This will exit the ad and take you to the Hotspot Shield main page. Close your browser. In order for Hotspot Shield to work the first time that you turn it on, you should close your browser before using Hotspot Shield. Upgrade your account. If you want to use premium features like being able to choose a country for your IP address' location, you'll need to click Upgrade to Hotspot Shield Elite at the bottom of the Hotspot Shield window, select a payment plan, enter your payment information, and click Upgrade my plan.
This is completely optional, but recommended if you want an extra layer of security. Change your IP address' country. Click the "Browsing from" drop-down box, then click a new country in the drop-down menu. This will shift your IP address' location to redirect to a different country.
Keep in mind that this may slow down your browsing, and it may also limit the content that you can see based on the selected country's laws. Method 2. Look for the Hotspot Shield icon. You should see the Hotspot Shield shield-shaped icon appear in the top-right corner of your Mac's screen. If you're prompted to upgrade when selecting this feature, you'll need to select a paid plan and enter your payment information since changing the IP address' country is typically a premium feature.
Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. While Hotspot Shield is available for iPhones and Androids, it isn't free after 7 days. While Hotspot Shield's free version is enough to hide your IP address, it won't hide your current country. Read Next How to. In order for us to help you, you will need to provide complete details for you question.
Posting something like "fdg" will not get you any meaningful help. If you use an anti virus like Sophos you can use the application control to block hotspot shield from running. Configure you firewall to block everything then open up the ports you require I found an old list of ports for hotspot shield but this may have changed by now : ", , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ".
You may need to create the reverse rules dependant on you router. You might get requests for more ports to be opened up by in most cases this list is all that is needed you can browse the web and send emails. By limiting outbound SMTP to only servers and or smart hosts you can dramatically reduce the chance of any computer on the network sending out spam.
To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks. Edited Sep 8, at UTC. This means that you may download them in a bundle with other freeware. That's why they are classified as potentially unwanted program. To avoid unwanted installation of Hotspot Shield, you should be very attentive when downloading freeware and always choose custom installation.
If you feel that Hotspot Shield is not in any way helpful, we suggest removing it from the computer. Delete the original file.
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