
In addition to its anonymizing and traffic encryption features, Hotspot Shield also comes with a built-in engine designed to detect and block malware websites.

This and the fact that you can also set to automatically start once you login, make Hotspot Shield and must-have for all users that often find themselves having to go online while on the move, using unsecured wireless connections.

In-built web traffic encryption and malware detection / blocking features Hotspot Shield has been designed from scratch to provide you with a secure VPN connection to the internet, without the need to go through all the steps usually needed to setup such a connection. Once connected, the Hotspot Shield app will automatically route all the data sent and received by your Mac through an AnchorFree remote server, in order to encrypt web traffic and to help you hide your location and IP address.Īfter Hotspot Shield connects your Mac to the AnchorFree VPN, the server's IP is set as your public IP to prohibit other servers or websites you might connect to, to find out what your real location is. Securely connect to various web locations via HTTPS, without having to worry about your privacy

Hotspot Shield has been designed from scratch as a software solution that protects the data you're downloading or uploading from and to various servers on the web while using insecure wireless networks.īecause you could end up using a public hotspot once in a while, having Hotspot Shield installed on your portable Mac will make the difference between having sensitive information stolen or not.
