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Introduction:<\/h2>\n
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In business, proxy servers are often used in penetration testing to simulate attacks on networks without leaving a trace. Here, we're going to set up a proxy server using ProxyChains<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ProxyChains is a powerful open source tool for passing infiltrating traffic through a number of proxies, making it difficult to attribute traffic to its source because it chains a number of proxies together and rotates traffic through each. It's a tool that has seen years of widespread adoption and trust in the community.<\/p>\n

Setup is simple, and the configuration file comes with smart defaults and helpful comments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Install Tor<\/h2>\n
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ProxyChains can use call on Tor<\/a> to anonymize traffic which \u2014 when used with encryption<\/a> \u2014 is one of the most secure privacy tools.<\/p>\n

Type:<\/p>\n

sudo apt-get install tor<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
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Install ProxyChains<\/h2>\n
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After Tor is installed, install ProxyChains.<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get install proxychains<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
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Edit ProxyChains config<\/h2>\n
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Most of the ProxyChains config can be left alone, but there are some lines to edit. The complete edits and lines to append are listed below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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sudo nano \/etc\/proxychains.conf<\/pre>\n
Edits:<\/strong><\/p>\n
#dynamic-chain \u2014> dynamic-chain\n\nstrict-chain \u2014> #strict-chain\n\n#proxy-dns \u2014> proxy-dns<\/pre>\n
(In sum, uncomment dynamic-chain, comment strict-chain, and uncomment proxy-dns)<\/p>\n
If any of these config lines are the same as the required edits, keep them as they are.<\/p>\n
Add...:<\/strong><\/p>\n
socks5 127.0.0.1 9050<\/pre>\n
...Directly<\/em> under:<\/strong><\/p>\n
socks4  127.0.0.1 9050<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
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Check Tor status and start the service<\/h2>\n
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Confirm Tor is running by typing:<\/p>\n
service tor status<\/pre>\n
You should see SUCCESS if it's working.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Since Tor is up, you can now run the Tor service from your machine:<\/p>\n
service tor start<\/pre>\n
Select identity, and enter password:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Test the proxy<\/h2>\n
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You can now run:<\/p>\n