Cause: An corrupted download of an additional installer. You need to reset the installation process by clearing the temp folder.
Solution:
1. Go to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\{907A1104-E812-4b5c-959B-E4DAB37A96AB}
Look for this folder and delete it, NOT the temp folder mind you, the folder within the temp folder is the one you're deleting. Considering that this is the temp folder for your account, you can most likely just select everything within the temp folder and delete it all. If something pops up telling you you cannot delete one of the files press skip, because that/those files are currently still in use.
***Keep in mind that if you're on a standard user account, that these files may be located within the administrator's temp folder instead. ***
2. After you've cleared the temp folder attempt to run the installer again. It should work, it did for me.
Monday, March 7, 2016
Monday, November 24, 2014
Computer Hardware Maintenance
Cleaning the Keyboard - Turn the keyboard upside down and shake it. In between shaking it you should stop and tap on the back of it to loosen any crumbs, then shake it again to remove debris. To clean the keys you can use a pencil eraser just some windex and a paper towel.
Cleaning the Monitor - Purchase a proper lcd cleaning kit and use it to remove dust and smudges from the screen. Mine says to spray the solution lightly onto the cloth then very gently rub the screen to remove dirt. Also remember to move the monitor and clean under it and to clean the base of the monitor.
Cleaning an optical/laser mouse - Use a soft cloth with hot water to remove any food or gunk from the exterior. Remember to wring as much water out of the mouse before hand because you want the water to evaporate asap off the mouse. As far as hairs getting into the laser housing, you could try opening it up and removing them, but I usually just use a mechanical pencil lead or needle to remove them. DO NOT allow the lead or needle to touch the laser.
Cleaning a ball mouse - Repeat regular exterior cleaning steps, then remove the housing for the ball and use a paper towel and alcohol to clean the ball. To clean the contacts for the ball, use something pointy like a mechanical pencil to remove the built up dust. After that you can hit the inside of the mouse w/ some compressed air and reassemble. Should be much smoother and responsive.
Cleaning a mousepad - You can clean mouse pads using hot soapy(very little dish soap) water. Remember to rinse out the mousepad with super hot water when you're done. Allow the mousepad to dry over the course of several hours.
Cleaning a keyboard wristpad - I personally just run mine through the clothes washer and allow it to air dry. It comes out completely clean and the sticky side just needs to be wiped after its removed from the washer.
Cleaning a computer tower - Before you begin, remember to power down the computer and unplug all cables. Then open the case and ground yourself by touching the metal or the power supply. Use a can of compressed air(or use an air compressor) to dislodge any dust build up inside of the case, should be done at least once a year.
Cleaning the Monitor - Purchase a proper lcd cleaning kit and use it to remove dust and smudges from the screen. Mine says to spray the solution lightly onto the cloth then very gently rub the screen to remove dirt. Also remember to move the monitor and clean under it and to clean the base of the monitor.
Cleaning an optical/laser mouse - Use a soft cloth with hot water to remove any food or gunk from the exterior. Remember to wring as much water out of the mouse before hand because you want the water to evaporate asap off the mouse. As far as hairs getting into the laser housing, you could try opening it up and removing them, but I usually just use a mechanical pencil lead or needle to remove them. DO NOT allow the lead or needle to touch the laser.
Cleaning a ball mouse - Repeat regular exterior cleaning steps, then remove the housing for the ball and use a paper towel and alcohol to clean the ball. To clean the contacts for the ball, use something pointy like a mechanical pencil to remove the built up dust. After that you can hit the inside of the mouse w/ some compressed air and reassemble. Should be much smoother and responsive.
Cleaning a mousepad - You can clean mouse pads using hot soapy(very little dish soap) water. Remember to rinse out the mousepad with super hot water when you're done. Allow the mousepad to dry over the course of several hours.
Cleaning a keyboard wristpad - I personally just run mine through the clothes washer and allow it to air dry. It comes out completely clean and the sticky side just needs to be wiped after its removed from the washer.
Cleaning a computer tower - Before you begin, remember to power down the computer and unplug all cables. Then open the case and ground yourself by touching the metal or the power supply. Use a can of compressed air(or use an air compressor) to dislodge any dust build up inside of the case, should be done at least once a year.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Hardening Firefox
============================
1 - Tools > options
----------------------------
General Tab
When firefox stats Show my home page.
Set homepage to about:newtab
----------------------------
Content
Check block pop-up windows. Exceptions > Add sites.
----------------------------
Applications
Set all you can to always ask.
PDF > FOXIT
AVI,MP4,MPEG,WAV,WMA,WMV > VLC
----------------------------
Privacy
Click tell sites i dont want to be tracked.
History
Custom settings > uncheck remember search/form history.
Uncheck accept cookies
Check clear history when firefox closes, and click settings.
History > Uncheck cookies,active logons.
Data > Uncheck site preferences.
Go to cookies section for cookie exceptions.
----------------------------
Security
Check warn about addons
Uncheck block reported attack sites, web forgeries(uses google to do this)
Uncheck Remember passwords/master password.
Clear any saved passwords.
----------------------------
Sync
Set up sync for bookmarks,addons, preferences.
----------------------------
Advanced
General - Uncheck all except autoscrolling, smooth scrolling and always check firefox default browser.
Data choices - uncheck all.
Network - Click connection settings...go to proxy section.
Cached web content > override set to 0. Click tell me for offline web content.
Update - Automatically install and check warn me.
Check use background services, and updates to search engines.
Certificates - ask me everytime.
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2 - Search Engines
https://startpage.com/eng/download-startpage-plugin.html
https://duckduckgo.com/
============================
3 - Set Cookie Management
============================
Click Tools > options > privacy tab > exceptions.
ALLOW
==========
<set the cookies u want to keep/allow here>
============================
To allow youtube accounts to work
both google.com & accounts.google.com have to be set.
Block
==========
accounts.google.com
google-analytics.com
googleadservices.com
googlesyndication.com
googletagmanager.com
googletagservices.com
googleusercontent.com
gstatic.com
plus.google.com
google.com
youtube.com
facebook.net
google-analytics.com
petametrics.com
http://facebook.net
http://google-analytics.com
http://petametrics.com
https://facebook.net
https://google-analytics.com
https://petametrics.com
googlesyndication.com
doubleclick.net
doubleclick.com
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4 - about:config
============================
verification/info
---------
https://duckduckgo.com/User_agent
ip-check.info
http://fingerprint.pet-portal.eu/
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQs_:_About:config_Entries
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beacon.enabled;false // tracking
breakpad.reportURL; //replaces mozilla crash url w/ nothing
browser.cache.disk.enable;false // disables disk cache
browser.cache.disk.capacity;0 // 0 disk cache size
browser.cache.offline.capacity;0 // 0 offline cache size
browser.cache.offline.enable;false //disable offline cache
browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl;false // disables caching of ssl content(known to save passwords to disk)
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled;false // disables auto-disk cache management
browser.contentHandlers.types.0.uri;localhost //disables link for my yahoo mime to add content to my yahoo
browser.display.use_document_fonts;0 //allows override of doc fonts
browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions;false //shows plugins w/o extensions
browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs;false //disables adding downloads to recent docs
browser.download.manager.alertOnEXEOpen;true //alerts if exe is opened from dl manager
browser.fixup.alternate.enabled;false //disable domain guessing
browser.geolocation.warning.infoURL;localhost // disables external geo warning page request
browser.formfill.enable;false //disables formfill
browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled;true //disables history from showing in new:tab
browser.preferences.advanced.selectedTabIndex;2 // display security tab in advanced options
browser.safebrowsing.remoteLookups;false // disable url checking
browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled;false //disable url checking
browser.safebrowsing.enabled;false //disable url checking
browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL;localhost //disables google safebrowsing hashing
browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL;localhost // disables google malware url reporting
browser.safebrowsing.reportURL;localhost // disables google url reporting
browser.safebrowsing.updateURL;localhost // disables google url updating
browser.search.suggest.enabled;false // disable search suggestions
browser.search.openintab;true //opens browser search queries in a new tab
browser.send_pings;false // disables http pings
browser.send_pings.require_same_host;true // disable 3rd party pings
browser.sessionhistory.max_entries;2 // number of tabs you can recover
browser.urlbar.autofill;false // disable inline autofill
browser.urlbar.autofill.typed;false //disable autofill while being typed
browser.urlbar.maxRichResults;2 // shows 2 autocomplete urls from history or bookmarks
browser.urlbar.trimURL;false // always show full URL
datareporting.healthreport.nextDataSubmissionTime;1406414358372 // max time
datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled;false // disable report service
datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled;false // no upload
datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled;false // no data submission
dom.battery.enabled;false // fingerprinting due to differing OS implementations
dom.enable_performance;false // performance stats to mozilla
dom.gamepad.enabled;false // disable gamepad api
dom.network.enabled;false // fingerprinting due to differing OS implementat
dom.storage.enabled;false // can store per-session or domain-specific data as name/value pairs on the client using DOM Storage.
dom.storage.default_quota;0 // dom storage 0kbs
extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled;false // disable update add-on metadata
gecko.handlerService.schemes.irc.0.uriTemplate;localhost // disable irc
gecko.handlerService.schemes.ircs.0.uriTemplate;localhost // disable ircs
gecko.handlerService.schemes.mailto.0.uriTemplate;localhost // disable mailto
gecko.handlerService.schemes.mailto.1.uriTemplate;localhost // disable mailto
gecko.handlerService.schemes.webcal.0.uriTemplate;localhost // disable webcal
geo.enabled;false // location-aware browsing
geo.wifi.uri;localhost //disables wifi reporting?
gfx.direct2d.disabled;true //disable hardware accel. for fonts
gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled;false //disable downloadable fonts
intl.accept_languages;en-US,en // languages
keyword.enabled;false //wrong urls =/= google search
layers.acceleration.disabled;true // disable hardware accel.
layout.spellcheckDefault;0 //disable spellchecker
media.peerconnection.enabled;false // Disable WebRTC
----------
network.cookie.cookieBehavior;0
0 - All cookies are allowed.
1 - Only cookies from the originating server are allowed.
2 - No cookies are allowed.
----------
network.cookie.prefsMigrated;true // The deprecated preferences have been migrated
network.dns.disableIPv6;true // Disable IPv6 DNS lookups
network.dns.disablePrefetch;true // disable link prefetching
network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS;true // disable https link prefetching
network.http.use-cache;false // do not cache http or https pages
network.http.sendRefererHeader;0 //Never send the Referer header or set document.referrer
network.http.pipelining;true //Attempt to use pipelining in HTTP 1.1 connections
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests;8 //max requests
network.http.pipelining.ssl;true // Use HTTP pipelining for secure websites
network.prefetch-next;false // Disable link prefetch
network.protocol-handler.warn-external.mailto;true //warn mailto
network.protocol-handler.warn-external.ms-windows-store;true //warn windows store
network.protocol-handler.warn-external.news;true // warn news
network.protocol-handler.warn-external.nntp;true // warn nntp
network.protocol-handler.warn-external.snews;true //warn snews
network.websocket.enabled;false //dns leak & can bypass settings
pageThumbs.enabled;false //disable page thumbnails
plugins.click_to_play;true //enable click to play flash
plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types;application/pdf // disable full page pdf
plugins.enumerable_names; // dont send plugins
plugin.expose_full_path false // websites can't see the full path via navigator.plugins
plugins.notifyMissingFlash false // block Flash notifications from appearing in the browser
security.dialog_enable_delay;250 // launch security dialog in 250 msecs
services.sync.prefs.sync.browser.formfill.enable;false // dont sync formfill
services.sync.prefs.sync.browser.safebrowsing.enabled;false // dont sync safebrowing
services.sync.prefs.sync.browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled;false // dont sync malware setting
social.enabled;false // disable social api
webgl.disabled;true // disable webgl
ADDONS:
noscript.untrusted;google-analytics.com petametrics.com http://facebook.net http://google-analytics.com http://petametrics.com https://facebook.net https://google-analytics.com https://petametrics.com googlesyndication.com doubleclick.net doubleclick.com ajax.googleapis.com blogergadgets.googlecode.com facebook.net google.com googlesyndication.com googletagmanager.com googletagservices.com linkedin.com petametrics.com quantserve.com reddit.com scorecardresearch.com twitter.com wwwpromoter.com http://facebook.net http://google.com http://googlesyndication.com http://googletagmanager.com http://googletagservices.com http://linkedin.com http://petametrics.com http://quantserve.com http://reddit.com http://scorecardresearch.com http://twitter.com http://wwwpromoter.com https://facebook.net https://google.com https://googlesyndication.com https://googletagmanager.com https://googletagservices.com https://linkedin.com https://petametrics.com https://quantserve.com https://reddit.com https://scorecardresearch.com https://twitter.com https://wwwpromoter.com www.addthis.com
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USER STRING // tells websites your config...barely changes website appearence unless switched to mobile/tablet
general.appname.override;Netscape
general.appversion.override;5.0 (X11)
general.buildID.override;20140923184509
general.oscpu.override;Linux i686
general.platform.override;Linux i686
general.productsub.override;20100101
general.useragent.override;Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.0
general.useragent.vendor;
general.useragent.vendorSub;
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.0
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:28.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/28.0
============================
============================
5 - Addons
============================
AdBlock Edge
Better Privacy
Classic Theme Restorer
Cookie Controller
Disconnect
FEBE
Ghostery
HTTPS Everywhere
NoScript *
Privacy Badger
Profile Switcher
RefControl *
Request Policy *
Smart Referer
* Has to be setup for each website.
************
I know most people would say oh well with all those plugins you're sending your websites visited/other info to various organizations, well yes i am, but at least theyre not being sent to google.
And as far as attempting to hide what you're doing, notice that none of this involves encrypted dns queries, tor, or completely changing the OS to tails or a similar linux based livecd w/ no hdd.
Just attempting to avoid browser based tracking by companies.
Also keep in mind when even going the 100 percent paranoid route, there still can be hardware based exploits/backdoors which not even the best setup could protect against.
Such as your encryption and other methods are rendered useless when/if the govts/industries are using kernal or driver level backdoors/exploits, they can steal the info before it ever reaches the means of encryption.
******************
For a superior privacy based browser please refer to tor.
https://www.torproject.org/
1 - Tools > options
----------------------------
General Tab
When firefox stats Show my home page.
Set homepage to about:newtab
----------------------------
Content
Check block pop-up windows. Exceptions > Add sites.
----------------------------
Applications
Set all you can to always ask.
PDF > FOXIT
AVI,MP4,MPEG,WAV,WMA,WMV > VLC
----------------------------
Privacy
Click tell sites i dont want to be tracked.
History
Custom settings > uncheck remember search/form history.
Uncheck accept cookies
Check clear history when firefox closes, and click settings.
History > Uncheck cookies,active logons.
Data > Uncheck site preferences.
Go to cookies section for cookie exceptions.
----------------------------
Security
Check warn about addons
Uncheck block reported attack sites, web forgeries(uses google to do this)
Uncheck Remember passwords/master password.
Clear any saved passwords.
----------------------------
Sync
Set up sync for bookmarks,addons, preferences.
----------------------------
Advanced
General - Uncheck all except autoscrolling, smooth scrolling and always check firefox default browser.
Data choices - uncheck all.
Network - Click connection settings...go to proxy section.
Cached web content > override set to 0. Click tell me for offline web content.
Update - Automatically install and check warn me.
Check use background services, and updates to search engines.
Certificates - ask me everytime.
============================
2 - Search Engines
https://startpage.com/eng/download-startpage-plugin.html
https://duckduckgo.com/
============================
3 - Set Cookie Management
============================
Click Tools > options > privacy tab > exceptions.
ALLOW
==========
<set the cookies u want to keep/allow here>
============================
To allow youtube accounts to work
both google.com & accounts.google.com have to be set.
Block
==========
accounts.google.com
google-analytics.com
googleadservices.com
googlesyndication.com
googletagmanager.com
googletagservices.com
googleusercontent.com
gstatic.com
plus.google.com
google.com
youtube.com
facebook.net
google-analytics.com
petametrics.com
http://facebook.net
http://google-analytics.com
http://petametrics.com
https://facebook.net
https://google-analytics.com
https://petametrics.com
googlesyndication.com
doubleclick.net
doubleclick.com
============================
4 - about:config
============================
verification/info
---------
https://duckduckgo.com/User_agent
ip-check.info
http://fingerprint.pet-portal.eu/
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQs_:_About:config_Entries
---------
beacon.enabled;false // tracking
breakpad.reportURL; //replaces mozilla crash url w/ nothing
browser.cache.disk.enable;false // disables disk cache
browser.cache.disk.capacity;0 // 0 disk cache size
browser.cache.offline.capacity;0 // 0 offline cache size
browser.cache.offline.enable;false //disable offline cache
browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl;false // disables caching of ssl content(known to save passwords to disk)
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled;false // disables auto-disk cache management
browser.contentHandlers.types.0.uri;localhost //disables link for my yahoo mime to add content to my yahoo
browser.display.use_document_fonts;0 //allows override of doc fonts
browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions;false //shows plugins w/o extensions
browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs;false //disables adding downloads to recent docs
browser.download.manager.alertOnEXEOpen;true //alerts if exe is opened from dl manager
browser.fixup.alternate.enabled;false //disable domain guessing
browser.geolocation.warning.infoURL;localhost // disables external geo warning page request
browser.formfill.enable;false //disables formfill
browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled;true //disables history from showing in new:tab
browser.preferences.advanced.selectedTabIndex;2 // display security tab in advanced options
browser.safebrowsing.remoteLookups;false // disable url checking
browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled;false //disable url checking
browser.safebrowsing.enabled;false //disable url checking
browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL;localhost //disables google safebrowsing hashing
browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL;localhost // disables google malware url reporting
browser.safebrowsing.reportURL;localhost // disables google url reporting
browser.safebrowsing.updateURL;localhost // disables google url updating
browser.search.suggest.enabled;false // disable search suggestions
browser.search.openintab;true //opens browser search queries in a new tab
browser.send_pings;false // disables http pings
browser.send_pings.require_same_host;true // disable 3rd party pings
browser.sessionhistory.max_entries;2 // number of tabs you can recover
browser.urlbar.autofill;false // disable inline autofill
browser.urlbar.autofill.typed;false //disable autofill while being typed
browser.urlbar.maxRichResults;2 // shows 2 autocomplete urls from history or bookmarks
browser.urlbar.trimURL;false // always show full URL
datareporting.healthreport.nextDataSubmissionTime;1406414358372 // max time
datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled;false // disable report service
datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled;false // no upload
datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled;false // no data submission
dom.battery.enabled;false // fingerprinting due to differing OS implementations
dom.enable_performance;false // performance stats to mozilla
dom.gamepad.enabled;false // disable gamepad api
dom.network.enabled;false // fingerprinting due to differing OS implementat
dom.storage.enabled;false // can store per-session or domain-specific data as name/value pairs on the client using DOM Storage.
dom.storage.default_quota;0 // dom storage 0kbs
extensions.getAddons.cache.enabled;false // disable update add-on metadata
gecko.handlerService.schemes.irc.0.uriTemplate;localhost // disable irc
gecko.handlerService.schemes.ircs.0.uriTemplate;localhost // disable ircs
gecko.handlerService.schemes.mailto.0.uriTemplate;localhost // disable mailto
gecko.handlerService.schemes.mailto.1.uriTemplate;localhost // disable mailto
gecko.handlerService.schemes.webcal.0.uriTemplate;localhost // disable webcal
geo.enabled;false // location-aware browsing
geo.wifi.uri;localhost //disables wifi reporting?
gfx.direct2d.disabled;true //disable hardware accel. for fonts
gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled;false //disable downloadable fonts
intl.accept_languages;en-US,en // languages
keyword.enabled;false //wrong urls =/= google search
layers.acceleration.disabled;true // disable hardware accel.
layout.spellcheckDefault;0 //disable spellchecker
media.peerconnection.enabled;false // Disable WebRTC
----------
network.cookie.cookieBehavior;0
0 - All cookies are allowed.
1 - Only cookies from the originating server are allowed.
2 - No cookies are allowed.
----------
network.cookie.prefsMigrated;true // The deprecated preferences have been migrated
network.dns.disableIPv6;true // Disable IPv6 DNS lookups
network.dns.disablePrefetch;true // disable link prefetching
network.dns.disablePrefetchFromHTTPS;true // disable https link prefetching
network.http.use-cache;false // do not cache http or https pages
network.http.sendRefererHeader;0 //Never send the Referer header or set document.referrer
network.http.pipelining;true //Attempt to use pipelining in HTTP 1.1 connections
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests;8 //max requests
network.http.pipelining.ssl;true // Use HTTP pipelining for secure websites
network.prefetch-next;false // Disable link prefetch
network.protocol-handler.warn-external.mailto;true //warn mailto
network.protocol-handler.warn-external.ms-windows-store;true //warn windows store
network.protocol-handler.warn-external.news;true // warn news
network.protocol-handler.warn-external.nntp;true // warn nntp
network.protocol-handler.warn-external.snews;true //warn snews
network.websocket.enabled;false //dns leak & can bypass settings
pageThumbs.enabled;false //disable page thumbnails
plugins.click_to_play;true //enable click to play flash
plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types;application/pdf // disable full page pdf
plugins.enumerable_names; // dont send plugins
plugin.expose_full_path false // websites can't see the full path via navigator.plugins
plugins.notifyMissingFlash false // block Flash notifications from appearing in the browser
security.dialog_enable_delay;250 // launch security dialog in 250 msecs
services.sync.prefs.sync.browser.formfill.enable;false // dont sync formfill
services.sync.prefs.sync.browser.safebrowsing.enabled;false // dont sync safebrowing
services.sync.prefs.sync.browser.safebrowsing.malware.enabled;false // dont sync malware setting
social.enabled;false // disable social api
webgl.disabled;true // disable webgl
ADDONS:
noscript.untrusted;google-analytics.com petametrics.com http://facebook.net http://google-analytics.com http://petametrics.com https://facebook.net https://google-analytics.com https://petametrics.com googlesyndication.com doubleclick.net doubleclick.com ajax.googleapis.com blogergadgets.googlecode.com facebook.net google.com googlesyndication.com googletagmanager.com googletagservices.com linkedin.com petametrics.com quantserve.com reddit.com scorecardresearch.com twitter.com wwwpromoter.com http://facebook.net http://google.com http://googlesyndication.com http://googletagmanager.com http://googletagservices.com http://linkedin.com http://petametrics.com http://quantserve.com http://reddit.com http://scorecardresearch.com http://twitter.com http://wwwpromoter.com https://facebook.net https://google.com https://googlesyndication.com https://googletagmanager.com https://googletagservices.com https://linkedin.com https://petametrics.com https://quantserve.com https://reddit.com https://scorecardresearch.com https://twitter.com https://wwwpromoter.com www.addthis.com
-------------
USER STRING // tells websites your config...barely changes website appearence unless switched to mobile/tablet
general.appname.override;Netscape
general.appversion.override;5.0 (X11)
general.buildID.override;20140923184509
general.oscpu.override;Linux i686
general.platform.override;Linux i686
general.productsub.override;20100101
general.useragent.override;Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.0
general.useragent.vendor;
general.useragent.vendorSub;
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.0
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:28.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/28.0
============================
============================
5 - Addons
============================
AdBlock Edge
Better Privacy
Classic Theme Restorer
Cookie Controller
Disconnect
FEBE
Ghostery
HTTPS Everywhere
NoScript *
Privacy Badger
Profile Switcher
RefControl *
Request Policy *
Smart Referer
* Has to be setup for each website.
************
I know most people would say oh well with all those plugins you're sending your websites visited/other info to various organizations, well yes i am, but at least theyre not being sent to google.
And as far as attempting to hide what you're doing, notice that none of this involves encrypted dns queries, tor, or completely changing the OS to tails or a similar linux based livecd w/ no hdd.
Just attempting to avoid browser based tracking by companies.
Also keep in mind when even going the 100 percent paranoid route, there still can be hardware based exploits/backdoors which not even the best setup could protect against.
Such as your encryption and other methods are rendered useless when/if the govts/industries are using kernal or driver level backdoors/exploits, they can steal the info before it ever reaches the means of encryption.
******************
For a superior privacy based browser please refer to tor.
https://www.torproject.org/
Changing DNS
Changing your dns settings.
1. Click control panel
2. Click network/internet > network & sharing > adapter settings.
3. For ethernet: Right click local area conn. and click properties.
For wireless: Right click wireless network conn. and click properties.
4. Select networking tab, select ipv4 > properties.
5. Click advanced and write down the current dns servers(if any).
6. Click use the following dns servers and insert your choice of dns servers then click ok.
7. Test to see if your dns queries are workign correctly by surfing the internet,
if they arent working correctly revert settings or use a different dns provider.
Comodo DNS
8.26.56.26
8.20.247.20
openDNS
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Norton DNS
199.85.126.10
199.85.127.10
Google DNS
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
Google IPV6 DNS
2001:4860:4860::8888
2001:4860:4860::8844
Encrypted DNS
http://download.dnscrypt.org/dnscrypt-proxy/
List of Servers
https://github.com/jedisct1/dnscrypt-proxy/blob/master/dnscrypt-resolvers.csv
https://www.dnsleaktest.com/how-to-fix-a-dns-leak.html
1. Click control panel
2. Click network/internet > network & sharing > adapter settings.
3. For ethernet: Right click local area conn. and click properties.
For wireless: Right click wireless network conn. and click properties.
4. Select networking tab, select ipv4 > properties.
5. Click advanced and write down the current dns servers(if any).
6. Click use the following dns servers and insert your choice of dns servers then click ok.
7. Test to see if your dns queries are workign correctly by surfing the internet,
if they arent working correctly revert settings or use a different dns provider.
Comodo DNS
8.26.56.26
8.20.247.20
openDNS
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Norton DNS
199.85.126.10
199.85.127.10
Google DNS
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
Google IPV6 DNS
2001:4860:4860::8888
2001:4860:4860::8844
Encrypted DNS
http://download.dnscrypt.org/dnscrypt-proxy/
List of Servers
https://github.com/jedisct1/dnscrypt-proxy/blob/master/dnscrypt-resolvers.csv
https://www.dnsleaktest.com/how-to-fix-a-dns-leak.html
Hardening your Home Router
1. Upgrade your firmware regularly.(only from the manu) ... some disagree but im not risking ruining a new router.
2. Choose a secure admin password at least 16 chars.
3. Disable remote administration.
4. Disable unnecessary services.
5. Disable uPnP.
6. Change the IP address of the router from 192.168.1.1
7. Enable HTTPS admin login/sessions.
8. Use wpa2 encryption.
9. Log out/restart router after admin tasks. And clear browser cookies/active logins.
2. Choose a secure admin password at least 16 chars.
3. Disable remote administration.
4. Disable unnecessary services.
5. Disable uPnP.
6. Change the IP address of the router from 192.168.1.1
7. Enable HTTPS admin login/sessions.
8. Use wpa2 encryption.
9. Log out/restart router after admin tasks. And clear browser cookies/active logins.
Hardening Aviator Browser
Hardening Aviator browser for privacy/security.
Click Show advanced settings.
Change search to duckduckgo (disconnect)
Privacy > Content settings button
Block sites from setting any data.
Manage exceptions >
Add cookies to allow until browser is closed.
Do not allow any site to run java script.
Do not allow sites to handle protocols.
Click to play plug-ins(Also disables annoying auto-play vids)
Manage exceptions > Add youtube/video sites
-----------------
Click disable invidual plug-ins
-----------------
Disable Chromoting Viewer
Disable Photo Gallery
Might also want to disable Flash
-----------------
Do not allow any site to track your location
Do not allow any site to show desktop notifications
Do not allow any site to disable the mouse cursor
****
Uncheck Allow identifiers for protected content(ask if you upload pics or w/e)
****
Do not allow sites to access your camera or microphone
Do not allow sites to use a plug-in to access your computer
Do not allow any site to download multiple files auto.
-Exceptions for w/e download sites.
====================================================
Disable predict network actions
Disable phishing and malware protection
Disable DNT request(nobody cares what you want, they don't honor these requests)
---------------
Set up proxy of your choice
---------------
Click language and input settings and disable spell checking
Disable offer to translate
Disable continue running background apps
Disable hardware acceleration
=====================================================
Allowing javascript and cookies is right next to the PROTECTED green bar.
=====================================================
Chrome Store Addons
================
Click extensions and disable pdf viewer
Click get more extensions
-------
-adguard
-donottrackme
-ghostery(uncheck alert bubble & select all)
-http switchboard
-https everywhere(eff.org)
-privacy badger(eff.org)
-VTchromizer(optional)
-csfire
=================
http switchboard
=================
click addon then gears
enable strict blocking
select auto create domain level scope
copy all rules from global scope
auto delete unused temp scopes
privacy
--------
select all
change non-blocked session cookies/browser cache to 180 or however long you need them
Add new lines to user-agent w/
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.0
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:28.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/28.0
-------------
Setting up domain scope per site
-------------
***http switchboard(and im pretty sure noscript does too) forces javascript on so you can manage it
-leave javascript as disabled because the plugin will force enable it, and if the plugin breaks...it will get disabled by falling back to settings.
***
Set plugin to domain-level scope > *.twitch.tv
Then set the permissions for the domain to connect to:
Example: twitch.tv
BLOCK
google-analytics.com
googletagservices.com
lifedna.com
mxpnl.com
petametrics.com
quantserve.com
scorecardresearch.com
facebook.net
ALLOW
twitch.tv
betterttv.com
jtvnw.com
amazonaws.com
firebaseio.com
After the scope changes are finished, click the lock to save temp. settings permanently.
https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard/wiki/How-to-use-HTTP-Switchboard:-Two-opposing-views
-----------------
Ubiquitous rules
click at bottom parse and enforce adblock+ element hiding filters Then apply changes
===============
-zenmate(sign up and use medium strength password)
Click Show advanced settings.
Change search to duckduckgo (disconnect)
Privacy > Content settings button
Block sites from setting any data.
Manage exceptions >
Add cookies to allow until browser is closed.
Do not allow any site to run java script.
Do not allow sites to handle protocols.
Click to play plug-ins(Also disables annoying auto-play vids)
Manage exceptions > Add youtube/video sites
-----------------
Click disable invidual plug-ins
-----------------
Disable Chromoting Viewer
Disable Photo Gallery
Might also want to disable Flash
-----------------
Do not allow any site to track your location
Do not allow any site to show desktop notifications
Do not allow any site to disable the mouse cursor
****
Uncheck Allow identifiers for protected content(ask if you upload pics or w/e)
****
Do not allow sites to access your camera or microphone
Do not allow sites to use a plug-in to access your computer
Do not allow any site to download multiple files auto.
-Exceptions for w/e download sites.
====================================================
Disable predict network actions
Disable phishing and malware protection
Disable DNT request(nobody cares what you want, they don't honor these requests)
---------------
Set up proxy of your choice
---------------
Click language and input settings and disable spell checking
Disable offer to translate
Disable continue running background apps
Disable hardware acceleration
=====================================================
Allowing javascript and cookies is right next to the PROTECTED green bar.
=====================================================
Chrome Store Addons
================
Click extensions and disable pdf viewer
Click get more extensions
-------
-adguard
-donottrackme
-ghostery(uncheck alert bubble & select all)
-http switchboard
-https everywhere(eff.org)
-privacy badger(eff.org)
-VTchromizer(optional)
-csfire
=================
http switchboard
=================
click addon then gears
enable strict blocking
select auto create domain level scope
copy all rules from global scope
auto delete unused temp scopes
privacy
--------
select all
change non-blocked session cookies/browser cache to 180 or however long you need them
Add new lines to user-agent w/
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.0
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:28.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/28.0
-------------
Setting up domain scope per site
-------------
***http switchboard(and im pretty sure noscript does too) forces javascript on so you can manage it
-leave javascript as disabled because the plugin will force enable it, and if the plugin breaks...it will get disabled by falling back to settings.
***
Set plugin to domain-level scope > *.twitch.tv
Then set the permissions for the domain to connect to:
Example: twitch.tv
BLOCK
google-analytics.com
googletagservices.com
lifedna.com
mxpnl.com
petametrics.com
quantserve.com
scorecardresearch.com
facebook.net
ALLOW
twitch.tv
betterttv.com
jtvnw.com
amazonaws.com
firebaseio.com
After the scope changes are finished, click the lock to save temp. settings permanently.
https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard/wiki/How-to-use-HTTP-Switchboard:-Two-opposing-views
-----------------
Ubiquitous rules
click at bottom parse and enforce adblock+ element hiding filters Then apply changes
===============
-zenmate(sign up and use medium strength password)
Hardening Opera Browser
==============================
1 - Settings
==============================
opera > settings
Browser
advanced settings > check show adv. settings
Click languages button and unselect spell check
Click prefered languages and put english above english US
Check show full URL
Setup custom proxy
Check Preload discovery contents.
Uncheck use hardware accel.
------------------------------
Websites
Do not allow site's to use java script
Add exceptions for websites you use.(essentially same as cookies)
Plugins > click to play.
Click disable individual plugs and review plugins
Click do not allow sites to show pop-ups.
Click do not allow any site to track my location.
Click do not allow sites to access my camera/mic.
Could also block all images and add exceptions for the sites you want.
------------------------------
Privacy
Uncheck use a prediction service
Uncheck predict network actions
Uncheck improve opera by sending feature
Uncheck automatically send crash reports
Check send a do not track request
Uncheck offer to save passwords.
Uncheck auto-fill.
Check block sites from setting any data.
Check block 3rd party cookies.
Add cookies to manage exceptions for cookies.
==============================
2 - Search Engines
==============================
You can add a custom search engine by opening Opera Settings, clicking 'Manage Search Engines', and then entering the following details under "Other search engines":
Name: StartPage
Keyword: sp <or other keyword of user's choice>
URL: https://startpage.com/do/search?query=%s&cat=web
Then click "Done".
==============================
3 - Cookies
==============================
Block 3rd party cookies.
ALLOW
==========
<insert site cookies you want here>
Reenable cookies for a while, go to all your regular sites, log in and do w/e.
Then go review the cookies you have, deleting any you may have picked up that arent needed.
And add exceptions ALLOW for the ones you want.
Set cookies back to block when you've added the exceptions.
============================
To allow youtube accounts to work
both google.com & accounts.google.com have to be set.
Block
==========
accounts.google.com
google-analytics.com
googleadservices.com
googlesyndication.com
googletagmanager.com
googletagservices.com
googleusercontent.com
gstatic.com
plus.google.com
google.com
youtube.com
bing.com
ssl.bing.com
www.bing.com
facebook.net
google-analytics.com
petametrics.com
http://facebook.net
http://google-analytics.com
http://petametrics.com
https://facebook.net
https://google-analytics.com
https://petametrics.com
googlesyndication.com
doubleclick.net
doubleclick.com
www.addthis.com
addthis.com
==============================
5 - Flags
==============================
Disable
----------
Enhanced autofill
JavaScript dialogs
Media capture
WebGL
hyperlink auditing
Experimental QUIC protocol
HTTPS over experimental QUIC protocol
Built-in Asynchronous DNS
Touch Optimized UI
Experimental text input focus manager.
Enable
----------
Bookmarks
Download resumptions
Proprietary media types (if you want to use something like vlc for non-flash)
Disable webgl(yes thats confusing, you're disabling it by enabling that)
Disable hyperlink auditing
sync(if you use it)
save page as mhtml
==============================
5 - Extensions
==============================
ad block plus or edge...preferably edge
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/disconnect/?display=en
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/ghostery/?display=en
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/donottrackme-online-privacy-protection/?display=en
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/duckduckgo-for-opera-2/?display=en
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/http-switchboard/?display=en
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/filter-request-headers/?display=en
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/https-everywhere/?display=en
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/user-agent-switcher/?display=en
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
==========================
6 - Individual extension settings
==========================
HTTP Switchboard
***
http switchboard(and noscript does also) forces javascript on so you can manage it
-leave javascript as disabled because the plugin will force enable it, and if the plugin breaks...it will get disabled by falling back to settings.
***
Set plugin to domain-level scope > *.twitch.tv
Then set the permissions for the domain to connect to:
Example: twitch.tv
BLOCK
google-analytics.com
googletagservices.com
lifedna.com
mxpnl.com
petametrics.com
quantserve.com
scorecardresearch.com
facebook.net
ALLOW
twitch.tv
betterttv.com
jtvnw.com
amazonaws.com
firebaseio.com
After the scope changes are finished, click the lock to save temp. settings permanently.
https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard/wiki/How-to-use-HTTP-Switchboard:-Two-opposing-views
=============
No script
Allow/Block for each domain you visit and permanently store them.
Trial and error by temp allowing different xss connections and then permanently storing them.
=============
1 - Settings
==============================
opera > settings
Browser
advanced settings > check show adv. settings
Click languages button and unselect spell check
Click prefered languages and put english above english US
Check show full URL
Setup custom proxy
Check Preload discovery contents.
Uncheck use hardware accel.
------------------------------
Websites
Do not allow site's to use java script
Add exceptions for websites you use.(essentially same as cookies)
Plugins > click to play.
Click disable individual plugs and review plugins
Click do not allow sites to show pop-ups.
Click do not allow any site to track my location.
Click do not allow sites to access my camera/mic.
Could also block all images and add exceptions for the sites you want.
------------------------------
Privacy
Uncheck use a prediction service
Uncheck predict network actions
Uncheck improve opera by sending feature
Uncheck automatically send crash reports
Check send a do not track request
Uncheck offer to save passwords.
Uncheck auto-fill.
Check block sites from setting any data.
Check block 3rd party cookies.
Add cookies to manage exceptions for cookies.
==============================
2 - Search Engines
==============================
You can add a custom search engine by opening Opera Settings, clicking 'Manage Search Engines', and then entering the following details under "Other search engines":
Name: StartPage
Keyword: sp <or other keyword of user's choice>
URL: https://startpage.com/do/search?query=%s&cat=web
Then click "Done".
==============================
3 - Cookies
==============================
Block 3rd party cookies.
ALLOW
==========
<insert site cookies you want here>
Reenable cookies for a while, go to all your regular sites, log in and do w/e.
Then go review the cookies you have, deleting any you may have picked up that arent needed.
And add exceptions ALLOW for the ones you want.
Set cookies back to block when you've added the exceptions.
============================
To allow youtube accounts to work
both google.com & accounts.google.com have to be set.
Block
==========
accounts.google.com
google-analytics.com
googleadservices.com
googlesyndication.com
googletagmanager.com
googletagservices.com
googleusercontent.com
gstatic.com
plus.google.com
google.com
youtube.com
bing.com
ssl.bing.com
www.bing.com
facebook.net
google-analytics.com
petametrics.com
http://facebook.net
http://google-analytics.com
http://petametrics.com
https://facebook.net
https://google-analytics.com
https://petametrics.com
googlesyndication.com
doubleclick.net
doubleclick.com
www.addthis.com
addthis.com
==============================
5 - Flags
==============================
Disable
----------
Enhanced autofill
JavaScript dialogs
Media capture
WebGL
hyperlink auditing
Experimental QUIC protocol
HTTPS over experimental QUIC protocol
Built-in Asynchronous DNS
Touch Optimized UI
Experimental text input focus manager.
Enable
----------
Bookmarks
Download resumptions
Proprietary media types (if you want to use something like vlc for non-flash)
Disable webgl(yes thats confusing, you're disabling it by enabling that)
Disable hyperlink auditing
sync(if you use it)
save page as mhtml
==============================
5 - Extensions
==============================
ad block plus or edge...preferably edge
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/disconnect/?display=en
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/ghostery/?display=en
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/donottrackme-online-privacy-protection/?display=en
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/duckduckgo-for-opera-2/?display=en
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/http-switchboard/?display=en
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/filter-request-headers/?display=en
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/https-everywhere/?display=en
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/user-agent-switcher/?display=en
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
==========================
6 - Individual extension settings
==========================
HTTP Switchboard
***
http switchboard(and noscript does also) forces javascript on so you can manage it
-leave javascript as disabled because the plugin will force enable it, and if the plugin breaks...it will get disabled by falling back to settings.
***
Set plugin to domain-level scope > *.twitch.tv
Then set the permissions for the domain to connect to:
Example: twitch.tv
BLOCK
google-analytics.com
googletagservices.com
lifedna.com
mxpnl.com
petametrics.com
quantserve.com
scorecardresearch.com
facebook.net
ALLOW
twitch.tv
betterttv.com
jtvnw.com
amazonaws.com
firebaseio.com
After the scope changes are finished, click the lock to save temp. settings permanently.
https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard/wiki/How-to-use-HTTP-Switchboard:-Two-opposing-views
=============
No script
Allow/Block for each domain you visit and permanently store them.
Trial and error by temp allowing different xss connections and then permanently storing them.
=============
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