Carti Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) I'm new to the internet anonimity stuff, what is better to secure yourself. A paid VPN service such as IPvanish? Or setting up a Socks5 proxy. I have no clue right now how that works, and I'll do my research on it. Is there like any site out there which teaches you all the ways to secure yourself like from simple securing to advanced? I've seen that IPvanish gives you a Socks5 proxy with it, so my best bet is to use that? Edited June 12, 2017 by Carti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 With regards to botting, sock5 proxy. For any other internet related activities, a vpn would suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carti Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, Charlotte said: With regards to botting, sock5 proxy. For any other internet related activities, a vpn would suffice. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapako Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 VPN traffic is (typically) encrypted. If you're purchasing from a reputable VPN provider, they encrypt traffic. However, SOCKS traffic is not encrypted, i.e. your home ISP can still snoop on what you're doing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carti Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, Zapako said: VPN traffic is (typically) encrypted. If you're purchasing from a reputable VPN provider, they encrypt traffic. However, SOCKS traffic is not encrypted, i.e. your home ISP can still snoop on what you're doing. Is there more than a VPN for security? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adept Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Carti said: Is there more than a VPN for security? Onion networks are another option. The most popular would be Tor. Not advisable for botting though. Edited June 12, 2017 by Adept Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapako Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Carti said: Is there more than a VPN for security? Tor or I2P Edited June 12, 2017 by Zapako Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carti Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 8 minutes ago, Adept said: Onion networks are another option. The most popular would be Tor. Not advisable for botting though. I know tor, not really for botting ofcourse. Just wanted to know in how far you could secure yourself. Guess a VPN is enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapako Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, Carti said: I know tor, not really for botting ofcourse. Just wanted to know in how far you could secure yourself. Guess a VPN is enough. You can use Tor for botting. Start tor browser and set up your socks proxy to use port 9050 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adept Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, Carti said: I know tor, not really for botting ofcourse. Just wanted to know in how far you could secure yourself. Guess a VPN is enough. A VPN is enough for your average Joe who likes a little tentacle porn, but if you seek true anonymity it's obviously more complex than that and will require a combination of different measures to add multiple layers of security. Also keep in mind that when purchasing a service, you are trusting that provider with your identity, so choose wisely especially if you intend to perform black-hat activities (which I am not condoning). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carti Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 12 minutes ago, Adept said: A VPN is enough for your average Joe who likes a little tentacle porn, but if you seek true anonymity it's obviously more complex than that and will require a combination of different measures to add multiple layers of security. Also keep in mind that when purchasing a service, you are trusting that provider with your identity, so choose wisely especially if you intend to perform black-hat activities (which I am not condoning). I assume there are no real tutorials for extra security on the surface web? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adept Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 1 minute ago, Carti said: I assume there are no real tutorials for extra security on the surface web? I honestly don't know. I picked up the little practical stuff I know from different places along the years. You'll find good tutorials explaining the whitehat aspects fairly easily. With some digging I'm sure you'll find the spicy stuff too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carti Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 6 minutes ago, Adept said: I honestly don't know. I picked up the little practical stuff I know from different places along the years. You'll find good tutorials explaining the whitehat aspects fairly easily. With some digging I'm sure you'll find the spicy stuff too Not into the nasty side of deepweb, just wondering how far you could go in anonimity. I know it's impossible to really be invincible from watching mr.robot atleast haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
