Great discoveries are mostly derived out of absolute necessities in life. At office, we have Websense enabled which blocks almost every second website on the internet especially webmails. My perennial search for a proxy server ended with UltraSurf proxy server application.
Other Proxy Servers
Other proxy servers that I stumbled upon were mostly web based and browsing speeds were lethargic. Many components like Javascript and Flash on websites were disabled and on top of that, pop-up ads. Damn!!!
How it Works?
The way UltraSurf works is just magical. The application is sized around 200 KB and works sans installation. Just download the rar file, extract it and run the application. That’s it!!! An Internet Explorer window will open to confirm that the proxy server has been enabled. Any website like Facebook, Youtube, MySpace among others will work seamlessly in offices and schools where they are likely to be blocked.
It does not Work on Firefox by Default
UltraSurf is designed to work with Internet Explorer by default. But, with Firefox, a few steps need to be incorporated to make it work.
Here are some tweaks to perform in Firefox (2.X) to make it work:
1. Open Firefox and Click on Tools -> Options
2. Click on Advanced Link -> Network tab
3. Under Connections, click on Settings button
4. Change option to Manual Proxy Configuration
5. Populate the following: HTTP Proxy = 127.0.0.1 and Port = 9666
6. Check Use This Proxy Server for All Protocols
7. Hit OK to finish and you are done, bingo!!!
I have checked with my network administrator and this application doesn’t leave any traces behind. The mac address is hidden and so is the origin IP address. Network admins can never make out that the proxy server has been enabled and there is no dang proof on your system to suggest that you have used the application. Just ensure to keep UltraSurf at a hidden location and share this love with your colleagues.
Download
Here. Latest version as of now is 9.0
(6 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5)
Loading ...
August 13th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
I totally agree,after much mucking about with the rest, including Tor and Vidalia this is a breeze ! However I can’t seem to get it going in FF3 any ideas ?
August 14th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
It definitely works for me. Make sure the proxy settings are in place. Also, ensure that use this proxy for all protocols is enabled.
Keep me posted on the progress…
August 18th, 2008 at 1:51 am
Hi AK, Sorry but no go, followed instructions to the letter but it just times out. In any event its no great drama as it functions perfectly in IE7. Regards H
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:21 am
You need to dl the mozilla ultrasurf addon from here http://www.ultrareach.com/downloads/ultrasurf/wjbutton_en.zip then add it to your browser, and voila, you can also manually change/add different proxies, even socks 4/5 in the advanced options, make sure to do it in both the ultrasurf app and the mozilla add on preferences.
you can get some fairly fast anon proxies from here http://www.aliveproxy.com/fastest-proxies/, not all work but trial and error you can get some damn good ones!
September 12th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
I agree it’s the best (living in China, I should know). But for some time now it’s failing. When it does finally establish a connection, it loses it within minutes, and now the refresh button is no longer valid. I don’t know why they would do so whilst still keeping the button, but the help page which states this omits any contact details for assistance.
September 12th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
I agree that something appears to have changed since I upgraded to ver.9.1. I use US to access Hulu NBC etc from Australia, but now it seems to have problems, some sites now restrict access others can’t find the flash player and others are just to slow to stream. Not sure what has happened as it did work flawlessly on all sites before. In any event I shall keep investigating !
September 17th, 2008 at 11:15 am
i want to pass block websites.
i can use this?