Hello, I'm Robert and in this tutorial, I will demonstrate various ways on how to remain anonymous on the Internet. Privacy is a must, in today's world. Currently, there are a lot of crimes going on, such as Swatting, Doxing etc. When our identity gets leaked, it is a big loss for us and it is somewhat one of the big mistakes of our lives. Which is why, staying secure, and anonymous online is essential. 

This tutorial is about two types of protection.

* Online Protection
* Offline Protection

**Offline Protection**
Note : In this part, offline protection refers to protecting your computer from viruses, Trojans, root kits, etc. It may also refer to encryption, such as File Encryption, OS protection, and such. It is very important to protect your files because we can't always trust the ways of Online Anonymity. If it goes wrong, our offline protection should save us. Trojans and viruses remain a great challenge to our Anonymity. There are always Trojans around and if we get infected, the attacker may use our machine as a proxy, and has full control on our machines. 

***Protect yourself from Malware***
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (MBAM) is a computer application that finds and removes malware. Made by Malwarebytes Corporation - http://www.malwarebytes.org/

***Encrypt your Keystrokes using KeyScrambler***
KeyScrambler is an anti-keylogging program designed specifically to strengthen your PC security
http://www.qfxsoftware.com/

***Get a firewall***
http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/

***Protect your files and OS using True Crypt.***
http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads
TrueCrypt is a free open-source disk encryption software for Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux.

***DeepFreeze to prevent common attacks***
Faronics Deep Freeze makes your PC indestructible. It protects your computer by freezing its original configuration, which prevents unwelcome or unwanted changes made while in-session from sticking. With a simple restore-to-reboot, your system integrity is maintained helping your machines to run smoothly and efficiently giving you more up-time and boosting user productivity.
http://www.faronics.com/en-uk/enterprise/deep-freeze_en-uk-2/?

***CCLeaner - The multi purpose tool***
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

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**Online Protection**

Now we will move on to Online Protection.
Types of Online Protection;
- VPN's
- Proxy
- SSH tunnel
- Tor



***VPN (Virtual Private Network)***

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses primarily public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or traveling users access to a central organizational network.

VPN provides us a secure way of connecting to websites by hiding our IP and encrypting our information.

Free VPN's;
- CyberGhost
- HideMyAss
- Pro XPN

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https://www.torproject.org/about/overview.html.en Download TOR here.
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***SSH tunneling***
What you will need
- PuTTy
- Firefox

Open PuTTY
Enter your IP on the Hostname or IP Address text box
To find your IP, you can use Command Prompt. Just type ipconfig and click Enter.
Now to the left of PuTTy, you will see a list.
Click the '+' symbol of SSH.
From the drop down, click Tunnels
You need to input a port and the click "Dynamic".
Now click Add and open the connection. You will be connected.
Now in your browser proxy settings, type 127.0.0.1 for IP and the selected port for port.
That's it. It is done!!

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Remember, you'll never be 100% safe. These are some precautions you can take.  Hope I helped! :)