Ghostsurf 2005 Platinum | 
| From: Avanquest
List Price: $49.95
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 4930
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Platinum
Operating System: Windows 98
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.8 x 2.6
MPN: 4495
Model: 4495
UPC: 018059044951
EAN: 0018059044951
ASIN: B0002X0514
Release Date: August 6, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Surf anonymously with Web browsers, instant messengers, chat programs and newsgroups feeds | | • | Specially encrypted Web protection | | • | Erase your tracks to protect your privacy | | • | Detect and remove spyware with a click | | • | Multiple pop-up and ad blocking tools |
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Product Description
GhostSurf 2005 removes spyware, blocks ads and encrypts your files and documents. It also provides extra protection from these & more online threats, thanks to its encrpted Internet connection. Prevent identity theft while enjoying all that the Web has to offer. Document and data encryption tools Defend yourself with the same protection used by the Department of Defense
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Useless piece of garbage... December 21, 2004
A. Chopra (Fremont, CA)
24 out of 29 found this review helpful
I wish I could give this -5 stars. This is a bloated software with bugs. I ran this software for 4 days, looked at the memory useage and it was a whopping 640MB !!! Yes this one program was using that much memory. So I shut it down and restarted it again. At start it uses about 12MB of Memory. I left the computer on overnite and no one was using it and in the morning it was using 64-68 MB or memory. It is leaking memory like crazy.
2. Another problem ..It has a list of sites that you cannot use proxy on. eg, yahoo.com requires cookie's set, etc. After a reboot the whole list is gone. Now I have to manually enter these.
3. It is slow....slow........ssssssssssssssslllllllllooooooowwwww
Don't waste your money on this. Donate to charity instead.
 a bit disappointing. But extra utilities help save the pkg. April 8, 2005
DISenchanted (NM USA -Land of DISenchantment)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I am no guru on IT security, especially being able to appear "invisible" on the WWW.
That's why I bought this software.
I know that for years, anonymizer has offered this sort of thing.
But I beleive it was via the use of their websites, which acted as proxies.
[not with simply a standalone software package on your desktop].
Well, if you surf long enough, just shopping or pricing out consumer goods, eventually you'll come across a website that says something like,
"Welcome IP address 120.35.45.10
[or whatever your PC's assigned address might be]"
Usually such sites go on to tell you stuff about your pc like:
-browser used [netscape,IE, mozilla,etc]
-your pc network name
-amount of ram
-hard drive size
-on, and on, and on
I use pc-cillin 2004 with anti-virus and firewall.
I thought everything was set to avoid any disclosure of networking information about my pc. Since I had my settings cranked up to the HIGHEST privacy settings within
pc-cillin .
Well, after cranking up everything to MAX privacy levels within GHOSTSURF platinum, I flushed my cache, cookie and such.
I renewed my IP address via DHCP.
Then I went a surfing.
As soon as I came across a site that "claimed" to know everything about my pc, I compared their data to mine.
At the command prompt, I typed IPCONFIG/ALL and sure enough, my IP number matched the one [that they said I appeared to be using out on the web] !!!!
So what exactly was this ghostsurf "supposed" to be doing to protect my privacy?
Why WAS my pc's network address, IP address, and so on, STILL being seen by the outside world???
I was supposed to be all setup to be surfing in an INVISIBLE mode!?!?
My IP address was supposed to be blocked and my pc's name and so on.
Oh well, back to the drawing board.
But the package did include an anti-spyware package called spycatcher. It's is not the greatest ad-ware, mal-ware detector/cleaner, but then again it is not the worst either.
Finally, it offered a set of "cleanup tools", if I rememeber correctly.
I got this software back during a huge a rebate-type-of-sale. It was almost a FREE-AFTER-REBATE, but not quite. Make like 5 or 10 bucks, final price.
In today's world, complete "Invisiblity" is quite unlikely. Whether via software, or hardware, or both.
Just my .02 cents.
It's cheaper than equal alternatives February 18, 2005
Chad Biggerstaff (KANSAS CITY, MO United States)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I do agree with the other review I saw on here that this program has memory issues which is why I can't, at this time, rate it higher. Indeed if you let the GhostSurf surf protection run for several days it will eat up more and more memory. So I don't use the Ghostsurf protection in this manner. I turn it on only when doing research or when I want to check out sites I haven't been to before. For my day to day surfing I want the sites I visit to use cookies and know who I am giving me the content I've asked them for. If you use Ghostsurf only when you want to mask your identity it works great.
Also don't forget there are other great tools in this product. The antispyware program found more spyware and potential spying applications than Lavasoft's Ad-Aware or Spybot Search & Destroy. For instance it listed a key logger application those programs didn't mention and an ftp server. It actually lists software that can be used for spying on you versus just website cookies that track your internet activity (which it tracks as well).
Also the program comes with an easy to use tool to encrypt your data.
I would recommend purchasing this program considering all the tools you get, the price, and that Ghostsurf does work well as long as you don't keep it running for several hours straight.
Another perk is that unlike Anonymizer's program this one doesn't need to be renewed yearly.
 Software works great after configuration. January 4, 2006
Joseph J. Strockbine (Philadelphia, PA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have read the negative reviews of this product, and there is a solution to the many problems. If one takes the time to read the documentation you will notice that you can allow trusted sites full access to your computer. All web sights which offer e-mail need personal cookies, and will not decrypt the data sent. As far as the memory issues: You can purchase system mechanic 4, 5, or 6, all have a memory recovery tool, along with a tool to defrag your memory. The product definetely works. To insure your address is masked go to whatismyproxy.com. This sight will show you the IP address that GhostSurf has routed you to. Each time you close your browser and open it again check this sight, your IP address has changed. Along with the other features included this program is well worth the price.
ST number does not work. October 29, 2005
Samuel Epps (Phoenix,Az)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Who ever buys this please be warned the ST number on the package
will not work so you can't unlock the ghostsurf to use it.
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