SRS..it is simply a program you install. It is totally free, and each browser you use must be told to use it...(I have maybe 8 browsers available, 4 copies of Opera, two of Firefox, and 2 odd little browsers just for play...oh, yeah...IE is there, but 'almost' never opened))...I filter using Proxo in only 4 of them, and as I say, once it is installed, it can be DISabled instantly in the taskbar(no need to mess with browser settings). I have a firewall (Kerio 2), but so far, I don't need a router...but that would make no difference. If Proxo is installed , and your browser is told to use it, it is what comes in after going thru firewall & router that is filtered.

This is not an anti-virus program, nor is it really a firewall (though it does some things which are similar)....it is a 3rd type of gadget which controls what you see and stops certain messing with your browsing...such as re-directs, pop-up ads, cookies, scripts that do things to your windows, various Google ads.etc,etc,etc....more than I can possibly explain here! (Some of those come with the 'extra' sets of filter rules I referred to earlier----one guy has written 3 levels of filters, but I only use level 2...and I don't check most of those!)

A search will give you many, many pages explaining more....here is one using 'Proxomitron filters'....

This is a funny program in many ways...once you are using it, nothing 'happens' like it does when your anti-virus notices something. ....but sometimes things DON'T happen (like ads not appearing)...and, this morning, I went to a site that offered drivers for old programs, and it was blank and hung---so I turned OFF Proxo and hit 'reload', and there it was. I suspect that one of my Proxo settings was preventing a javascript from rendering the page, but since it was a trustworthy site, I was not worried. I suppose I 'could' have played around with Proxo settings till I figured out exactly which filter was working, but it was not worth it.


more than you want to know? *grin*....Anyone who likes control in this silly realm of cyberspace can HAVE more control using Proxo, and it can be turned on & off as you get use to it and begin to see the differences in what happens with it on or off. It can be made VERY complex and you can spend hours studying all the filters and what they do...or you can just use a few basic tricks and control some ads and such.