Shadowsocks 4.4.1.0

Shadowsocks 4.4.1.0

Shadowsocks Co. – 4.2MB – Shareware – Android iOS Windows Mac
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4.4.1.0
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Here are recurring questions and related user issues regarding Shadowsocks, with a focus on security concerns. These questions are based on real vulnerabilities, technical discussions, and privacy-related issues raised by users and security researchers.


1. Has Shadowsocks ever been compromised or banned in any country?

Yes. Shadowsocks has been actively targeted and blocked by authorities in countries with strict internet censorship, particularly China. Although it was not "hacked" in the traditional sense, Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) and active probing techniques have been used by the Great Firewall of China to detect and block Shadowsocks traffic, leading to the suspension of many servers.


2. Is Shadowsocks as secure as a traditional VPN?

Shadowsocks is a proxy protocol, not a full-featured VPN. While it does encrypt traffic using ciphers like AEAD (e.g., ChaCha20-Poly1305), it lacks the comprehensive data encapsulation and features of VPNs such as IP masking or DNS leak protection. It is designed more for obfuscation and censorship circumvention rather than privacy and anonymity.


3. Can Shadowsocks leak DNS or IP addresses?

Yes. If not configured correctly, Shadowsocks can leak DNS requests or even expose the user’s real IP address. This is especially true when using a local client without system-wide routing or DNS leak protection. Users must ensure that their client routes all traffic—including DNS—through the proxy and consider firewall rules to prevent fallback to their ISP.


4. Are there any known vulnerabilities in Shadowsocks?

While no major CVEs have been reported recently against Shadowsocks itself, researchers have shown that older versions using outdated or insecure ciphers (like RC4 or simple obfuscation plugins) can be more easily detected or attacked. The project now recommends AEAD ciphers, which offer both confidentiality and integrity.


5. Why was Shadowsocks removed from GitHub in 2017?

In 2017, the original developer of Shadowsocks deleted the repository, allegedly due to pressure from Chinese authorities. While forks and community-led versions continue to exist and thrive, this incident underscores the political and legal pressures facing censorship circumvention tools.


6. How can I use Shadowsocks more securely?

To use Shadowsocks securely, choose a strong AEAD cipher such as AES-256-GCM or ChaCha20-Poly1305. Always run a DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) or DNS-over-TLS resolver on your local client, or tunnel all DNS queries through the proxy. Avoid using public or pre-configured servers and consider self-hosting your own to minimize the risk of interception or monitoring.


7. Is Shadowsocks still effective for bypassing censorship?

As of recent years, Shadowsocks remains effective in many regions, but is increasingly being blocked or detected in China and Iran due to advanced filtering techniques. The community has responded by developing plugins such as obfs4 and v2ray-plugin to obfuscate traffic and make detection harder. However, circumvention remains a cat-and-mouse game.

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