darkuaexalt20/zapret-discord-youtube

This repository is a Windows configuration package based on the zapret project, a tool designed to bypass deep packet inspection (DPI) blocking that internet providers use to restrict access to services like Discord and YouTube. The README is written in Russian and the project is aimed at users in regions where these services are blocked or throttled at the network level. Deep packet inspection is a technique that some internet providers and governments use to inspect network traffic and block connections to specific services. Zapret works by intercepting and modifying network packets in ways that confuse or bypass this inspection without using a VPN. On Windows, it relies on a driver component called WinDivert to capture and filter network traffic, which is the same approach Linux systems handle with built-in firewall tools. Because WinDivert is a general-purpose packet capture tool, some antivirus programs flag it as suspicious, though the README explains that WinDivert itself is not malware and describes how to add an exclusion if your antivirus blocks it. The package includes a set of batch scripts for Windows. One script runs bypass strategies manually so you can test which one works for your internet provider, since DPI configurations vary by region and provider. Another script installs the strategy as a Windows service so it starts automatically on boot, with options to check status, run diagnostics, update configuration files, and toggle a game filter mode for UDP-heavy traffic. The README notes that strategies can stop working over time as providers update their blocking methods, and suggests trying alternative bypass configurations if that happens. This repository appears to be a personal fork that credits the original Flowseal/zapret-discord-youtube project and includes a warning that fake redistributions exist outside the original GitHub page. The README content, installation steps, and troubleshooting sections are in Russian.