Analysis updated 2026-05-18
Restore access to Discord voice chat and web version when an ISP is blocking it.
Restore access to YouTube when an ISP is blocking it.
Run a bypass strategy as a one-off test before installing it as a background service.
Install the tool as a Windows service so the bypass runs automatically on startup.
| boardeentrance/zapret-discord-youtube-1.9.9a | sodam-ai/hermes-agent_one-click_kit | smalpond/gpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 49 | 51 | 34 |
| Language | Batchfile | Batchfile | Batchfile |
| Setup difficulty | moderate | easy | hard |
| Complexity | 2/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| Audience | general | general | general |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Antivirus software often flags the bundled WinDivert driver, the README asks users to add an exclusion.
This is a Windows tool for bypassing ISP-level blocks on Discord and YouTube, aimed at users in Russia where those services are restricted. It is a fork of the zapret-discord-youtube project and the README is written in Russian. The tool works by intercepting and modifying network traffic at the packet level before it leaves your computer, using techniques that confuse the deep packet inspection (DPI) systems that ISPs use to identify and block specific services. The core technology is a tool called zapret, originally designed for Linux, combined with a Windows driver called WinDivert that allows programs to capture and manipulate network packets on Windows. Several bypass strategies are included, and because ISPs update their blocking methods over time, what works today may stop working later. The tool bundles multiple strategies so you can try different ones if one stops working. Setup involves enabling Secure DNS in your browser or in Windows 11 system settings, downloading the archive from the releases page, extracting it to a path without Cyrillic or special characters, and running the appropriate batch file. You can run a strategy directly for testing or install it as a Windows background service so it starts automatically with Windows. The service management script also handles updating the hosts file (needed for Discord's web version and voice chat), running diagnostics, and checking for updates. Antivirus programs frequently flag the WinDivert driver as suspicious or as a risk tool because the same driver can be used by both legitimate and malicious software. The README notes that WinDivert itself is not a virus and its driver is signed for 64-bit Windows, and advises adding the folder to your antivirus exclusions if you see false positive alerts. The binaries included come from the official zapret releases and can be verified with checksums. The project warns explicitly that it has no official Telegram or YouTube channels, and any pages claiming to represent it elsewhere are fakes.
A Windows tool that modifies outgoing network traffic to bypass ISP-level blocking of Discord and YouTube, aimed at users facing restrictions in Russia.
Mainly Batchfile. The stack also includes Batchfile, WinDivert, zapret.
Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.
Mainly general.
This repo across BitVibe Labs
Verify against the repo before relying on details.