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Should I use Checking your browser?

Not disclosed - forums.anandtech.com

· 3 weeks ago

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. If you meant to evaluate a tool, re-paste the actual product's page.

Confidence

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

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo product, no price to judge
  • Ease of useNot software; users still get stuck
  • Feature depthIt is a bot check, nothing else
  • Support qualityNo vendor to contact for help
  • Security postureNo findings either way; not software

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

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

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Privacy browsers, VPNs, and proxies get challenged far more often

low

If stuck: clear cookies, disable VPN/proxy, or switch browsers — all DIY fixes

low

Visitors get no support — only community forum threads with self-help workarounds

Pros and cons

Pros

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

Cons

  • Traps real users in endless verification loops
  • False-flags Firefox and privacy-focused browsers as suspicious
  • Long waits; some users never get redirected through
  • Breaks automated tools like Selenium with 403 blocks

Sources & method

- 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

review x5security x3

Key stats

  • Not rated

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No product, no price to judge
  • Ease of use. Not software; users still get stuck
  • Feature depth. It is a bot check, nothing else
  • Support quality. No vendor to contact for help
  • Security posture. No findings either way; not software

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known 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

Companies that use it

  • eBay
  • GitLab
  • G2⁸
  • Tumblr
Full analysis

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

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

Methodology

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

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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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