Re: What is GhostSurf and do I want it?

From: some one (some1_at_place.net)
Date: 04/25/04

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    "JunkMonkey" <Jnkmonkey@notscape.not> wrote in message
    news:5Csic.17591$_L6.1241077@attbi_s53...
    > I have both hardware & software firewalls, Anti-virus, anti pop-up, both
    > Spy-bot and Ad-aware,and Mailwasher. I need your help in deciding if
    > GhostSurf should be permanently added to that list. I'm suspicious,
    because
    > years ago, I was burned by McAfee's Internet GuardDog, what a mess that
    > was!
    > ...

    It looks like this product is a local proxy and proxy database and switching
    program. So you pay for the software, but the service runs through "free"
    anonymous proxies. Personally I don't trust free proxies. Anyone can run a
    free proxy to harvest usernames and passwords. Plus I want reliability.

    So I step up and pay money yearly for SSH tunneling service with an
    anonymous proxy, then I use Proxomitron and point to that service, and use
    FoxFire when I want to be anon.

    There are several services out there that do this. Mine's pretty fast.

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