Proxifier for Mac OS X v2.0 User Manual
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1. Example WebProcess some app name fi fox Target Hosts example net 10 1 7 192 168 3 0 192 168 4 255 Example 127 0 0 1 example com 192 168 1 10 1 0 0 10 5 255 255 Target Ports 1 1024 8080 Example 80 8000 9000 3124 Action Proxy SOCKS5 proxy1 example net 1080 o C Cancel Profiles 800 Ovi CE Proxies Rules DNS Advanced 3G mobile Home Public Wi Fi New Profile Save Profile As SOUNECCE 04 23 15 41 19 Profile Office loaded Management and organization of Proxifier configuration files prx has been improved and the function has been renamed to Profiles The key features of the new approach are e Fast switching between profiles e Password encryption Profile gt Advanced gt Encryption e XML format of profile files ppx came Profile pio fas ou Ea DO ar JF E o s he Proxies Rules DNS Advanced Connections HTTP Proxy To provide additional security Proxifier can store proxy passwords in the profile file in encrypted form Please choose one of the following modes Disabled Passwords are saved in a plain text Proxy passwords can be used by everyone who has access to the profile file Basic o Encryption with a Proxifier static key Proxy passwords can be used by everyone who opens the profile with Proxifier Current user account gt Encryption using current user credentials Only current u2. clean and easy to read e608 Work w O g io wea _ Proxies Rules DNS Advanced Profiles Application Target Time Status Rule Proxy Bytes Sent Bytes Received Software Update 1703 swscan apple com 80 00 06 Connecting Default proxy example net 8080 HTTPS 0 0 WebProcess 1384 example net 80 00 04 Remote Office Remote Office proxy chain 321 128 App Store 1767 ax init itunes apple com 80 00 19 Default proxy example net 8080 HTTPS 1 22 KB 14 8 KB WebProcess 1384 incorrect address example net 80 Failed Home home example net 1080 SOCKS5 0 0 WebProcess 1384 google com 443 00 14 Home home example net 1080 SOCKSS 850 3 07 KB WebProcess 1384 fe80 90b1 83b c743 f49b 80 IPv6 00 02 Connecting Home home example net 1080 SOCKS5 0 0 Connections Traffic Statistics 04 22 12 25 13 WebProcess 1384 google com 443 close 877 bytes sent 3151 bytes 3 07 KB received lifetime 00 40 04 22 12 25 14 Software Update resolve swscan apple com proxy 04 22 12 25 14 Software Update 1657 swscan apple com 80 matching Default rule using proxy proxy example net 8080 HTTPS 04 22 12 25 14 Software Update 1657 swscan apple com 80 open through proxy proxy example net 8080 HTTPS 04 22 12 41 55 App Store 1767 a2 mzstatic com 80 open through proxy proxy example net 8080 HTTPS 04 22 12 41 55 App Store 1767 al mzstatic com 80 open through proxy proxy example net 8080 HTTPS 04 22 12 56 33 WebProcess 138
3. connections You can easily prevent this problem with proper Proxification Rules Basically Proxifier should be configured to bypass connections made by local proxy and Handle Direct Connections options should be disabled Proxifier also has a built in mechanism to detect and prevent such dangerous situations You can enable disable this feature with Infinite Connection Loop Detection option located at Connections tab of Profile gt Advanced settings Using some adaptive logic Proxifier continuously monitors connections on the system If an infinite connection loop is detected the following window appears and all new connections are automatically blocked until the user responds Infinite Connection Loop Detection Proxifier detected that the application prl naptd is likely to get into an infinite connection loop It is highly recommended that you take the following action s Suggested Actions 1 Create a rule to connect pri_naptd directly 2 Disable processing of direct connections Options Apply suggested changes automatically n Disable infinite connection loop detection ok Cancel Proxifier will suggest one or two actions to prevent a connection loop from happening in the future You can either apply the actions automatically or disable the loop detection logic If you click Cancel or close the window nothing will be changed and the loop detection logic stays active You are advised to take some action manually t
4. divided into the following groups columns e Applications program name process ID if Verbose output is enabled e Target target host address DNS name or IPv4 IPv6 and port number e Time Status time elapsed from the last status change Available statuses are Connecting blue Closed gray Failed red and Canceled red No status is displayed for an active connection e Rule Proxy rule name and proxy address with the protocol or chain name If no proxy is assigned direct connection is displayed You can sort the list by any of these parameters with a click on the corresponding column header Traffic The Traffic tab allows you to view the graphic presentation of the data on the amount of information being transferred Connections fens Statistics The blue represents incoming traffic and green is outgoing traffic The horizontal black lines indicate the levels of the data transfer rate Statistics This pane shows various statistics on the work of Proxifier the number of connections processed by the program active failed total the quantity of sent and received bytes and the time Proxifier has been working With the context menu you can reset all counters Output Here Proxifier outputs logs all message in real time Each entry can contain the following information e Time date in the following format MM DD HH MM SS Application name and process ID Target hostname or IPv4 IPv6 addre
5. menu and add two or more proxies If the proxy chains area is not visible click the TETEE a r proxyl example ne TP Proxy Chains button and then proxy2 example net SOCKSS Add click Create to create an empty proxy3 example net SOCKS4 Edit o chain Now you can populate this ee chain with proxy servers from the list by drag and drop operation Drag and Drop a proxy server from the list to add it into a chain Connections between proxy servers i Test Chain 1 will be established in the order M 192 168 0 1 1080 ns z Feate they are displayed 1n the list from M proxy1 example net 8080 top to bottom You can change the J proxy3 example net 1080 Delete F Test Chain 2 order using the drag and drop E proxy2example net 1030 operation on proxies within the M 192 168 0 1 1080 chain Uncheck a proxy to disable it Drag and Drop proxy servers within a chain to alter the order Use check boxes to enable disable a proxy in a chain To rename a chain mouse click its label Use the Remove button to remove a selected chain If a chain contains no proxies the connection will be made directly HTTP Proxy Support This topic is about HTTP proxy servers Please do not confuse this with HTTPS It is acommon misconception to confuse HTTP proxy and HTTPS proxy HTTP proxy servers can process HTTP connections port 80 They can also support HTTPS connections SSL but usually such connections are onl
6. not recommended to edit or remove Localhost rule unless you are absolutely sure that you need to tunnel connections to 127 0 0 1 through a proxy Proxifier scans rules from top to bottom Thus the rule order is important You can change the order with the arrow like buttons on the right side of the window You can enable disable the rules with the check box and change the rule s action With the corresponding buttons it is possible to Add a new rule Clone Edit or Remove an existing rule Alternatively you can use double click to edit a rule When you edit a rule or add a new one the following window appears Rule Ml Enabled Name Rule Name Applications Any Example WebProcess some app name fi fox Target Hosts Any Example 127 0 0 1 example com 192 168 1 10 1 0 0 10 5 255 255 Target Ports An Yy Example 80 8000 9000 3124 a Action Look Ganen Name the name of the rule You can use any text that is meaningful for you Enable use this check box to enable disable the rule When the rule is disabled Proxifier simply ignores it Applications a list of executable file names that correspond to the programs which connections should match the rule Separate individual names with a semicolon Use double quotes for names containing spaces You can use wildcards masks where matches any symbol and matches any substring The path of the fil
7. want to add and click OK Proxy example net Server ey Address example net Port 1080 Protocol SOCKS Version 5 SOCKS Version 4 HTTPS Authentication Enable Username Password Options No options available for SOCKSS proxy m Cancel Proxifier will ask you whether or not you want to use this proxy by default Click Yes to setit as the target for the Default Proxification Rule You can change this anytime later at Proxification Rules Proxy Servers Do you want Proxifier to use this proxy by default You can change this later at menu Profile gt Proxification Rules Yes Your proxy server will appear in the list ane Profile Proxies a Paes JE EM o bd ri Rules DNS Advanced Name Type example net SOCKSS Add Edit Remove You can chain several proxy servers together Proxy Chains From now on all new connections TCP IP will be established through the specified proxy server while Proxifier is running If you only want to tunnel specific connection not all of them use Proxification Rules Proxy Server Settings To add a proxy server click either Proxy Servers in the Profile menu or the corresponding item on the toolbar 000 WARNING lt p n A by by O hr O A If you were using proxies before you installed Proxifier you should disable any built in proxy settings Your applications should the
8. 3 WebProcess 1384 google com 443 close 877 bytes sent 3151 bytes 3 07 KB received lifetime 00 40 04 22 12 25 14 Software Update resolve swscan apple com proxy 04 22 12 25 14 Software Update 1657 swscan apple com 80 matching Default rule using proxy proxy example net 8080 HTTPS 04 22 12 25 14 Software Update 1657 swscan apple com 80 open through proxy proxy example net 8080 HTTPS 04 22 12 41 55 App Store 1767 a2 mzstatic com 80 open through proxy proxy example net 8080 HTTPS 04 22 12 41 55 App Store 1767 al mzstatic com 80 open through proxy proxy example net 8080 HTTPS 04 22 12 56 33 WebProcess 1384 google com 443 matching Home rule using proxy home example net 1080 SOCKSS 04 22 12 56 33 WebProcess 1384 google com 443 open through proxy home example net 1080 SOCKSS 04 22 12 56 34 WebProcess resolve www google com proxy 04 22 12 56 34 WebProcess 1384 www google com 443 matching Home rule using proxy home example net 1080 SOCKS5 04 22 12 56 34 WebProcess 1384 www google com 443 open through proxy home example net 1080 SOCKSS 04 22 12 58 54 WebProcess 1384 fe80 90b1 83b c743 f49b 80 IPv6 matching Home rule using proxy home example net 1080 SOCKS5 Four main parts are Connections Traffic Statistics and Output Connections In this window you can see a list of active connections handled by Proxifier with status The information about each connection 1s
9. 4 google com 443 matching Home rule using proxy home example net 1080 SOCKSS 04 22 12 56 33 WebProcess 1384 google com 443 open through proxy home example net 1080 SOCKSS 04 22 12 56 34 WebProcess resolve www google com proxy 04 22 12 56 34 WebProcess 1384 www google com 443 matching Home rule using proxy home example net 1080 SOCKS5 04 22 12 56 34 WebProcess 1384 www google com 443 open through proxy home example net 1080 SOCKSS 04 22 12 58 54 WebProcess 1384 fe80 90b1 83b c743 f49b 80 IPv6 matching Home rule using proxy home example net 1080 SOCKSS Proxifier log messages are now more detailed as well They include all new parameters listed in the above paragraph Additionally a number of new messages were introduced Now Proxifier can be configured to output DNS requests rules processing messages and more Verbosity of the output can be changed via the Log menu It is possible to set different log levels for screen and file output Brand New Concept for Proxy Settings and Rules The core of Proxifier configuration rotile has been significantly redesigned and improved Now you can specify independent multiple proxy servers in proxy local proxy l example net SOCKS5 Profile gt Proxy Settings It 1S aS ET EEE also possible to create multiple Edi proxy chains and manipulate them via the new UI E k a Ho a Er o i C a o Proxies Rules DNS Advanced Add
10. Proxifier for Mac OS X v2 0 User Manual ho ice 6 0 Oea POR ear scect ances tava E E Ur A e ts 2 What s New alt Verson sci c4icd wish iialeelaryi nace Sai eos ind A A 2 Proxifier Migration NOES seczsesicncseranigweruisiasionnse sen ad sds Raa Pane s edu A e send do RS r eaa 7 QUICK Starts ensaios asa sto sais Bias SAS 7 PEOXY SCtV Ch SOLOS cok trae aes Ae ne ae do a Ace ig ceca 9 PEOK AC ALON IRS sra ari crn cera a R Renae Mienaae an ee ta ah neat vaa ena tantasnantt 11 POE era a A A 13 User Interia E e aa E a E TR 15 Name Resolution Throes h Prox Vania E O N 17 Proy N a A ONT eee ERR 18 HEERE SUD OU eena A acca enue needa oi nieed 19 PIC CEC OM CIOS seo adaware a o RS GA ine deine erat ad 20 LoS T UGS Poe a RD ROSANA DEODORO PRN SU RD RINS TD ORNE SU ORE O RP RA 21 System and Other Users Conneccion sesar OD RG 21 ONMEC TION Loop Dete clons ane E a eadteain ale eaeee 22 Order Prox onenarena a a a a Uia 23 PE IDA E E E A E E E T E E E E a 23 Technical Suppor eae A SRA aE 23 Brid User License Aprecie nbeere a a A 24 Introduction Proxifier 1s a program that allows network applications that do not support working through proxy servers to operate through a SOCKS or HTTPS proxy or a chain of proxy servers With Proxifier you can easily tunnel all TCP connections on the system or the selected ones only Proxifier allows you to e Run any network applications through a proxy server No special configuration is required for the sof
11. Remove Drag and Drop a proxy server from the list to add it into a chain F Test M proxy local 8080 Create Al proxy l example net 1080 Delete Drag and Drop proxy servers within a chain to alter the order Use check boxes to enable disable a proxy in a chain The new version allows you to assign different proxies chains for different rules Profile gt Proxification Rules Thus each rule has an individual action that tells Proxifier to process the connections through a proxy or chain to block the connection or to open it directly A E ch E EN Eq Ex JL e se cx o Mt Emmi 08 Proxies Rules DNS Advanced Name Applications Hosts Port Target localhost 127 0 0 1 x1 ComputerName Localhost Direct Chain Test Proxy HTTPS proxy local 8080 Proxy SOCKSS proxyl example net 1080 Proxy SOCK55 proxy example net 1080 Direct 197 168 1 Any Black Web 80 443 wh Remote Office Any pxample net Default Any Any Any Proxy SOCKSS proxy2 example net 1080 7 Clone Edit Remove Rule configuration has been redesigned to be much more comprehensive and flexible Applications and target hosts can be specified as wildcards e g fire 192 168 1 etc A very important improvement is DNS names support Thus the target can be specified by its host name mask such as example com Rule Remote Office Name Remote Office Enabled Applications Safari WebProcess Remote App
12. d To access proxy passwords the user will be interactively asked for master password Set Password When Profile master password Profile Master Password is used Proxifier asks it each time the profile is loaded including at startup Please enter profile master password You can save this password ms ec within the current user account o with the Remember checkbox Proxifier will not load the profile until the correct password is OK specified If you enter an incorrect password Proxifier will ask you to repeat or load the profile with blank passwords User Interface The main Proxifier window looks like following 800 Work A D EiS p yA AA we 5 g O o Work E NM D tas Proxies Rules DNS Advanced Profiles Application Target Time Status Rule Proxy Bytes Sent Bytes Received Software Update 1703 swscan apple com 80 00 06 Connecting Default proxy example net 8080 HTTPS 0 0 WebProcess 1384 example net 80 00 04 Remote Office Remote Office proxy chain 321 128 App Store 1767 ax init itunes apple com 80 00 19 Default proxy example net 8080 HTTPS 1 22 KB 14 8 KB WebProcess 1384 incorrect address example net 80 Failed Home home example net 1080 SOCKS5 0 0 WebProcess 1384 google com 443 00 14 Home home example net 1080 SOCKSS 850 3 07 KB WebProcess 1384 fe80 90b1 83b c743 149b 80 IPv6 00 02 Connecting Home home example net 1080 SOCKSS5 0 0 Traffic Statistics 04 22 12 25 1
13. define how certain connections should be processed by Proxifier Each connection can be processed directly through a proxy chain or blocked The rules can be based on application names the 800 target host IP or address and port numbers ONO ss Applications and targets can be specified as E o 308 wildcards Ports can be specified as ranges Proxies Rules DNS Advanced To access this feature click Proxification Rules Application Target in the Profile menu or the corresponding item on the toolbar The following window will appear Gsi EM Profile LE l s ur a ts mate o o E DNS Advanced T Proxies Rules Name Applications Target Hosts Target Ports Action W Localhost Any localhost 127 0 0 1 1 Any Direct WComputerName if Default Any Any Any Direct A Add Clone Edit Remove The Default rule cannot be changed It is a special rule Proxifier uses it when no other rules match the connection You can only change the action for this rule For example if you assign a proxy server as an action for the Default rule and you have no more rules defined Proxifier will process all connections through this proxy By default each profile also has a predefined rule called Localhost When this rule is enabled Proxifier does not tunnel local connections loopbacks on the computer Some system applications like System Preferences can depend on the loopback connections Tt is
14. e is not relevant With the button you can browse for the file and add it to the list Target hosts to match the rule a connection should connect to a host from this list You can specify host names DNS names IPv4 or IPv6 addresses Separate individual addresses with a semicolon Wildcards masks are supported and you can use wildcards masks where 7 matches any symbol and matches any substring IPv4 IPv6 addresses can be specified as a range Use a minus sign to define the range ComputerName constant is automatically swapped with the local computer name during the processing Target ports to match the rule a connection should connect to a port from this list You can use any integer from 1 to 65 535 2416 1 Separate individual ports with a semicolon Use a minus sign to define a range Action defines how Proxifier should process the connection if it matches the rule Possible options Proxy lt name gt process the connection through the proxy server You can define proxy servers at Profile gt Proxy Servers Chain lt name gt process the connection through the proxy chain You can create proxy chains at Profile gt Proxy Servers Direct process the connection directly skip any processing The connections will be connected to the original target Block the connection will be blocked Proxifier applies certain filtering for the text fields Incorrect
15. each start and warns you 1f there are more than 1000 files or the total size is more than 500 Mb System and Other Users Connections Proxifier can process system oc Profile processes and applications run by BEL other users Proxies Rules DNS Advanced Both features are disabled by rs default You can enable them at Profile gt Advanced on Connections tab v Infinite connection loop detection System and other users HTTP Proxy Handle direct connections Normally Proxifier process connections for the current user only You can change this behavior if needed NOTE These settings are recommended for advanced users only _ Applications run by other users on this computer System processes Connection Loop Detection Working with Proxifier you can get into a situation where a connection gets to an infinite loop Such situations can cause serious stability problems In the worst case network access can be completely blocked This can happen when there is a local proxy server running on the system e g tunneling software or antivirus Suppose the following scenario 1 Application initiates a connection Proxifier captures it and redirects to the local proxy server Local proxy server forwards the connection to the Internet Proxifier captures this connection and redirects to the same proxy again Step 3 is repeated ae To System will repeat steps 3 and 4 forever while the system can still handle new
16. ease see the corresponding topic in this document Quick Start Copy Proxifier app to Applications folder and launch Proxifier By default Proxifier is configured to bypass all network connections You can still see connections and DNS requests if you enable verbose output Log gt Output Level gt Verbose Proxifier can process the connection directly without a proxy server To enable this mode set Handle Direct Connections option under Profile gt Advanced It can be useful to troubleshoot problems and utilize some features of Proxifier like traffic dumps bandwidth and connection monitor etc To make the connections work through a proxy server or a chain of proxy servers you must first define a proxy server in Proxifier Click Proxy Servers in the Profile menu or click on the icon located on the toolbar 600 WARNING A as PS Ss l Q z 30s If you were using proxies before you installed Proxifier you should disable any built in proxy settings Your applications should then be configured to connect directly to the Internet Application target rather than through proxies Proxies Rules DNS Advanced Click the Add button in the new dialog window oo Profile A RA Proxies Rules DNS Advanced Adg Edit Remove You can chain several proxy servers together Proxy Chains Fill in the form specifying the details of the proxy server address port protocol etc that you
17. enu or the corresponding icon on the toolbar The Name Resolution settings will appear eoo Profile EN 02 Er DNS Advanced oO Proxies Rules Proxifier DNS Settings W Detect DNS settings automatically Resolve hostnames through proxy Mote It is impossible to get real IP address through proxy Proxifier assign fake IP address 0 that are only valid when it is running DNS exclusion list Do not resolve the following through proxy wi localhost vI Computer name vi Simple hostnames More 1 hostname s defined By default the Detect DNS settings automatically mode 1s enabled In this case Proxifier continuously tracks the network condition and if system DNS is unavailable Proxifier automatically enables the Resolve hostnames through proxy option You can disable automatic mode and enable disable this option manually When Proxifier changes DNS mode automatically the following message is output Automatic DNS mode detection Local DNS service is available unavailable Name Resolution through proxy is disabled enabled DNS exclusion list defines the names that should not be resolved through proxy localhost localhost DNS name Computer Name the local computer name Simple Hostnames all names that do not contain a domain subdomain i e there are no dot separated parts Usually such hostnames are used with a local network so it makes no sense to resolve them throug
18. h a proxy More allow to edit a custom DNS exclusion list If a hostname matches an entry of the list the name is resolved by system facilities You can use wildcards masks where matches any symbol and matches any substring Proxifier will output DNS requests if Verbose output mode is enabled View gt Output Level gt Verbose which can be useful when investigating DNS related problems Name resolving settings are stored in Proxifier profiles So you can save load them like the other settings Proxy Chains With Proxifier you can work through a chain of proxy servers Connecting to a remote host will be performed sequentially from one proxy server to another This mode can be useful when a remote host is only accessible through multiple proxies or when Proxifier 1s used to ensure a high level of anonymity When working through a proxy chain keep in mind the following e A chain can contain proxy servers of different types SOCKS v4 SOCKS v5 HTTPS If you use HTTP proxy it must be the last one in the chain e If at least one proxy is not functioning the entire chain will not work The total lag will be the sum of all lags at all proxy servers in the chain e If the connection is broken at one proxy the entire connection to the remote host is lost eoo Profile To create a chain of proxy servers a E FA C9 so ial O o x Rules DNS Advanced click Proxy Settings in the Profile a Proxies
19. n be configured to connect directly to the Internet rather than through proxies Proxies Rules DNS Advanced Application Target This will open a window where you can add edit or remove proxy servers and proxy chains used by Proxifier If several proxy servers are specified you can create a proxy chain Soo Profile Ag Edit The order of the proxy servers in Remove the list is not relevant You can sort the list by address port and type protocol You can chain several proxy servers together Proxy Chains To add a proxy server click the Add button which will open the form where you can specify the details of the proxy server Proxy Address Server The address of the proxy server can be Address Proxy Addre Port Number a hostname or IPv4 IPv6 address eee O SOCKS Version 5 Port O SOCKS Version 4 The port number to connect to the dah di proxy server usually 1080 80 8080 3128 Authentication etc Enable Username Protocol Password The protocol used by the proxy server as Rr Options Proxifier supports four types of protocols e SOCKS version 4 A a widely used proxy server y p y OK Cancel protocol that does not support authentication You can specify only User ID SOCKS version 5 has more features than version 4 and supports authentication You can specify a username and password Technical documentation can be found at http ww
20. ned DNS Exclusion List Do not resolve the following through proxy local example net Example localhost example com local Now you can specify the hostnames that should be resolved with local DNS when Proxifier 1s configured to process hostnames through a proxy This feature 1s useful when you need to work with LAN and Internet connections at the same time Proxifier Migration Notes Proxifier v2 does not import old settings automatically To convert an old configuration file from Proxifier v1 prx please use the File gt Import Profile command We do not expect any problems with migration but to avoid any trouble please be aware of the following changes e Each Proxification Rule now has a specific action that tells Proxifier to connect through a proxy or chain connect directly or block the connection e Proxifier examines the rules from top to bottom The order of the rules now matters and can be changed e Ifa connection matches no rules it is processed according to the special default rule located at the bottom of the list e Direct connections are not processed by default To change this please enable Profile gt Advanced gt Handle Direct Connections e Multiple proxy servers are not chained automatically The order of the proxies in the list is not relevant You should implicitly create a proxy chain from the specified proxies For complete information about each option above pl
21. o address the problem otherwise the logic will likely be triggered again soon It is recommended that you disable the Infinite Connection Loop Detection feature only in the case of false positive detections Order Proxifier You can purchase the full version of Proxifier at our web site http www proxifier com order htm Registration benefits e Fully functional unrestricted copy of the software e All future minor version UPDATES for FREE e Free technical support We provide a 30 day money back guarantee If you are not completely satisfied with Proxifier just let us know and you will receive a full refund promptly Orders are delivered to your email instantly Our ecommerce partner Avangate processes every order using only the absolute safest SSL encryption Please contact sales O proxifier com with order related questions Trial Version The trial unregistered version of Proxifier has the following limitations e Jt will work for only 31 days after installation e On start Proxifier displays the information window These are the only differences between the trial and registered version When you purchase the full version of Proxifier you will receive a registration key serial number which will remove all limitations Technical Support Please contact our support team using the following e mail support proxifier com Before you contact us please do the following e Read through the document it may already c
22. only You can change this behavior if needed _ Applications run by other users on this computer System processes Log Files Proxifier can save its output log into a file You can enable this feature on the Log gt Log to File menu The following options are available Disabled do not write a log file Errors Only Normal Verbose write the output in the log file The levels are the same as for Output Level e Verbose and Traffic write verbose log into a file and save traffic into dump files The messages are saved under Library Logs Proxifier directory This file can be opened with the standard Console app using the Log gt Log to File gt Open Log File command Traffic dumps if enabled are saved as files with dmp extension For each connection Proxifier creates two files one for incoming and one for outgoing traffic The name consists of application name TO or FROM mark date year month day and time hour minute millisecond The traffic dump directory can be opened with the Log gt Log to File gt Open Traffic Log Folder command For example a dump of an HTTP connection can look like the following WebProcess 23712 TO www apple com_443 AT 2012 06 2919 52 55 409 dmp WebProcess 23712 FROM www apple com 443 AT 2012 06 2919 52 55 721 dmp WARNING Saving traffic on fast networks may require a lot of space on the hard disk Proxifier checks the Traffic directory on
23. ontain an answer to your question e Ensure that you are using the latest version of Proxifier available at http www proxifier com If you contact Technical Support please provide as much information as possible about the problem including e Proxifier version and edition Help gt About e g Proxifier for Mac v2 0 e OS version e g Mac OS X 10 7 4 e Your Network Configuration your IP address proxy server IP and Port proxy server protocol e g SOCKS proxy server name e g Squid or Microsoft ISA e The description of your problem be as detailed and comprehensive as possible exact steps to reproduce the problem e Proxifier registration information if you are a registered user registered users get higher support priority We need the first byte of an IP address only So you can specify IP addresses like 10 x x x 192 x x x and etc End User License Agreement You can view End User License Agreement for Proxifier here http www proxifier com mac documentation v2 eula htm
24. port or Export commands of the File menu respectively With Import you can import settings from the old versions of Proxifier prx files You can also manage profiles at the file level with File gt Manage Profiles command Proxifier profiles are user specific Each user account on the computer has its own private set of profiles Proxifier v2 uses XML for profile files The format is human readable and self explanatory You can edit the content with any third party tools and scripts Profiles can contain passwords for proxy servers To protect this information Proxifier supports encryption You can change encryption options at Encryption tab of Profile gt Advanced Options The same settings are requested anytime you use Export Profile The description of each option is provided in the dialog window Profile passwords encryption To provide additional security Proxifier can store proxy passwords in the profile file in encrypted form Please choose one of the following modes Disabled Passwords are saved in a plain text Proxy passwords can be used by everyone who has access to the profile file Basic O Encryption with a Proxifier static key Proxy passwords can be used by everyone who opens the profile with Proxifier Current user account gt Encryption using current user credentials Only current user can access proxy passwords Profile master password Encryption with a profile master passwor
25. s together Proxy Chains Proxification Rules oo ei A a E EN Ea hri P jo J tus urs Proxies Rules DNS Adwanced Name Applications W Localhost Any Mf HTTP Connections Any i HTTPS Connections Direct Connections Proxifier can process connections without a proxy server You can enable this with Handle Direct Connections option on Connection tab of Profile gt Advanced Options If this mode 1s enabled Proxifier will handle the connections that match Proxification Rules with action set to Direct The connection will be added to the connection list the traffic will be counted etc This working mode does not differ in any way from working through a proxy server except that the connection is established directly from the local computer to the remote one In this mode Proxifier can be used as a tool for monitoring network connections and traffic You can use it to log network activity and make and analyze traffic dumps of network applications Profile Target Hosts Target Ports Action localhost 127 0 0 1 2 1 Any Direct SComputerNames Proxy HTTP proxy example net 2080 Proxy HTTPS proxy example net 2080 seno Profile Jia Se i O Om ti 0 w Proxies Rules DNS Advanced Encryption senna HTTP Proxy Handle direct connections vi Infinite connection loop detection System and other users Normally Proxifier process connections for the current user
26. ser can access proxy passwords Profile master password gt Encryption with a profile master password To access proxy passwords the user will be interactively asked for master password Set Password Proxifier Profiles of Windows and Mac versions are compatible so you can easily move configuration between the platforms New Network Engine The network engine of Proxifier for Mac has been completely rewritten It improves the overall performance of the program provides full IPv6 support and better hostname processing No installation is needed anymore You can simply unpack Proxifier to any folder on your Mac and you are all set The new version features a number of other improvements They significant improve user experience DNS over Proxy Improvements Proxifier can now automatically detect DNS settings and select an appropriate mode that matches the current network environment I e it will resolve hostname through proxy if local DNS is unavailable and vice versa O Profile EA o 50 DNS Advanced Proxies Rules Proxifier DNS Settings v Detect DNS settings automatically hostname through proxy Note It is impossible to get real IP address through proxy Proxifier assign fake IP address 0 that are only valid when it is running DNS exclusion list Do not resolve the following through proxy v localhost v Computer name T Simple hostnames More 2 hostname s defi
27. ss Event description e g connection opened closed resolve error etc Additional information like connection statistics or error code You can change verbosity of the output at Log gt Output Level menu Three levels are available e Error only errors and program critical messages only e Normal errors and connection related messages open close Recommended for the majority of cases e Verbose outputs all messages This includes rule processing DNS requests and others Can be useful for debugging purposes It is possible to write the output into a log file with the Log gt Log Level menu Miscellaneous If you quit Proxifier when the main window is closed it will not be opened automatically on the next start To reopen main window please click on Proxifier dock icon Name Resolution Through Proxy Proxifier can resolve hostnames through a proxy server This feature is useful when a DNS server is not available or restricted Generally speaking it is not recommended to use this feature in all other cases as it has some limitations versus the normal way of resolving For example it is impossible to get a real IP address through a proxy so Proxifier has to assign placeholder fake IP addresses like 0 which are only valid within the local computer while Proxifier is working Proxification rules based on IP addresses will also not work in this case To configure name resolving click Name Resolution in the Profile m
28. symbols are indicated with red color For example there can be no letters in Target ports field Target Ports Example 80 8000 To match the rule a connection should satisfy all three criteria Applications Target hosts and Ports If you have nothing defined in a field the word Any in gray color is displayed and it will then match all possible values for certain criteria This effectively means that this criterion will not be used for rule valuation For example if you specify Applications only and leave Targets and Ports empty Proxifier will process all connections of the specified applications regardless of the target hosts and ports Profiles Proxifier settings located in the Profile menu together are referred to as a profile This includes Proxy Servers Proxification Rules Name Resolution and others Settings available under Log menu are not included in a profile Proxifier automatically saves the current profile without prompting on any change You can save the profile with a specific name by File gt Save Profile As and load it later with File gt Load Profile The name of the active profile is displayed at the title of the main window You can easily navigate and load profiles with the toolbar button 600 E us SEA oo L w Proxies Rules DNS Advanced Work v Direct Application Target Work New Profile Save Profile As To import or export a profile from to a file use the Im
29. tware the entire process is completely transparent e Access the Internet from a restricted network through a proxy server gateway e Bypass firewall restrictions Tunnel the entire system force all network connections including system connections to work through a proxy server Resolve DNS names through a proxy server Use flexible Proxification Rules with hostname and application name wildcards Secure privacy by hiding your IP address Work through a chain of proxy servers using different protocols View information on current network activities connections hosts times bandwidth usage etc in real time Maintain log files and traffic dumps Get detailed reports on network errors and much more Specifications e Proxy protocols SOCKS v4 SOCKS v4A SOCKS v5 HTTPS and HTTP HTTP connections only e Authentication SOCKS5 Username Password Authentication RFC 1929 HTTP Basic Full IPv6 support Full 64 bit applications and systems support Profile password encryption up to AES 256 bit Mac OS X 10 6 Snow Leopard 10 7 Lion 10 8 What s New in Version 2 Improved UI The new version features a significantly improved user interface The connection list provides much more detailed information about the connections including selected proxy server matched rule connection status with color indication user name and process ID All additional information is displayed only when needed so UI remains
30. w 1etf org rfc rfc1928 txt and http www 1etf org rfc rfc 1929 txt HTTPS HTTP proxy with SSL support for arbitrary ports Technical documentation can be found at http www 1etf org rfc rfc28 17 txt HTTP proxy with SSL tunnel support 1s also known as o CONNECT proxy o SSL proxy WARNING Many HTTP proxy servers do not support SSL tunneling therefore they cannot be used as HTTPS If an HTTP proxy works properly in the browser but fails in Proxifier it most likely means that SSL support is unavailable HTTP the most common type of proxy servers Unfortunately such proxies can only be used for HTTP connections You can enable this protocol at Profile gt Advanced on HTTP Proxy tab Please make sure that you have read and understood the HTTP proxy servers topic before using this option Authentication and Options The options available depend on the proxy server protocol SOCKS version 4 A User ID used for the purposes of authentication SOCKS 4A extension allows remote name resolving DNS through proxy feature for SOCKS v4 proxy SOCKS version 5 Username and Password user authentication e HTTPS Username and Password user authentication Appear as Web Browser if checked Proxifier emulates browser s environment some firewalls deny all requests that do not come from a browser e HTTP Username and Password user authentication Proxification Rules This feature allows you to
31. y allowed on port 443 the standard port for HTTPS For example this is the default configuration for Squid and Microsoft ISA proxy servers If an HTTP proxy allows HTTPS connections on arbitrary ports it can be called HTTPS proxy server also called CONNECT or SSL proxy In this case it can be used for generic TCP connections like SOCKS v4 5 proxy Proxifier can work with HTTP proxy servers that do not support HTTPS on arbitrary ports Due to the technical limitation of this protocol it 1s only possible to process HTTP connections with such proxy servers This means that you must configure the Proxification Rules accordingly You can enable HTTP proxy support at HTTP Proxy tab of Profile gt Advanced window After that you will be able to add HTTP proxy server just like any other type of proxies Once HTTP proxy server is added make sure that you properly set the Proxification Rules If you want to process HTTPS connections through this proxy also you should add this proxy separately as HTTPS Suppose proxy example net 8060 is a usual HTTP proxy and supports HTTP on port 80 and HTTPS on port 443 and we want to configure Proxifier to process HTTP HTTPS connections web browsing through it The following images illustrate the correct setup Proxy Settings O Ea o Profile O Proxies r ore ts mae o o E Rules DNS Advanced proxy example net proxy example net You can chain several proxy server
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