Sweeney Todd and Netflix’s Notebook Land in March Get the Full ListEvery month Netflix brings more content so that subscribers are not bored. They never seem to fail to add cool shows and films or documentaries so we can only be happy when the next month’s list of new entries shows up online. That said, we’re going to go over the list of what Netflix is adding with IMDB links in March 2019 so you can check it out before they land on the platform.
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Apollo 13 adventure drama history Budapest comedy Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians sport Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon action adventure fantasy Disney’s Save Mr. Banks biography comedy drama Junebug comedy drama Larva Island animation comedy season 2 Losers documentary music and lyrics comedy music romance Nick and NorahLady J Shadow drama romance Spy Kids 2 action drama history: Lost Dreams Island action adventure comedy The Jane Austen Book Club comedy drama romance Walk. Ride. Ride. Jimmy Carr: The Best of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits Terrace House: Opening New Doors: Part 6 TV series
Triple Frontier Action Adventure Crime CrimeThe Legend of Cocaine Island documentary Traitors thriller Tucker and Dale vs. Evil comedy horror
March 30 How to get away with murder crime drama mystery Season 5
March 31
El sabor de las margaritas mystery TV series Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series comedy crime Also check out the list of leaved movies and TV seriesThe Legend of Cocaine Island documentary Traitors thriller Tucker and Dale vs. Evil comedy horror
March 30 How to get away with murder crime drama mystery Season 5
March 31
El sabor de las margaritas mystery TV series Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series comedy crime Also check out the list of leaved movies and TV series
“3/3.945.jpg” Astrill VPN is of Seychelles origin. It also comes free of accusations about data logging or leaking of personal information in the past. Our Score: “10/10. Before we start telling you about this VPNs features and UI design well start with its background. Heres where Astrill VPN comes from and what that means for its users.
Astrill VPN is one of the oldest VPNs of its kind. It launched back in 2009 as a response as its official website claims to an ever-growing need for online privacy. This VPN is a product of Astrill Systems Corp based in Seychelles and its still operating from this country. You might be surprised to know that Astrill comes from Seychelles but theres a strong reason behind this decision. VPNs handle plenty of personal data and its imperative to use a solution that doesnt expose you to third parties. Thats why VPNs that come from countries that are not members of the 14 Eyes Alliance are usually seen as a better option for VPN users.
Previous Data Leaks Were pleased to report that Astrill comes free of any problematic accusations. There are no (credible) reports of this VPN leaking any data collecting your personal data or sharing (or selling) that data with third parties. Considering that its been around for a decade now we do have to admit that Astrill VPN leaves a positive first impression.
Supported Platforms Devices
“3/3.946.jpg” In the following table youll find which platforms are supported by Astrill VPN. Please note that well only list native applications offered by this VPN which usually provide the easiest way to secure your Web connection. Platform Compatibility Desktop Platforms Windows macOS Linux. Mobile Platforms Web Browsers N/A Routers DD-WRT Tomato ASUS Merlin and more. Other Devices “3/3.947.jpg” Strangely enough you need to verify your account via your phone number (which is seen as a big obstacle for privacy-conscious users). Other than that the process of installation is simple and quick to do. Our Score: 7/10. Getting started with this VPN requires subscribing to Astrill VPNgo for its free trial (which lasts for 7 days) or you go ahead and get a premium subscription. Either way youll need to supply your name email address and create a password. Strangely enough Astrill VPN requires your phone number to verify your identity which is something we dont see often. “3/3.948.jpg” Once you verify your account youll be able to log-in on the official website. From there youll see a series of applications that you can download. Astrill is a lightweight application so youll manage to download the installation file almost instantly. Weve tried this software on our Windows 10 PC where the installer asked us to restart our PC before launching the application. Prominent Features
“3/3.949.jpg” Astrill VPN is one of the most feature-rich VPNs. It comes with plenty of high-end features which will make even the most demanding users happy. Our Score: “10/10. You are sure to wonder what kinds of features this VPN has to offer. We have looked at this application closely so here is what you need to know. DNS Leak Protection YES IPv6 Leak Protection YES Kill-Switch Ad-Blocker Anti-Malware YES Unlimited Server Switches YES Unlimited Bandwidth Unlimited Data YES One of the most feature-rich VPNs out there must be admitted. In addition to offering the standard set of features this VPN excels in the advanced options area. There is for example a Smart Mode that allows you to use the VPN for international websites (while using your real IP for local websites). Also, there are filters that allow you to choose which websites and applications can use the VPN link. It’s also important to note that Astrill VPN has a ‘ Multi-Hop ‘ feature. You can use it to route your traffic through not just one, but two secure servers. For average home users, this could be overkill but it’s good to know that you can achieve such a level of privacy. It is worth noting, finally, that Astrill VPN has a whole slate of protocols. You’ll also find some proprietary protocols among the standard ones-called OpenWeb and StealthVPN. These are designed to fight incredibly strong anti-VPN measures and this is one of the reasons why and how Astrill also succeeds in working in China.Server Number 360 + Location Number 115 + Country Specific Cities Selection YES Unlimited Switching YES As noted earlier, Astrill VPN has been on the market for the last decade. This means it’s been given plenty of time to develop its server network. Currently it offers over 360 servers across 64 countries.
Ease of use
“3/3.951.jpg” Although Astrill doesn’t have the most polished user interface, it comes with lots of interesting tooltips and additional ways to get informed about its features. Our Rating: 9/10. “3/3.952.jpg” Astrill VPN home screen comes with a prominent ON / OFF switch for connecting to, or disconnecting from, a secure server. You will then see a drop-down menu that lets you select a server. Here you can choose between ‘ recommended ‘ ‘ favorite ‘ and ‘ all ‘-quite self-explaining. Additionally, there is a search field so that you can start typing the server name from its city or country of origin. Astrill VPN will show you real-time stats and a little graph once you find a server and connect to it. “3/3.953.jpg” You need to click the ‘ Hamburger ‘ button in the top-left corner to get ‘ Behind the scenes ‘ and explore additional options. This menu however changes depending on which VPN protocol you choose which can be done in the top-right corner. We’ve selected OpenVPN and here’s what kind of a ‘ hamburger ‘ menu can be found here: User Interface: there isn’t much to tinker with here unfortunately. You can choose to use the ‘ big servers ‘ menu to display a tray icon and make sure that Astrill VPN always stays on top of other windows. “3/3.954.jpg” Application / Site Filter: You can choose which VPN websites or applications you want to tunnel to. For example, you can choose to filter specific applications from international websites, and more. VPN Sharing: Astrill VPN enables easy transformation of your device into a VPN gateway. This means you can connect to your computer with other devices, and share your VPN connection anywhere. “3/3.955.jpg” DNS / Proxy Settings: This VPN provides you with the option to configure custom DNS and proxy addresses, including anything else related to both of these.
“3/3.957.jpg” Astrill unblocks Netflix but that’s not the same for other popular streaming media services. It supports P2P traffic also through numerous specialized servers. Our Rating: 6/10. Astrill VPN can unblock Netflix, then? Can this be used to unblock other popular streaming media services? Well we did a round of speed testing and the results are here. Media Streaming Torrenting Support YES Hulu YES / NO BBC iPlayer NO YES / NO Torrenting (P2P) YES We managed to unblock the US version of Netflix with no problems during our tests. When it comes to Hulu and Amazon Prime Video it can be quite tricky to unblock those two services. In certain instances, we managed to unblock them and in this endeavor, we were not always successful. And sadly we couldn’t unblock BBC iPlayer even though we tried all the available UK-based servers and all the VPN protocols we had available. For this reason we recommend taking advantage of the 7-day trial of this VPN so you can know what kind of streaming-related options you can count on. As far as torrenting is concerned, you should know that Astrill VPN has a large server list that allows this type of web activity. These servers have a little start icon next to their name so you can recognize these easily. Security Privacy
“3/3.958.jpg” Astrill VPN is one of the strongest VPNs out there as regards the VPN protocols available. It also uses high-end encryption, and does not retain any PII data. Our Score: ‘ 10/10. In this segment we will explore the encryption techniques and VPN protocols of this VPN. The main purpose of these is to protect your private data so let’s see how Astrill VPN handles that task. Supported Encryption Protocols
Depending on your choice platform Astrill VPN comes with a wide range of VPN protocols and encryption types.3/3.959.jpg No DNS leaks were detected as can be seen from the above image. Astrill VPN does a good job of hiding your identity and it only shows your virtual information including your country of origin IP address hostname, and the like.
Speed Performance
Astrill VPN appears to be a highly optimized VPN solution that delivers incredibly fast speeds and reliable output. Our Rating: 9/10. Does Astrill VPN throttle your Web connection speed and by what amount? Well we did a round of speed tests so this is what you can expect. “3/3.961.jpg” Figure 1 Our datasheet. First we did a round of speed testing of our ‘ naked ‘ Web connection. This includes checking the speed of our Web connection without enabling or running this VPN in the background. We got 147.79 Mbps for downloads, and 11.05 for uploads, as you can see from the screenshot. Figure 2 An Astrill VPN server nearby. Then we connected to a server recommended by Astrill VPN. We are located in central Europe and in Germany we connected to a server. We managed to get downloads for 123.28 Mbps and uploads for 16.01 Mbps. “3/3.963.jpg” Figure 3 Remote Astrill VPN server performance; And at last we checked a remote server too. In our case in New York that was a server. We got 122.71 Mbps for downloads and 14.08 Mbps for uploads according to speed test results. Interestingly enough, Astrill has managed to increase our upload speed, indicating that our Web connection is experiencing some ISP-related throttling. Upload Speed Reduction Baseline Data 147.79 Mbps 11.05 Mbps Nearby Server 123.28 Mbps 16.01 Mbps 16.5 per cent Remote Server “3/3.964.jpg” Astrill VPN offers numerous channels of communication including live chat. You’ll also find manual for setting up video tutorial FAQs, and more. Our Rating: 9/10. Astrill VPN comes with a beautifully designed website where you will find a dedicated section that contains resources relating to help. This is where you will find frequently asked questions and video tutorials about the setup manuals. There are of course other ways to get help especially if you want to resolve your problem in a timely manner. First of all, you can speak live with the representative of the company (when they aren’t too busy). We used this option several times, and after waiting a few minutes, we managed to talk to someone. In one instance, even after waiting for more than 30 minutes which is when we turned to a contact form, no one was ‘ there. ‘ You can use this contact form to explain the problem you have and somebody should answer within 24 hours.
“3/3.965.jpg” Astrill VPN is without any doubt one of the least affordable VPNs out there. It brings plenty of high-end features but its high price is still not justified by this. Our Rating: 3/10. You are going to get to choose from three subscription plans right now. So here’s a handy table that explains how much each plan costs and how much you can save. Total Price Savings 1 Month $15.90 $15.90 0 percent $69.00 $11.65 27 percent $99.90 48 percent 12 months We have to say that Astrill is one of the most expensive (if not the most expensive) VPNs we’ve ever encountered. Even if you subscribe to Astrill VPN through its annual plan, you’ll have to pay $99.90-bringing the price down to $8.33 a month. Usually top-rated VPNs are priced at about $5.50 to $7.00 a month (through their annual plans) so you can see how expensive this VPN is. Nevertheless let’s not forget to mention that there is a free 7-day trial so you can still test-drive this VPN before you buy it. It is worth mentioning also that there are three additional premium-priced features. You can get a private IP address for $5.00 per month, or a $10.00 per month ‘ VIP ‘ addon (used by Asian clients and gamers who need reduced latency). Astrill VPN also sells pre-configured routers from $39.00 onwards. Astrill supports a wide range of gateways for the payment processing when it comes to payments. You can pay through PayPal UnionPay AliPay credit cards, and more. Even on the offer Bitcoin.
Doesn’t it?If you want to learn more about this VPN, or if you would like to subscribe to Astrill VPN, please make sure to use the link provided. They will take you to the website of this VPN where you will find all the information you need. REVIEW OVERVIEW Background Jurisdiction Reputation10 Supported Platforms Devices6.5 Installation Initial Configuration7 Server Count7 Ease of Use9 Media Streaming Torrenting Support6 Security Privacy10 Speed Performance9 Pricing3 SUMMARY Despite a few flaws and despite its high price Astrill VPN seems to be a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a thing. We strongly recommend it to advanced users who want full control of their Web data. 7.9 OVERAL SCORE BMW Email Lottery Scam Emails Requesting Your Personal Information
ByBill Toulas-December 26, 2018 “3/3.967.jpg” Scam email campaign claims you won a BMW and $1.5 million in cash cheques. First, scammers ask for basic information on their second step, and for more sensitive data. You need to present a luring enough prize in the world of email scam marketing and at the same time not get overboard with the context of realism. This is exactly where this new scam email campaign would stand if they’d only claim you won the lottery for a brand new M240i BMW 2 Series. This model’s actual price is about $50k so we’ve got a supposed lottery prize here that isn’t too far-fetched but is still impressive enough to leave no one untouched. That’s fake realism right there and it’s precisely here that things begin to tumble. The prize is accompanied by a $1.5 million cheque that is on the side of things overboard. Why combine huge sums of money with a $50k car? The scammers might have thought the car alone wouldn’t be enough to lure people into distributing their personal information, so they thought they would go full throttle with the check. However, by judging the type of prizes offered, anyone in their right mind should have identified this as a scam. The emails are asking the receiver to send their “delivery details” to claim their prize. This includes the full address of the delivery name and the mobile number. Once the scammers receive this info they come back to ask for more and this time the request includes bank account numbers for social security numbers etc. With this information in their hands, the attackers can easily execute identity theft and gain seamless access to victims ‘ financial accounts. If you have this or other similar email findings from recent research conducted by Michigan State University, the most likely victims of such campaigns are impulsive personalities. The study explored the personality traits that lead people to fall victim to malware and scam attacks, and the compulsive use of email is one of the primary features. People with low self-control are easy prey for attackers so malicious parties pick these people out and target them more vigorously. If at least you identify yourself as one work towards restructuring this behavioral aspect of yourself when it comes to using the internet.