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hankach

Jan 25 2007, 02:46 PM

Hi everyone,

I am sure that experts here can advise me the elite since on internet they don't show the best and i need the best free softwares for the following :

1) To protect folders and files (access permission or encryption) something efficient and hard - Read our board rules -ing.

2) To surf anonymously without having malwares inside or to make my system vulnerable.

Kindly let me know abt softwares to buy also .

I appreciate much your help .

Nebon

Jan 31 2007, 05:42 PM

Okay well I am not really an expert and I cannot personally recommend anything, as I myself do not encrypt any of my data.

1. After quite a while of hard surfing I found a program which might interest you. Its called Truecrypt. Their home site is http://www.truecrypt.org/.

About Truecrypt

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Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.

Encrypts an entire hard disk partition or a storage device such as USB flash drive.

Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.

Provides two levels of plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password:

1) Hidden volume (steganography – more information may be found here).

2) No TrueCrypt volume can be identified (volumes cannot be distinguished from random data).

Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Blowfish (448-bit key), CAST5, Serpent, Triple DES, and Twofish.
Mode of operation: LRW (CBC supported as legacy).

2. To surf anonymously on the internet I personally would use a proxy of some kind. Also install Spybot SD and Spyware Blaster, which would help to block bad internet pages and bad active x controls.

Nebon

Jan 31 2007, 05:46 PM

A quick description of a proxy incase you are not sure:

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A proxy server is a computer that offers a computer network service to allow clients to make indirect network connections to other network services. A client connects to the proxy server, then requests a connection, file, or other resource available on a different server. The proxy provides the resource either by connecting to the specified server or by serving it from a cache. In some cases, the proxy may alter the client's request or the server's response for various purposes.

Article taken from Wikipedia. The rest of the article can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server

Nebon

Jan 31 2007, 05:56 PM

A gigantic list of proxies can be found here: http://www.freeproxy.ru/download/lists/goodproxy.txt

Spybot S&D can be downloaded here: http://www.safer-networking.org/

Finally Javacools Spyware Blaster can be downloaded here: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

hankach

Jan 31 2007, 06:08 PM

I 've read that Tor and Torpack are good softwares for proxies , are they ? and do i need definitely a program to surf this way ??

Chachazz

Jan 31 2007, 06:38 PM

Start with your entrance to the Internet:
a safer browser: Firefox

Add extensions:

1) NoScript
2) Adblock Plus
It has built in block list subscriptions - enable EasyList
(here's the http://easylist.adblockplus.org/ for info ) & add EasyElements.

Google will give you a good list of proxies for Firefox.

Check the Firefox Add-ons for proxies and security-type extensions.

Nebon

Jan 31 2007, 10:10 PM

No you do not need software to use a proxy. There are proxies sites. For example http://anonymouse.org/anonwww.html. I unfortunately have not heard of Tor or Torpack, but will research them for you when I next have some time.

Chachazz

Feb 12 2007, 05:54 PM

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