigning a proxy address.

Anonymous Friend also displays your IP address on the toolbar, supposedly showing your actual address when the program is disabled and the proxy address when enabled. The Web site showed our real IP address, but the toolbar never picked up the actual or the proxy. It wasn't clear where it was picking up the information from, but it never matched our records or those of its publisher. You might also have to forgo Java when using Anonymous Friend, as its Help file indicates that your real IP can be detected when Java is enabled.

Firefox users are out of luck. This toolbar only works with the Internet Explorer browser, but in our experience, it doesn't work so well in IE, either. There's a 40-use trial period for you to see how this privacy tool performs for you, but we're not recommending it.

What’s new in version 2.9-build-4.9

Improved proxy list.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: June 2, 2008

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 2.9-build-4.9

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 10

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 5,659

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

2/5

9 User Votes

this is a ``TROJAN`` horse
CytopixDecember 5, 2008
Pros
this is Malware
Cons
You install a Trojan in your PC
Summary
As above
don't download. trojan virus attached to it.
mrchriscarterOctober 11, 2008
Pros
it didn't seem to do anything. i can't name any positives.
Cons
it didn't seem to do anything. my computer was slowing down alot and i was getting disk read errors. when i ran my antivirus program, it listed a trojan virus from the anonymous friend program.
Summary
don't download it.
Works for me
poulstaunOctober 11, 2008
Pros
When I use it--I know Im not rekognized.. Even som of my downloading programs dont work
Cons
Yes I dont feel good -when my antivirus tells me somthing is wrong. That it is a Trojan., .but I have learned to live with this guy.
Summary
works like its supposed to, - with the trojan
WARNING TROJAN VIRUS
October 9, 2008
Pros
none not worth downloading should be removed from site
Cons
TROJAN VIRUS
Summary
its a trojan horse
seal3kSeptember 6, 2008
Pros
there are not any
Cons
its a trojan horse
Summary
its a trojan horse, good job cnet!
Awful
RvpNupeyApril 20, 2008
Pros
Cons
Wasted 40 minutes trying to get a US proxy. Don't wast your time
Summary
Total rubbish
Skinny2007June 18, 2007
Pros
Cons
i hate this softwre it contains a backdoor.trojan inside BEWARE! <p> <p>I have warned u
Summary
one of the best anonymity that i try
skinhead10August 26, 2006
Pros
easy to use
Cons
none
Summary
COMPLIMENTS
brian bartAugust 14, 2006
Pros
COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY. <p> <p>I JUST BOUGHT AND INSTALLED ANONYMOUS FRIEND 2.7.ITS EXCITING TO USE, BUT I DISCOVERED I COULD NOT ACCESS SOME SITES, ESPECIALLY AIRLINE SITES TO MAKE FLIGHT BOOKINGS.
Cons
Summary

Developer’s Description

By AllAnonymity

Protect your IP address by routing through foreign anonymous proxies.

Anonymous Friend masks the IP address by routing your traffic through foreign anonymous proxies. This way you can surf, read mail, news, participate in newsgroups, and post messages on forums without getting kicked out, by using those anonymous proxies that support post. Version 2.9 build 4.9 has improved proxy list.