Proxy Switcher Standard

Users who take their privacy seriously will appreciate the sort of functionality the Valts Silaputnins-developed application Proxy Switcher Standard has to offer. This is an application that can download a list of proxy servers, sort them according to the privacy level they have to offer, and then it lets you easily connect to and switch between those proxy servers. Alternatively, it lets you manually set up a list of proxy servers and easily switch between them.

The Proxy Switcher Standard installation file is only 4.8MB in size, meaning it will take just a few seconds to get it onto your computer. The installation process is a straightforward matter; you are guided through it by a setup wizard. The final step of the installation process invites you to view a basic usage tutorial and an anonymous usage tutorial, view a Firefox configuration tool, and launch Proxy Switcher Standard.

When Proxy Switcher Standard launches, the program puts an icon in the system tray and waits for you to call upon it. From that icon you can access the Manager (the application’s main interface) and you can connect to and switch between proxy servers. Speaking about proxy servers, there’s a handy wizard that helps you find new servers. The Proxy Switcher Standard application will automatically download a list of proxy servers and will check their availability, then will sort the proxy servers based on privacy. The Basic Anonymity folder displays servers that prevent the user’s IP from showing in regular log files while the High Anonymous folder displays servers that hide user info from even special detectors. The Dead, Private, and Dangerous folders display all the servers that don’t work, are password protected, or possibly dangerous.

If you have a specific proxy server you want to connect to, you can easily do so with Proxy Switcher Standard. The nice thing is that you can manually set up numerous servers and then easily switch between them from the Proxy Switcher Standard icon in the system tray.

There are two editions of the Proxy Switcher application: Standard and Lite. The Lite version does not cost a thing, but then again it doesn’t have much to offer either. There’s no proxy manager module, no automatic proxy switching capability, no capability to control scanner speed depending on your connection speed, and no capability to specify custom proxy server for proxy list downloads.

You can test the functionality Proxy Switcher Standard has to offer for an evaluation period of 15 days.

Proxy Switcher Standard is a must-have application for anyone who has to frequently change proxy settings and for anyone who wants to surf the web anonymously.