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Free Proxies... safe???
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:16 pm
by seodevhead
Hey guys... I need to start using some free proxies that I find on these "free proxy lists" and was wondering if there are any security threats involved with using these free proxies? I just don't want anyone sniffing my passwords, stealing my sessions, or worse... giving me spyware, trojans and viruses. Is any of this stuff a threat by using these free proxies? Thanks for your advice!
Re: Free Proxies... safe???
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:45 pm
by Chris Corbyn
seodevhead wrote:Hey guys... I need to start using some free proxies that I find on these "free proxy lists" and was wondering if there are any security threats involved with using these free proxies? I just don't want anyone sniffing my passwords, stealing my sessions, or worse... giving me spyware, trojans and viruses. Is any of this stuff a threat by using these free proxies? Thanks for your advice!
Pretty much everything you listed there could be done. The owner of the proxy can sniff what they like from your page requests and additionally can send back anything they like (within the realms of HTTP).
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:12 pm
by seodevhead
Thanks for the tip... is there a way to load viruses/spyware on my machine??? That is really what I am worried about most.
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:13 pm
by Luke
Is that you in your avatar? (sorry to go off topic, but I've always wondered that)
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:17 pm
by seodevhead
The Ninja Space Goat wrote:Is that you in your avatar? (sorry to go off topic, but I've always wondered that)
Hahaha.. no... that's not me. I'm going to let you figure out who he is (more fun that way). Here is your hint:
Dumb B*tch Set me up!
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:20 pm
by RobertGonzalez
The Ninja Space Goat wrote:Is that you in your avatar? (sorry to go off topic, but I've always wondered that)
You SOOO deserve your awards.

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:30 pm
by Benjamin
There are quite a few proxies that are owned and operated by the government (US). They are a honeypot of sorts. There are others owned by *spam* police.
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:32 pm
by seodevhead
Do you all offer an award for 'Best at forgetting a semi-colon'??? If so... can I have it?
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:59 pm
by daedalus__
That guy is an actor, isn't he?
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:01 pm
by RobertGonzalez
Yes, he is. And for the life of me I cannot freaking think of a single movie he has been in. I know there was a movie (a comedy I think) where he played a military supervisor of some sort. It may have been 'Spies LIke Us', but I am not sure.
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:13 am
by Roja
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:28 am
by Todd_Z
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:26 am
by seodevhead
So am I eligible now for the 'Best Avatar of 2006 Award'???
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:26 am
by Roja
seodevhead wrote:So am I eligible now for the 'Best Avatar of 2006 Award'???
Depends - which one is it? Marion Barry or Danny Glover?
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:49 am
by RobertGonzalez
That is so not Danny Glover. Is it?