Accessing Blocked Websites.

**Flyingpony** · 30th June 2006, 16:32

Now you can access all blocked URLs from work/school, at least until this URL gets blocked by your admin person

http://www.a-bug.com/

Enjoy.

Edit: Obviously if it's blocked then going around it could get you into more hot water. Use with caution.

**Limb** · 30th June 2006, 16:54

Thanks for that Flying pony. I'm off to have a play

(Now i can be one step ahead of my employies) sweet!!

**Biohazard** · 30th June 2006, 17:00

Or you can buy a web dongle, which is usb and allows you to search the internet direct from the device and not the PC.

This is the safest way to use shared machines (internet cafes etc), Oh and surf at work

**Colapop** · 30th June 2006, 17:01

Tardme at work - cool! (of course all the techy kiddies here say "Oh yeah that's nothing new..."
Whatever! I like it.

**Lias** · 30th June 2006, 17:19

Just to present the flipside of this..

For what its worth, be careful using such sites to get past corporate firewalls. In my place of employment using external anonymizers/proxies to bypass our list of blocked sites is a serious breach of IT policy (about 1 notch short of surfing porn). Getting caught here is likely (I know, cos I check the logs

) and first offense is a permanent loss of internet access.

Definitly worth getting a copy of your employers policy on this matter (Often called Network use Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, or something similar)

**Swoop** · 30th June 2006, 22:37

Originally Posted by Lias

Definitly worth getting a copy of your employers policy on this matter (Often called Network use Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, or something similar)

My work has something. I tried to access the file they mentioned that contains some such policy, but the file "dosen't exist" or something. Good news then... no policy!!!

**Sniper** · 1st July 2006, 08:05

Originally Posted by Lias

Just to present the flipside of this..

For what its worth, be careful using such sites to get past corporate firewalls. In my place of employment using external anonymizers/proxies to bypass our list of blocked sites is a serious breach of IT policy (about 1 notch short of surfing porn). Getting caught here is likely (I know, cos I check the logs

) and first offense is a permanent loss of internet access.

Definitly worth getting a copy of your employers policy on this matter (Often called Network use Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, or something similar)

I second what Lias said. And if by some miracle you manage to get away with it, the IT guys will make your life a living hell.

**saul** · 1st July 2006, 09:47

Yep as an older person I would issue caution as well

**Ixion** · 1st July 2006, 11:19

Originally Posted by Swoop

My work has something. I tried to access the file they mentioned that contains some such policy, but the file "dosen't exist" or something. Good news then... no policy!!!

Not at all. You clearly have an experienced sysadmin. The policy exists. No-one , except the sysadmin, knows what is in it. But nonetheless you must comply with it. This is exactly as it should be.

When you do not so comply the sysadmin will draw your noncompliance to your attention. And, in the absence of exonerating factors, you will be punished. What constitutes an exonerating factor is up to the sysadmin. Beer is always an exonerating factor . Try Speights, sysadmins are always people of exquisite taste and discrimination.

What would be the point of having a policy if everyone knew what it was ?

BTW you have also clearly breached the policy on file access. Trying to hack the system , accessing files that do not exist eh? Best go out to the liquor store right now.

**GR81** · 1st July 2006, 13:18

or www.hidemyass.com or www.provacy.com

there are heaps of annonymous brower sites out there

**Biohazard** · 3rd July 2006, 18:33

The best way to get around IT dept (sorry chaps) is this Secure surf, have me order in already

**Cookie** · 3rd July 2006, 19:17

I would be a careful about falling into a false sense of security about devices like the "MyPrivateStick" (or "privacy" software as well for that matter).

I assume whatever data you are accessing (or sending) with the software on the device is passing through the computer's memory and therefore, stands a fair chance of ending up in unallocated space or slack space on the hard disk of the host machine.

I also don't think that that device will be sufficient to hide your activities from the network guys like Lias and co.

Also, be aware of what crap gets stored in the registry when you use that thing. I doubt it functions perfectly without leaving something behind, no matter how small.

Also, attempts to hide tracks, actually just make the computer forensic and network guys much more curious.

Under certain conditions - such as evidence of suspected theft of intellectual property (a video from the light above your desk of you using your usb thingy should do it) your boss can get a civil court order for Barristers and computer forensics specialists to seize your home computer gear and turn your house upside down.

I've done a stint in computer forensics so I am not completely talking out my arse here - no more than usual anyway.

If you enjoy your job, take great care!

**Biohazard** · 3rd July 2006, 19:27

Very true Cookie, the usb secure surf was designed (by what I can gather) for shared PC's ie internet cafe's as such like, for people who spend the majority of there time on them.

It will be safe enough to use for hotmal accounts and bank accounts, the guys who designed the device certainly wouldn't have devised a 100% fool proof system, there still has to be a way to check what weirdos get upto, alot of dodgy sites for dodgy people.

I'm gonna get one and test it to see how good they really think it is..... interested to find out cookie storage and reg entries etc, will let ya know what I think.