PrivDog 3.0.0.96 is now released.

[Nige_39]

@Sanya IV Litvyak post:20

See post 15 above, PrivDog replaces the certificate for sites and essentially only Comodo browsers trusts the CA that PrivDog uses. Questionable method to say the least, already resulted in several sites using EV certs to show lesser certs.

Thanks for that Sanya IV Litvyak

It works fine with Opera 26, however that is chromium / Chrome/39.0.2171.95.

I am puzzled when you told me this> PrivDog replaces the certificate for sites and essentially only Comodo browsers trusts the CA that PrivDog uses < when I’m using Opera.

Regards

Nige

[SanyaIV]

@Nige_39 post:21

Thanks for that Sanya IV Litvyak

It works fine with Opera 26, however that is chromium / Chrome/39.0.2171.95.

I am puzzled when you told me this> PrivDog replaces the certificate for sites and essentially only Comodo browsers trusts the CA that PrivDog uses < when I’m using Opera.

Regards

Nige

Maybe opera trusts Privdog as CA or PrivDog doesn’t replace them for opera browser?

[Citizen_K]

@Sanya IV Litvyak post:22

Maybe opera trusts Privdog as CA or PrivDog doesn’t replace them for opera browser?

I got an email from Shane about the technical challenges of getting it to work with classic Opera and also shines a light on the techniques used:

The preliminary information I have from them is Opera 12 uses an online certificate store. To handle filtering SSL we need to do some type of interception, decryption, filter and then encryption again. The problem arises due the nature of asymmetric encryption that we’d need the private key of the publisher to encrypt the traffic again and still stay authenticated.

We use the same approach many AVs have taken. On install we generate a root certificate with random keys and install it into the local certificate store. We then generate a certificate on-the-fly for each web site visited and pass our certificate back to the browser. We then have a man-in-the-middle allowing the software to decrypt and re-encrypt.

With an online certificate store we don’t have access to a safe local store to insert these install time generated certificates. The team will look into your version further in future sprints to see if we can find a way to do it but at this time they feel they won’t be able to find a way. As you can imagine the whole nature of PKI is designed so we can’t read encrypted traffic, so it’s a big challenge.

[NPoberezhnaya]

@Sanya IV Litvyak post:16

Comodo Dragon (latest public release) and Windows 10 Technical Preview, but it seems my issues were with an extension https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/referer-control/hnkcfpcejkafcihlgbojoidoihckciin ← if I have that enabled and set up to block 3rd parties it breaks PrivDog on many sites, prohibiting it from removing ads.

Another thing I noticed is that you seem to be able to support HTTPS sites by replacing the certificate that sites use as can be seen from the screenshot below of Google Chrome. I am personally 100% against such modifications and I’m now permanently uninstalling PrivDog.

Edit: Screenshot attached.

Hi Sanya! Thank you a lot for the details! :-TU We will check

[NPoberezhnaya]

@Nige_39 post:19

I’ve been testing out PrivDog 3.0.0.96 on Opera 26.0.1656.60 and it works quite well, However at first it seemed to struggle, but after 2 to 3 Browser refreshers it started to work just fine.

However for Internet Explorer 11 PrivDog 3.0.0.96 does not work, please look at Capture.

As for the Capture, I tried lots of sites and non of them work.

So I went into Privdog Control Panel and went to Preferences/Choose browser to protect and I disabled Internet Explorer, by clicking it until it said Not Detected in Red

Now look at Capture 2, where you things working as normal

Hope this helps

Regards for 2015 to everyone

Nigel

Hi Nigel! Thank you! Could you please write which Windows are you running?

[Nige_39]

@NPoberezhnaya post:25

Hi Nigel! Thank you! Could you please write which Windows are you running?

I’m running Windows 7 32bit.

Thanks NPoberezhnaya

Nigel

[NPoberezhnaya]

@Nige_39 post:26

I’m running Windows 7 32bit.

Thanks NPoberezhnaya

Nigel

Hi :)Thank you. Could you please check:
1)Ad replacing on other sites
2)Close all iexplore processes in the Task manager and try to open IE again?

[Nige_39]

@NPoberezhnaya post:27

Hi :)Thank you. Could you please check:
1)Ad replacing on other sites
2)Close all iexplore processes in the Task manager and try to open IE again?

Hello NPoberezhnaya,

I tried what you told me, and it still shows same, I tried other address like google.co.uk and bbc.co.uk and same Result under I.E. 11 when Privdog is active for Internet Explorer.

However if I press Continue to this website (not recommended). It works fine, but address bar goes Red.
Regards

Nige

[NPoberezhnaya]

ok, thank you. I will write you PM
we will win this bug 8)

[khanyash]

It blocks much less compared to adblock plus.

I browsed torrent site kickass. I dont get any advert with adblock plus but with privdog all advert were there, all those kind of banner like ads of matrimony, dating, etc… & sometimes adverts are kind of ■■■■■.

adblock plus is much better on my family system.

[captainsticks]

@naren post:30

It blocks much less compared to adblock plus.

I browsed torrent site kickass. I dont get any advert with adblock plus but with privdog all advert were there, all those kind of banner like ads of matrimony, dating, etc… & sometimes adverts are kind of ■■■■■.

adblock plus is much better on my family system.

Hi naren,
Please report such issues if time permits.
Ads That Needs to be Blocked
Note: If the site or ads are inappropriate for general viewing or are illegal, please PM an active Moderator or a Staff member involved with PrivDog.

Thanks.

[Nige_39]

I Reset Internet Explorer back to default, and everything works fine with Privdog is running with I.E. 11. However Certain pages work fine. These sites of the forum is fine and the msn pages of Microsoft ,http://www.bbc.co.uk/ is fine But for the likes of yahoo and https://www.comodo.com/ do not I get >

There is a problem with this website’s security certificate.

The security certificate presented by this website was not issued by a trusted certificate authority.

Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or intercept any data you send to the server.

We recommend that you close this webpage and do not continue to this website.

Recommended iconClick here to close this webpage.

Not recommended iconContinue to this website (not recommended).

More information More information

Regards

Nigel

[fungus303]

Hello.

Can i run ghostery and privdog at the same time? Does it work with ublock, without any problems?

Im running comodo dragon v36.1.1.21 and opera v26.0.1656.60.

[NiramX]

@fungus303 post:33

Hello.

Can i run ghostery and privdog at the same time? Does it work with ublock, without any problems?

Im running comodo dragon v36.1.1.21 and opera v26.0.1656.60.

Well, conflict is bound to happen at some point.

[Citizen_K]

@fungus303 post:33

Hello.

Can i run ghostery and privdog at the same time? Does it work with ublock, without any problems?

Im running comodo dragon v36.1.1.21 and opera v26.0.1656.60.

They coexist here with Opera 12.17.

@NiramX post:34

Well, conflict is bound to happen at some point.

Have you witnessed a conflict?

[Nige_39]

@EricJH post:35

They coexist here with Opera 12.17.Have you witnessed a conflict?

I have Privdog and UBlock running, and I see no problems running Opera 26, In fact, what Privdog does not catch Ublock backs it up. and Vies versa

Nigel

[Dolphin66]

Hi All,

I have installed Privdog 3.0.0.96 and submitted a Bug Report in the appropriate section which Shane & NPoberezhnaya have identified and are working on the fix :-TU

But I have also noticed that when using IE 11.0.9600.17501 it is very slow to connect to any website ???

Has anyone else experienced this slow down with IE ?

( System in use is Win 7 Pro 32bit with SP1 and fully updated. Also if it makes a difference is networked and running through a proxy Server. CID and Cyberfox are not showing any slow down )

[Nige_39]

Also I’m noticing with the Latest Privdog that is defaults to Sanitized no matter if you select it to Block all Ad Networks or Set it to Deliver Trusted adds from Adtrustmedia.

I am noticing this with Internet Explorer 11 and Opera.

So I wonder is that the new settings for the Latest Privdog?

Just thought I bring it up

Regards

Nigel

[wasgij6]

PrivDog 3.0.0.97 is now released.