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VPN technology is becoming more and more popular. You can use it anywhere modern browser, including in Yandex.Browser.
What is a VPN and why is it installed?
VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a technology that allows you to replace your computer's unique IP address with another one. It may be needed in cases where it is necessary to bypass the blocking of a resource or increase personal security.
Bypassing restrictions
Overcoming a block is necessary in a situation where a site is blocked in the user’s country by order of the government or resource owner. After trying to access it, a notification appears with a warning: “Access to the resource is limited due to…”. But if a service does not work within one country, this does not mean that it does not work around the world. It is likely that residents of, for example, the UK have the right to use it. In this case, you can travel to the UK, but this is not necessary.
After attempting to access a site blocked by order of the government or resource owner, a warning notification may appear
The fact is that the site determines the location of the user visiting it by his unique IP address. If the resource sees that the computer from which the access request is made is in the allowed zone, then it will not block it. And the VPN changes the address to one that would belong to a resident of another country, thereby letting the site know that the user is outside the restricted area.
Increased security
Any actions on the Internet can be tracked, since each transition leaves its own traces. The easiest way to track a user's steps is by their IP address. Of course, not every person can do this, but trained attackers are capable of much if necessary.
But their goal becomes almost unattainable if the user uses a VPN. When the IP address changes, the user's location changes, and the actions he performs are in no way tied to his computer. If you are concerned about the safety and confidentiality of your data, you should start using a VPN.
Video: what is a VPN service and how it works
Is there a built-in VPN in Yandex.Browser?
Some browsers, such as Opera, have built-in support for VPN technology. In Yandex.Browser there is a tool that allows you to start using VPN without third party programs, No.
VPN add-ons for Yandex.Browser
There are two ways to access a VPN:
- install special program on computer;
- download the browser add-on from the official browser store.
Almost all individual programs are paid. Some of them provide a free trial period, but then still require you to deposit funds. The extensions in question are completely or partially free (some have both a stripped-down free version and a full-fledged paid version).
To proceed to installing extensions in Yandex Browser, follow these steps:
- Expand the browser menu by clicking on the icon in the form of three parallel lines, and select the “Add-ons” section in it.
Open the “Add-ons” section
- A list of already installed and suggested add-ons will appear. Scroll to the very bottom and click on the “Catalog of extensions for Yandex.Browser” button to go to the official store.
Click on the button “Catalog of extensions for Yandex.Browser”
- Use the search bar to find any of the VPN add-ons described below.
Enter the name and look for the required extension
- Once you find one that suits you, select it from the list. His will appear detailed description and reviews from people who have already tried it. To download the extension, you need to click on the “Add to Yandex.Browser” button, confirm the action and wait for the installation to complete. After the process is completed, you can start using the add-on.
Click the “Add to Yandex.Browser” button
Zenmate Add-on
Settings Zenmate extensions is carried out as follows:
- After installing the extension, you will see a registration window. It must be completed to gain access to both paid and free paid version. Check mark opposite license agreement This is a must, and you can unsubscribe from the newsletter.
Specify email and password
- After successful registration, you will have a choice: activate a free trial of Premium mode for a week or immediately start using the add-on with the regular package of features.
You can activate a trial Premium mode
- After logging into your account and initial setup will be completed, you can open the Zenmate window using the icon that appears in the panel quick access browser. Through this window you can change all available add-on parameters.
You can configure and disable VPN
- In the settings you can select the country whose IP address will be assigned to you. There are only four options available in the free version. In the main program window at the bottom there is an ON/OFF button that allows you to turn the extension on and off.
Only some countries are available in the free version
The free version of the application allows you to access blocked sites. If you want to have a wider selection of IP addresses and the ability to create a list of resources, when you visit which the VPN will be activated automatically, you will have to purchase the Premium version.
Hola Add-on
The Hola add-on is a little different from other extensions. It uses a different VPN system - peer-to-peer. Roughly speaking, unique IP addresses are not distributed due to the presence of servers, but are taken from system participants and distributed among them, mixing.
This reduces security and gives attackers more opportunities to obtain your data.
This extension has two versions: free and paid. The second provides users with a higher level of security.
Access to the extension settings is also available on the quick access panel. Using the mini-window, you can select your country and deactivate the VPN.
The Hola extension can be controlled from the quick access panel
It is worth noting that there are a huge number of negative reviews about Hola on the Internet. But in the official Yandex.Browser store it has more than 1,655,000 downloads and 4 quality stars.
Video: how to install the Hola extension in Yandex.Browser
Browsec Add-on
- This extension is available in free and paid versions. The first one still has the same restrictions:
- inability to use automatic VPN activation;
a shortened list of available countries.
In the Browsec window you can change the country and turn off the VPN
In the official Yandex.Browser store, the add-on has more than 2,115,000 downloads and 4 quality stars. At the same time, there are quite a lot of positive reviews, clearly exceeding the number of negative comments.
DotVPN Add-on
Unlike all the extensions described above, DotVPN includes several additional functions. After installing the add-on you will be able to:
You can use the extension only after registration. The free version has no limit on the number of megabytes you can download, but features that allow you to automatically activate a VPN connection and hide the program logo in the Quick Access Toolbar will not be available. TO positive aspects The extension can also be attributed to its nice design and constant support from the developers.
The use of VPN services is becoming increasingly important. First of all, you should pay attention to browser add-ons. All of the above extensions have free version with some restrictions, but perform their main function - IP address spoofing.
Hola is a browser extension with which you can use a free VPN service. The Hola extension provides access to sites with multimedia content (video and audio), as well as to those sites for which access has been limited regionally or national level for some reason.
Using technologies that have the general name VPN (Virtual Private Network), secure network connections over another network (Internet). By using a VPN, you can change your real IP address to another one in order to gain access to sites that are inaccessible in your country or region.
The principle of the service: to make not only websites and media services accessible, but also to speed up the loading of pages and content (this functionality is not supported on Mac OS X). When using Hola, traffic is encrypted and caching is used.
Data is cached on other users' computers in order to speed up connections and data transfer over the network. Therefore, when using this technology, the more Hola users in your region, with the extension enabled, the faster the Internet connection will be on your computer.
On this moment, Hola is used by more than 45 million users worldwide on their computers.
The following browsers are supported in Hola: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer. The extension can also be installed in Opera browsers, Yandex.Browser, Amigo and some others. The application is available for supported browsers in operating systems Windows, Android, iOS, Mac OS X.
The Hola extension is installed in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera browsers, and for Internet browser Explorer installs the Hola program (thus, third-party applications are integrated into this browser).
hola download
From the page of the hola.org service, created by Israeli developers, you can download this extension to your browser. The extension can also be installed in your browser from the stores of the corresponding browsers, where you can enter from the browser settings.
Hola extension
For Google browser Chrome, the extension in the Chrome store is called "Better Internet with Hola". Pay attention to the number of users of this extension.
After installing the extension in the browser, the service page will open with popular sites that have become available for viewing. If you hover your mouse over, for example, an image of the Pandora website, which is only available to US users, an image of an open lock will appear.
After clicking on the lock, this site will open and you can make sure that music service Pandora has become available to you, although you are not physically in the United States, or even on the other side of the ocean. In this case, Hola independently selected servers located in the USA to access this site.
The extension window will display the flag of the country from whose IP address you entered the blocked site. In this case, a radio streaming service from the USA was viewed.
A pop-up window asks you, “Did it work?” Click on the “Oh, yes!” button if this resource on the Internet has become available to you. If the blocking has not been removed, then in this case, click on the “No, fix it” button. Then the Hola app will try to find you another option.
In the extension window, you can independently select the desired country from which IP address you will need to log in to this or that site.
The extension icon will be located on the browser panel. To perform the necessary actions, you can click on the Hola extension icon.
In the extension settings, which will open after clicking on the “Menu” button, in the “VPN” tab on the Hola service page, sites will be marked for which services of a specific country will be used to enter. You can delete, if necessary, these entries in the "trash".
Regional and other restrictions on access to certain resources can be circumvented not only by using individual programs, but also extensions that are built into popular browsers.
One such extension is Hola Unblocker. It gives access to any page on the World Wide Web. Moreover, not only browsing websites is allowed, but also downloading any video and other content through a BitTorrent client. The enabled extension does not in any way affect the loading speed of pages and files, but on the contrary, it increases it due to caching. Let's look at how and where to download the Hola plugin using the example of several browsers.
For Google Chrome
If Google Chrome is your default browser, install Hola on it. To do this, you will need to go to the extension store. In addition, it is called “Improved Internet with Hola”. Therefore, you can safely enter this phrase. Click on “Install” and confirm by clicking on “Add”.
For Mozilla Firefox
To install the extension on Mozilla Firefox, you need to go to the official resource of the program and download it from there for free.
2.Choose your Hall plan: free or paid. In the first option, you will become part of the network. The Free version is more than enough, in fact, so you can safely choose it.
4.Confirm the installation of Hola.
Opera and Yandex Browser
There is one add-on store for Yandex Browser and Opera. In it, the extension is called Hola Better Internet.
Go to: https://addons.opera.com/ru/extensions/details/hola-better-internet/?display=en. Or open a store yourself and search for the Hola plugin.
Click on the button on the right “Install in Yandex Browser” and confirm adding the extension.
How to use Hola?
Once you have downloaded Hola, you can immediately familiarize yourself with its interface.
1.On the right top corner browser there will be a flame icon on the panel. Click on it and you will be taken to the Hola add-on menu.
2.Click on the icon with three lines and select the “Login” button.
Since you most likely do not have a Hola Unblocker account, you will need to register. The situation becomes simpler if you have Account Google or Facebook. Registration, however, will also not take much time.
3.Open a site that is inaccessible to you and click on the same icon. You will be offered a country through whose IP address you will be able to enter the blocked site.
4.Immediately after this, the Internet page will automatically reload. In the extension menu, check whether changing the IP address worked.
The addition is very useful: now you will not encounter restrictions in accessing the necessary sites and their content. Hola is downloaded for Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome and other popular browsers, so it doesn’t matter which browser you use. Moreover, the developers did not greatly limit the free version. The user who downloads it receives almost the full range of functions.
The extension is compatible with various OS (Windows, Mac) and even mobile platforms, so if necessary, you can use it simultaneously on all devices.
The need for anonymous access arises when it is necessary to bypass a block. Censorship in a particular country may prohibit visiting certain resources on the Internet. In this case, you can use free VPN servers. For ease of use, most of them are presented as extensions for popular browsers.
How to download and install VPN Hola?
It's no secret that Yandex Browser is built on Chromium. This means that all Chrome Web Store extensions are available to it. Hola is one of best services, providing anonymous access to the network. A distinctive feature of the utility is the complete absence of traffic restrictions. To install the application in Yandex Browser, you need to perform the following steps:
- Go to the Chrome Web Store to the Hall Instrument page;
- click the “Install” button and confirm the operation in the dialog box;
- wait for the installation to complete;
- the appearance of an icon in the form of a light with a smiley face on the panel indicates that the service is available for use.
The utility can also be obtained directly from the official website from the VPN section. To do this you need to do the following:
- Press big button"Install";
- select the installation type: free or subscription;
- confirm the operation and wait for the program to download;
- run the resulting installer and follow the instructions.
In this case, Hola will be installed as a desktop application, after which it will automatically launch in the tray. The Android version of the program is available for smartphone users on Google Play.
How to use Hola in Yandex Browser?
Clicking on the branded application icon on the panel will open a menu where the most frequently visited sites are presented in the form of tiles. For anonymous access you must enter URL address in the text field at the top and confirm the request by clicking on the arrow button.
After this, the browser will redirect to the target resource.
Holla supports several dozen countries, which means there should be no problems with access. If a site is already open in the active window, you can select one of the many proposed proxies in the add-on menu. Changing the VPN server can be useful if the connection speed is low or there are problems with anonymity.
Other VPN extensions for Yandex Browser
If the Hola application is not suitable for a specific task, you can try using other similar services. Most of them are paid, which means that the free versions have restrictions either on traffic or on the number of available countries.
- ZenMate– a practical solution for the average user. The tool provides unlimited traffic and 4 available countries on free of charge. To activate the extended version, you must purchase a Premium subscription.
Browsec is a browser extension that you should use to surf the web anonymously.
Usage
Everyone thinks about anonymity on the Internet. Some people joke about Big Brother, others try to protect their traffic from tracking and try not to publish personal data. If you belong to the second type, then we recommend that you familiarize yourself with Browsec, which we will now discuss.
Functional
Browsec is an extension, not a standalone program. This solution is available to users who have installed any of the currently most popular browsers on their PC - Chrome, Opera, Mozilla and Yandex Browser. You can download the extension for free from the official “markets” or find installation file on the manufacturers website.
In terms of capabilities, this Anonymizer is practically no different from similar products. With its help, you will get access to a list of foreign servers, which you can connect to at any time. It should also be taken into account that servers differ greatly in terms of speed, so it is rational to immediately determine the “fastest” one and use it. In terms of stability, there are no problems with Browsec servers.
When visiting foreign sites, please note that some resources require IP addresses of specific countries. Regarding those sites that you visited before connecting to the VPN, they may consider the transition to another IP suspicious and ask you to enter a captcha or even block access to your account. We also inform you that with the help of Browsec you can access services and web pages blocked in your country. And, of course, the plugin will help reduce the risk of confidential data theft when using public Wi-Fi hotspots.
Key Features
- big choice free VPN servers in different countries;
- availability of versions for all popular browsers
- visiting those blocked by the provider or admin corporate network resources;
- preventing online tracking;
- simple and clear interface, which, unfortunately, has not been translated into Russian.