OperaTor V3.5
Suggested by Fluffy - Updated by webfork on 5 May 2010
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Synopsis: OperaTor is a software bundle that combines the power of the Opera Browser, Tor and Privoxy to allow anonymous surfing while using public terminals at internet cafe, library etc.
Note: this software is no longer maintained. The download link points to the last available version.
Writes settings to: Application folder
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch OperaTor.exe.
Stealth [?]: Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
System Requirements: Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista
I just wanted to post some additional information regarding OperaTor. It is such a wonderful tool for online privacy.
Before i found OperaTor, i was using Opera@USB with CoDeen, which is an HTTP based free, public service. It works great, there's plenty of them, and easily accessible. But they are HTTP Proxies, and do not support HTTPS, which is required for logging in, encryption, etc. I have been searching for HTTPS Proxies for a while now. Unfortunately, they are only for sale.
So i gave up and just settled for CoDeen.
Until yesterday, and running into OperaTor. I was clueless about Tor and what it did. Basically, Tor is a public tunneling service, sort of like VPN. Tor is free with the purpose of providing people with online anonymity. What's great about Tor is it supports HTTPS!
Now.. to use Tor, you can use their software, or bundled IE, and Firefox Browsers. Which i did, but find it very slow, obtrusive, buggy, and very tedious to figure out. I was able to get online, but every other website was blocked with an "unknown website" warning.
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This is where OperaTor comes in...
I am not sure why OperaTor is faster, but i looked into the folders and believe it's using a lite version of Tor, which doesn't do all the unnecessary checking, and validations. OperaTor doesn't fuss about which websites you visit, it just goes.
Now the problem is it is no longer supported and still sports the old Opera 10.
I found that i was able to copy & paste the new Opera@USB v11.01, right over OperaTor's v10 with no ill-effects
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HOW TO UPDATE OPERATOR
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1. Download Opera@USB v11.01.
2. Download OperaTor.
3. Copy & paste Opera@USB into OperaTor/Opera. Paste right on top of the existing files. Select "YES" to replace existing files.
4. Edit "operaprefs_default.ini" with Notepad so it looks like this:
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[System]
Multi User=0
[User Prefs]
Language Files Directory={Resources}locale\en
Language File={Resources}locale\en\en.lng
Application Icon=.\operator.ico
- Enable "HTTP", enter "localhost", and "8118" for Port.
- Repeat for "HTTPS", "FTP", "Gopher", "WAIS".
- Enable "Enable HTTP 1.1 for proxy".
- Click "OK" to save.
- Close out Preferences.
6. Complete..
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MY VERSION
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Now if you're lazy, here is my OperaTor, it's already been updated, settings maximized for optimal performance (broadband), ready to go. Just download, unzip, and use.
Note: I removed Adobe Flash because of Copyright, but you can download the latest version here. Unzip NPSWF32.dll and place it inside program\plugins inside Opera's directory.
F.Y.I
If you're not familiar with Proxies, Tunneling, Tor, etc.. it is slower than a normal connection. This is because it redirects all your traffic through it's servers. This is required to protect your identity.
For me.. waiting a few extra seconds is well worth it... for HTTPS Support.
Of course i don't use it as my main browser, only when i need anonymity.