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Astrill 2.7 Beta Released

Monday, January 30th, 2012

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What’s new ?
+ New Router Setup Wizard which now supports  DDWRT and Tomato and our router v2.0 applet.

+ Implemented Network Redirector component for Macintosh and Linux so now application filter works on all platforms: Windows Vista and up, Snow Leopard and newer and Ubuntu 8.10 or newer.
+ Reimplemented Site Filter and Application Filters for OpenVPN mode which are now easy to understand and use.

+ Fixed system crash on Macintosh which was caused by a bug in OpenVPN driver.
+ Removed tweaks for Firefox completely. Not necessary anymore as we utilize system-level network redirectors on all platforms.
+ Numerous internal changes to improve performance and reliability
+ Smaller user interface improvements on Macintosh
+ Country IP blocks are now optimized so loading of “Tunnel only Internatonal” sites is faster at least for 50%.

In short, version 2.7 brings you poweful Router applet, makes it possible to watch ANY flash based site on ALL platforms (Windows/Linux/Mac) in all top browsers when using OpenWeb mode, while OpenVPN mode brings very flexible application and site (IP) filters.

What’s not yet finished ?
We are redesigning server Speed Test tool, so in the current beta it is broken. All other application features should work.

Known issues
- Due to an unknow bug in kernel extension, on some systems with Mac Snow Leopard (10.6.x 32-bit) the system will crash. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. We are currently investigatin this issue.

Please report all bugs to support@astrill.com

Thanks for testing!

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Astrill has released Astrill SSL VPN

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Astrill SSL VPN uses OpenVPN SSL protocol, one of the most secure encryptions available today. This VPN is suitable for Desktop/Laptop computers (Windows, Macintosh and Linux) as well as many LinkSys (“DD-WRT”) based WiFi routers. All the traffic from all your applications will be tunneled through Astrill servers (web browsers, email clients, download managers, BitTorrent, etc…). This VPN is prefered if you wish to download torrents.

OpenVPN is an easy-to-use, robust, and highly configurable SSL VPN (Virtual Private Network) daemon which can be used to securely link two or more private networks using an encrypted tunnel over the Internet. It uses SSL/TLS security for encryption and is capable of traversing network address translators (NATs) and firewalls.

OpenVPN GUI lets you run OpenVPN without this console window. Instead you get an icon in the taskbar from which you can control OpenVPN to connect/disconnect your VPN tunnels.

OpenVPN GUI for Windows

Tunnelblick for Mac OS X

OpenVPN uses only a single port, therefore it is extremely firewall-friendly. Using UDP here is favourable as running TCP over TCP is generally a bad idea. NAT traversal or firewall doesn’t even have to be configured, the protocol is designed in such a way that it simply doesn’t need to care about NAT. We recommend that you try both UDP and TCP, and see what works best for you.

How to set up Astrill SSL VPN on Windows 7, Vista and XP
https://members.astrill.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=14

How to set up Astrill SSL VPN on Apple Mac OS X
https://members.astrill.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=13

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Astrill has launched Affiliate Program

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Astrill has launched Affiliate Program. Anyone with a web site or with just a Facebook, Twitter, Google Buzz, Blogger, Youtube account, etc… can become Astrill Affiliate and earn a lot of money by referring customers to our service.

We accept any kind of web site which meets these conditions:

1.     The web site must be in English only

2.     Twitter and Facebook are accepted in any language

3.     The site needs to be in compliance with our Terms Of Service

We pay you up to 20% of account price for referred customers. Customers referred through your affiliate links will benefit 10% discount for 1-year purchases and 5% discount for 6-months purchases.

From your Customers Control Panel you can generate your affiliate link and/or affiliate banner which you can put on your web site.

Please note that it is not allowed to send affiliate links via email or any other way (for example via instant messages, SMS, etc…). All customers must click on affiliate links which are placed on your web site.

To motivate your site visitors to click on your links, you can write a short review about Astrill as well as mention 10% discount we are offering for 1-year accounts.

Every web site you wish to put affiliate links on must be approved prior by us. Placing affiliate links on an unapproved site will result in your Affiliate account termination. We will periodically check all affiliate sites to ensure they meet our Terms Of Service and Affiliate Program Terms.

If you are not an customer already, to apply for Astrill Affiliate program, please create an Astrill account and from the Clients Area fill Affiliate Application Form.

Should you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us affiliates@astrill.com

Astrill Team

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Astrill 1.0.5.1120 Beta Released

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

New Astrill has fixed some problems with H ulu as well as improved some things. By default, new version will install Firefox addon and set system global proxy whenever Astrill is enabled. Surfing in Firefox should be faster than before. Please also check Firefox 3.6.4 issues with Flash which can slow down Firefox a lot.

Firefox addon has a few functions – setting Firefox proxy automatically when Astrill is enabled, speeding up surfing and visual indicator – whenever Astrill is enabled you will see Astrill logo in Firefox address bar.

If you don’t like this visual indicator, you can disable it in Astrill Settings->Advanced panel:

If you’d like to make Astrill work like old version, uncheck option “Set System Proxy” and “Show logo in Firefox”.

This new version has “Reset Settings” option in the Help menu which is useful if you change a lot of options and your Astrill doesn’t work correctly anymore. You can now easily reset settings to defaults.

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Astrill 1.0.5 Review

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

We are pleased to announce new Astrill 1.0.5 which comes with a few new exciting features:

Video Accelerator

Video Accelerator accelerates streaming video from sites like Youtube, Vimeo, Vevo, Hulu, etc… thus letting you watch streaming videos without buffering (even in China).  Of course, your internet connection needs to be fast enough. We recommend 4 mbit/sec connection to be able to watch 1080p High Definition videos from Youtube. Video Accelerator option is available from the Settings menu and is enabled by default. If you have problems like not able to load Youtube videos when Video Accelerator is enabled, please send the video link to our developers so we can work on a solution.

Stream Recorder

Stream Recorder (a.k.a. Media Recorder) let you save streaming media (video and music files) from sites like Youtube, Vevo, Vimeo, Pandora, etc… to your harddisk. This way you can watch your videos offline any time.  To use Stream Recorder, you need to enable it in the Settings Menu. Afterwards visit some video page on Youtube for example. When recording starts, Astrill tray icon will have a small blinking red star which indicates recording mode. Once recording is finished, a balloon will popup with name of the saved file. By default, files are saved to your Desktop in folder “WebRecorder”. You can watch saved videos with FLV Player on Windows (http://www.applian.com/flvplayer/) and with VLC player on Macintosh (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/). Please note that recording will not start if a video is cached in your browser cache, so if you have watched a video a few minutes ago and it doesn’t record, please clear your browser cache and reload web page.

Smart Mode

Smart Mode (a.k.a. GFW Mode) is made specifically for customers in China with a goal to accelerate web surfing. When Smart Mode is enabled (in the Settings Menu), only blocked sites will be opened through Astrill servers, while all other sites will be loaded directly. We maintain a list of blocked sites for customers and update it automatically. Smart Mode is available currently in all countries, however in the final version, we will keep this option only for China. This option is useless if you live for example in Saudi Arabia.

Ads Blocker

Ads Blocker is used to block annoying ads. It works in all browsers. Ads Blocker consists of a set of rules which are compatible with Ad Block Plus for Firefox.

Astrill 1.0.5 is currently available for Windows and Mac OS X only. Linux version will be available soon. You can download this version from our download page.

If you experience any problems with new version, don’t hesitate to contact our developers at rd@astrill.com (Research & Development department).

Enjoy new Astrill,
Astrill Development

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