Private Chat Over Secure Connection (HTTPS)

Certain information we send over the internet can be intercepted and this is a threat to our online security. There have been cases of hacked IM accounts and this makes it quite unsafe sending sensitive information such as passwords, account details among other things through popular instant messaging applications such as Yahoo messenger and so on.

You might even want to chat with someone while at work without your network administrator or boss knowing about it and that's where chatting over a secure connection comes in. With a secure connection, data sent and received is encrypted and hidden from prying eyes. Privytalks.com offers private chat over browser RSA encrytion and you can be rest assured that your chat session is just between you, your partner and absolutely no one else. A secure connection (HTTPS) makes your sent and receive data encrypted and invisible to anyone on the internet.



With privytalks.com, sending sensitive information over live chat is easy and safe. No third party is involved and no log of your chat history is kept. There is no special IM software to download as encryption and decryption is done in your browser using factory standard RSA algorithm.It works in all major web browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Netscape Navigator, Opera and mobile devices as well. Also, fast realtime communication is provided by Socket.IO stack. Using it is as easy as creating your own private room and inviting your partner to the created private chat room. Your chat sessions is secure and not even privytalks knows what you're talking about as they only send and receive already encrypted data.

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How To Create A Free PHP Proxy Site

If you read my previous tutorial on how to create your personal CGI proxy, you might want to have a PHP proxy too, so I decided to post this tutorial on how to create a free and reliable PHP proxy server. Free proxy servers are all over the internet but they are generally unreliable, so getting your own free PHP proxy server isn't such a bad idea especially if you have been restricted from visiting certain sites.

With your own PHP proxy, you can unblock sites blocked by your school, employer, ISP or government. It's easier bypassing internet restrictions and firewall with your own proxy site and there is also the added advantage of securing your internet privacy. Nobody gets to know what you're up to online as you will always appear to be only visiting that proxy site.
Are you restricted from facebook, myspace, youtube and the rest of those sites you love to visit? Or are you just concerned about your online privacy? Then follow this guide and your proxy site will be up and running within one hour.

The following is required:

1. A hosting account: This can be a free or paid hosting account.
i. This hosting account must have PHP Compiler. This produces optimized stand alone applications, libraries, and Web applications from standard PHP source code. Almost all free web hosts has this so I don't think it's gonna be a problem. PHP scripts runs on almost all free web hosts

ii. The hosting account too must have safe mode turned off in it's php.ini configuration file.

safe_mode = Off
allow_url_fopen = On

This allows your web proxy server to connect to other servers since this is exactly what you want it for. You can check out these free hosts or run a google search.

-30mb.co.uk
-x10hosting.com
-mobi.ps

2. A domain name or sub-domain: Some free hosts offer a sub-domain along with every free hosting account while some expect you to already have a domain name.

You can get a totally free domain name for your proxy server from these sites:

-www.dot.tk
-nic.cz.cc
-www.co.cc
-registry.cx.cc
-freedomain.ce.ms

3. The PHP proxy script: You can download the latest PHProxy version from the link below:



Now I believe you have a free hosting account with a domain name, right? It's almost complete...unzip the contents in the file you downloaded earlier.
Now login to your hosting cpanel and upload to your domain root (www folder) or create a folder in your domain root.

-index.php
-style.css
-javascript.js
-PHProxy.class.php

That's all you have to do and your free PHP proxy server is set up. Launch the address in which you upload the files and your PHP proxy server site loads. Enter your destination url in the box and you're good to go. Any problem? Leave a comment!

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How To Avoid Spam/Bulk Emails

Receiving close to a hundred messages within a couple of days can be very annoying. Spam/bulk [unsolicited] messsages can be so intrusive that you lose important emails in the large pool of spam mails in your inbox. Spam emails have come to stay, that's a fact we can't erase. Spam emails are generally sent:

1. by some internet marketers to introduce you to their goods or services
2. by fraudsters to lure you into a scam
3. by hackers to hack you password, infect you computer with malicious softwares or get certain informations about you.




No matter what purpose the spam message is intended, it's definitely unwanted.
There are certain softwares built basically to harvest emails online, many spammers operate "bots": autonomous software robots that "crawl" the Web searching for email addresses. Some site owners or webmasters you gave your email during registration on their site might even sell your email address to spammers. For this reason you should:

1. Never post your email address publicly on web forums, guest books etc.
2. If you must do this, write your email in this format: myname at somesite dot com
3. Get an email to be used in untrusted sites where you do not actually need a reply
4. Get a private email to be shared with family and friends only.
5. Label unwanted messages as spam as soon as they are received and turn on "spam guard"
6. Use a feedback form instead of giving out your email if you are a webmaster



Some spam messages come with malicious attachments that might get an unsuspecting recipient into a whole lot of trouble. Spamming is now a valuable tool for hackers just like internet marketers too can't do without it.

Some spam messages too often contain links that lead you striaght to a fake website looking like a real one. This is called phising and you will be giving someone your login details freely if you ever fall for the trap.

Based on my own policy, I never open spam mails no matter how interesting the subject may look. I guess you should do the same if you want your privacy protected.
I simply delete them and keep my inbox clean. There's is no absolute way to stop spam messgaes, you can only control them and limit how your inbox is flooded by being careful online.

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Surf Anonymous Free 2.0.6.6

Keeping your internet connection encrypted and anonymous might not always be something you have to pay for. There are certain programs design to protect your online privacy by tunnelling your connection via dedicated servers but some of these softwares are quite expensive sometimes and the service might not even worth the pay sometimes.

As the name describes, Surf Anonymous Free is a freeware that hides your real IP address and gives you a reasonable degree of online security and privacy. With a different IP address, it would be quite hard to be traced
This makes it almost impossible for sniffers and identity stealers to get your personal details. It also helps you bypass firewalls and restriction to certain sites which your service provider, school authority or employers might place on your local area network.
Features Include:

Keeping Your Internet Activities Safe and Private
Via our anonymous proxy servers, you are hardly traced or monitored by hackers when browsing websites. Therefore, all your online activities can be protected against others' prying.


Helping You Browse Web Anonymously
Surf Anonymous Free ensures you to send anonymous email or post on bulletin boards without displaying your real IP address.


Guarding Your Wireless Connection
Via Surf Anonymous Free, your wireless Internet surfing is protected by establishing a secure tunnel, which could encrypt all your browser traffic so it can not be intercepted and read.

Protecting You From Cybercrime
No trail of activity can be used to track back to your computer by cybercriminals since you are spoofing with a fake IP address. From now on, you are totally free of identity theft, credit card fraud and other crimes.


Excellent Compatibility
Surf Anonymous Free supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, Maxthon, MyIE browsers, Opera, etc., and could be run on platforms including Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/7.



PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION:Whether you're surfing the Web, shopping eBay, remarking in a forum, or blogging in secret, secrecy is the last thing to meet when online. Somewhere, somehow, some people are trying to trace you and sniff your credit card information and your social security number, even your identity.

That's why we need to surf anonymously, i.e. browsing the Web while hiding our IP address and any other personally identifiable information from the websites that one is visiting.

Surf Anonymous Free is the most advanced and reliable software for Internet users who want to ensure that their sessions and all online activities are secure and private. For instance, it is used to protect your sensitive data such as bank account information, private photos from being stolen and pried, or visit those websites, blogs and forums that once blocked you.

Size: 2.38 MB
OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Homepage: http://www.surfanonymous-free.com/
Licence: Freeware

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Advanced Tor For Windows

Advance Tor is built based on the original Vidalia bundle. As the name suggests, it's actually an improvement on Tor with certain important features which are not found the Tor + Vidalia bundle for Windows.
Tor, also known as the onion router is an anonymity software with an open network that users from all over the world can access to improve their anonymity online.

Advanced Tor has the certain edges over Tor:

-it offers to restrict connections from certain IP addresses or IP ranges
-ability to force TOR on specific processes in Windows.
-it has a more flexible configuration with more options
-it's possible to force exit nodes, configure node families, define specific connection details like bandwith rates and the maximum number of connections
Publishers Description:Advanced TOR is a client for OR network and is intended to be an improved alternative for Tor+Vidalia+Privoxy bundle for Windows users. It is able to “force” a program and its plugins to use the Tor proxy regardless of its configured proxy settings.

Homepage: http://advtor.sourceforge.net
License: Open source
Size: 1.9MB
OS: Windows

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xB Browser

xB browser is an anonymous web browser that connects to the internet anonymously through available tor nodes when used in free mode. It doesn't store cookies or cache and is very easy to use since it requires no configuration. It was originally known as Torpark but now comes with Xerobank installer as xB browser.

xB Browser encrypts your browsing activities to prevent local network snoops, including work, administrators, and even your ISP from being able to track where you go and what you do online
xB Browser is open source software and it's completely free. Additionally, it is even portable on a USB stick so you can take anywhere for your encrypted and anonymous surfing.



PUBLISHERS DESCRIPTION: xB Browser is the most popular free and open-source anonymous web browser in the world, with over 9 million downloads. You're just a click away from anonymous surfing right now! With xB Browser you can securely and anonymously surf the internet, and bypass firewalls and website censorship.

The main advantage compared to other anonymous web browsers is that xB Browser requires no configuration or technical knowledge in order to achieve anonymity. xB Browser is open-source so you can feel safe knowing what goes into our code. Additionally, it is even portable on a USB stick so you can take it to work, school, or on vacation.
What xB Browser does for you

xB Browser was previously known as Torpark. It does not store a cache on the user hard drive, nor does it store cookies, so there is no mess to clean up with eraser programs. xB Browser also has advanced features such as SSL MD5 RSA certificate vulnerability detection, DOM object and flash cookie protection, cross-site scripting attack prevention, user-agent cloaking, and java proxy control. xB Browser also detects and disables malicious browser addons that are hidden in the windows registry.

Homepage: https://xerobank.com/download/xb-browser/
Size: 10.2
License: Open Source
OS: Windows

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