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| From | Marion <marionf@fact.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.msdos.batch |
| Subject | Re: Tutorial: Build a one-click Windows custom SOCKS5 proxy client using freeware |
| Date | 2025-09-18 08:15 +0000 |
| Organization | BWH Usenet Archive (https://usenet.blueworldhosting.com) |
| Message-ID | <10agf37$15ok$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> (permalink) |
| References | <10agcdq$2e02$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <10agdp4$ngs$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
Marion wrote:
> Tutorial:
> Build a one-click Windows custom SOCKS5 proxy client using freeware
> Note that I will post working companion scripts following this overview.
While companion blocks are listed below, some are optional.
1. proxy.cmd (posted)
registry sync helper that reads and writes WinINet & WinHTTP settings
2. pac.cmd (to be posted)
PAC file installer that calls proxy.cmd to enforce AutoConfigURL
and AutoDetect so that these three domains are bypassed
Amazon Vine (https://amazon.com/vine/about)
Google Gmail (https://mail.google.com)
Microsoft (https://copilot.microsoft.com)
These are bypassed since they hate proxies like they hate VPN.
3. launchmongoose.vbs (posted below)
Launches a lightweight HTTP server that serves proxy.pac to localhost
4. psiphon.bat (posted in the original post opening up this thread)
The main proxy client which elevates to admin, starts mongoose,
launches Psiphon, applies PAC logic, syncs to WinHTTP & logs activity
In keeping with the idea that anything you do more than once on Windows
should be tied to a single click, launchmongoose.vbs is an optional helper
that silently starts the Mongoose web server in the correct working
directory so it can host proxy.pac at http://127.0.0.1. It only launches if
mongoose.exe is not already running and logs the result to mongoose.log.
Keep in mind that this custom proxy client works fine without Mongoose
because Psiphon in SOCKS5 mode does not require a PAC file to be served
over HTTP (that is, the PAC URL in the registry can point to a local file
path or direct proxy settings as it doesn't need to be served over HTTP).
The benefit of adding the lightweight Mongoose web server was that mongoose
is an easy way to serve the PAC file over HTTP before Psiphon starts.
This allows:
a. The PAC URL in WinINet and WinHTTP to point to a live file
at http://127.0.0.1/proxy.pac
b. Any app or service that supports PAC files to fetch proxy
rules immediately without using an external server
c. Custom bypass logic such as skipping Amazon Vine, Gmail
and Microsoft Copilot to be applied system wide
d. The PAC file to remain available even if Psiphon changes
network routes because the PAC file is hosted locally
In short, the launching of Mongoose turns my custom proxy client setup from
just a SOCKS5 tunnel into a more-self-contained proxy service with dynamic
routing rules, making PAC logic work reliably across all stacks & apps.
With that backround in mind, here's the OPTIONAL mongoose-launch script.
' ============================================
' launchmongoose.vbs 20250916 version 1.0
' This is version 1.5
' ============================================
' Version History:
' 1.0 - 20250916 Initial silent launch
' 1.1 - 20250916 Added process check and logging
' 1.2 - 20250916 Fixed duplicate End If error
' 1.3 - 20250916 Added version header block, cleaned structure
' 1.4 - 20250916 Removed unconditional launch
' Now launches only if not running
' 1.5 - 20250916 Updated launch command to explicitly set working directory
' ============================================
' Serves C:\data\sys\batch\proxy.pac as http & https
' Launch using: cscript //nologo launchmongoose.vbs
' Test using: curl http://127.0.0.1/proxy.pac
' Testing using: type mongoose.log
' Or just use: tasklist /fi "imagename eq mongoose.exe"
' Kill using: taskkill /f /im mongoose.exe
' Test this script: cscript //nologo "C:\data\sys\batch\launchmongoose.vbs"
' ==============================
' Added in version 1.1
' ==============================
' Features:
' - Skips launch if mongoose.exe is already running
' - Logs launch attempts to mongoose.log
' ==============================
' Fixed in version 1.2
' ==============================
' got rid of errors
' ==============================
' Improved in version 1.4
' ==============================
' Removed unconditional launch from version 1.0
' ==============================
' Improved in version 1.5
' ==============================
' Due to error: PAC file not available.
' Added explicit path to Mongoose launch
' WshShell.Run """C:\data\sys\batch\mongoose.exe"" -l http://127.0.0.1:80 -d C:\data\sys\batch", 0, False
' This ensures proxy.pac is served correctly regardless of current working directory
' ==============================
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set execCheck = WshShell.Exec("cmd /c tasklist /fi ""imagename eq mongoose.exe"" | find /i ""mongoose.exe""")
If execCheck.StdOut.ReadAll = "" Then
' Mongoose is not running, launch silently
WshShell.Run """C:\data\sys\batch\mongoose.exe"" -l http://127.0.0.1:80 -d C:\data\sys\batch", 0, False
' Log the launch
WshShell.Run """cmd.exe"" /c echo [" & Date & " " & Time & "] Mongoose launched >> C:\data\sys\batch\mongoose.log", 0, False
Else
' Mongoose is already running, skip launch
WshShell.Run """cmd.exe"" /c echo [" & Date & " " & Time & "] Mongoose already running >> C:\data\sys\batch\mongoose.log", 0, False
End If
Note I tested caddy, miniweb, mongoose & python before settling on mongoose.
--
Note that Amazon Vine gives me tens of thousands of dollars worth of "free
stuff" every year so I needed to keep them happy since they hated proxies.
<https://amazon.com/vine/about>
And GMail was barfing as were all the AI's, but Copilot is a M$ tool,
so it's added here (you'll likely want to add all the AI URls to it).
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