The decision by SKMM to block some file sharing websites in Malaysia is rather shocking since under the MSC policy, it was mentioned that no censorship of Internet will be imposed in the country. While SKMM argument is on the copyrights issues, I personally don’t think blocking those sites will help solve it since there are many more fileshare websites out there.

Plus, many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are earning a lot from users’ downloading activities since they charge for higher bandwidth or data usage. What’s the point of encouraging Malaysians to subscribe to high-speed Internet but start controlling what they should DO online? Will other file sharing websites be blocked too? And why don’t censor or block PORN websites instead??

While I am not promoting piracy, I do think there are also a lot of people out there who uses these file sharing websites for other purposes like dissemination of worksheets in schools and materials for learning.

 

How to ByPass the Block?

There is no ONE definite solution to it, but there are ways that you can try to bypass the block.

CAUTION: This is not encouraging you to bypass the websites at work or in schools and not all tools or websites mentioned here are working appropriately, hence I shall not be held responsible for any damage caused to your computer and rules and regulation that you violate from using these proxies.

1. Use Proxy-Based Apps

There are quite a number of apps that can help you surf blocked sites. You just need to use it when accessing those blocked sites. One that you can try is http://www.ultrareach.net (It’s for IE only though) or hotspotshield.com

 

2. Use Proxy Servers

Instead of downloading the proxy-based apps, you can in fact try to setup your browser with open proxy servers. Get the free proxy list from here and here and learn how to set up them in Firefox and Chrome. You can also use the Online Proxy servers tool as available here.

 

3. Use Other DNS Servers (One of the best!)

Instead of using the DNS servers provided by your ISPs, try to use FREE DNS available out there. The famous one is Google’s DNS servers – 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. Follow this link on how to use this DNS by Google. You might want to try OpenDNS too (208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220). For Windows Users, Just double click on your connection icon, go to Properties, locate TCP/IP and double click. You’ll see the DNS settings there.

If you’re using “auto-connect” via a router modem, please change the DNS in your router’s admin page.

 

4. USE a FREE VPN.

Virtual private network is also another good way to access blocked website. I have compiled some free ones here.

 

Some people mentioned the use of VPN, what I listed here are FREE methods. If you would like to pay to access the sites, you can try using Virtual Private Network (VPN) services.  This site provides a rather comprehensive list of VPN services. You can try out BolehVPN as well.

Of course, it might be good to request uploads to other file sharing websites (before they get blocked)! 🙂 Or perhaps BOYCOTT the ISPs!!

117 Comments

  • zjWorkVision, October 30, 2011 @ 4:36 pm Reply

    after few day searching this.. finally found it

  • zaileelc, November 5, 2011 @ 6:23 pm Reply

    thanks..i already know about hotspot shield..but just wanna give a try for other option

  • azmi, November 21, 2011 @ 1:08 pm Reply

    how to access to blocked website like http://www.duckload.com?

  • Calvin, December 2, 2011 @ 11:13 pm Reply

    Thanks a lot for the guide, really helped! This country’s gahmen really too much sometimes lulz.

  • Cornelius, December 15, 2011 @ 2:20 pm Reply

    yay finally i could access megaupload

  • ~NNN~, December 17, 2011 @ 5:00 pm Reply

    Good job mike…………
    Wonderful technique………
    thxxxxx……….

  • faris, December 26, 2011 @ 2:31 pm Reply

    i use ultrasurf to bypass megaupload its very good software to use.

  • vd11, January 11, 2012 @ 9:56 pm Reply

    Thanks man! It works!

  • Justin, January 20, 2012 @ 9:56 pm Reply

    To bypass filestube.com blockage, type filestube.me.

  • nexstar, January 26, 2012 @ 6:32 am Reply

  • Lilliane, May 18, 2012 @ 9:23 pm Reply

    Hey, i’m quite confuse with all this settings and stuffs, Isn’t there any easier way?

  • Jin, July 4, 2012 @ 11:52 pm Reply

    VPN is much better than proxies. I use this one: http://www.sunvpn.com/

  • Simon, August 8, 2012 @ 11:29 pm Reply

    The best solution you can go for is get a decent VPN, they don’t cost a lot of money (around 30RM a month) and you can enjoy even more than just having an access to blocked sites.

    The best advantage of good VPN is ANONYMOUS and SECURED connection + extras like having IP from different countries.

    Currently I am using http://hidemyass.com/vpn/r3874:3 and I can truly recommend it to everyone 🙂

  • farimi, September 24, 2012 @ 6:54 pm Reply

    The thing is VPN are not allowed in my networking environment and so is changing DNS servers. So, I found that, Cocoon Firefox Addons is a lifesaver!

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