Proxy Switcher News

Updated Proxy Switcher 4.8.1 is available

• Improvements:
• Updated Ip2Country.

• Fixed Bugs:
• In settings now can disable checking for support of  POST method.
• Fixed a crash in alive checker if invalid proxy settings were set.
• Fixed a case where sometimes on exiting program would hang.
• Fixed a case where a handled exception on Windows XP would initiate Dr.Watson (possible bug in Windows).
• Fixed few spots it could crash due to race condition and div by 0.
• Minor bugfixes.

Proxy Switcher 4.8.0 released

• Improvements:
• Added checking if internet connection is active. If the scanner is run and connection failure is detected a warning will be shown and scanning will be stopped.
  
• Checking for POST enabled servers - requires anonymity checking enabled (registered version only).
  
• Checking for server types - marking ZScaler and AnchorFree (optional) servers as dead.
• Reduced times the DB is getting auto-saved.
• Updated defunct testing target site.
• Increased timeout from 45s to 90s for automated proxy list downloads in wizard and automated tasks.
• Updated Ip2Country.

• Fixed Bugs:
• Minor bugfixes.

New version 4.7.0 is available

• Improvements:
• Support of password protected server import and export to text files - format is login:password@host:port
  
• Scanner count boosting when there are lot of servers timingout (will work on systems not being tcp throttled).
  
• Try to rescan some of the permanently dead servers every couple days (give them a last chance).
  
• Updated Ip2Country.

• Fixed Bugs:
• Winows 7 was not being properly detected thus slowed down version of scanning was used.
  
• Minor bugfixes.

Updated version of 4.6.0 has been uploaded Should fix the issue of crash during proxy list download.

Proxy Switcher 4.6.0 has been released

• Improvements:
• Improved javascript enabled parser reliability, should avoid some crashes.
• Added new proxy list parsing engine - as a result new proxy list sites are added.
• Added new subcategory for Dead servers - permanently dead, ones that go into there will not get rechecked as often.
• Added check for presence of new version on site - will be shown in log.
• Program restores auto switching state after restart.
• Reduced used resources when idle even further (unused scanner workers are shut down).
• Updated Ip2Country.

Proxy Switcher version 4.5.0 available

• Improvements:
• Precise proxy uptime history recorded and shown.
  
• Improved parsing and extraction of servers from pages of unknown format (user defined).
• Display of TCP traffic upload and download speed in status bar.
• Updated Ip2Country.

• Fixed Bugs:
• User defined proxy list will now properly handle URLs w/o trailing slash like http://example.com
• Minor bugfixes.

Proxy Switcher version 4.4.0 released

• Improvements:
• Replaced Ip2Country with a more accurate one (derived from one used in IP2City plugin).
• On fresh a installation worker count (proxy scanners) will be set by default to 12 on systems that permit it.
• Improved proxy server detection when parsing user defined proxy lists that are formatted as text only.
• Updated Ip2Country.

• Fixed Bugs:
• Minor bugfixes.

Proxy Switcher updated to version 4.3.1

• Improvements:
• Databases are now saved using write-through mode to avoid data corruption in case of power failure.
• Updated Ip2Country database.

• Fixed Bugs:
• Minor bugfixes.

Watching YouTube videos that are not available in your country. New use case - beating YouTube's geo-targeting.

Version 4.3.0 has been released

• Improvements:
• Added Uptime % column. Will display % of times server has been tested as working.
• Automated tasks will prioritize scanning of servers with higher uptimes first.
• Automated tasks dead server deletion changed - servers with lowest uptime % will be removed.
• Filter now is applied to all folders at once and switching among them does not reset it.
• Unicode support for user notes - properly entered, edited and displayed.
• Unicode support for filter.
• IP2City - filter box searches include cities now.
• IP2City - country column sorting now sorting includes city names beside the country name.
• Proxy listview column widths saved and restored.
• Added minimize button to automatic tasks status window.
• When background scan tasks are started it won't steal focus anymore from other applications.
• Optimized miniscanlog - results in faster and freeze less UI.
• Updated google test target to reflect changes.
• While the scanner is active it's possible to queue more servers for testing from popupmenu.
• Renamed (Alive) servers into (Alive-SSL) and (Anonymous) to (Anonymous-SSL) to make it more clear.
• Slightly improved detection of the best matching whois reply from whois servers.

• Fixed Bugs:
• Minor bugfixes.

Updated version 4.2.0 of Proxy Switcher available

• Improvements:
• It is now possible to request WHOIS information on proxy servers by right clicking a proxy server and clicking appropriate popup menu entry.
• Now there are 3 ways to control IE - direct, hybrid (via internal proxy) and disabled.
• If Direct IE control is disabled then IE settings will be changed to work via internal proxy server.
• If user attempts to set user&password for a proxy a warning icon will be shown if Direct IE control is enabled.
• Added option to show times as  time passed since now instead of absolute values (enabled by default).
• Improved interface responsibility while scanner is active.
• Save and restore window size and position upon exit.
  
• Added early Ip2Country detection where it's possible.
• Updated Ip2Country database.

• Fixed Bugs:
• When not scanning potentially dangerous servers it was waiting till timeout was reached instead of stopping right away.
• Ip2Country - Slovenia and Sweden were misdetected.
• Minor bugfixes.

New updated version 4.1.0 released

• Improvements:
• Using more servers when checking for anonymity (registered version only).
• Updated Ip2Country database.

• Fixed Bugs:
• Minor bugfixes.

IP2City plugin for Proxy Switcher PRO  has been released. It provides more additional more detailed IP geo location information.

New major version 4.0.0 of Proxy Switcher is available

• Improvements:
• Full support of SSL (https://) connection testing.
• Improved scan time measurment.
• Added Elite-SSL server type - elite server that also supports SSL (https://) connections.
• Optimized proxy switching speed especially in cases with a with lot of RAS connections.
• Added click and double click actions to mini log window.
• After a single server is scanned (from context menu) main proxy list will be scrolled to ensure the entry is visible.
• Can multiselect entries in user defined proxy list (to remove them).
• When starting scan from toolbar on a filtered list of servers it will only scan the filtered ones.
• Support of IP2City external database (purchasable as additional download).
• Automatic IP2City database update.
• Pre-filtering of the downloaded web pages to avoid possible hangs inside Internet Explorer's html parser.
• Additional safeguards to ProxyNet.
• Possibility to change registration key from the about box (in case of an upgrade from Standard to Pro version for example).
• Improved compatibility with proxy servers when using automatic proxy username and password.
• Proxy editing window remembers previous state it was in (basic or advanced) and will try to prefer it when possible.
• Proxy editing window accepts entered Host:Port format when entered into host window.

• Fixed Bugs:
• When registering program under Windows Vista it will automatically register it for all accounts on the current machine.
• Minor bugfixes.

New mini-guide to beating Forum IP address ban  - In case your IP has been banned by the forum administration here's how you can beat it.

Proxy Switcher version 3.24.0 has been released

• Improvements:
• Improved testing server checking on scanning start.

• Fixed Bugs:
• Properly scans servers which name consistsof a single word (no dots).
• Handles properly server entries where first character of port is 0.
• Minor bugfixes.

Proxy Switcher updated to version 3.23.0

• Improvements:
• Improved startup reliability on some systems.
• Updated Ip2Country database.

• Fixed Bugs:
• Minor bugfixes.

Proxy Switcher version 3.22.0 available

• Improvements:
• Updated non anoymous target testing list.
• Updated proxy settings handling via non direct IE control.
  

• Fixed Bugs:
• Minor bugfixes.

Proxy Switcher version 3.21.0 released

• Improvements:
• Added scanner mini log window.
• Added private network IP address filtrationclient and server side.
• Added password protected proxy support (minimal).
• Added hint display to the folders tree.
• Updated Ip2Country database.

• Bugs:
• Minor bugfixes.

New mini-guide to beating BBC iPlayer  - BBC provides huge amounts of online video, but it's for United Kingdom only. Learn how to beat this limitation.

New version 3.20.0 released

• Improvements:
• Rewritten connection throttling - should give much faster browsing via internal proxy while the scanner is active (priorities added) and moderately faster scanning due to more aggressive settings.
• Added uninstaller option to remove user data & keys - effectively can be used to reset the settings.
• Much reduced flicker of the filter box control.
• Updated Ip2Country database.

• Bugs:
• Minor bugfixes.
  

Updated site's design

Proxy Switcher version 3.19.0 available

• Improvements:
• Reworked settings dialog.
• Added option to disable tray icon animations.
• Overall reliability improvements.
• Slight database search speedup.
• Improved recovery from data corruption.
• Added startup watchdog - should help starting on some rare configurations.
• When downloading proxy lists the amount downloaded being shown instead of speed.

• Bugs:
• In some cases proxy list downloads were not stopping until aborted.
• Minor bugfixes.

Proxy Switcher version 3.18.0

• Improvements:
• Added detection of hibernation/sleep/wakeup.
• Updated Ip2Country database.

• Bugs:
• Fixed proxy list not being refereshed when proxy is manually added.
• Minor bugfixes.

Proxy Switcher updated to 3.17.0

• Improvements:
• New version of ProxyNet.
• Faster proxy list downloads.
• Reduced idle CPU load.
• Added hints that show why the proxy test has failed last time for the particular server.
• Removed XP-style for the Windows 2000 and older.
• Added much more robust settings saving to reduce chances of the corruption.

• Bugs:
• Removed half-open socket throttling (it actually was not being disabled completly).
• Fixed protection against group policy.

Proxy Switcher 3.16.0 has been released

• Improvements:
• Protection against domain group policy changing your proxy settings while Proxy Switcher is running.
• Added option to mark CoDeeN servers as dead since recent changes to proxy scanning handling resulted in them being included in results.
• Updated Ip2Country database.

• Bugs:
• Server shouldn't time out when checking increased number of targets.
• Fixed minor issue with unchecking options in group checklist boxes.

Proxy Switcher 3.15.0 released

• Improvements:
• Auto switcher supports multiple source folders for switching.
• Changed auto switching algorithm to maximize count of working used servers - thus reducing amount of data sent through each of the server.
• Added option to change auto switcher proxy server picking strategy - prefer faster servers vs prefer random servers.
• Changed proxy handling protocol from HTTP/1.0 to HTTP/1.1
• Updated Ip2Country database.

• Fixed Bugs:
• Suppress scripting error messages from Internet Explorer while parsing proxy lists.

New version 3.14.0 available

• Improvements:
• New/Updated tutorials added.
• Improved backup strategy against database corruptions.
• Updated IP to Country database.

• Fixed Bugs:
• Installation over the already installed Proxy Switcher does not overwrite previously saved settings.

New article Configure Mozilla Firefox for increased privacy describes how to recofigure your favorite browser to leave minimal traces on your own system.

Proxy switcher version 3.13.0

• Improvements:
• Now can be installed by power user instead of only administrator.
• If during auto tasks network has gone done or test sites are otherwise are unreachable error dialog will automatically close.
  
• Registered users can change scanning non-anon test targets in the options.
• Installer supports new options /name and /key to allow install via Systems Management Server.
  

• Fixed Bugs:
• Internal proxy server has fixed limit of possible active connections to avoid exausting resources in some cases.

Proxy Switcher updated to 3.12.2

• Improvements:
• Better handling of tricky javascripted proxy lists.
  
• Updated IP-2-Country database.
  

Proxy Switcher 3.12.1 uploaded

• Improvements:
• More clear category names added.
• Fixed Bugs:
• Fixed hung while starting up if internal server is disabled.

Proxy Switcher 3.12.0 is available

• Improvements:
• Unattended installing added use keys /SILENT and /VERYSILENT when starting installer.
• When scanning user's own folders 'Proxy Switcher' and 'My proxy servers' don't move them away.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Edit/Remove didn't work properly in combination with active filtering.
  
• Possible crash during scanning.
  

Proxy Switcher 3.11.4 has been released

• Improvements:
• Auto scheduled task window doesn't get covered in some cases by main window.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Fixed autoswitching bug - it was not cleaning scanner queue in some cases.
• Additional checks for scanner reliablity added.
  

Users urged to upgrade to new version 3.11.3

• Improvements:
• Reworked fake-server detection - version upgrade for users strongly recommended.
• Dynamic timeout scanner manipulation - should reduce amount of timed out servers.
• Fixed Bugs:
• Minor issues.
  

Proxy Switcher 3.11.2 released

• Improvements:
• Multiple target checking when scanning servers -should fight servers that pose themselves as proxy but really aren't.
• Support of a mobile installation on removabledevices (like a flash) - will not save settings in registry or userfiles.
• Clean some traces in registry which are left bywindows explorer (mobile only).
• Priority scanning - scanner first will try to checkservers that are more likely to be alive.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Minor issues.
  

Proxy Switcher 3.11.0 released

• Improvements:
• ProxyNET implemented - added feedback loop forfunctioning servers to improve list quality.
  
• Detection of half-open limitation patch fortcpip.sys driver under Windows XP and Vista.
• Improved unhandled exception handling to increasesoftware stability.
• Lot of components unit tested to increasereliablity.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Fixed race condition which can happen on multicoreCPU during program startup under very high loads.
• CPU load measured properly for Vista.
• When uninstalling feedback webpage was gettingopened too many times.
  
• Other minor issues.
  

July 10, 2007

Version 3.10.0 was released

• Improvements:
• More lightweight and faster javascript parser.
• Added support for external javascript includes.
  
• Automatic redirection support for proxy list downloader.
  
• Cookie support for proxy list downloader.
• Improved integrated proxy server HTTP/1.1 compatibility.
• Control and queue of HalfOpen sockets for operating systems newer than XP.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Fixed crash in certain cases of multi-monitor system.
  
• Fixed few other problems.

Version 3.9.3 released

• Improvements:
• Improved speed and reliability of proxy list download with javascript parser.
• Using different default proxy test target.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Fixed few cases of crash possibility.

Proxy Switcher update 3.9.2 has been released

• Improvements:
• Improved compatibility with Windows Vista.
• Updated IP-to-Country list.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Fixed problem where javascript parsing was used when unneeded.
• Fixed and improved troubleshooting checks.
  

Proxy Switcher 3.9.1 is available

• Improvements:
• Added Proxy List Settings - allows to enable/disable certain built-in proxy list sites.
• Added javascripted proxy list page parsing.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Automatic Task Scheduled mode is now saved properly.

Proxy Switcher has been released

• Improvements:
• Option to provide external access to integrated proxy server.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Fixed few crash possibilities.
  

Proxy Switcher update

• Fixed Bugs:
• Built-in testing URL hotfix.
  
• Other minor fixes.
  

New Proxy Switcher release :

• Improvements:
• More system friendly automatic task starting - will delay start if system load is high.
• Fixed Bugs:
• Fixed problem with extreamely long POST requests.
• Various minor problems fixed.
  

Proxy Switcher 3.8.0 was released.

• Improvements:
• Added Automatic Tasks Scheduler - keep the working lists updated automatically.
  
• Added new wizard task - recheck working & anonymous proxy servers.
• Added context menu option to copy IP addess into clipboard.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Wizard scenarios improvements.
• Multi-monitor popup window/menu positioning fixes.
• Minor bugfixes.
  

Proxy Switcher 3.7.2 has been released.

• Improvements:
• Improved exception processor added.
  

Proxy Switcher 3.7.1 is available!

• Improvements:
• Ability to show tray menu entries in user specified custom format.
• Improved proxy list downloader to combat "anti-leeching" protection on various websites.
  
• New hotkeys added - <Space> to activate select proxy and <Backspace> to switcht to direct connection.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Minor bugfixes.
  

Version 3.7.0 is available featuring following changes

• Improvements:
• Microsoft Windows Vista support.
• Improved filtering that works for all columns.
• Troubleshooting helper dialog implemented.
  
• Improved, more informative autoswitching.
• Better context menu handling when multiple proxy servers are selected.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• In settings dialog default source category for auto switcher was not set properly.
  
• Other minor bugfixes.
  

Version 3.6.0 has been released with the following changes :

• Improvements:
• Improved more descriptive tray icons.
• Keep-Alive/Auto Switching mode is saved and restored after restart.
• Country column width auto-set to fit longest country name.
• Active proxy entry will change color along with the changed icon.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Fixed bug where exception could happen when testing on selected proxies was called.
• Minor bugfixes.
  

Proxy Switcher 3.5.0 is available!

• Improvements:
• Browser User-Agent emulation.
• Login/Password specification for user proxy list servers.
• Function properly and store settings when run from removable storage.
• Improved timeout checking for proxy list downloader.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Last active page of settings dialog is shown.
• Re-enabled 'About' menu item in tray menu.
• Fixed popup window placement on multimonitor setup.
• Wizard driven scanning stability improved.
  
• Other minor bugs fixed.

Proxy Switcher 3.4.0 has been released.

• Improvements:
• Searching for Elite proxy servers.
• Option to hide proxy address in popup menu if note is specified.
• Fixed Bugs:
• Better standard compatbility with http servers.
• Other minor bugs fixed.

Proxy Switcher 3.3.0 is available!

• Improvements:
• Quick-filter for proxy list.
• Improved compatiblity with exotic proxy servers.
• Updated IP2Country database.
• Found proxy counting.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Improved POST method support for large uploads.
  
• Rare memory leak in internal proxy server.
• Other minor bugs fixed.
  

Proxy Switcher 3.2.0 has been released.

• Improvements:
• In caption and in tray hint report coutry along the IP.
• Generic proxy list extractor.
• Internal proxy will retry couple times to fetch data instead of giving up.
• Checking for potentially dangerous servers.
• Will accept mising trailing slash for autoconfig URLs.
• Add proxy server that matches current proxy settings.
• Add user folders/subfolders.
• Internal Socks server.
• Testing for SSL capable servers.
• Fixed Bugs:
• When program mode is changed splitter is not placed in the proper place.
• URLs with asterisk was determined as invalid.
• When exiting program could crash with a message that heartbeat was called from thread that was not created.
• Could not disable internal proxy server.
• Other minor bugs fixed.
  

Proxy Switcher 3.1.0 is available.

• Improvements:
• Country flags added to popup menu and program.
  
• Active proxy is displayed in the hint of the tray icon.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Intenal proxy server sudden listener death.
  
• Possibility of exception in proxy server on shutdown.
• Unclosed sockets left hanging.
  

Proxy Switcher 3.0.1 has been released.

• Improvements:
• HTTP/1.1 style persistent connection support in internal proxy server.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• Changed "dead" proxy detection pattern.
• Lockup when scanning is active and adding/editing is being done.
  
• Windows shutdown prevention.
• In statubar ClearType overdraw problem fixed.
• When installing over version (2.x possibly) it was not killing active instance.
• Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V did not work in enter keycode dialog.
• DNS lookup failure due to a network error was throwing an unexpected exception.
• Unexpected exception thrown on certain command line parameters.
• Downloads via internal proxy server sometimes were getting corrupt.
• Due to Mozilla keeping spare proxy connections open changes were not instant.
• When working through internal proxy server exclusions were being ignored.
• Tray popup menu was not showing active proxy server entry if it was not in the "ProxySwitcher" folder.
  

New tutorial - Get Firefox to work with Proxy Switcher.

• This tutorial will help all Mozilla Firefox users to configure their browsers for surfing via Proxy Switcher.

Online flash tutorials added.

• To help new users with the basics of Proxy Switcher couple of flash tutorials were added.

Proxy Switcher 3.0.0 is available!

• Improvements:
• Completly rewritten scanning engine.
• Created internal/forwarding proxy server for other applications besides Internet Explorer.
• Proxy servers are being tested for "CONNECT" method support.
  
• "File-Import from text file..." displays results of the operation.
• Simplified UI structure - only one main window for standard version instead of two. Two modes (switching and anonymous) added.
  
• Tray icon popup menu displays notes.
• Added flash tutorials.
  

Proxy Switcher 2.4.0 is available.

• Improvements:
• Per protocol proxy server setup.
• "Bypass proxy for local addresses" option added to exclusions dialog.
• New option added - user can choose source category for autoswitching.
• Added option to display proxy manager window  when tray icon is clicked.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• In port edit window character filtering was not working properly.
• In exclusions dialog when enter was pressed data was not saved.
• In main window clicking of edit icon did not change the focused row.
  

Proxy Switcher 2.3.0 has been released. This version includes lots of stability and feature improvements:

• Improvements:
• Anonimity checker service added.
  
• Keep Proxy Connection Alive mode.(beta)
  
• Automatic Switching among proxy servers mode.(beta)
• Proxy list download window auto hide when downloadis inactive.
• Notes display in popup menu.
• Copy/Paste proxy list from clipboard.
• Original proxy settings backup and restoration oninstall/uninstall.
• "Private" category added for proxy servers that require authentication.
• Activate Proxy & Use Direct connection toolbuttons added.
  
• Fixed Bugs:
• In Set exclusions dialog when enter was pressed data was not saved.
• Fixed memory leak.
• RegExp parser lockup solved.
• Access Violation when 2 edit proxy windows are simulatneously activated.

Proxy Switcher 2.2.0 has been released with the following changes :

• Improvements:
  • Immediate worker count change while scanning is active.
  • More responsive to user and less CPU hungry scanning.
• Fixed bugs:
  • Setting of exception list will not re-enable last active proxy server.
  • Fixed incorrect display of some controls on Windows XP with themes.
  • Automatic main window resize to fit toolbar with different themes.
  • Main window reactivated if the icon in the tray is clicked.
  • Clean uninstall even with running instance of Proxy Switcher.
  • Fixed exception if download is active and exit is forced.

Proxy Switcher 2.1.0 has been released! Following improvements were made:

F1 and Escape hotkeys implemented.

Proxy list saving fixed.

Notes to proxy server are displayed as hints.

Only one active instance of proxy switcher per user is now allowed.

When the direct connection is active the entry in menu did not get checked, now it's fixed.

Various interface behaviour improvements

Proxy Switcher 2.0.1 has been released with the following changes :

Now in settings dialog Enter key equals click of the Ok button

Disabled double-buffered drawing for the toolbar - shouldn't flicker anymore.

Proxy Switcher 2.0 was released today. This major version includes following improvements:

RAS connection support.

Interface cleanup.

Flexible proxy server list.

Proxy list managment module.

Free anonymous proxy server list downloader.

Multi-threaded proxy server testing.

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