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  1. AstroSkipper
    This thread is the right one. Don't worry! It's about anonymity, VPN and browser extensions promising safety.
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    Hi @XPerceniol! I used to be sceptical about payments and anonymity, too. But in the meanwhile I don't see any problems if the vendor can be trusted. And that's the problem. At the end you have to trust the vendor of a VPN service, otherwise you won't be happy at all. What I did is to buy a time-limited for one (or more) year(s) or a lifetime license of a VPN service at StackSocial. They have less expensive offers. When you buy a license there, you get a code which must be redeemed with the corresponding provider. The seller and the VPN provider are independent of each other. Thus, the VPN provider only knows what you have booked. But in the end, it's all a question of trust. And there is no such thing as one hundred percent security.
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    Hi @maile3241!Welcome back! Currently I am working intensely on a new release of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu. All serious problems have been solved so far. A lot of adjustment due to implementation of new features! Frankly, a lot of work, but it is fun. The original release of @cmalex's ProxyMII works as it is. You do not have to install Python. The archive contains all necessary files. Here is the post with a download link of the most recent version: And here is my short tutorial: Have a lot of fun! Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    Hi @XPerceniol! Has your energy come back? Have you already tried @cmalex's proxy ProxyMII? A short guide can be found here if necessary: Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    Hi to all of you! I've tested the MU website version using the brandnew TLS 1.3 proxy ProxyMII created by @cmalex. And what can I say? It works perfectly. Fully compatible! Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    A short note on GitHub in Mypal 68. As long as there is no polyfill extension available or a new, fixed release of Mypal 68 is provided, GitHub can only be used in this browser to a very limited extent or not at all. This issue has been reported weeks ago and is well-known. Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    @George King Here is a short note on errorlevel -1073741510: This is a quotatation from here: https://ss64.com/nt/exit.html Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    Good news! VirusTotal works again by updating palefill to version 1.17. Tested in New Moon 28.10.6a1, latest build from 2022-07-15. Thanks to martok on GitHub! Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    Yeah, that's what I said. If you try this batch to launch the proxy, you'll observe the issue mentioned before: @ECHO ON TITLE Start ProxHTTPSProxy CALL A.bat START /WAIT "ProxHTTPSProxy 1.5" "ProxHTTPSProxy.EXE" CALL B.bat EXIT Use dummy code for the batch files A.bat and B.bat. Or replace them by echo messages! Now, you'll definitely observe the bug i.e. the misbehaviour of this command.
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    Of course! In the case of @cmalex's PROXYMII the command start /wait doesn't work as it should do. It leads to an interruption of the batch with output ^C and a question to abort or to continue if the proxy's status window was closed manually. In a test batch I created it worked with the program notepad. You see in some cases it works, in others it doesn't! @cmalex already knew that there is a bug in this command. And I stated it a few posts before, too.
  11. AstroSkipper
    Hi @George King! Thanks for your reply! The command start /wait is definitely buggy, confirmed several times. I tried it in my first version of my batch, and it doesn't work as described by Microsoft. Therefore, your statement is not correct. Due to a bug in the command start /wait it works in some cases, and in others it doesn't. It depends on the program you want to launch with this command. Due to a tip from @cmalex about the correct use I was able to get rid of the bug. But once again, in some cases it may work. In my case, unfortunately, it fails. In the case of cmdow, I have had no problems so far. I love it. It has a lot of interesting parameters. Here is a link: https://ritchielawrence.github.io/cmdow/#usage The tool is virus-free and certainly cannot be blamed for false alarms. But, I'll test your Invisible.vbs as an alternative, too. In any cases, thanks for your efforts! I do appreciate that! Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    Hi to all! Just a short update! Due to a tip from @cmalex about the correct use of the command START /WAIT I was able to solve my problem completely. Microsoft's documentation is flawed and misleading. I was very close to the solution, but I couldn't find the correct syntax of the command START /WAIT. This command is buggy, and its documentation, too. I wasted a lot of time in trying all combinations of this START /WAIT command. Thanks for that bug, Microsoft! Anyway, I modified the code of my batch file, and it works perfectly. No further need of a loop! No unnecessary background activity! Exact what I wanted to achieve! Therefore, no further solutions are necessary, the problem is solved. And once again, many thanks to @cmalex! You are an excellent programmer as far as I can tell! Cheers, AstroSkipper
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    Hi @cmalex! Here is the code of my batch to show you my implementation of the functionality described above: @ECHO OFF TITLE Start ProxHTTPSProxy cmdow "Start ProxHTTPSProxy" /HID START /MIN "Activate Proxy" ActivateProxy.bat CD.. START "ProxHTTPSProxyMII v1.5" ProxHTTPSProxy.exe CD PopMenu :LOOP tasklist | find /i "python37" >NUL 2>&1 IF ERRORLEVEL 1 ( GOTO CONTINUE ) ELSE ( sleep 10 GOTO LOOP ) :CONTINUE START /MIN "Deactivate Proxy" DeactivateProxy.bat EXIT As you can see, the activation and deactivation are done by the batch files ActivateProxy.bat and DeactivateProxy.bat. After hiding the program's window, my file activates the LAN settings, starts the proxy, performs a loop checking whether python37 is running or not, and deactivates the LAN settings on the proxy's exit. The file sleep.exe is an alternative to timeout.exe, which is not compatible with Windows XP, to perform a delay. I decided to use the program tasklist.exe inside the loop because it has an ERRRORLEVEL output I needed. If all this is done by using a higher programming language such as Python, it will presumably lead to less processor load and less background activity. If you want to take a look into my files, let me know! BTW, any improvements or optimizations of my code are welcome, of course! Cheers, AstroSkipper PS: Although I had my doubts, such functionality can actually be realised with pure batch programming. q.e.d.
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    I find something. It must call "on_exit" function then window closed. I'll try to integrate it. import win32api import time def on_exit(signal_type): print('caught signal:', str(signal_type)) time.sleep(1) for i in range(1,5): print (6-i) time.sleep(1) win32api.SetConsoleCtrlHandler(on_exit, True) time.sleep(30) Hi @cmalex. Thanks for your reply! What functionality exactly do you want to integrate? You know I do not have any skills in the programming language Python. I am just a batch programmer If at all. As far as I can see, the code you posted is a loop in python. You try to catch the event of ProxHTTPSProxy's exit. Is that right? Anyway, it would be great if you integrated the functionality of activating the proxy's LAN settings on its start and deactivating on its exit. I already did that by creating a batch, compiled to an exe file, providing such functionality. But the background activity still bothers me. A more elegant solution is welcome at any time, of course! Cheers, AstroSkipper
  15. AstroSkipper
    I performed a +1 and a thunbs up to support your call. I personally hate all unnecessary changes breaking websites which worked in the past. Just to be a bit "modern"!
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    Hi to all! I optimized my batch file to reduce CPU load. After a lot of tests and adjusting the code, I compiled my bat file to an exe. The processor load is now ok i.e. normal. The background activity is less than before, but frankly, it still bothers me. It would be great if some more ideas or suggestions were offered to solve the problem described in my previous posts. Perhaps, there are also other solutions than a loop. Anyway, I was able to create an exe file with the functionality of @heinoganda's ProxHTTPSProxy_PSwitch.exe. It was not as easy as it might seem. Honestly, I am not such an elegant programmer, and the file ProxHTTPSProxy_PSwitch.exe I like more, but my file definitely works, and that's most important. I love simple and functional solutions. At the moment, though, I don't know wether I'll end up using it in my PopMenu. It's a decision about whether you like something or not. Cheers, AstroSkipper
  17. AstroSkipper
    @jaclaz Thanks for your reply and your point of view! AutoIt is certainly worth a try. At the moment I am struggling with pure batch programming. And what can I say? I programmed a loop checking wether the proxy is running or not in a simple batch. When the proxy is closed manually, my batch goes on and deactivates the proxy's settings as it should be. Actually, I should be very happy, but the processor load on the one hand and the intense background activity on the other still bother me. Have to think about that in general, and of course, about possibilities of optimization! And I still need alternatives! Any ideas or suggestions are welcome! Cheers, AstroSkipper
  18. AstroSkipper
    So, I've made a bit more progress. Microsoft's "start" command has a bug. It must not be called "start /wait /b" but "start /b /wait". That's great! I love Microsoft! Microsoft's documentation of this command is crap. Unfortunately, closing the ProxHTTPSProxy's status window in the corner right above leads to closing the complete process tree. This means that the rest of my batch file can't be executed anymore. However, if I use my task manager "ProcessHacker" and specifically close the file "ProxHTTPSProxy.bat", my batch works perfectly. Very strange! Any ideas or suggestions? Cheers, AstroSkipper PS: The next try will be a compiled version of my batch file. Don't know if this change anything!
  19. AstroSkipper
    ProxHTTPSProxy is easy and great. Read my first post in this thread and my short tutorial from here: What I need now are further ideas, tips, suggestions or at its best, solutions for my question!
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    I have heard a lot about AutoIt. I'll take a deeper look into it the next days. But, what about the processor load of such a loop using AutoIt?
  21. AstroSkipper
    Hi @jaclaz, closing or killing a process can be done in different ways and is not the subject of my question. My question was I need ideas how to create one exe or bat file which activates the proxy ProxMII in the IE LAN settings, runs it, and deactivates its LAN settings when the proxy is closed manually by the user. Activating and running this proxy is no problem, but deactivating by closing the proxy is definitely a problem for me. Cheers, AstroSkipper
  22. AstroSkipper
    One of my ideas was a loop using the command tasklist. Unfortunately, loops do have the disavantage of high processor load. That's correct! Alternatively, a monitoring of ProxHTTPSProxy.exe is possible if it exists (depends on the type of call), too.
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    I already knew that Python has been abandoned for Windows XP. 2.7.18 is the last official version compatible with Windows XP. Thanks! Good to know.
  24. AstroSkipper
    When it comes to security, then follwing rule is most important: the more recent the better. In @cmalex's latest release (220717) of ProxyMII, openssl has been updated to 3.0.5 and cryptography to 3.4.8. Nothing else matters for me. Cheers, AstroSkipper
  25. AstroSkipper
    The latest versions of ProxyMII and 3proxy can be found in this post: Cheers, AstroSkipper
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