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Message-ID: <20091215101431.1ab93043@0xC0FF33> Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:14:31 +0100 From: Milan Berger <m.berger@...ject-mindstorm.net> To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk Subject: Re: Google Chrome 3.0.195.33 leaks DNS data queries outsitde of proxy if dns pre-fetching is enabled > > Google Chrome ... DNS ... sent to the system's configured DNS cache. > that is why #1 at top of big red WARNING box about using Tor properly > says: https://www.torproject.org/download.html.en#Warning > "1. Tor only protects Internet applications that are configured to > send their traffic through Tor — it doesn't magically anonymize all > your traffic just because you install it. We recommend you use Firefox > with the Torbutton extension." > > the only way to avoid DNS leaks despite most application configuration > is a transparent Tor proxy that intercepts all DNS and TCP at the > network layer and performs a redirect to the Tor Tcp and DNS Ports. > (see man page.) Bullshit. Tor proxies are a) not the best way b) many apps like firefox enable using proxy for dns as well as other connections. -- Kind Regards Milan Berger Project-Mindstorm Technical Engineer -- project-mindstorm.net Humboldtstrasse 69 90459 Nuremberg Germany Tel.: +49 911 27 56 381 Mob.: +49 176 22 98 76 02 http://www.project-mindstorm.net http://www.digital-bit.ch twitter: http://twitter.com/twit4c _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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