Customizable Anonymous Web Surfing Software
- Trusted leader in online privacy since 1995
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- User Managed, customizable privacy settings
- Small memory footprint
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- Hardened, encrypted private network
Anonymizer Total Net Shield — Powerful, Customizable Online Privacy Protection
Anonymizer Total Net Shield’s customizable privacy settings provide advanced users flexibility and control. Powerful technology ensures your Internet activities remain private and your personal information is protected and secure no matter how you choose to connect. Take control of your online privacy and security today.
See how Anonymizer Total Net Shield protects you.
Protected Wi-Fi Connections VPN-level encryption provides security for wireless users. Easy online access can be indispensable, but connecting on public Wi-Fi hotspots leaves you vulnerable to security threats like hacking and man-in-the-middle attacks. Anonymizer Total Net Shield secures your connection through a VPN-level, 256 bit encrypted SSH tunnel to Anonymizer’s hardened, secure servers. With Anonymizer Total Net Shield, you can connect with confidence on any wireless network.
Security Against Data Theft Safeguard against identity theft, hackers, and eavesdroppers. Your online activities can reveal intimate details about yourself including: banking and credit card information, medical history, passwords, and private communication. Total Net Shield’s encrypted tunnel helps to prevent data and identity theft before it happens. Customizable settings give you the flexibility to shop and bank securely on one browser while surfing unprotected on another, enabling you to safeguard your online data and identity at your discretion.
Anonymous Surfing Set the level of online visibility that fits your privacy needs. Criminals, website profilers, employers, and even your ISP can easily track your Internet device’s unique IP address and monitor your online activity. Anonymizer Total Net Shield employs proprietary IP Rotator technology, changing your true IP address to a different, untraceable IP address each day. Combined with flexible privacy settings Total Net Shield ensures that your chosen Internet activities remain private and confidential.
Customizable Protection Flexible privacy settings for ultimate control. Total Net Shield enables the flexibility that advanced users need to customize their installation and privacy settings. The control panel allows you to view and set a wide range of parameters to manage of your online experience.
Customizable Online Privacy Protection for Advanced Users
Total Net Shield provides true empowerment for the tech-savvy user. Choose your level of online visibility—when to remain private and when to reveal your true identity. You decide how and where to deploy Total Net Shield based on your personal preferences; Anonymizer’s technology takes care of the rest, giving you hassle-free, continuous online anonymity.
Total Net Shield Benefits at a Glance
- Shields your true IP address at your discretion
- Browser-enabled proxy
- Easily bypass proxy settings for selected domains and hosts
- Compatible with any service that runs through an HTTP proxy
- Conflict-free with 99% of consumer software, routers, and firewalls
- Encrypted SSH tunnel secures your data and personal information
- Reconnects automatically if SSH session is interrupted
Technologies Powerful, encrypted SSH technology combined with daily IP rotation from a pool of tens of thousands of untraceable IP addresses that protect your online surfing, web mail, chat, and any service that runs through an HTTP proxy.
Proprietary IP Rotator Technology
- Trialed and tested Anonymizer IP Rotator technology guarantees your anonymity every time you connect online
- Each day‚ your computer's IP address is replaced with a different‚ anonymous IP address
- Your daily, anonymous IP address comes from a pool of tens of thousands of U.S. IP addresses that are ordinary and untraceable
Additional User Benefits
- Protection on open Wi-Fi connections
- Leaves a small memory footprint
- Fast, seamless connection
How it Works
The diagram below demonstrates how home users are protected each time they choose to go online using Total Net Shield. The service provides an encrypted "virtual tunnel" from your computer to Anonymizer’s secure and hardened servers, thus keeping your Internet activities private and secure.
In addition, your true IP address is changed daily to a different untraceable IP address, ensuring continuous anonymity. Total Net Shield allows you to secure one browser for anonymous web surfing while keeping a different browser unsecured for websites requiring a static IP address.
System Requirements
Anonymizer Total Net Shield is compatible with the following:
Windows
- Operating System:
- Windows XP 32 bit
- Windows Vista™ 32 or 64 bit
- Windows 7 32 or 64 bit
- Processor:
- 400 MHz Pentium processor or equivalent (Minimum)
- 1GHz Pentium processor or equivalent (Recommended)
- Ram:
- 512 MB (Minimum)
- 1 GB (Recommended)
Mac
- Operating System:
- Not supported, however, instructions for Mac configuration are available upon request.
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Why is Anonymizer Total Net Shield different than other VPNs or proxy services?
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Total Net Shield employs proprietary IP rotator technology that guarantees your anonymity every time you connect online. Each day‚ your computer's IP address is replaced with a different‚ anonymous IP address from a pool of tens of thousands of U.S. IP addresses that are ordinary and untraceable.
Total Net Shield is highly customizable, giving you the flexibility to secure applications of your choice based on your personal preferences. For example, secure Firefox for anonymous web surfing with Total Net Shield but use Internet Explorer for websites that require your true IP address, or vice versa.
Unlike many VPN and proxy services, Anonymizer offers live, US-based customer support.
- How is Anonymizer Total Net Shield different from Anonymizer Universal?
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Total Net Shield and Anonymizer Universal both change your true IP address to a different, untraceable IP address, ensuring continuous anonymity.
However, while Anonymizer Universal protects your entire computer by securing all ports and protocols*, Total Net Shield offers the flexibility to customize port settings for any service that runs through an HTTP proxy.
Total Net Shield Anonymizer Universal Intended User: Advanced Most Internet Users Platform Windows Windows, Mac Tunnel Encryption: 256 bit SSH L2TP/IPSec Port Settings: Customizable All Ports Protected* User Interface: Advanced Easy *Outgoing mail port 25 is blocked
- What browsers and Operating Systems are available for use with Anonymizer Total Net Shield?
- Total Net Shield is compatible with all current browsers that support http proxies installed on Windows XP‚ Windows Vista™‚ and Windows 7, both 32 bit and 64 bit.
- Can I specify which browser to use with Anonymizer Total Net Shield?
- Total Net Shield allows you to secure one browser for anonymous web surfing while keeping a different browser unsecured for websites requiring a static IP address. Please note that Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Internet Explorer all use the same proxy settings. The setting selected for any of these browsers will affect all three.
- What applications support http proxies other than a browser?
- Software applications such as antivirus and Internet security suites, email, instant messengers, and audio players often offer a manual http proxy configuration option.
- Does Anonymizer Total Net Shield support SOCKS proxies?
- Total Net Shield only supports http proxies.
- Will Anonymizer Total Net Shield protect my computer and personal information when I connect to an open Wi-Fi network?
- Yes, Total Net Shield will encrypt http traffic that may be intercepted while using unsecured or open wireless networks.
