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Hotspot Shield - 1.341

Secure your privacy while accessing free wi-fi hotspots.

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All Time:	(1.6)
This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	1.341
Release Date:	2010-01-05
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	1,241
Downloads (all versions):	50,098

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Product Description:

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.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

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This is ''adware'' not ''freeware'' - Version: 1.341, 1/5/2010 01:51PM PST

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summerstormpictures

This is not really free being that it tampers and tinkers with your VPN settings to spew ads at you. How is this a "shield?"

This is more like a "hotspot suppository."

Maybe they should call it "hotspot sword" as in "Hey, let me stab you with our sword, it goes in easier."

Works - Version: 0.942-2, 9/17/2009 06:37PM PST

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madison_mac_user

For me hotspot shield works fine, especially being free.

Steve Gibson has a review of it on the podcast Security Now, episode 212. He doesn't like it because they insert code into your VPN to serve you ads.

Hijacks google searches - Version: 0.942-2, 9/4/2009 03:52AM PST

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CraigStanton

Not only does it not give me a good email address in the US (for viewing Hulu.com) but it hijacks all my searches on Google.com and sends them to Ask.com instead. NOT COOL, I don't know what else is being hijacked because I deleted it straight away.