Is XPL SocketShield Worth Buying?

Well after having a 90 free key, it is time to consider buying a key, but don't know if it is worth buying. What do you think?

dja2k

 

Well I have answered my own question, NO! This software is off my security list.

dja2k

 

When I read this post you gave me a good chuckle!

 

My license will be finished in 4 weeks. XPL never found or bloked something. But that's more due to my surfing behaviour I think.

Gerard

 

Well it´s a tool that might save your ass, basically it will deny access to a website when that website is hosting malicious code. This is a different approach compared to other anti malware tools that will try to detect and stop malware but will let you surf the (possible malicious) site. If it was freeware I´d probably use it I guess.

 

Just now it did: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=816073

Gerard

 

Do you think there is another web scanner that would come close to what Socketshield does?

dja2k

 

the closest things to socketshield is an HTTP scanner (from an antivirus) or proxomitron (with kye-u security filters) but socketshield is mostly one of a kind.

 

I just saw on my son's machine (rightclick tray icon>show status) he could upgrade his beta license to a one-year free license for the latest version

Gerard

 

Gerard, are you sure?

SS website say:

"Note to existing Trial version users:

Upgrading to version 1.1 will reset your existing free trial period to 30 days."

 

Yep, that's what it says. Remember Gerard's is referring to the the Beta (0.9.6) not current trial version (1.1).

 

I know

I use this particular beta too

 

I installed a beta version on that machine about 4 or 5 month ago, never a final(trial) version.

Gerard

 

Wow who said beta testing doesn't pay off. I guess its not worth buying when you get a free license. Still wondering though, if anyone can use this license if they came upon it because that certainly wouldn't be fair.

dja2k

 

I use exact the same beta version, and like you from the very beginning.

IMO it's a great program, one of the few in this category worth to mention it