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| From | Marion <marion@facts.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.comp.microsoft.windows |
| Subject | Re: Tutorial: DIY build your own lightweight chromium-based privacy web browser |
| Date | 2025-08-18 00:20 +0000 |
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Cross-posted to 3 groups.
On Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:13:42 -0000 (UTC), Marion wrote :
> Meanwhile, I've been testing the VPN extensions which passed the initial
> tests, where my fungible test-rating system puts them in this order:
> browsec
> 1clickvpn
> 1vpn
> vpnly
> xvpn
> securefreeedgevpn
> setupvpn
>
> Bearing in mind these all failed the most basic initial VPN tests.
> hotspotshieldvpn
> itopvpn
> protonvpn
> urbanvpn
> hidemevpn
> hiddenbatvpn
> tunnelbearvpn
> windscribevpn
UPDATE:
I ditched the VPN extensions in order to test a SOCKS5 proxy tunnel.
browsec ==> the best, but it slows down drastically in a week
1clickvpn ==> seems to slow down drastically in just days
1vpn ==> seems to slow down drastically in just days
vpnly ==> seems to slow down drastically in just days
xvpn ==> seems to slow down drastically in just days
securefreeedgevpn ==> seems to slow down drastically in just days
setupvpn ==> seems to slow down drastically in just days
hoxx ==> seems to slow down drastically in just days
hotspotshieldvpn ==> fails the initial VPN extension test conditions
itopvpn ==> fails the initial VPN extension test conditions
protonvpn ==> fails the initial VPN extension test conditions
urbanvpn ==> fails the initial VPN extension test conditions
hidemevpn ==> fails the initial VPN extension test conditions
hiddenbatvpn ==> fails the initial VPN extension test conditions
tunnelbearvpn ==> fails the initial VPN extension test conditions
windscribevpnv ==> fails the initial VPN extension test conditions
Bad news. Very bad news. All the VPN extensions slow down tremendously, it
seems, within a few days of using them. So I tried something else that is
free, login free and hopefully, much faster than VPN extensions are.
a. Psiphon (Socks5 proxy)
b. Freecap (Socks5 redirector)
c. Brave browser (with a score of privacy extensions)
A. Psiphon is not a traditional VPN but rather a circumvention tool that
uses a mix of VPN, SSH, and HTTP proxy technologies to bypass censorship.
B. Freecap (or Proxifier) is used to route app traffic (such as that of a
browser) through a SOCKS5 proxy to achieve selective traffic tunneling.
C. Brave + Privacy Extensions for fingerprinting and tracking protection.
I also uninstalled NoScript as it was a royal pita to manage.
I also removed the non-privacy extension disablehtml5autoplay.
Here's what I'm currently testing (where IP obfuscation & speed are key).
Psiphon + Freecap + Brave privacy browser + privacy extensions
https://psiphon.ca/
Name: psiphon3.exe
Size: 10402576 bytes (10158 KiB)
SHA256: DB1BAF76F0333F4743919A86F35037559F9E7DA7DF14982DFC16FB8DC0BE6BE2
https://freecap.apponic.com/download/
Name: freecap_setup_eng.exe
Size: 1644848 bytes (1606 KiB)
SHA256: C3D4929AB5A5867A6BE9914FF94DEFEFED6762748EDB1E351C86EBC5A02D46EC
Here are the current set of privacy extensions (many for fingerprinting):
brave://system/ > extensions > Expand
bhchdcejhohfmigjafbampogmaanbfkg : User-Agent Switcher and Manager
cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm : uBlock Origin
fhcgjolkccmbidfldomjliifgaodjagh : Cookie AutoDelete
fhkphphbadjkepgfljndicmgdlndmoke : Font Fingerprint Defender
fjkmabmdepjfammlpliljpnbhleegehm : WebRTC Control
gjldcdngmdknpinoemndlidpcabkggco : Extension Manager
hhnhplojcganfmfimkeboiipphklcbih : Location Guard (V3)
hnkcfpcejkafcihlgbojoidoihckciin : Referer Control
jaoafjdoijdconemdmodhbfpianehlon : Skip Redirect
jjbikklopibeimjelkohlldbjcdnofei : StayInTab
lckanjgmijmafbedllaakclkaicjfmnk : ClearURLs
ldpochfccmkkmhdbclfhpagapcfdljkj : Decentraleyes
njdfdhgcmkocbgbhcioffdbicglldapd : LocalCDN
njkmjblmcfiobddjgebnoeldkjcplfjb : Trace - Online Tracking Protection
nomnklagbgmgghhjidfhnoelnjfndfpd : Canvas Blocker - Fingerprint Protect
pkehgijcmpdhfbdbbnkijodmdjhbjlgp : Privacy Badger
pmcpffnpjncfplinfnjebjoonbncnjfl : CthulhuJs (Anti-Fingerprint)
And this is what I'm currently testing in the DIY browser where SPEED
(and IP obfuscation) turn out to be the hardest things to get this way.
How to add Socks5 to your Windows 10 browser sessions:
1. Start Psiphon & make a note of the SocksV5 port in the log output
2. Start Freecap & add the Socks5 port for Brave into the settings
3. Add Brave (or any browser) into the Freecap settings
4. In Freecap, add any command-line performance flags for the application:
--disable-background-timer-throttling
--disable-backgrounding-occluded-windows
--disable-renderer-backgrounding
Voila!
This setup routes only selected web browser traffic via FreeCap through
Psiphon, offering selective IP obfuscation & hopefully maintaining speed.
If this works, we can ditch the problematic VPN extensions, all of which
seem to either fail the initial tests or severely slow down in just days.
I just started testing it, but I post this so that others who actually
know what they're doing can add value to how they do Socks5 tunneling!
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