Resist Proxies

HTTP proxies are used for surfing the Internet and working with social networks. However, when using this type of proxy, the user's IP address remains unprotected. At the same time, the connection speed remains high.
SOCKS proxy are designed to use programs and visit sites anonymously. Also this type of proxy allows bypassing the resources with proxy-server protection.
To sum up: SOCKS proxies are a more advanced development compared to HTTP. However, to use SOCKS, you must know how to configure your browser and use special utilities.

To work with browser extensions in Selenium, you can follow these steps:

1. Install the required browser extension: First, install the browser extension you want to work with. For example, if you want to work with the Google Chrome browser, you can install the extension using the Chrome Web Store.

2. Enable Developer Mode: To enable the use of browser extensions in Selenium, you need to enable Developer Mode in your browser. For example, in Chrome, go to the Extensions page (chrome://extensions/) and click the "Developer mode" toggle in the top right corner.

3. Load the extension into the browser: Once Developer Mode is enabled, you can load the extension into your browser. You can do this by clicking the "Load unpacked" button on the Extensions page and selecting the folder containing your extension.

4. Locate the extension ID: After loading the extension, you can find its ID by looking at the Extensions page. The ID is a unique identifier for the extension and will be used in Selenium code.

5. Update your Selenium code: In your Selenium code, you will need to add the extension ID to the Chrome options before launching the browser. For example, in Python, you can do this as follows:

from selenium import webdriver

# Set the path to the ChromeDriver executable
chrome_driver_path = "path/to/chromedriver"

# Set the extension ID
extension_id = "your-extension-id"

# Create a ChromeOptions object
chrome_options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()

# Add the extension ID to the ChromeOptions
chrome_options.add_extension(f"path/to/your-extension-folder/{extension_id}")

# Launch the browser with the extension
driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=chrome_driver_path, options=chrome_options)

# Your Selenium code goes here

# Close the browser
driver.quit()

Replace path/to/chromedriver, your-extension-id, and path/to/your-extension-folder with the appropriate values for your setup.

By following these steps, you can work with browser extensions in Selenium and automate interactions with the extensions in your test scripts.

To create your own proxy server, you can use open-source software such as Privoxy or Squid. Here's a step-by-step guide using Privoxy:

Install Privoxy: Download the latest version of Privoxy from the official website (https://www.privoxy.org/download/) and install it on your computer. The installation process varies depending on your operating system.

Configure Privoxy: After installing Privoxy, open the configuration file, usually located at /etc/privoxy/config.txt on Linux or C:\Program Files\Privoxy\config\config.txt on Windows. You can also find the configuration file in the installation directory.

Edit the configuration file: Open the configuration file in a text editor and make the following changes:

Uncomment the following line by removing the # symbol at the beginning:

listen-address 0.0.0.0

Uncomment the following line and change the port number if desired (e.g., 8118):

listen-port 8118

Uncomment the following line to enable HTTPS support:

forward-suffix .privoxy

Add the following line to forward requests to a specific destination server (replace with the desired server's address):

forward-suffix 

Save the configuration file and restart Privoxy: Close the text editor and restart Privoxy to apply the changes. On Linux, you can use the following command:

sudo /etc/init.d/privoxy restart

On Windows, locate the Privoxy service in the Windows Services list and restart it.

Test your proxy server: Open a web browser and configure it to use your new proxy server (e.g., http://localhost:8118). Test by accessing a website to ensure that the proxy server is working correctly.

To connect to the Internet through a proxy server, you must authenticate with your username and password. This can be done by logging in automatically, by using a Windows agent, and by using a Web agent. With automatic login, as well as when using the Web-agent, you need to manually configure the address of the proxy server in your browser. The Windows agent does not require any special settings, because it sets up everything you need for work by itself.

The current version of Skype does not have built-in functionality to work with proxies. That is, it must be configured at the operating system level. The messenger is available for Linux, Windows, MacOS and mobile platforms.