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Pactester is a tool to test Proxy Auto Configuration (PAC) files. PAC files are used by browsers to determine the ‘right’ proxy for a URL. Since the PAC file evaluation mechanism is generated inside the browser and cannot be accessed from outside, the only way to tell which proxy your browser will use for a specific URL is manual inspection of the PAC file. But manual inspection doesn’t really scale very well. Pactester resolves this problem. It makes use of JavaScript interpreter and Netscape/Mozilla APIs to evaluate the PAC files and automates the whole process.

Pactester reads a PAC file, evaluates it in a JavaScript context and uses this PAC file’s logic to determine the proxy for a specific URL.

Usage:  ./pactester <-p pacfile> <-u url> [-h host] [-c client_ip]
./pactester <-p pacfile> <-f urlslist> [-c client_ip]
Options:
-p pacfile: PAC file to test
-u url: URL to test
-h host: Host part of the URL
-c client_ip: client IP address (defaults to IP address of the machine on which script is running)
-f urlslist: a file containing list of URLs to be tested.
Example:
./pactester -p wpad.dat -u http://www.google.com
./pactester -p wpad.dat -u http://www.google.com -c 192.168.1.105
./pactester -p wpad.dat -f url_list

Download Area

Pactester (OS: windows) : here

Pactester (OS: Linux) : here

Note:  Please use the ‘pactester’ that comes with ‘pacparser‘ as this version of pactester is no longer maintained/Supported


Use VLC with proxy

VLC is an awesome tool for watching videos and listening to online radios. But none of this will work if the network prohibits to do so. So heres a short and simple guide to configure your VLC to run through a proxy.

For Windows

Right click your vlc shortcut on desktop >> Properties

We are going to add this line to the Target.

” … ” –http-proxy=proxyaddress:port

vlcwindows Use VLC with proxy

For Linux

For linux, simply open your terminal and key in the following line

vlc –http-proxy=proxyaddress:port

Simple ain’t it ? Now you can stream through online channels through that blocked network :P .

Here is a 20 minute video which guides you through the process of locking down a typical FaceBook account for increased privacy and user security.

Be advised in the video that since this was a new “Demo” account your options may vary and your lock down process may be more complicated than what ZDnet have demonstrated.

Additionally please note that for some reason, the “Instant Personalization Pilot Program” setting under Application Privacy was not viewable in this demonstration.

ZDNET

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Panda Cloud Antivirus, the best free antivirus has received the first ever ICSA Labs certification for pure cloud-based antivirus.

To achieve the ICSA Labs Anti-Virus Certification, products must meet all criteria for detection of malware. Products must demonstrate they have the capability to detect, identify and prevent self-replicating malware while reporting no false positives.

Additionally Panda Cloud Antivirus has met all criteria for cleaning of malware on desktops and servers, which includes removal of “in-the-wild” viruses from infected files and sectors. The certified products must be able to remove all viruses without adversely affecting the data or functionality that existed before the infection.

More details can be found at the ICSA Labs certification webpage:
http://www.icsalabs.com/vendor/panda-software