ByVoltaire Penn-January 26, 2019.271 Today’s Vpn is a tough match. There are hundreds of options before you which promise to bring you complete freedom online. But it’s no longer enough to ensure the best digital security possible or to unblock the most popular websites in the world. And that is why some Vpns are investing a lot in creating their own brand. One of the best examples of this is a Vpn we’re going to talk about today-Hide My Butt Vpn. This Vpn service comes with a humorous twist beginning with its name and ending in amusing graphics found all over the official website and its variety of apps. However there is nothing amusing about Cover My Ass when it comes to its capabilities. This comes with several serious and outstanding assumptions that we are going to test one by one. So, welcome to our hands-on Hide My Ass review! We’ll start by giving you basic information about this Vpn just like in our other Vpn reviews. We want you to easily compare various options that you have, so the table below will most definitely come in handy. Let’s get going then. Jurisdiction The UK Logs Usernames Timestamps and Ips received Server Number Parallel Connections 5 Encryption Standards Aes 256-bit; OpenVpn (Udp / Tcp) Speed Reduction P2P Support Yes (for legal torrents) Live Chat Support Yes Supported Hulu No channels We’ll present our findings so that you can get a preview of what Hide My Butt can expect. If you can’t find any deal breakers please make sure you read the rest of this article. The list of Bottom Line Pros Cons Data involved; no defense against leakage by Ipv6; lack of basic features. The Hide My Ass Final Verdict can not keep you online safe. We will recommend it however to unblock Netflix and download torrenting easily. Our Rating We recommend that you read the rest of this article carefully to really get to know this Vpn. You can be sure we’ve been testing Hide My Ass a lot of time, which means we can tell you how this Vpn operates, what to expect and whether it’s worth the money.
Hide My Ass Vpn TechNadu’s Hands-On Review 2019
Just like every Vpn review here on TechNadu, we start by checking the Hide My Ass background information. Then we will go over the application and test its output and more of all its functionality. For more information on how we analyze Vpns please click on the link given. Context Jurisdiction Reputation
.272 Hide My Ass is from the Uk who gathers and holds your personal data for 30 days, and has even leaked private data in the past. If you want to be anonymous this is not a Vpn to use. Our Rating: 1/10. Needless to say you want to find a reliable Vpn service. And the only way to achieve that is to take a closer look at the history of the Vpns. And here’s what you need to know about Hide My Ass Vpn. We’re here to do the hard work.
Hide My Ass Past Data Leaks
Back in 2011, Hide My Ass (Hma) turned over incriminating LulzSec-related data to the Fbi. An person named Cody Andrew Kretsinger has been accused of hacking into Sony Picture Entertainment systems using Hma’s proxy service. Hma played the crucial role in this case, since this company was able to confirm the identity of the person and his online activity. Since then, Hma has modified its logging policy-but it still collects data. Paying for a subscription does not of course mean you do not have to respect the law. Yet Hma has never said data is not logged in. So you just need to know that Hide My Butt in not a Vpn that will make you completely anonymous so change your standards. Supported Apps for Devices
.273 Hma has applications for many mobile and desktop devices. It can’t however compete with top-rated Vpns as there is no support for Android Tv or Amazon FireOs. Our Rating: 6/10. Next we’ll look for Hide My Ass’s list of supported devices. Because Hma supports up to 5 devices within a single account, you want to make sure you can also use them on desktop and mobile devices. Server Platforms Linux for Windows MacOs. Mobile Android Platforms iOs. Compatible Dd-Wrt and Tomato routers with Web Browsers. Some Appliances N / A. In terms of the apps that are assisted Hma covers the basics. Native applications are available for Windows MacOs and Linux users. And you can rely on either Android or iOs, when you’re on the go. You need to install Hma on a supported and compatible router to cover every other type of device.
Installing Initial Settings
.274 You will install Hma within minutes. The whole process is very simple and very smooth so that even full beginners will have no problems. Our point:. Prominent features
.277 The basic features of Hide My Ass are hardly covered. What’s most shocking is that it doesn’t support Ipv6, and asks you to fully disable this protocol. Our Rating: 3/10. Growing Vpn provides many interesting features and some of them come with overly aggressive marketing messages. That’s why you need to concentrate on the simple set of features, and test if your selected Vpn carries them all. Dns Leak Protection Yes Ipv6 Leak Protection No Kill-Switch -Blocker Anti-Malware No Unlimited Server Switches Yes Unlimited Bandwidth Unlimited Data Yes We were surprised to hear that it does not support Ipv6 while Hma brings Dns leak protection. Instead this Vpn asks its users to fully disable Ipv6 which doesn’t look like a good long-term solution. The good news, though, is that there is a kill-switch that blocks all of your traffic once a safe link is unreliable, which is important for some things such as torrenting or streaming media. The question is whether Hide My Ass can protect its users from data leaks? Well that depends on what Web apps you’re using. However, providing Ipv6 leak protection would be fine, as this isn’t some high-end functionality. And Hma will unlikely answer your prayers when it comes to more advanced features. It has no ad-blocker which it does not defend against malware and there is no support for split-tunneling. As you can see, Hma is quite barebones indeed.
.278 While Hma has servers spread all over the world, the network size of the server can not compare with the top-rated Vpns servers. Our Rating: 5/10. If there is a place where Cover My Butt really excels this would be its network of servers. Even though it doesn’t have the largest number of servers they are evenly spread all over the globe. But even that field is not without its problems. Application Data CountYes Unlimited Switching Yes As you can see, Hma has amazing servers in more than 190 countries. On closer look, however, things didn’t seem so big. Many of Hma’s servers are not located in the country they are stating but they are virtual servers rather. Which means they can be anywhere on the world and provide country-specific Ip addresses. So we’d like to see a nice list of virtual and regular servers, as Hide My Ass is trying to avoid this kind of transparency. And when it comes to the total number of servers that are available we have to say that some Vpns are many steps ahead. Hma has been selling 900 + servers and their server network has stagnated for some time now, while top-rated Vpns have 5000 + servers. Ease of Use
.279 Hma brings with it a very simple application whose interface suits full beginners. The only downside is not being able to resize the window. Our Rating: 9/10. Hide My Ass Vpn offers a mobile-like interface that is common to Vpns of today. There are three options on the home page so here’s what each of those can do. .280 Location Mode: You can manually pick a node, too. Tap the ‘ Switch Position ‘ button and you’ll see a long list of countries. Each of these spreads into single towns. To create a secure connection click on any country or specific city. .281 Independence Mode: We don’t see this very often. As Hma says, this mode connects you to a free-speaking country where news and websites can be unblocked. As such it is intended to be used in countries with more conservative participation in censorship. There is a hamburger button in the top-left corner which reveals a series of additional options. You can go here to review your account information and get help to change your user experience. We will look at each of those choices more closely so here’s what to say. .282 Account: This is where you can find these information if you want to check your license key and when will your subscription stop. Clicking on ‘ Manage Subscription ‘ will take you to Hma’s website where you will be able to get detailed information. Support Center: This component is a shortcut to the customer support center at Hma. We have found at the bottom of this article a dedicated segment about it. Aid Request: This is a workaround, again. This one is designed to open a page on Hma’s website from which to submit an official request for assistance. As you can imagine this will be useful if you encounter any technical problems. Diagnostics: You’ll often be told to submit your diagnosis while trying to get help. This is a text file explaining the actions of the program and being used by tech experts to search for problems and find solutions. About: You can also find interesting links here beside checking the currently installed version of Hma. For example, you can check the terms of service and refund policy for the Vpn’s privacy policy. Quit: The name says it all-this is where the program and its related services can be shut down. All in all we believe that Hide My Ass has done a good job of providing an interface that’s easy to use. If the window size isn’t set it would have been even better. If you have an ultra-high resolution monitor, you’ll want to scale it up a bit as the text can sometimes be hard to read.
Media Streaming Torrenting Support Hulu No Bbc iPlayer Yes Amazon Prime Video Torrenting (P2P) Yes Other sites on the Web can provide you with polarizing media streaming capabilities of this Vpn. So you’ll be happy to know when it comes to our tests that Hide My Ass has managed to unblock Netflix and Bbc iPlayer. However with Hulu and Amazon Prime Video we did not have the same success. As you can see this outcome is a mixed bag. Hence we can suggest Hma to the Netflix and Bbc iPlayer subscribers. Both of these websites were quite open, and without any buffering we managed to play videos. Hma provides 9 servers tailored for P2P traffic when it comes to torrenting and these are based in Europe and throughout the Usa. There’s two things to note though. First of all, if you’re not near the location of the chosen P2P server, you could experience slower performance. And Hma also tests what you are downloading so you should probably just stick to legal files. Security Privacy
.285 Hide My Butt does not leak your private data, but it gathers a disturbing amount of personal information, making it a bad choice for users who are aware of their privacy. Our Score: Score 2/10. As you can see until now, Hide My Ass shows promise in some places but struggles in others. All that doesn’t matter much though if this Vpn isn’t able to provide total anonymity online. So let’s look at how this Vpn keeps you safe and secure online. Supported encryption protocols
Cover My Butt uses 256-bit Aes (advanced encryption standard) encryption to ensure nobody can see what you are doing online. With many security experts claiming that this is the most reliable encryption you can get today, this is considered the norm among today’s Vpns. Including encryption Hma also supports OpenVpn as the only usable Vpn protocol. While other Vpns provide Pptp Ipsec Sstp and others Hma doesn’t go that route by claiming it uses only the safest tools available. While we believe you should always use OpenVpn, it would have been nice to have a couple of additional options.
Hma’s logging policy has also been looked at well, as this Vpn has proved troublesome in the past. As we spoke earlier it comes from the Uk and in the past it has provided data to the American Fbi. That is a clear indication that personal data is collected by this Vpn service. So after looking at Hma’s logging policy, we found the following types of data that are actively being collected: your username; time-stamps about when you connect and disconnect from this Vpn; total amount of data you have transmitted (upload and download);Yes Unlimited Switching Yes As you can see, Hma has amazing servers in more than 190 countries. On closer look, however, things didn’t seem so big. Many of Hma’s servers are not located in the country they are stating but they are virtual servers rather. Which means they can be anywhere on the world and provide country-specific Ip addresses. So we’d like to see a nice list of virtual and regular servers, as Hide My Ass is trying to avoid this kind of transparency. And when it comes to the total number of servers that are available we have to say that some Vpns are many steps ahead. Hma has been selling 900 + servers and their server network has stagnated for some time now, while top-rated Vpns have 5000 + servers. Ease of Use
.279 Hma brings with it a very simple application whose interface suits full beginners. The only downside is not being able to resize the window. Our Rating: 9/10. Hide My Ass Vpn offers a mobile-like interface that is common to Vpns of today. There are three options on the home page so here’s what each of those can do. .280 Location Mode: You can manually pick a node, too. Tap the ‘ Switch Position ‘ button and you’ll see a long list of countries. Each of these spreads into single towns. To create a secure connection click on any country or specific city. .281 Independence Mode: We don’t see this very often. As Hma says, this mode connects you to a free-speaking country where news and websites can be unblocked. As such it is intended to be used in countries with more conservative participation in censorship. There is a hamburger button in the top-left corner which reveals a series of additional options. You can go here to review your account information and get help to change your user experience. We will look at each of those choices more closely so here’s what to say. .282 Account: This is where you can find these information if you want to check your license key and when will your subscription stop. Clicking on ‘ Manage Subscription ‘ will take you to Hma’s website where you will be able to get detailed information. Support Center: This component is a shortcut to the customer support center at Hma. We have found at the bottom of this article a dedicated segment about it. Aid Request: This is a workaround, again. This one is designed to open a page on Hma’s website from which to submit an official request for assistance. As you can imagine this will be useful if you encounter any technical problems. Diagnostics: You’ll often be told to submit your diagnosis while trying to get help. This is a text file explaining the actions of the program and being used by tech experts to search for problems and find solutions. About: You can also find interesting links here beside checking the currently installed version of Hma. For example, you can check the terms of service and refund policy for the Vpn’s privacy policy. Quit: The name says it all-this is where the program and its related services can be shut down. All in all we believe that Hide My Ass has done a good job of providing an interface that’s easy to use. If the window size isn’t set it would have been even better. If you have an ultra-high resolution monitor, you’ll want to scale it up a bit as the text can sometimes be hard to read.
Media Streaming Torrenting Support Hulu No Bbc iPlayer Yes Amazon Prime Video Torrenting (P2P) Yes Other sites on the Web can provide you with polarizing media streaming capabilities of this Vpn. So you’ll be happy to know when it comes to our tests that Hide My Ass has managed to unblock Netflix and Bbc iPlayer. However with Hulu and Amazon Prime Video we did not have the same success. As you can see this outcome is a mixed bag. Hence we can suggest Hma to the Netflix and Bbc iPlayer subscribers. Both of these websites were quite open, and without any buffering we managed to play videos. Hma provides 9 servers tailored for P2P traffic when it comes to torrenting and these are based in Europe and throughout the Usa. There’s two things to note though. First of all, if you’re not near the location of the chosen P2P server, you could experience slower performance. And Hma also tests what you are downloading so you should probably just stick to legal files. Security Privacy
.285 Hide My Butt does not leak your private data, but it gathers a disturbing amount of personal information, making it a bad choice for users who are aware of their privacy. Our Score: Score 2/10. As you can see until now, Hide My Ass shows promise in some places but struggles in others. All that doesn’t matter much though if this Vpn isn’t able to provide total anonymity online. So let’s look at how this Vpn keeps you safe and secure online. Supported encryption protocols
Cover My Butt uses 256-bit Aes (advanced encryption standard) encryption to ensure nobody can see what you are doing online. With many security experts claiming that this is the most reliable encryption you can get today, this is considered the norm among today’s Vpns. Including encryption Hma also supports OpenVpn as the only usable Vpn protocol. While other Vpns provide Pptp Ipsec Sstp and others Hma doesn’t go that route by claiming it uses only the safest tools available. While we believe you should always use OpenVpn, it would have been nice to have a couple of additional options.
Hma’s logging policy has also been looked at well, as this Vpn has proved troublesome in the past. As we spoke earlier it comes from the Uk and in the past it has provided data to the American Fbi. That is a clear indication that personal data is collected by this Vpn service. So after looking at Hma’s logging policy, we found the following types of data that are actively being collected: your username; time-stamps about when you connect and disconnect from this Vpn; total amount of data you have transmitted (upload and download);.286 Our virtual Ip address and its corresponding server were identified as you can see from the screenshot above the Dns leak check. This means that we have never disclosed our true information so we can guarantee that Hma does not deliberately leak your personal information.
Speed Quality
Based on our speed tests, Hma throws about 25 percent of your web connection, which is a good result. Our rating: 8.5/10. Hide My Ass doesn’t advertise its velocities vigorously which gave us a bad first impression. As you’re about to see, though, this Vpn service has turned out to be a highly positive hand. .288 Figure 1 Our ‘ naked ‘ Web link results. Without the Vpn involved we started testing the speed of our Web connection. We have 147.19 Mbps to download, and 9.67 Mbps to upload. We’ll use those numbers to see how much this Vpn slows down on us. Figure 2 A nearby Server results. Then we checked the pace of a nearby server by having Hma find a good performing node. As we got 133.91 Mbps for downloads and 9.00 Mbps for uploads it looks like those algorithms are working fine. We’ve got to say those are good numbers. .290 Figure 3 Remote server performance; Last but not least, we have connected to a Usa server that is remote compared to our location. We got 84.38 Mbps for downloads based on the final check, and 7.05 Mbps for uploads. So it’s time to put all those numbers in a table now and see the end result. Download Speed Speed Reduction Baseline Speed 147.19 Mbps 9.67 Mbps Nearby Server 133.91 Mbps 9.02 percent Remote Server.291 Hide My Ass’s team knows how to provide timely assistance and there are multiple channels of communication accessible. Live-chat is also on the table. Our point:. In times of crisis you’ll want your chosen Vpn to offer reliable customer support. Therefore here are all the ways you can get help if you become a Hma customer: Live-Chat Support: You can find a button that leads to live-chat (bottom-right corner) across this Vpn service’s official website. We have used this method many times and have been able to get help in a timely manner each time. Installation Guides: While installing Hma on desktop and mobile is fairly simple, you will need help installing it on a router. The official website comes with help through a series of step-by-step guides. Community: Now that’s something we don’t often see here. If you become a member you will have access to the group of Hma where you can post your request, and have it answered by other users of Hma. This isn’t the official website’s most active part which is a shame. It can be very helpful nonetheless. Tickets help: Finally you can open a support ticket and give your request to the Hma team. Be prepared to wait till 24 hours if you use this alternative which is actually faster than what the competitors of this Vpn are offering.
Pricing
Despite the fact that Hma’s 24-month plan offers an attractive price, we wanted it to be cheaper. There are no anonymous forms of payment, either. Our Rating: 7/10. Hide My Ass provides various subscription plans based on the length of those contracts, each price is different. We’ll show you what to expect so check out the table below. Subscription plan Total price $11.99 0 per cent 12-months $6.99 42 per cent 24-months $119.76 $4.99 per month 1-monthYes, we can recommend Hide My Ass but only to those who want to unblock Netflix without considering collecting data. Unfortunately, this Vpn can not be suggested to those who want to be 100% anonymous, which should be their main purpose. Despite showing a lot of potential it only delivers so much. Pros: Fast installation; Easy to use Ui; Various server locations; High speeds. Cons: gathers data; past indiscretions; lacks some basic features; unblocks only Netflix. Our score: 6.0 of 10! Hma is not for everyone. With this alternative, however, those looking for a way to unblock Netflix and stream Hd movies might be perfectly happy. Do not hesitate to subscribe to Hide My Ass today if you feel comfortable with this! Background Jurisdiction Reputation1 Supported Devices6 Installation Initial Configuration10 Prominent Features3 Server Count5 Media Streaming Support5 Security Privacy2 Speed Performance8.5 Customer Support10 Hide My Ass is short when it comes to data collection and online support. But for those who want to unblock Netflix and enjoy streaming without buffering, it can be a good option. 6 Overall Score