Betternet is the "client" part of the standalone version of VPN for Windows. It allows you to browse web resources in spite of regional bans and access blocked by ISPs. Can hide the real IP-address of the user's PC.
Transmits data encrypted through secure tunnels, preventing unauthorized access to information uploaded or transmitted over the network. Equipped with intelligent algorithms for determining the optimal IP address and automatic function of changing the fictitious location.
Betternet functionality
- Creates virtual information "tunnels" between "client" and "server" parts of the program;
- Encrypts outgoing traffic and decrypts incoming data packets;
- Replaces the real IP with a fictitious one, "cutting off" de-anonymized requests "outside" the "client" part of the program, thus making it impossible to determine the real IP and location of the user;
- Automatically changes the fictitious location if the web resource's regional policy prevents the user from viewing the page;
- Analyzes user "demand" for traffic in real time, and "redistributes" the computing power of the server part according to the needs of connected users;
- Initiates data transfer through a special "tunnel" optimized for video streaming when "Watch video & connect" mode is on.
Utility features
- Decentralized "server" part that prevents physical access to the user's information;
- Automatic detection and "cutting off" of de-anonymization requests at the "peripheral" part of the system;
- Ability to browse websites regardless of their regional policies and the prohibitions of the provider of the network in use;
- Hiding the user's real IP address;
- Robust cryptographic algorithms for data encryption;
- Automated system for determining the optimal location and the necessary "speed" of the Internet;
- Availability of a special mode for viewing streaming online video;
- Relatively high speed of data transfer.
Disadvantages
- The range of fictitious "locations" is limited to a few countries in Western Europe;
- Some web resources "know" the presence of a VPN-connection - access to them will be impossible;
- At peak load of the network, there may be a noticeable "sag" of data transfer speed.
