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Should I Use Checking your browser?

forums.anandtech.com·Analyzed 7 hours ago··Based on 8 sources

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Nobody should buy this — the URL resolves to a Cloudflare 'checking your browser' anti-bot interstitial on the AnandTech forums, not a product for sale.

Not a product: it's a Cloudflare anti-bot check page on AnandTech's forums. Nothing to buy, nothing to evaluate.

Confidence: High

Pros

  • Blocks bots and DDoS traffic before it reaches the site¹
  • Recognized Cloudflare bot mitigation, documented across many security guides²

Cons

  • Traps real users in endless verification loops⁴
  • False-flags Firefox and privacy-focused browsers as suspicious³
  • Long waits; some users never get redirected through⁵
  • Breaks automated tools like Selenium with 403 blocks⁷

Gotchas

  • mediumPrivacy browsers, VPNs, and proxies get challenged far more often
  • lowIf stuck: clear cookies, disable VPN/proxy, or switch browsers — all DIY fixes⁶
  • lowVisitors get no support — only community forum threads with self-help workarounds

Best for

  • Nobody — it is an automated bot check
  • No buyer — the page sells nothing

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — there is nothing here to buy
  • Buyers who pasted a forum URL expecting a product review
  • Teams comparing vendors — this is an interstitial, not a vendor

Companies that use it

  • eBay
  • GitLab
  • G2⁸
  • Tumblr

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Users mostly report being stuck in verification loops, long waits, and false flags on niche or privacy browsers.

“Checking your browser before accessing — on loop”
— Cloudflare Community
“Users randomly experiencing very long 'checking your browser' screens, not getting redirected”
— Cloudflare Community
“Cloudflare stuck on 'Checking your browser before accessing' — only an issue in Vivaldi”
— Vivaldi Forum
Full analysis

Based on 45+ public sources; all describe a Cloudflare 'checking your browser' anti-bot interstitial, not a purchasable product.

Sources

  1. What is the website checking about my browser to protect the website from a DDoS?security.stackexchange.com
    security
  2. How Cloudflare and WAFs Verify You're Humanblog.stackademic.com
    security
  3. Firefox appears to be flagged as suspicious by Cloudflarelwthiker.com
    security
  4. Checking your browser before accessing — on loopcommunity.cloudflare.com
    review
  5. Users randomly experiencing very long checking screenscommunity.cloudflare.com
    review
  6. Browser Stuck at 'Checking Your Browser Before Accessing'thewindowsclub.com
    review
  7. Selenium stuck on 'Checking your browser before accessing' URLstackoverflow.com
    review
  8. How to Scrape G2 Reviews for Competitive Intelligencelink.sc
    review

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