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Protect your privacy
Anonymizer Anonymous Surfing
Privacy protection software that keeps your web surfing private and secure. Anonymous Surfing hides your online identity, IP address, the web sites you visit, and any information you transmit.
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Protect your privacy
Total Net Shield
Surf the Internet anonymously and shield your online communications from prying eyes
Safe Surfing Suite
Combines Anonymous Surfing, Anti-Spyware and Digital Shredder Lite into one solution!
Anti-Spyware
Detects and removes spyware, adware and trackware from your PC.
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Best Proxy Lists - FAQ
• What are SOCKS proxies?
SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol that enables hosts on one side of a SOCKS server to gain full access to hosts on the other side of the SOCKS server without requiring direct IP-reachability. SOCKS is often used as a network firewall, redirecting connection requests from hosts on opposite sides of a SOCKS server. The SOCKS server authenticates and authorizes requests, establishes a proxy connection, and relays data between hosts. There are two major versions of SOCKS: SOCKS4 and SOCKS5.
SOCKS proxy servers can work with any type of information on the Internet (TCP/IP protocol). If your application supports SOCKS, you can easily configure it to work through SOCKS proxy. If you application/browser doesn't support SOCKS, you'll need special software.
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Best Proxy Lists
BestProxyLists.com offers you a list of some third-party proxy web sites where you can find free daily updated proxy lists:
HTTP/HTTPS proxy lists
SOCKS proxy lists (SOCKS 4/SOCKS 5)
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HTTP/HTTPS proxy lists
www.proxy4free.com
One of the top proxy sites with daily updated HTTP/HTTPS proxy lists
www.anonymitychecker.com
Proxy web site with free public proxy list
comp-info.ru/proxy/
HTTP proxy list
www.proxylist.com.ru/
Proxy site with daily updated free HTTP proxy lists
proxy.antipalivo.ru/
HTTP proxy list
http://www.proxz.com
Proxy web site with fresh HTTP/HTTPS proxy lists
proxyz.net
Proxy site that offers anonymous proxy lists
http://www.publicproxyservers.com
One of the top proxy sites with regulary updated HTTP/HTTPS proxies lists
Daily updated HTTP/HTTPS proxy list
www.xroxy.com
Proxy web site with fresh HTTP proxy list
www.proxy-world.de
Proxy web site with free public proxy servers list - HTTP/HTTPS proxy lists
www.freeproxy.ru - free HTTP/HTTPS proxy lists
www.samair.ru/proxy/ - HTTP/HTTPS proxy lists
tools.rosinstrument.com/proxy/
HTTP/HTTPS proxy lists
www.hidemyass.com
Free daily updated HTTP proxy lists
www.proxysecurity.com
Free HTTP proxy list
http://eliteproxy.us/proxy.php
Free HTTP/HTTPS proxy list
http://proxy.net.pl/
Proxy web site with HTTP/HTTPS proxy list
SOCKS proxy lists (SOCKS4/SOCKS5 proxy lists)
www.proxylist.com.ru/
Proxy web site with SOCKS proxies: SOCKS4 proxy list, SOCKS5 proxy list
http://proxyz.net
Free SOCKS4, SOCKS4A, SOCKS5 proxy lists
www.proxy-world.de
Free SOCKS (SOCKS4, SOCKS5) proxy lists
free-proxy-servers.com
Free daily updated SOCKS proxy list
www.xroxy.com
Proxy web site with SOCKS proxy lists: SOCKS4 proxy list, SOCKS5 proxy list
tools.rosinstrument.com/proxy/
SOCKS proxy list (SOCKS 4 proxies, SOCKS 5 proxies)
www.samair.ru/proxy/
SOCKS proxy lists
What is a proxy server?
A proxy server is a kind of buffer between your computer and the Internet resource(s) you are accessing. The data you request come to the proxy first, and only then it transmits the data to you. A proxy server receives a request for an Internet service (such as a web page request) from a user. If the proxy server is also a cache server, it can use its local cache of previously downloaded web pages to provide the page without forwarding the request to the Internet. If the page is not in the cache, the proxy server uses one of its own IP addresses to request the page from the server on the Internet. When the page is returned, the proxy server relates it to the original request and forwards it to the user.
Why should I use proxy servers?
Security and privacy
When you surf the Internet, web sites collect and record usage information about your computer such as your IP address, browser type, operating system you are using, web pages last visited, etc. This information automatically comes from your browser to identify you and track your browsing habits and activities.
IP address (Internet Protocol address) is your internet identification number. Everyone has an IP address to communicate on the Internet, in other words it's like a telephone number or mailing address. Using your IP it is possible to know your country, city, internet provider and even physical address. Hackers and identity thieves can use this information to steal personal information, spy upon you or cause damage to your PC. It is possible to restrict accessing any information or provide customized content to specific IP.
Anonymous proxy servers hide your IP address saving you from vulnerabilities concerned with it. So you can safely surf the web and your information will never be used by hackers and spammers.
Sometimes you may encounter problems while accessing to web server when server administrator restricted access from your IP or even from wide IP range (for example restricting access from certain countries or geographical regions). You can try to access those pages using an anonymous proxy server.
Speed improvement
Proxy servers accumulate and save files that are most often requested by thousands of Internet users in a special database, called cache. Therefore, proxy servers are able to increase the speed of your connection to the Internet. The cache of a proxy server may already contain information you need by the time of your request, making it possible for the proxy to deliver it immediately.
What is HTTP Proxy?
HTTP proxy server is a proxy allowing to work on the Internet with HTTP and (not always) FTP protocols. It can carry out caching of information downloaded from the Internet.
Now HTTP proxy servers are the most widespread. Their support (ability to use them) is included into many programs: browsers, download managers etc. However, their support is not realized at a level of an operating system - in order to use them, you should configure all programs, which should use proxies, in an appropriate way. HTTP proxy servers have several anonymity levels.
What is SOCKS Proxy?
SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol that enables hosts on one side of a SOCKS server to gain full access to hosts on the other side of the SOCKS server without requiring direct IP-reachability. SOCKS is often used as a network firewall, redirecting connection requests from hosts on opposite sides of a SOCKS server. The SOCKS server authenticates and authorizes requests, establishes a proxy connection, and relays data between hosts. There are two major versions of SOCKS: SOCKS4 and
SOCKS5.
Anonymity of HTTP Proxy
•Transparent proxies
Transparent proxies are not anonymous. They don't hide IP-address of a client and let a web server know that you are surfing through a proxy server.
REMOTE_ADDR = proxy IP
HTTP_VIA = proxy IP
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = your IP
The task of such proxies, as a rule, is information caching and/or support of Internet access for several computers via single connection. Such proxies are not applicable for security and privacy while surfing on net. You can use them only for network speed improvement.
The function of such proxy servers is not the improvement of your anonymity in Internet. Their purpose is information cashing, organization of joint access to Internet of several computers, etc.
•Anonymous proxies
Anonymous proxies don't show your real IP but change the request fields so it is very easy to detect that you are using proxy.
REMOTE_ADDR = proxy IP
HTTP_VIA = proxy IP
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = proxy IP
•High Anonymous proxies
High Anonymous proxy servers do not pass an IP-address of a client and don't send any variables indicating that you are using proxy server to host and look like real browser.
REMOTE_ADDR = proxy IP
HTTP_VIA = not determined
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = not determined
What is anonymous surfing?
When you visit a web site, your IP address is packed into a special header. As this header is transferred from server to server and router to router, the header includes special variable containing yet again, your IP address.
These are some environment variables:
REMOTE_ADDR - IP address of a client
HTTP_VIA - if it is not empty, then a proxy is used. Value is an address (or several addresses) of a proxy server, this variable is added by a proxy server itself if you use one.
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR - if it is not empty, then a proxy is used. Value is a real IP address of a client (your IP), this variable is also added by a proxy server if you use one.
HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE - what language is used in browser (what language a page should be displayed in)
HTTP_USER_AGENT - so called "a user's agent". For all browsers this is Mozilla. Furthermore, browser's name and version (e.g. MSIE 5.5) and an operating system (e.g. Windows 98) is also mentioned here.
HTTP_HOST - is a web server's name
In fact there are much more of them.
Your anonymity is determined by what environment variables "hide" from a web server.
Anonymous proxy servers hide your IP address saving you from vulnerabilities concerned with it. So you can safely surf the Internet and your information will never be used by hackers and spammers.
• Proxy server is not used:
REMOTE_ADDR = your IP
HTTP_VIA = not determined
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = not determined
• Transparent Proxies
REMOTE_ADDR = proxy IP
HTTP_VIA = proxy IP
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = your IP
These proxies are not anonymous. They don't hide IP-address of a client and let a web server know that you are surfing through a proxy server. The task of such proxies, as a rule, is information caching and/or support of Internet access for several computers via single connection. Such proxies are not applicable for security and privacy while surfing on net. You can use them only for network speed improvement.
• Anonymous Proxies
REMOTE_ADDR = proxy IP
HTTP_VIA = proxy IP
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = proxy IP
These proxies don't show your real IP but change the request fields so it is very easy to detect that you are using proxy.
• High Anonymous Proxies
REMOTE_ADDR = proxy IP
HTTP_VIA = not determined
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = not determined
High Anonymous proxy servers do not pass an IP-address of a client and don't send any variables indicating that you are using proxy server to host and look like real browser.
What do I do to surf through a proxy server?
You should configure proxy settings in your browser/application.
Browser proxy settings
Email software proxy settings setup
mIRC proxy settings setup
Kazaa proxy settings
AOL proxy settings setup
Emule proxy settings setup
Yahoo Messenger proxy settings
MSN Messenger proxy settings
If your software doesn't have proxy settings
Browser proxy settings
Most browsers support manual proxy configuration.
Proxy Settings - Internet Explorer 7.0
Proxy Settings - Internet Explorer 6.0
Proxy Settings - Internet Explorer 5.x
Proxy Settings - Firefox 1.x
Proxy Settings - Firefox 1.x
Proxy Settings - Mozilla 1.7
Proxy Settings - Opera 9.0
Proxy Settings - Opera 8.x
Proxy Settings - Opera 7
Proxy Settings - Netscape 8.x
Proxy Settings - Netscape 7.x
How to setup Internet Explorer 7.0 proxy settings
• Select Tools => Internet Options.
• Select the Connections tab.
• If you are using LAN, click "LAN Settings" button. If you are using Dial-up or Virtual Private Network connection, select necessary connection and click "Settings" button.
• Make sure the "automatically detect proxy settings" and "use a proxy automatic configuration script" options are not checked.
• In the "Proxy Server" area, click the check box next to Use a proxy server for this connection.
• If nessesary, enable "bypass proxy server for local addresses".
• Click the "Advanced" button and set Proxy Server address (proxy IP), proxy server port.
• Click OK.
How to setup Internet Explorer 6.0 proxy settings
• Select Tools => Internet Options.
• Select the Connections tab.
• If you are using LAN, click the LAN Settings button. If you are using Dial-up or Virtual Private Network connection, select necessary connection and click the Settings button.
• Make sure the "automatically detect proxy settings" and "use a proxy automatic configuration script" options are not checked.
• In the "Proxy Server" area, click the check box next to Use a proxy server ....
• If nessesary, enable "bypass proxy server for local addresses".
• Click the "Advanced" button and set Proxy Server address (proxy IP), proxy server port.
• Click OK.
Proxy Settings - Internet Explorer 5.x
• Select Tools => Internet Options.
• Select the Connections tab.
• If you are using LAN, click the LAN Settings button.
If you are using Dial-up or Virtual Private Network connection, select necessary connection and click the Settings button.
• In the "Proxy Server" area, click the check box next to Access the Internet through a proxy server.
• Set Proxy Server address (proxy IP), proxy server port.
• If nessesary, enable "bypass proxy server for local addresses".
• Click OK.
How to configure proxy settings in Firefox 2.0
• Select Tools => Options.
• Select "Advanced" tab.
• Open "Network" tab.
• Click "Settings" button in the "Connections" area.
• Select the Manual Proxy Configuration radio button.
• In the necessary proxy field(s), set Proxy Server address (proxy IP) and proxy configuration port.
• Click OK.
How to configure proxy settings in Firefox 1.x
• Select Tools => Options.
• Select the General tab.
• In the "Connections" area click the "Connection Settings" button.
• Select the Manual Proxy Configuration radio button.
• In the necessary proxy field(s), set Proxy Server address (proxy IP) and proxy configuration port.
• Click OK.
Setup proxy settings in Opera 9.0
• Select Tools => Preferences.
• Open the Advanced tab and select Network sub-category.
• Click the "Proxy servers" button.
• In the necessary proxy field(s), set Proxy Server address and proxy configuration port.
• Click OK.
Setup proxy settings Opera 8.x
• Select Tools => Preferences.
• Open the Advanced tab and select Network sub-category.
• Click the "Proxy servers" button.
• In the necessary proxy field(s), set Proxy Server address and proxy configuration port.
• Click OK.
How to set proxy settings in Opera 7
• Open the File menu.
• Select Preferences to open Dialog box.
• Select the Network tab.
• Click the "Proxy servers" button.
• In fields "Address" and "port" type proxy IP and proxy port.
• If nessesary, enable "bypass proxy server for local addresses".
• Click OK.
Proxy configuration (proxy settings) Mozilla 1.7
• Select Edit => Preferences.
• Select Advanced to open sub-menu.
• Select the Proxies item.
• Select the Manual Proxy Configuration radio button.
• In the necessary proxy field(s), set Proxy Server address and proxy configuration port.
• If nessesary, enable "bypass proxy server for local addresses".
• Click OK.
How to setup proxy settings in Netscape browser 8.x
• Select Tools -> Options.
• Select "General".
• In the Connections area click the "Connection Settings" button.
• Select the Proxies item.
• Select the Manual Proxy Configuration radio button.
• In the necessary proxy field(s), set Proxy Server address and proxy configuration port.
• Click OK.
Setup proxy server settings Netscape 7.x
• Open the Edit menu.
• Select Preferences to open Dialog box.
• Click on the triangle next to the Advanced category to expand it.
• Select the Proxies item.
• Select the Manual Proxy Configuration radio button.
• In the necessary proxy field(s), set Proxy Server address and proxy configuration port.
• If nessesary, enable "bypass proxy server for local addresses".
• Click OK.
Email software proxy settings setup
How setup Outlook Express to use proxy servers
Outlook Express doesn't have Internet proxy settings. So, you need additional software to configure Outlook Express to work through proxy server. You can use freeware called SocksCap.
How configure Outlook Express to work through proxy servers:
• Download SocksCap free of charge.
• Run SocksCap.
• Select File -> Settings in SocksCap menu.
• Enter proxy address in the "SOCKS Server" and proxy port in "Port" field.
• Select SOCKS Version 4 or SOCKS Version 5.
• Click OK.
• Now you should add Outlook Express to SocksCap (create Outlook Express profile):
Select File -> New in the SocksCap menu and using "Browse" button select Outlook Express
or simply click and drag Outlook Express shortcut icon into the SocksCap window and select "New application profile" (the profile name and working directory will be filled in automatically) and click "OK".
Now you should run Outlook Express from SocksCap and it will work through proxy server.
Configure Mozilla Thunderbird proxy settings
To find proxy settings, configure proxy settings or change proxy settings:
• Select Tools -> Options
• Select Advanced.
• Open "Offline and Connections Settings"
• Click the "Connection Settings" button next to "Set up Proxies for accessing the Internet".
• Put the radio button for "Manual proxy configuration"
• In the necessary proxy field(s), set Proxy Server address and proxy port.
• Click OK.
Setting up proxy server settings in mIRC
To find proxy settings, configure proxy settings or change proxy settings:
• Select Tools => Options.
• "mIRC options" window appears.
• Open Connect -> Firewall.
• In Protocols combo box select SOCKS4, SOCKS5 or Proxy (for HTTP, HTTPS).
• In the necessary proxy field(s), set Proxy Server address and proxy port.
• Click "OK".
How set up proxy settings : Emule
To find proxy settings, configure proxy settings or change proxy settings:
• Open the Options menu.
• Select Proxy tab.
• Put the check mark for "Enable proxy"
• In Proxy type choose the Socks 4, Socks 4a, Socks 5, HTTP 1.1.
• In "Proxy host" field enter 127.0.0.1 and in "Proxy port" field enter 81.
• Click OK.
Configuring proxy settings in Kazaa
To find proxy settings, configure proxy settings or change proxy settings:
• Select Tools => Options.
• "Kaaza options" window appears.
• Open the "Firewall" tab.
• Select "Use SOCKS5 Proxy Server".
• Set proxy addres in "Hostname" field and proxy port in "Port" field.
• Click "OK".
Setting up AOL Instant Messenger Internet proxy settings
To find proxy settings, configure proxy settings or change proxy settings:
• Start up AOL Instant Messenger.
• Click on the "Setup" button.
• Click the "Connections" button.
• In the connection preferences window click on the "Connect using Proxy" box.
• In the necessary proxy field(s), set Host=proxy address, port=proxy port.
• Select the protocol type of proxy you will use.
• Click OK.
or
• Start up AOL Instant Messenger.
• Select My AIM|Edit options| Edit Preferences.
• Select Sign on/off category.
• Click the "Connections" button.
• In the connection preferences window click on the "Connect using Proxy" box.
• In the necessary proxy field(s), set Host=proxy address, port=proxy port.
• Select the protocol type of proxy you will use.
• Click OK.
My application doesn't have proxy settings. How can I configure it to work through proxy server?
If your application doesn't have proxy settings, you need special software to configure your application to work through proxy servers. You can use freeware called SocksCap. Using SocksCap you can configure any application that doesn't support proxies (has no proxy settings) to work through proxy servers. If SocksCap is configured for the proxy server, you do not need to configure any of your Internet programs. Simply click and drag your application into the SocksCap program control window, start the program and you will surf through the proxy.
How configure application that doesn't have proxy settings to work through proxy server:
• Download SocksCap free of charge.
• Run SocksCap.
• Select File -> Settings in SocksCap menu.
• Enter your proxy address in the "SOCKS Server" and proxy port in "Port" field.
• Select SOCKS Version 4 or SOCKS Version 5 depending on your needs.
• Click OK.
• Now you should add your application to SocksCap (create application profile):
Select File -> New in the SocksCap menu and using "Browse" button select your application
or simply click and drag your application shortcut icon into the SocksCap window and select "New application profile" (the profile name and working directory will be filled in automatically) and click "OK".
Now you should run your application from SocksCap and it will work through the set proxy server.
Yahoo Messenger Proxy settings
Yahoo Messenger is a free messaging service that allows you to communicate instantly with friends, family, colleagues, and others. Find out when your friends are online and send them instant messages. Yahoo Messenger alerts you instantly when you have new mail in your Yahoo Mail.
To configure Yahoo Messenger proxy settings
• Run Yahoo Messenger and open the Login menu.
• Select Preferences, then click on the 'Connection' tab.
• Set proxy settings: click on the 'Use proxies' and enter your proxy server address and port number.
MSN Messenger 7.0 Proxy settings
Configuring MSN Messenger Proxy Settings
• Run MSN Messenger and select Tools -> Options.
• Click on the 'Connection', then on the 'Advanced Settings' button.
• Set proxy settings: select the neseccary protocol and enter your proxy server address and port number.
Proxy software
ProxyWay
Free multifunctional proxy software: hides Your IP, includes proxy finder, proxy checker, proxy switcher, supports all proxy types, works with CGI proxies.
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Powerful proxy management software. More options for anonymous surfing. Hides Your Real IP & Changes PC Info. Includes powerful proxy finder, proxy checker. Extended proxy management system. Supports all proxy types, works with CGI proxies. Erases Internet surfing tracks.
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Advanced proxy software. It has everything you need and even more for operating with proxies and anonymous surfing. Works with CGI Proxies. Hides Your Real IP & Changes PC Info. Powerful Proxy Finder. Advanced Proxy Checker (10 threads, detect proxy country, proxy region/state). Extended Proxy Management System. supports all proxy types, works with CGI proxies. Erases Internet history tracks
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Proxy tools
ProxyWay Extra
Advanced proxy software
Get total control over proxies!
• Powerful Proxy Finder
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• Extended Proxy Management
• Easily creates and changes proxy chains
• Works with CGI proxies
• Hides Your IP & Changes PC Info
• Easy setup - AutoConfiguration
• Erases Internet history tracks
Your way to freedom!
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