Windscribe's new feature R.O.B.E.R.T (server side malware and ad-blocking)

[Andrew999]

How good is Windscribe when travelling to Europe? Which server do you recommend to use?

Yes, Windscribe servers are very good in Europe, especially Norway, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany etc. They are very stable and work well. I guess other ones do too, but those I have tried the ones mentioned above and had no problems what so ever. I would say they are much faster than servers in Asia and maybe even America.

 

[overdivine]

How good is Windscribe when travelling to Europe? Which server do you recommend to use?

You can change in settings to order servers by latency. I would use severs under 100 ping.

 

[windscribe]

Neither excubits.com nor xsecantivirus.com are blocked. Must be something else.

 

[Andrew999]

Neither excubits.com nor xsecantivirus.com are blocked. Must be something else.

Seems as if it is another domain, not those

This is the address: xsecantivirus-1257588080.cos.ap-beijing.myqcloud.com
When I just use Malware blocking or disable VPN it downloads fine. Seems as if Ads & Trackers protection is blocking it.

 

[windscribe]

That doesn't appear to be blocked either. You can check yourself by doing an nslookup while connected. If it doesn't come back as 0.0.0.0 then it's not blocked.


Are you sure your anti-virus should be connecting to Beijing? Considering the type of stuff that happens in China...?

 

[LDogg]

Windscribe is great bin Europe. I've never really had any problem with this product. or any slow downs.

~LDogg

 

[Threadripper]

ROBERT 2.0 has been released.

 

[LDogg]

ROBERT 2.0 has been released.

This is quite a unique update for Windscribe! Definitely needed.

~LDogg

 

[37507]

Enabling the Fake News filter blocks most conservative news websites, but leaves left leaning websites alone...

Time to look for a new VPN.

 

[rsonic]

Who the hell thought "Hm, I'd love if WINDSCRIBE vetted what is truth and what isn't for me". I'll still use it, since I have lifetime, but makes you think.

 

[codswollip]

Enabling the Fake News filter...

... and you would do this why?

 

[Cortex]

Don't enable the fake news if that's what you want, IMHO Windscribe BOB is the best Ad-Blocker I've used, most happy!

 

[Ink]

Enabling the Fake News filter blocks most conservative news websites, but leaves left leaning websites alone...

Time to look for a new VPN.

You do realise you can simply disable the feature under R.O.B.E.R.T settings for full, unrestricted web access.

Also try Malwarebytes Browser Extension to block Clickbait sites (example: DailyMail.co.uk).