Hotspot Shield for Windows

User Reviews

• It is not free. Misleading.

  vjricc015/12/2018

  Pros

  Did not start free trial. It is not free. Misleading. False advertising.

  Cons

  Did not start free trial. It is not free. Misleading. False advertising.

  Summary

  Did not start free trial. It is not free. Misleading. False advertising.

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• ads are very annoying

  contulluiss4/26/2017

  Pros

  it's the most popular VPN

  Cons

  but the ads are quite annoying

  Summary

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• Comes with Malware and Adware

  jkm01195/29/2015

  Pros

  It does actually connect you to a different spot

  Cons

  It brings up advertising to promote you buying it. It adds malware to your computer and so many adds that you have to delete the program. I would not recommend this program to anyone. The trial offer is laced with adware. It takes too long to clean your computer after installing.

  Summary

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• Horrible program

  clagan5/28/2015

  Pros

  None .... never worked.

  Cons

  Hung the computer and kept dropping my network connection.

  Summary

  Another example of the junk and malware infested programs CNET keep on recommending. Obviously being paid to do so. Never again will I download a program suggested by CNET

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• Hotspot's Elite VPN is Horrible!

  Zd35/20/2015

  Pros

  There are no Pros.

  Cons

  Hotspot forces you to log in to their site in order to use their Elite VPN- so much for privacy! Hotspot is run by AnchorFree, which automatically signs you up for email spam from Kaboom. Elite membership uninstalls on log out, and then automatically signs you up for the free version which installs adware.

  Summary

  Hotspot's Elite VPN signs you up for spam and adware- total waste of time and messy to uninstall. I would not classify Hotspot Elite VPN as a real VPN service, but more of a disguise for spam and adware.

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• Go with another service

  dander03114/27/2015

  Pros

  Extremely easy to setup, log in and manage on up to seven devices. Interface is easy to use, and the website shows all your protected devices at a glance. A few different location options are nice.

  Cons

  I would go to bed downloading something, wake up and it had turned off. Everything I was downloading that I wanted protected wasn't. Most nights, in the middle of the night when I had it on and online it just stopped working. It would show connected, but nothing would load. I could connect to another location most of the time, but that is less than ideal (especially when I don't really want to use Canada's Netflix). Frequently it would "forget" that I was an Elite member and give me weird "bandwidth cap" errors when trying to load every day sites. I would have to log out and in, restart it several times to get it working as normal again.

  Summary

  Don't buy a whole chunk of time at once, try it out first. Also, look around at all the options and reviews before buying; nothing new!

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• Purchased 20 days to try out, expired after a day.

  mv1pgs3/30/2015

  Pros

  Seems to work OK

  Cons

  Purchased 20 x day licenses only received one license key, which expired after a day

  Summary

  Worked for a while, but I didn't get what I paid for. I wouldn't risk parting with any more cash with them

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• It worked a while customer service is awful

  rob2223452/19/2015

  Pros

  I paid for the elite version It worked for a while.

  Cons

  The customer service is awful. They fail to read the problem and then reply with "solved" in the header. At this point, you are forced to start a new ticket. I will not be paying for anything from this company in the future.

  Summary

  They can offer pathetic support if they want. I just will not pay them for any services.

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• an excellent free program

  CondonAuber1/22/2015

  Pros

  performs all functions i need.

  Cons

  none at this time

  Summary

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• Completely unreliable.

  1/20/2015

  Pros

  There are none.

  Cons

  This product cannot be relied upon. ISP changes back to local ISP while it appears that you are still protected. Impossible to rely on when traveling abroad and access locally blocked websites like Google.

  Summary

  Don't waste your time or your money on this product.

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