STAYING ANONYMOUS while SURFING

Hey, Frineds
     Today I am going to tell you some common ways to stay ANONYMOUS during surfing ,
there are some common and easy ways to hide yourself while using INTERNET.
The four common ways are TAIL O/S , TOR Browser , VPN , CHAIN PROXY (not mentioned here).
So lets start without wasting more time on these un-used introduction.

TAILS O/S

Tails operating System is a complete package of o/s + browser(named as tor).
It is Debian-based Linux distribution.
Used for providing privacy and anonymity.
The official web-site of tor says that , "it is nothing but an OS that comes with all applications customized for privacy and anonymity"
All its outgoing connections are forced to go through Tor and non-anonymous connections are blocked.
It can be easly bootable in live cd or pendrive and you can be able to use it anywhere,
it don't leave any clue.

How To Use
Go to their official website and read its documentation for more information.
Download it
use it on live CD or in bootable pendrive

Note:- Do not assume that you are completely anonymous.

TOR BROWSER BUNDLE

Tor is free browser software
used for enabling anonymous communication.
It prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit
It helps you to access web-sites which are blocked.
It is better than to download Whole o/s just download a browser which provides same level of anonymity.


How To Use
Go to their website and read the documentation.
Download the latest browser bundle.
Read the documentation.
Install and run.

Note:Browsing is annoyingly slow, because of traffics.

VPN

VPN satands for Virtual Private Network
VPN, is a group of computers networked together over a public network.
A virtual private network extends a private network across a public network, such as the Internet
A VPN is created by establishing a virtual point-to-point connection.
VPNs can allow to securely access a intranet





Advantages of using a VPN?
Your data is encrypted.
No-one can eavesdrop your communications.
Your privacy is ensured.
You can pretend to be someone you are not (You wanna use some service which is banned in your country, VPN is the answer).
You can overcome browsing restrictions imposed on you.
Login to your home or Work network from anywhere with confidence.
Hide your voice/VOIP calls.
Hide yourself Cause you like to be anonymous by using vpn.





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HOW TO BE SECURE FROM PHISHING

Phishing is an online fraud techniques and phishers are nothing more than tech-savvy artists and redirect you to the replica (looking same as original site) of authentic website which illegitimate . In a typical phishing scam, phishers send out emails, which appear to come from a legitimate company, in an attempt to scam users into providing private information that will be used for identity theft.

Phishers use a variety of sophisticated devices to steal information—including pop-up windows, URL masks which simulate real Web addresses, and keystroke loggers that capture account names and passwords...

HERE ARE SOME ANTI-PHISHING SAFETY TIPS

1. Do not select the option "auto save" on your browsers for storing your user name and password when you login to banking and payment.
2. Get your computer updated with the latest versions of the browsers and operating system & its security updates. 
3. Make sure your computer has the latest version of the anti-virus software. Download the updates of this software on a regular basis to protect your computer against new viruses.
4. Install a personal firewall and the latest anti-virus software on your computer. This will prevent unauthorized access to your system.
5. If you are using a public or shared computer, you should clear your browser's cache and history after each session so that your account information is removed.
6. Use an Internet browser that supports 128-bit encryption.
7. Use ON- screen keyboard to fill payment details and login credentials. So that it can’t be keylogged.
8. Ensure https (i.e http secure protocol) connection to the website.
9. Do not follow any link through the email for login and payment because authentic sites do not use these methods.
10. Users can use online payment wallet or virtual wallet sites.
11. Beware of social media scams which is vast in trends to target more users.