Copyright © 2001-2006 by Privoxy Developers
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This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about Privoxy. It is
not a substitute for the Privoxy User Manual.
1.13. Can Privoxy remove spyware? Adware? Viruses?
No. Privoxy cannot remove anything. It is not a removal tool. It is a
-preventative. Privoxy can help prevent contact from sites that use such
-tactics, and thus could conceivably prevent contamination from such sites.
+preventative. Privoxy can help prevent contact from sites that use such tactics
+with approriate configuration rules, and thus could conceivably prevent
+contamination from such sites.
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regular expressions and HTML/HTTP. You should place any modifications to the
default filters, or any new ones you create in a separate file, such as
user.filter, so they won't be overwritten during upgrades. The ability to
-define multiple filter files in config is a new feature as of v. 3.0.4.
+define multiple filter files in config is a new feature as of v. 3.0.5.
There is no GUI editor option for this part of the configuration, but you can
disable/enable the various pre-defined filters of the included default.filter
3.15. Can Privoxy run as a service on Win2K/NT/XP?
-Yes. Version 3.0.4 introduces full Windows service functionality. See the User
+Yes. Version 3.0.5 introduces full Windows service functionality. See the User
Manual for details on how to install and configure Privoxy as a service.
Earlier 3.x versions could run as a system service using srvany.exe. See the
anonymity level, therefore you should use socks4a, to make sure Privoxy's DNS
requests are done through Tor and thus invisible to your local network.
-Since Privoxy 3.0.4, its configuration (section 5.2) is already prepared for
+Since Privoxy 3.0.5, its configuration (section 5.2) is already prepared for
Tor, if you are using a default Tor configuration and run it on the same system
as Privoxy, you just have to uncomment the line:
5.1. I am getting "connection refused" with every web page?
Either Privoxy is not running, or your browser is configured for a different
-port than what Privoxy is using.
+port than what Privoxy is using, or, if using a forwarding rule, you have a
+configuration problem or a problem with a host in the forwarding chain.
-Early Privoxy 2.x versions (and also Junkbuster) used port 8000 by default.
-This has been changed to port 8118 now, due to a conflict with NAS (Network
-Audio Service), which uses port 8000. If you haven't, you need to change your
-browser to the new port number, or alternately change the listen-address option
-in Privoxy's main configuration file.
+You should verify that Privoxy is indeed running and that the correct port is
+set, and matches what your browser is set to. See listen-address option in
+Privoxy's main configuration file. If using any forwarding rules, disable those
+to make sure the problem is not with a forwarder.
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just be the "messenger" which is reporting whatever problem occurred
downstream, and not the root cause of the error.
-In any case, v. 3.0.4 includes various improvements to help Privoxy better
+In any case, v. 3.0.5 includes various improvements to help Privoxy better
handle these cases.
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