ProxHTTPSProxy and HTTPSProxy in Windows XP for future use

[AstroSkipper]

2 hours ago, mina7601 said:

Too low on system resources and too slow? How much RAM do you have?

My Windows XP computer is equipped with a Pentium 4 2.8 GHz Northwood single core CPU and only 1.5 GB SD-RAM. No SSD, no SATA but IDE harddisks. My graphic card is a NVIDIA 6200 AGP 4x one if you know what that means. The RAM can't be extended. Only three slots, and there are no 1 GB modules.  The computer itself and especially the motherboard was manufactured in 2000. It's survived fires and other events before. I repair everything myself. I love my old machine! 

PS: And I can't send him into retirement. He has been with me for 22 years, and that would not be fair.  The computer was originally delivered with Windows ME, and the partition still exists. 

Edited August 19, 2022 by AstroSkipper
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[AstroSkipper]

1 hour ago, AstroSkipper said:

My Windows XP computer is equipped with a Pentium 4 2.8 GHz Northwood single core CPU and only 1.5 GB SD-RAM. No SSD, no SATA but IDE harddisks. My graphic card is a NVIDIA 6200 AGP 4x one if you know what that means. The RAM can't be extended. Only three slots, and there are no 1 GB modules.  The computer itself and especially the motherboard was manufactured in 2000. It's survived fires and other events before. I repair everything myself. I love my old machine! 

PS: And I can't send him into retirement. He has been with me for 22 years, and that would not be fair.  The computer was originally delivered with Windows ME, and the partition still exists. 

@mina7601! Is that slow and low-resource enough for you? 

Edited August 19, 2022 by AstroSkipper

[mina7601]

8 minutes ago, AstroSkipper said:

@mina7601! Is that slow and low-resource enough for you? 

Yes, it is.

[AstroSkipper]

2 hours ago, mina7601 said:

Yes, it is.

@mina7601! And now your hardware specs, only if you want to tell me, of course! 

Edited August 20, 2022 by AstroSkipper
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[mina7601]

2 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

And now your hardware specs, only if you want to tell me, of course! 

My Windows 11 laptop runs on a Intel Core i7-10875H CPU 2.30GHz, 2304 Mhz, 8 cores CPU Processor on a SSD with 32 GB RAM. It's a Lenovo laptop BTW. It's powerful to handle some VMs at once.

Edited August 20, 2022 by mina7601

[AstroSkipper]

11 hours ago, mina7601 said:

My Windows 11 laptop runs on a Intel Core i7-10875H CPU 2.30GHz, 2304 Mhz, 8 cores CPU Processor on a SSD with 32 GB RAM. It's a Lenovo laptop BTW.

Alright! That's really powerful!
@mina7601 BTW, I have other more powerful computers but I do not use them. Frankly, I don't like the more recent OSes. Sometimes, if necessary, I use a Windows 7/Windows 10 dual boot laptop.  But I'm going to start building a more current, by no means cutting edge computer soon. Just for the purpose of doing things I can't do with my old beloved computer. The parts have already been bought.

Edited August 20, 2022 by AstroSkipper
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[AstroSkipper]

On 5/31/2022 at 6:50 PM, RainyShadow said:

IMHO a build with updated libs (openssl, urllib, etc.) would be best. 

The launcher is an useful addition, but is not the main feature of a proxy

 

P.S. it's fine on my end as it is, don't let my words affect your decision.

On 8/17/2022 at 3:02 PM, AstroSkipper said:

Release of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu TLS 1.3 3V3

I am pleased to release my brand-new version of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu TLS 1.3 3V3 to the public. The main feature of my program package is @cmalex's ProxyMII, a TLS 1.3 proxy. I replaced @heinoganda's TLS 1.2 proxy from my last release of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu REV3e 3V1 by @cmalex's TLS 1.3 proxy. This sounds simple, but, unfortunately, it wasn't. A lot of problems had to be solved to implement this proxy completely, enhance functionality, and get control of it as convenient as the old one. ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu is a one-click menu in systray to access and control the brand new TLS 1.3 proxy ProxyMII, better known as ProxHTTPSProxy, credits to @cmalex and its original creator whenever. All information about ProxHTTPSProxy can be found in my article: https://msfn.org/board/topic/183352-proxhttpsproxy-and-httpsproxy-in-windows-xp-for-future-use/?do=findComment&comment=1213600 which will be updated in the next time. @cmalex's ProxyMII, dated from 2022-07-17, is now based on OpenSSL 3.0.5 and Cryptography 3.4.8. It provides all TLS protocols from TLS 1.0 up to TLS 1.3 and its corresponding ciphers.

ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu TLS 1.3 3V3 is the third release of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3.0, now in version 3.0.0.0, shortened 3V3. It is a synthesis of the excellent, brand new TLS 1.3 proxy ProxyMII, dated from 2022-07-17, credits to @cmalex at MSFN, several self-programmed executables and a very few commands, credits to @AstroSkipper at MSFN, the freeware PopMenu 3.0, credits to Jochanan Agam at freeware.persoft.ch, the open source utility Min2Tray v1.7.9, credits to Junyx at junyx.breadfan.de, and the program Certificate Updater 1.6, credits to @heinoganda at MSFN. If you wonder when the second version was released, the answer is very simple: never. This version was unofficial. ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu is not a classical launcher, it is rather a systray pop-up menu. It can be totally customized and continuously extended according to the user's needs due to its modular structure, therefore, much more flexible than a classical, compiled launcher. More features can be added easily without touching the existent code. Due to ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu's modular structure, the user can change, add, delete and reorder features. Even the icons in the menu can be changed easily by the user.
Here is a screenshot:



System requirements:

@cmalex's ProxyMII was created by Python 3.7.1 which requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable or Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (latest version 14.28.29213.0). Furthermore, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 is now required to run my program package. Check if both are installed in your system! A CPU with SSE2 instruction set is no longer required, SSE only is sufficient.

Features of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu TLS 1.3 3V3:

Here is the complete list of features implemented in ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu TLS 1.3 3V3 and a short explanation of them:

1. Start ProxHTTPSPoxy – Activates the proxy's settings in IE LAN Settings, starts the proxy, and deactivates and cleans its settings after closing, all automatically.
2. Stop ProxHTTPSPoxy – Stops the proxy and closes its status window.
3. Minimize ProxHTTPSProxy to systray – Minimizes ProxHTTPSProxy's status window to systray and shows its icon there.
4. Restore ProxHTTPSProxy from systray – Restores ProxHTTPSProxy's minimized status window from systray.
5. Hide ProxHTTPSPoxy – Hides ProxHTTPSProxy's status window completely.
6. Show ProxHTTPSPoxy – Shows ProxHTTPSProxy's hidden status window again.
7. Check if ProxHTTPSPoxy is running (in RAM) – Checks if ProxHTTPSPoxy is running in the background.
8. cacert.pem Update – Performs an update of the file cacert.pem.
9. Root Certificates Update – Performs an update of the system's Root Certificates.
10. Open IE Proxy settings – Opens the tab LAN Settings in IE's Internet Options.
11. Close IE Proxy settings – Closes the tab LAN Settings and IE's Internet Options completely.
12. Check system proxy status – Checks whether the proxy is used system-wide or the system has direct access.
13. Enable ProxHTTPSProxy system-wide – Permits the whole system to use this proxy. In this mode, services can route their traffic through the proxy, too.
14. Disable ProxHTTPSProxy system-wide – The proxy can be used only locally if it is running, generally all have direct access to their servers or the internet.
15. Edit config.ini – Opens the file config.ini with the editor Notepad to check or modify the proxy's configuration.
16. Read documentation – Opens the documentation with the editor Notepad to get quickly information.

In the screenshot above, you can see a red arrow. This is the icon of ProxHTTPSPoxy, minimized to systray. It's a new feature, and the green marked items have been added to the pop-up menu since last release.

ProxHTTPSPoxy's PopMenu is provided together with ProxyMII from 2022-07-17, created by @cmalex and branded by me as ProxHTTPSProxy 1.5.220717. This new archive called ProxHTTPSProxy TLS 1.3 1.5.220717 PopMenu 3V3 has been additionally updated by me. These are the changes to the previous version of ProxHTTPSPoxy's PopMenu:

Changelog of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu TLS 1.3 3V3:

• @heinoganda's ProxHTTPSProxy REV3e replaced by @cmalex's ProxHTTPSProxy 1.5.220717 with a brand new TLS 1.3 support.
• New starter program StartProxy.exe created to activate the proxy settings, start the proxy, and deactivate its settings after closing, all automatically.
• cacert.pem updated to the most recent one.
• Alternative cacert.pem from Mozilla, updated to the most recent version dated 2022-07-19.
• The open source utility Min2Tray has been fully implemented by the new configuration tools Configure PopMenu.exe and Setup Min2Tray.exe, all automatically.
• After the setup procedure, the programs PopMenu and Min2Tray are started automatically.
• All self-created files are not UPX-compressed. Therefore, the version is a noUPX only.
• Two new items added to the pop-up menu: Minimize ProxHTTPSProxy to systray and Restore ProxHTTPSProxy from systray.
• All unnecessarily embedded files have been removed from my self-created executables.
• Changes in calling up other programs.
• In all my affected programs, protection against code injection has been improved. This leads to preventing of future "space bugs", too!
• Different issues, which could have been noticed only in very rare cases, have been fixed.
• All unnecessary code has been removed.
• New bugs I additionally found  have been fixed.
• Autostart entries of PopMenu and the new Min2Tray, automatically added to the registry by my configuration program, have been fixed in regard to the "space bug".
• All message windows of my programs have been resized and adjusted for a better visibility.
• All my self-created program files have been recompiled by using a different compiler.
• @cmalex's original ProxyMII wasn't modified by me, except a replacement of ProxHTTPSProxy.EXE's program icon, back to the old one and an update of the file config.ini to get access to the Microsoft Updates (MU) website with this proxy.

Installation and start of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu TLS 1.3 3V3:

• Check if Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable or Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (latest version 14.28.29213.0) is installed in your system.
• Check if Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 is installed in your system.
• Unpack the archive and copy either the complete folder ProxHTTPSProxy_TLS_1_3_1_5_220717_PopMenu_3V3 or its complete content to your desired location.
• Install the file CA.crt, located in the main program folder, to Trusted Root Certification Authority under the account local computer, or use the program ProxHTTPSProxy Cert Installer, provided in the archive.
• Go to the subfolder PopMenu and execute the program Configure PopMenu.exe.
• PopMenu and Min2Tray will be started automatically.

A more detailed documentation, titled Documentation of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3V3, can be found in the subfolder Docs of my program package and should be read before using ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu in any case. All features and more are described there.
 

The programs PopMenu and Min2Tray have a very low usage of RAM. It's only about 2 MB and 4 MB respectively.

And here is my release of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu TLS 1.3 3V3:

Download of ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu 3V3: 

Link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/1fd0ezzpuy7qctu/ProxHTTPSProxy_TLS_1_3_1_5_220717_PopMenu_3V3.7z/file

All files in my archive are definitely virus-free and clean, although some AV scanners produce false positives. I recommend adding the complete folder to the exclusion list of your security program(s), only if you trust me, of course. Apart from that, you can also check positive reported files on VirusTotal, though.

If you find a bug, need help, or have questions relating to this package, post it in the commenting zone of this thread here!

And finally, we, @cmalex and me, would be very pleased about posting your experiences and opinions relating to ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu TLS 1.3 3V3. Any reactions by commenting, liking, and up-voting are welcome! All this can be done in my threads https://msfn.org/board/topic/183352-proxhttpsproxy-and-httpsproxy-in-windows-xp-for-future-use/ and https://msfn.org/board/topic/183684-looking-for-a-person-with-python-programming-skills-to-implement-tls-13-functionality-in-proxhttpsproxy-rev3e/. As you know, an author of software lives from the feedback of the users!

Kind regards, AstroSkipper 

@RainyShadow! Everything has been updated as you have desired in your post from 5/31/2022. ProxHTTPSProxy is now based on OpenSSL 3.0.5 and Cryptography 3.4.8. It provides all TLS protocols from TLS 1.0 up to TLS 1.3 and its corresponding, most recent ciphers. A CPU with SSE2 instruction set is no longer required, SSE only is sufficient. Furthermore, my program package ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu has been changed completely, improved, and extended, too. BTW, it is quite a bit more than a launcher. And, what do you say now? 

Cheers, AstroSkipper  

Edited August 20, 2022 by AstroSkipper
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[RainyShadow]

7 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

And, what do you say now? 

Well, i haven't been following these developments recently - got plenty other things on my mind... There are 20-ish more pages in this thread to catch up, pfff...

I will check it whenever i can, hopefully it works as a plug-in-replacement without having to reconfigure my whole system, lol

 

[AstroSkipper]

1 minute ago, RainyShadow said:

Well, i haven't been following these developments recently - got plenty other things on my mind... There are 20-ish more pages in this thread to catch up, pfff...

I will check it whenever i can, hopefully it works as a plug-in-replacement without having to reconfigure my whole system, lol

 

Hello @RainyShadow! Thanks for your reply! All is described in the documentation of the downloadable archive. Have a lot of fun! It's totally easy to setup because I have programmed a fully automatical tool! 

[RainyShadow]

2 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

It's totally easy to setup because I have programmed a fully automatical tool

Which i would totally try to avoid so it doesn't mess up my existing settings

As i said, i would prefer to only replace the proxy, and leave the rest as it is. 

Anyways, it may take a while until i get to it, lots of other things to deal with currently...

[AstroSkipper]

55 minutes ago, RainyShadow said:

Which i would totally try to avoid so it doesn't mess up my existing settings

As i said, i would prefer to only replace the proxy, and leave the rest as it is. 

Anyways, it may take a while until i get to it, lots of other things to deal with currently...

In this case, you do not need my program package. Take @cmalex's original archive of ProxyMII which contains the naked proxy without any comfort or additional features. The settings of the proxy have to be done by yourself, no automtism as it was the case of ProxHTTPSProxy. Each to his own! 

Cheers, AstroSkipper 

Edited August 20, 2022 by AstroSkipper

[mina7601]

21 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

Alright! That's really powerful!

Oh yes, and it's the only laptop I have right now.

21 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

But I'm going to start building a more current, by no means cutting edge computer soon. Just for the purpose of doing things I can't do with my old beloved computer. The parts have already been bought.

That's good.

[AstroSkipper]

6 minutes ago, mina7601 said:

21 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

But I'm going to start building a more current, by no means cutting edge computer soon. Just for the purpose of doing things I can't do with my old beloved computer. The parts have already been bought.

That's good.

No, not really, but necessary, unfortunately! 

[mina7601]

1 hour ago, AstroSkipper said:

No, not really, but necessary, unfortunately! 

Well, the reason i am saying it's good is so that you don't have to stay on the old slow computer you have.

[AstroSkipper]

Just now, mina7601 said:

Well, the reason i am saying it's good is so that you don't have to stay on the old slow computer you have.

Yes, and that was the reason why I replied with No. I will stay on my old, slow, and beloved computer, of course. More recent hardware, more recent OS which means no Windows XP on that computer. Unfortunately, that is exactly the real problem.   On new hardware, old OSes are nonsense. Old OSes can't really handle new hardware which they are not developed for. That's the truth! Here in this forum are a lot of people trying to install Windows XP, or much worse, Windows 98,  on a brand new machine. Nonsense, unfortunately! But, each to his own,  a second time today! We all can do what we want to. Even if it doesn't make any sense at all!