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    Proxy Server

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by hankaaron57, Mar 27, 2009.

  1. hankaaron57

    hankaaron57 Go BIG or go HOME

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    I have been using McAfee Antivirus for some time now on my XPS, because that came installed when I got the system. It has thus far done an immaculate job of quarantining trojans and malware before they have a chance to infect my system, but if you know anything about McAfee, it's a resource hog. The suite does come with some sort of Proxy server, although I've never really gotten around to configuring it. When I go to whatismyip.com it tells me an IP that isn't at all my computer's IP, in fact it display one for a system in a totally different state --> I'm guessing that's the proxy server in effect.

    My question is, what other freeware proxy servers/antivirus-built-in-proxies are there out there that you trust? Should I go with Norton 360 (can be had for free at this point with rebates at frys.com) or AVG? Exclusive low-resource proxy applications? Just need something to mask my web-browsing like my current system does when I get around to formatting and scrapping McAfee because of its system-straining methods.
     
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    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Ultrasurf and Gpass. They're all portable programs.
     
    jackluo923, Mar 27, 2009
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    What exactly do they do? Definitive literature on them?
     
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    Ultrasurf is a proxy server program. Gpass is a socket tunneling program. Both program act as "proxy server".
     
    jackluo923, Mar 27, 2009
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