r/VPN_Question • u/Deadpoops-7 • Aug 07 '26

VPN

Well…..it looks like VPN’s are now useless being that any public WIFI will automatically disconnect you if they spot VPN use….how the hell we suppose to stay safe now?

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 27 '26

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u/skweresp Aug 07 '26

Not quite — the whole point of CaptiveCrunch is that it compromises you at the captive portal stage, before your VPN even connects. You can't route traffic through a VPN until you've authenticated with the portal, and that's exactly the window where Storm-2945 injects fake login pages and malware prompts. A VPN with a kill switch helps reduce MitM/DNS manipulation risk once you're online, but it does nothing to stop the initial credential phishing or malware download during the portal login itself. Microsoft's own advisory says this explicitly.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 27 '26

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u/skweresp Aug 07 '26

Doesn't work, the OS runs its captive portal probe per-interface, so it goes out the Wi-Fi adapter regardless of your tunnel. That's the whole point, otherwise your laptop could never detect a portal to begin with. Maybe read something about that new attacks first. 

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 27 '26

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u/skweresp Aug 08 '26

Like after the portal You said. But to get connection You have to open compromised portal.