Security & Privacy

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  Typed history is permanently saved in LocalDB
  

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  Look for VB-24226 in future changelogs

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  VPN, Linux Mint x64 17.2 KDE, OpenVPN &/or PPTP.
  

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  The only thing i may advise you is to view this site topsecur. com/vpn/free-vpn/ .
  It's dedicated to anonymity, security, VPN and etc.
  It's possible that you will find the necessary information there.

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  DMCA used to remove ad url from easylist blocklist
  

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  I think ads (in the form we know them) have had their day. I see an increase in the use of affiliate links, subscription/donation methods, and sponsored content these days and I think this coupled with the use of ad blockers is scaring the businesses whose sole purpose is just to put ads on pages and get clicks.

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  Why is Vivaldi not under a free license ?
  

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  @Parigot-Manchot You have full access to the code now. It is all legible, being constructed of common plain-text-readable web technologies. You just may not appropriate it and issue it as your own - cuz, you know; it wasn't your idea.

  Interesting opinion, though, "proprietary software are not recommended." The vast majority of software companies across the globe will be sad to learn this. I suppose they will all be going out of business now. You are welcome to this opinion, and welcome to follow whatever course you feel is wisest.

  At present, Jon will not be giving away his work, nor that of the staff he is paying out of his own personal pocket, nor offering people the opportunity to dilute the income stream he will need to recoup his losses.

  And some millions of us will still use the best browser, irrespective of its licensing. You have a lovely day, and thank you for your interest in Vivaldi!

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  Avoid Everything Yahoo!
  

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  Very old news, but all you can do is close your Yahoo accounts, links and search functions.
  Webmasters blocking Yahoo IP ranges is pointless as the email service which "had" the rootkit does not browse websites.
  It only affects people with Yahoo IDs that connect in to it. It does not work the other way round.

  Yahoo is now owned by another company (https://verizon.yahoo.com), who if upholding the pre-existing deal with the NSA, are likely to also be doing it with all their other communication.
  In which case now you need to block all Verizon, Yahoo and AOL IPs.

  In the real world, millions of people are forced to use Yahoo because it is what their ISP has given them. British Telecom are the biggest UK ISP and have used Yahoo for many years, meaning that most of the UK has a Yahoo account they are forced to keep even if they don't use.

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  SSL Certificate
  

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  With new 1.11.901.3 Snapshot you can activate a link to these details.
  Open vivaldi://flags/#show-cert-link and activate it.

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  DNS Security
  dnscrypt dnssec security privacy •

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  Not all DNS providers were affected by the issue. I do remember reading about dnschanger about 6 years ago. "DNSCrypt is a protocol that authenticates communications between a DNS client and a DNS resolver" HTTPS is similar for fetching web content (DNS is like a "phone book of the internet")
  That The Register post is a follow up to this one http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/04/dns_changer_guilty_plea/ and they are talking about it starting with a cyber gang bust by the FBI & others https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/international-cyber-ring-that-infected-millions-of-computers-dismantled

  Also there are 2 different kinds of DNS servers, IPv4 servers & IPv6 servers.

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  Hacker Combat Network Security News Community
  

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  Recommended Security Extensions?
  

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  @CantankRus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network

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  Umpteenth plea of desperation for Vivaldi to kill the Google spyware in the browser
  

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  I also see none of the activity you describe (using Win10, HP laptop, i5, 16GB RAM and Intel chipset).
  In the older days I used to use Sysinternals portmon.exe to regulate what came and went from my computer. Unfortunately it has not been updated since 2012 aand doesn't work on Win10.
  Today I use "currports.exe" from nirsoft.net. It can be combined with another program, "ipnetinfo.exe", from the same source to see Whois data on the outgoing IP. Currports allows you to close those ports or kill the process. It will also provide you with either an HTML report or single report on selected programs. It may Vivaldi analysts to resolve your issue.
  As mentioned by Ayespy the only time I see any Google items are when I am logged into GMail.

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  Windows Update not updating (Windows 7 64-bit)
  

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  @edwardp Did every update failed? If yes, you have to:

  Launch and run cmd As administrators Enter the following commands:
  a. net stop wuauserv
  b. net stop bits
  c. net stop cryptsvc Check in services.msc if the Windows Update service is running. Go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download and delete the files. (if you want you can backup the files). Go to Control Panel and launch Windows Update. This will force Windows Update to search for new updates. If the updates installation fails again:
  a. download a new Windows 7 kit and install over the existing windows installation. Warning: Before doing this do a back-up to your files.
  b. If the updates installation fails again, after doing step 6.a., call Microsoft support.

  Hope that will help you.

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  Vivaldi Email Accounts Questions
  

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  @Steffie The servers are in Iceland.

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  how do i report bad sites on Vivaldi
  

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  There is no official way to report malicious sites on Vivaldi. You may however report the sites you believe they are malicious or scam through the Google Safe Browsing Site. Actually there are much more websites.

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  Password manager
  

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  I'd recommend that password manager As for me it is pretty easy of use.

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  Default Browser Remove Some Deleted Browsers
  

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  @Gwen-Dragon - One saved my bacon. I installed some 3rd party software, and it broke my Windows UI. An "in-place upgrade" was necessary to fix it.

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  Repair Tower's Win10 VM.
  

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  Happier status news. I discovered from a link in the page whose link you PM'd me [Ayespy, thanks], that when viewed from within my Win10 VM [coz in my native Linux, MS redirects to an alternative page without this important info], this happens:

  

  ...& the result of clicking that button:

  

  [as you can see, it's still in progress in my 2nd Win10 VM, although it successfully finished a couple of hours ago in my primary Win10 VM]. The problem i posted about in creating this thread afflicted only my primary Win10 VM, not the other, & consequently the problem is now solved... via this major OS upgrade of whose existence i did not previously know [given i live in Linux, i stopped following Windoze news a long time ago, & only launch these VMs rarely].

  So now i've eliminated the significant problem, AND now have the very latest & finest in OS spyware that MS & NSA can provide; "Windows 10 Creators Update", = Version 1703, OS Build 15063.13. .

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  Tower & Lappy = Maui Linux 17.03 x64 Plasma 5.9.3.
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  Security of Vivaldi? Is it Better?
  

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  @danielson
  Make one then.

  Every time there applications that say "protect" something it will break in no time.
  Especially if everyone start to advertise it.
  Rule of thumb, if you can find it with Search Engines or Forums Search, it'll break.

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  Two factor authorization for Vivaldi account/e-mail
  

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  No.

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  how to remove Search.safefinder.com virus?
  

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  You can try using ESET Antivirus which detects and disable known and unknown viruses, trojans, worms, adware and other threat. It gives you a comprehensive protection with advanced technology. I suggest you to check the below site to avail offer

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  First concrete collision attack against SHA-1
  

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  Oh, cool, and my smart card personal ID, still gives me a sha1 cert