CacheGuard for Windows

Name: CacheGuard
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Author: CacheGuard Technologies

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Download.com staffFebruary 20, 2026

CacheGuard-OS transforms any machine into a robust Web Gateway Appliance, offering comprehensive security and optimization for web traffic. Installation is remarkably fast.

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Pros
- Acts as a firewall, proxy, and URL filter.
- Includes antivirus and web application firewall.
- Provides load balancing and web caching.
- Offers SSL inspection and traffic compression.
- Supports traffic shaping and optimization.
Cons
- No mention of specific hardware requirements.
- User interface details are not provided.
- Advanced configuration options are unclear.
- Integration with existing networks is not detailed.
- Reporting and logging capabilities are unspecified.

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GENERAL

Release: November 8, 2016

Latest update: February 20, 2026

Version: ng-1.2.4

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows Server
Windows 10

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 291

Downloads Last Week: 0

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4.5/5

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Easy to use Web Gateway
cacheguardJanuary 20, 2018
Pros
1) Possibility to activate all features at the same time. 2) Full feature proxy and reverse proxy + WAF + antivirus + URL blacklists + web cache. 3) Possibility to import your own URL blacklists. 4) Chrome, FireFox, Safari, IE and Opera are supported by the GUI. 5) HA features to avoid having a SPOF. 6) Free for 5 users (not only to try). 7) Anti phishing & Safe browsing based on enhanced virus signatures DB. 8) Transparent implementation for the web traffic. 9) Excellent support quality. 10) Attractive prices. 11) SSL mediation transparent capabilities to cache YouTube.
Cons
1) The email scanning can't be implemented transparently and works in a client server mode. 2) Does not include the possibility to create VPNs 3) The firewalling is basic. We use pfSense (based on FreeBSD) as a first firewall layer and CacheGuard (based on Linux) as a second firewall layer + web content filter. 4) To me the SSL mediation is a MITM attack. We activated it to cache YouTube only.
Summary
At the time of writing the latest version is EH-1.3.5 to download directly from the publisher website (https://www.cacheguard.com/). The 64 bits version can also be downloaded from SourceForge. It's not a software to run on PC but a software appliance: having a virtual or a bare metal machine is mandatory. We use VMware ESX.
Powerful and Functional
taridonotNovember 26, 2014
Pros
- Reverse + Forward proxy in the same box - Nice Web GUI + CLI (rare nowadays) - So easy to install in configure - Focused on Web traffci (all you need) - High Availability with VRRP, channel bonding and RAID
Cons
- Missing some basic security features (like VPN) - Not free for more than 100 users - Support only ClamAV and not other products - Basic firewalling
Summary
This is not a software as registered here but an Appliance presented as an OS to install on a machine. It is not a windows software but based on Linux. The screen shot here is outdated! The new version is NG-1.0.11

Developer’s Description

By CacheGuard Technologies

Create a Web gateway appliance on hardware or virtual machine.

CacheGuard-OS is an Appliance oriented OS dedicated to Web traffic Security & Optimization. Install CacheGuard OS on the hardware or virtual machine of your choice and transform your machine into a powerful Web Gateway Appliance in 15 minutes.

CacheGuard is a firewall, a transparent proxy, a reverse proxy, a url filter, an antivirus, a web application firewall (waf), a load balancer, a web cache, an ssl inspector, an ssl terminator, a web traffic compressor, a traffic shaping router and much more.

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