The best thing about KProxy is that you do not have to install it. That means you do not have to clean the registry after uninstalling the program to remove all traces. This review of KProxy checks out the claims on its websites about its ability to protect your Internet data and change your connection’s IP address so that people don’t know where you are from. In addition, we will check if we can indeed access websites blocked by admins.
KProxy Free anonymous web proxy
According to the developers of KProxy proxy, it is a tool that you can use for two purposes:
- Secure your data while it travels the Internet
- Provide you with a proxy that enables you to visit any website that is blocked by the network admins
There are various versions of KProxy:
- KProxy browser extension for Edge, Chrome, etc.
- The KProxy Online version is available directly via browser. No need to start any application.
- Windows version that runs only on Windows to give you both encryption and proxy.
- A cross-platform version that runs across different operating systems, including Linux (I did not test this, as I do not have Linux on any computer at my place).
KProxy review
To use KProxy, all you have to do is to fire up your browser and enter “www.kproxy.com” into the address bar. You will get a webpage with a text box in the middle. Type the name of any website that you wish to visit, and you will be taken there – with an encrypted connection and with a different IP address.
To test “Blocked websites part” I tried a couple of websites after putting them in Internet Options’ Restricted List. The KProxy simply ignored the Restricted List. It went smooth so this part works well.
The only drawback when you use the online version is that you will get an ad banner right on the top of the screen, making your familiar websites look odd. However, since the service is free and the service providers need money to maintain it, this is not much of an issue.
Check out the image above for an idea of how it looks (click on the image to enlarge it). The YouTube appearance could be due to lower CPU power. Please check it out at your end and let us know if it was just my machine or if KProxy is trying to load lighter versions of websites.
NOTE: If you wish to use the online version, you need to have redirects turned ON; otherwise, you will be stuck at the “Loading…” message.
KProxy agent
The first time I ran surf.exe after unzipping the portable version, it opened my browser in Incognito mode.
You will get a box with choices as to which proxy to use. Click on the button towards the left of the proxy server to connect to it. It also has some other options that allow you to specify your own proxy. Check out the image below to see the box.
When I tested my IP with Chrome, it showed Germany. Also, the site “whatismyIPaddress.com” was not able to detect it as a proxy but showed it as a router or something like a firewall. That part is fine, too.
KProxy free download
Go here to get KProxy. It does what the developers of KProxy say. You get to surf anonymously.
The online version of KProxy has a lock icon. You can toggle between https (secure) and http (normal) mode. For maximum privacy, we recommend that you turn it on. You can also get to secure mode by typing “https://kproxy. com” instead of “http://kproxy. com” in your browser’s address bar.
TIP: Read our review of Spotflux to know how it compares with KProxy. Another option is UltraSurf but it does not provide encryption unlike KProxy, which does!
“Secure your data while it travels the Internet (This must be related to NSA snooping etc.);”
There is another good reason to use a “secure connection”.
If you connect to an open WIFI-network, freely available at fx. coffeshops & restaurants,
then you risk having sensitive information like usernames and passwords stolen.
How ?
Because there is usually no security on those WFI-networks, no encryption means that everyone can “listen” on the traffic.
But kproxy doesn´t offer any “secure” connection, i tested the online version mentioned above,
on kproxy.com I clicked on the blue button “surf!” which then took me to google.com.
But, the URL in my browsers addressbar shows this: http://www.kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/sruj/snvrabu/smno/p2/
Note the “http” !
There is NO security between my browser and kproxy !
Which means that if I had been on an open WIFI-network I would NOT have been protected !
If you want a secure connection then you need a VPN.
There is fx. a free VPN available at cyberghost.com.
A proxy like kproxy can be useful if you fx. want to watch hulu.com from another country than USA,
but do NOT think it´s secure….
And from what i found when I did a quich search: the kproxy-agent requires JAVA to be installed.
There are securityrisks with JAVA, do NOT install it unless you absolutely need it.
Note: JAVA and javascript are two different things.
Javascript is used on webbsites, JAVA is normally not required unless you fx. are a programmer developing software.
This means that in order to get “security” with the help of kproxy-agent you have to install other software with BIG securityproblems !?
Java is off on all my browsers. I enable it only to access my bank – that requires Java for two factor authentication. Probably, Kproxy too does the same. Kproxy agent does use .jar files so I won’t differ from you on this point.
Regarding the http, there is a button on the Kproxy.com site that users can use to toggle between https and http. It was obvious so I did not mention it… the button with a lock icon…on the main index page (kproxy.com).
It seems the main case here is to get to blocked websites, rather than making it an always on private connection. In that case, I would want Ultrasurf over KProxy as it changes the IP of my computer rather than just changing it for a session on Chrome only.
But you are right. VPN is better anytime, compared to these types of proxies. I personally use and recommend Spotflux. And that way, I don’t have to worry over blocked websites etc as well.
Thank you, for highlighting the Java issue. Let’s see what the developers have to say on this.
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This didn’t work for me. I checked with whatsmyip and it showed another ip and location, but the site I accessed posted my actual ip. I even used secure setting. Be careful out there.
Icognito or no, I do not personally trust chrome (google app) so this is a miss. Maybe when it works with Firefox or Opera I will reconsider.
Just found out (listening to Pandora) that the KProxy Agent only gives 30 minutes of use, then cuts off. You have to wait another 30 minutes to re-connect. I know it’s “free” but that’s enough to put me off. I have other paths I can follow if I want to listen to streaming content that’s otherwise unavailable.
http://kproxy.com/
Kproxy is good for opening blocked sites.
Your KProxy is not working on my computer I have a limited account on this computer with a windows 7 & have a domain network & there is all websites are blocked like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Do you have any other way to use your proxy or any other ideas to access my social websites so kindly share with me……………….
Regards
Toheed
i use anonymous proxy to unblock blocked sites.
some times kproxy dont work so what do u do
these do not work
There are other proxies available. Try them. An example, Ultrasurf, a portable proxy that you can run without installation.
why
did you do this