Hide Your Online Identity

Your IP address is what you are known as online.

If a router has a data packet for you here’s how the conversation would probably go:


Router: Hey 192.168.13.6! I got a data packet for ya!

Computer: Gee thanks 192.168.0.0! Pass it on!





Believe it or not that’s definitely how they talk.


Given that you’re in this section of the blog, you have intentions that a normal internet surfer does not. You want to hack into websites, servers,accounts and what not.

Or maybe you’re part of the intelligent lot of internet users. The one that knows how important anonymity can be!


There are various reasons you would want to hide your IP:


1. You think you’d like to go on a hacking expedition.

2. You realise that any person who has your IP might as well own your computer.

3. If you’re a bit smarter, you’ll realise that anyone who has your online identity, might as well be you!


Let’s say you’re from the first variety,hacking into websites with your actual IP is like breaking into a house at 230 am, stealing money, jewelry, that Xbox Elite you always wanted and leaving behind a visiting card that says:

“Hey, I’m Thief, I took all your stuff and here is my address-Real Address. I may not be at home so call me on my mobile-Mobile Number. Let’s get together and have a drink sometime!”


Now that we know how important it is for people not to know who we are online, lets figure out how we will be anonymous.

Whenever you open a site, there is invariably an IP grabbing script that grabs your IP and keeps it for further reference.

There are three ways to hide your identity :


1.Using online proxy services.

These are online browsers that give you a fake IP address. These services will take you through their servers(proxy servers) and the IP of these servers will be seen and not yours.

Try it out : http://www.proxy-server.at/

Reliability Level: Chipmunk

Probably the most useless and stupid way to do it if you really mean business. These websites will drop your IP like a hot brick if someone comes to them saying you did something wrong to their website.

If you’re a hacker, you don’t want to use this. For the second and third category however, this works just fine, except that your information can/may/will be kept by the service. By information I mean usernames, passwords maybe even an odd mail….


2.Using plug-ins for your browser.

Truthfully speaking, if you want to hack, stop using chrome. It’s bundled with so many security layers that its impossible to use.

The browser to use is Aurora. It’s basically firefox, with a better icon

In this you will find a plug-in by the name of Anonymox. It gives you about 3 IPs to choose from. Being a Netherlands supporter this world cup, I always use the dutch IP.









I already have it installed. You have to install it from here.









The available IPs can be seen above.




Unfortunately, the dutch IP won’t work for some reason

To check whether it worked, go to ipchicken and check your IP before and after changing your IP with anonymox.

Reliability Level: Direwolf

Quite reliable and useful. Use for light fun and experimental hacking. If you belong to 2 or 3, it’s the same as using a web based proxy service.


3.Proxy Applications

These are applications that can be downloaded and these provide connections through proxy servers.

Try It: ultrasurf(This is a download link)

Reliability Level: These are more or less the same as online proxy services.


4.Using VPNs

VPNs are virtual private networks. All you need to know about them is that they’re to anonymity on the web what oxygen is to life on Earth.The most reliable, most expensive and most foolproof way to hide yourself online.

Try It: ProXPN(Trial version. You have to pay for the full version)

Reliability Level: These encrypt your data and hide your IP with such ferocity that they earn the reliability level of:Super Saiyan Level 20

When you’re using a VPN, no one, absolutely no one can come close to you on the web. It’s like you hired Hulk to be your online bodyguard.