In a business a proxy server is typically used to pass all internet access through.\u00a0 The proxy server provide multiple function.\u00a0\u00a0 Web sites that are commonly browsed are cached to the server making access to the sites faster.\u00a0 Even with as fast as the internet has gotten\u00a0accessing files from a local server\u00a0is still\u00a0way faster then dragging them\u00a0out of the web.\u00a0\u00a0Proxy servers can also be used to monitor what sites are being browse and to control or prevent access to sites that are dangerous or just not appropriate in the work place.\u00a0 Schools might also use a proxy server similarly.<\/p>\n
With everything that has a good use, someone always finds someway to use it for bad.<\/p>\n
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The bad thing is there some malware other that also uses proxy servers.\u00a0 In this cases\u00a0they are using the\u00a0proxy server\u00a0to redirect\u00a0your browsing.\u00a0 Instead of going to\u00a0the site you intended they redirect you to a different site.\u00a0\u00a0It might\u00a0be\u00a0a site that has\u00a0more malware on it or simply on\u00a0that they get paid\u00a0from the advertiser\u00a0on\u00a0it.\u00a0\u00a0It might just\u00a0but a wrapper\u00a0around\u00a0the site you intent to go to – so\u00a0that this site\u00a0looks right\u00a0but\u00a0all the ads on the site\u00a0are ones\u00a0the malware maker get\u00a0paid for versus the\u00a0site\u00a0owner.<\/p>\n
Legitimate proxy servers tend to only be used in Larger maybe some medium sized business.\u00a0 If your home or small business computer is set up to use a proxy server for browsing.\u00a0 It is a good bet that you have malware.\u00a0 Particularly if it will not let you\u00a0change it\u00a0or keeps coming\u00a0back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In a business a proxy server is typically used to pass all internet access through.\u00a0 The proxy server provide multiple function.\u00a0\u00a0 Web sites that are commonly browsed are cached to the server making access to the sites faster.\u00a0 Even with as fast as the internet has gotten\u00a0accessing files from a local server\u00a0is still\u00a0way faster then […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n