How is GhostSurf Platinum 2005?

Hi again... well i still have the problem of the uninstall... im getting bored i cant run windows as other times. well if you have any coment for it.. thanks.

otherway... y would like to recomend you other products: Nod 32 works very well and is cheap. Avast antivirus is one of my favorites and works very well. and for encryption... well you can search for other program { i dont konow about tht :$)

Greetings

 

After a rebate, I was able to obtain GhostSurf 2006 Platinum for free.
So if I don't like it, it's no big loss.
But what I am concerned about before I install it is how cleanly it will unintsall. I had just started a little while ago searching through the past discussions, and so far meme's and finisterra's posts are the only ones where someone has commented one way or the other about how the uninstallation went.
Could anyone else share their experience(s), please ?

 

I cannot comment on GhostSurf, but I recently started using this
anonymization service called Anonybrowser. I found it on Google and I've been happy with it. They hide your IP address and encrypt your traffic, so you are protected from logging by your ISP. They appear to be relatively new on the scene, but have knowledgable support and their network is quite fast -- on my cable modem I can't detect much difference in speed between having their service connected or disconnected. It's based on an open source VPN client called OpenVPN. Has anyone else used this/have an opinion? It's only $0.95 to try it for a month..which is one of the reasons I went for it rather than some of the other apps mentioned here.

 

ive tried ghostsurf twice (2005 and 2006) both uninstalled cleanly.

 

I'm having some serious connection issues with GhostSurf. I even tried disabling the software firewalls and still no go. Have you had any issues like this with GhostSurf?

 

Hi, I looked at the page because I am looking for such a service - but alas they keep logs which defeats the point.

 

Got it working now, registry issue, that's why it wasn't working(I know who cares).
Anyway GhostSurf doesn't keep any logs, so the website says, Newsgroups,IRC, and IM can be encrypted, basically anything on http. For special sites you can edit the encryption, ie https sites, most of which you can just allow cookies, still routing through hubs and encrypting the packets.
The TracksCLeaner(I use a different program), cleans basically anything on your pc, every thorough and configurable. Date, time, or when the browser is closed are schedule options. Manage delete strengths, and if you have a version of a program not listed, it allows plug-ins.
Uh... I just talked myself into using TracksCleaner.

 

Where on the GhostSurf website does it say that it doesn't keep logs?

Also: does GhostSurf allow you to anonymize other traffic, besides the web? For example, IM?

 

I thought about this, and came to the conclusion that all of these services must keep some kind of logs to protect themselves against spammers and other miscreants who sign up and then just start blasting other networks with crap. If they don't come out and say it on the web page, then it is probably going on anyways..

Or..is there a smarter way to prevent that sort of thing?

 

From their website, it seems that only HTTP is encrypted and anonymized, so I'm not sure how why you think IRC and IM are encrypted -- those protocols do not run on HTTP.

 

ghostsurf does have capabilities for filtering IM and NTTP too. its available on the add-ons tab in the privacy control center.

 

Read the 2nd line of my quote, I have GSP2005! It's on the frequently asked questions:
ie can my isp know where I'M going?
No because the gloriously wonderful GSP2005 encrypts data. . . blah blah. . . so you have anonymity. . . blah. . . we don't keep logs. . .
I KNOW IT SAYS SO, because I had the same question.

 

This is incorrect -- Anonybrowser does not keep logs. I just signed up and it is extremely fast, as advertised.

 

As for Anonybrowser, it sounds like they have good intentions, but I have real problems with an "anonymity" service that is HOSTED by a traditional web host!

From their website:
"Our network is graciously hosted by DreamHost and our customers benefit from having 100 Mbit/s connections to several backbones of the Internet."

It doesn't matter whether Anonybrowser themselves keep logs, Dreamhost is most definitely going to keep logs to prevent abuse. They would be crazy not to! Dreamhost has nothing to gain by not logging one customer (Anonybrowser) and everything to lose.

A true "anonymity" service can only be run anonymously if they run their own servers and have complete control over everything. Also, notice they only accept PayPal (!!!)....How is that for anonymity?

Anonymous surfing from a static web host? That's......different. You'll get some measure of basic privacy from a service like this, but it's far from anonymity.

 

Not necessarily, Tor being a good counter-example (they provide the software and volunteers run it on their systems - 3 relays are used with path changes every 10 minutes so those running the servers have no feasible way of linking traffic entering/leaving Tor). The point about web host logging is a good one though - and given the legal requirement on many ISPs to log traffic, a multiple-relay system is likely the only real protection.

 

Oh, absolutely. I should have clarified myself. I was talking about these commercial so-called "anonymity services." If they are going to be port-forwarding or act as a VPN for those looking for private surfing, they better be in control of their own servers, etc. and not running on a public web host like Dreamhost.

 

In fact, Anonybrowser does appear to have their own machines; only the network is shared. I agree that PayPal is not an anonymous payment system. So I guess I am in danger of DreamHost, Anonybrowser and PayPal getting together and linking my browsing activity to my identity, right? Or is it easier than that? The reason I ask is that I am not aware of any anonymous payment systems except cash, and it's illegal to mail cash. In my opinion, a business that asks its customers to mail cash is a little shady.

The point about multi-relay systems is a good one, but having multiple relays decreases speed. Tor is really cool, but when I used it a while back I felt like I was surfing on a modem. Has the speed improved since then? It would be nice to have a control that allowed you to trade anonymity for speed.

What, exactly, does U.S. law say about an ISP's traffic logging requirement?