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Downloads:

50,548

Downloads of v 240.0:

40

Last Update:

08 Sep 2020

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • London Trust Media
  • Inc.

Tags:

admin vpn tor security privacy multi-platform

Private Internet Access

Downloads:

50,548

Downloads of v 240.0:

40

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • London Trust Media
  • Inc.

Private Internet Access

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This package was rejected on 15 Oct 2020. The reviewer chocolatey-ops has listed the following reason(s):

Sanshiro (maintainer) on 08 Sep 2020 16:03:54 +00:00:

User 'Sanshiro' (maintainer) submitted package.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 08 Sep 2020 16:37:47 +00:00:

pia has passed automated validation. It may have or may still fail other checks like testing (verification).
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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 08 Sep 2020 19:16:58 +00:00:

pia has failed automated testing.
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Sanshiro (maintainer) on 10 Sep 2020 16:23:41 +00:00:

It has been installed successfully on my own chocolatey test environment.
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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 10 Sep 2020 18:42:05 +00:00:

pia has failed automated testing.
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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 30 Sep 2020 18:44:00 +00:00:

We've found pia v240.0 in a submitted status and waiting for your next actions. It has had no updates for 20 or more days since a reviewer has asked for corrections. Please note that if there is no response or fix of the package within 15 days of this message, this package version will automatically be closed (rejected) due to being stale.

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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 15 Oct 2020 18:48:44 +00:00:

Unfortunately there has not been progress to move pia v240.0 towards an approved status within 15 days after the last review message, so we need to close (reject) the package version at this time. If you want to pick this version up and move it towards approval in the future, use the contact site admins link on the package page and we can move it back into a submitted status so you can submit updates.

Status Change - Changed status of package from 'submitted' to 'rejected'.

Description

Why should I use PIA?

  • Protect Your Privacy and Identity
  • Unblock Censorship Filters
  • Connect Through Our VPN Tunnel in Seconds!

tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';

$toolsDir       = $(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)
$ahkExe         = 'AutoHotKey'
$ahkFile        = Join-Path $toolsDir "piaInstall.ahk"

Start-Process $ahkExe $ahkFile

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName    = 'pia'
  fileType       = 'exe'
  url            = 'https://installers.privateinternetaccess.com/download/pia-windows-x86-2.4-05574.exe'
  checksum       = '2ba5ad0a4fef360d4cf725ca09d4fedd59349c3c3dae969b4d900e7b370a763e'
  checksumType   = 'sha256'
  silentArgs     = ''
  validExitCodes = @(0)
  softwareName   = 'pia*'
  url64          = 'https://installers.privateinternetaccess.com/download/pia-windows-x64-2.4-05574.exe'
  checksum64     = '035a3b7019deb97da7abefa50d7d40324c5d63056a79a50926628066de45d00e'
  checksumType64 = 'sha256'
}
Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
tools\piaInstall.ahk
#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#NoTrayIcon
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
SetTitleMatchMode, 2 ; A window's title can contain WinTitle anywhere inside it to be a match. 


Loop, 10000
{
sleep 10000
IfWinExist, Replace existing version?
  {
  WinActivate
  Send {y}
  }

sleep 50000

IfWinExist, Windows Security
  {
  WinActivate
  Send {i}
  }

sleep 100000

IfWinExist, Private Internet Access
  {
  Run, %comspec% /c "taskkill /F /T /IM pia-service.exe"
  Run, %comspec% /c "taskkill /F /T /IM pia-client.exe"
  ExitApp
  }
}

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Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
Private Internet Access 290.3.5.5 354 Monday, March 18, 2024 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.3.5.3 1626 Saturday, December 23, 2023 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.3.5.2 814 Saturday, December 2, 2023 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.3.5.1 1112 Saturday, October 21, 2023 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.3.5 808 Saturday, September 30, 2023 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.3.3.120230717 542 Thursday, September 21, 2023 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.3.3.120230717-preview03 40 Saturday, August 26, 2023 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.3.3.120230717-preview02 35 Sunday, July 30, 2023 Exempted
Private Internet Access 290.3.3.120230717-preview01 41 Monday, July 17, 2023 Exempted
Private Internet Access 290.3.3.1 5083 Friday, April 8, 2022 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.3.3 1171 Friday, February 25, 2022 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.3.2 1819 Thursday, December 16, 2021 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.3.1.2 930 Sunday, November 28, 2021 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.3.1.1 622 Friday, November 19, 2021 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.3.1 1021 Friday, October 15, 2021 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.3.0.1 1996 Tuesday, August 31, 2021 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.3.0 376 Friday, August 27, 2021 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.2.10 1093 Monday, July 19, 2021 Approved
Private Internet Access 290.0 1497 Friday, May 7, 2021 Approved
Private Internet Access 281.0 841 Thursday, April 15, 2021 Approved
Private Internet Access 271.0 2062 Thursday, March 11, 2021 Approved
Private Internet Access 270.0 1365 Monday, March 1, 2021 Approved
Private Internet Access 261.0 1948 Thursday, December 17, 2020 Approved
Private Internet Access 260.0 878 Thursday, December 3, 2020 Approved
Private Internet Access 251.0 434 Monday, November 30, 2020 Approved
Private Internet Access 250.0 1579 Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Approved
Private Internet Access 230.0 1517 Saturday, August 22, 2020 Approved
Private Internet Access 222.0 1193 Thursday, July 16, 2020 Approved
Private Internet Access 221.0 152 Thursday, July 9, 2020 Approved
Private Internet Access 210.0 1183 Friday, May 29, 2020 Approved
Private Internet Access 202.0 903 Friday, May 1, 2020 Approved
Private Internet Access 201.0 829 Thursday, April 9, 2020 Approved
Private Internet Access 200.0 534 Thursday, April 2, 2020 Approved
Private Internet Access 180.0 1122 Friday, February 14, 2020 Approved
Private Internet Access 170.0 1140 Thursday, December 12, 2019 Approved
Private Internet Access 161.0 475 Thursday, December 5, 2019 Approved
Private Internet Access 160.0 587 Thursday, November 21, 2019 Approved
Private Internet Access 151.0 993 Thursday, October 10, 2019 Approved
Private Internet Access 140.0 824 Thursday, September 5, 2019 Approved
Private Internet Access 133.0 887 Friday, July 19, 2019 Approved
Private Internet Access 132.0 447 Friday, July 12, 2019 Approved
Private Internet Access 121.02688 785 Wednesday, June 5, 2019 Approved
Private Internet Access 120.02681 324 Sunday, June 2, 2019 Approved
Private Internet Access 111.02545 1377 Monday, March 11, 2019 Approved
Private Internet Access 82.0 1027 Monday, January 21, 2019 Approved
Private Internet Access 81.0 1393 Friday, June 22, 2018 Approved
Private Internet Access 80.0 544 Friday, May 25, 2018 Approved
Private Internet Access 79.0 545 Thursday, April 26, 2018 Approved
Private Internet Access 78.0 546 Saturday, March 31, 2018 Approved
Private Internet Access 75.0 537 Thursday, December 28, 2017 Approved
Private Internet Access 2.10 81 Saturday, July 17, 2021 Approved
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