We’ve previously covered the Vidalia bundle, which uses the Tor network to let you hide your identity while browsing the internet. With the amount of options provided by Vidalia and the complexity of the Tor bundle (three tools working together), it can certainly get confusing for quite a few people out there. Moreover, the Tor bundle supports only Firefox out-of-the-box, which isn’t installed on every PC out there.
UltraSurf is a tiny substitute to Tor, which gets its job done without much fuss. Without ANY fuss at all, if you ask me. All you’ve to do is to download a 400KB file, and double-click it. UltraSurf will automatically scan for it’s servers and open up a configured Internet Explorer for you (it might take some time; usually takes 5 – 20 sec for me). Now you can access every blocked thing from your IE window. Surfing with UltraSurf is noticeably faster than Tor, and most of the time you won’t feel a lag.
In short, UltraSurf has a few advantages, like :
- Portable, and extremely easy to use
- Automatically cleans IE history after use
- Seamless browsing experience
- Updated frequently
UltraSurf might lack the bells and whistles of Tor or Your Freedom, but it’s still a pretty good choice for fast, trouble-free access to blocked websites.
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