Testing whether devices are NordVPN proxies

John Newman jnn at synfin.org
Wed Dec 4 08:07:14 PST 2019



On December 4, 2019 12:59:11 PM UTC, Mirimir <mirimir at riseup.net> wrote:
>On 12/04/2019 04:58 AM, Comet Dweller wrote:
>> On 04/12/2019 11:47, Mirimir wrote:
>> 
>>> It seems that NordVPN is routing traffic to Disney+ through many
>>> residential IPv4 in the US.
>>> 
>>> This is an interesting approach, if it is true. I wonder if it's in
>their Ts&Cs.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 0)
>>>
>https://www.wilderssecurity.com/thr...it-might-be-through-your-own-computer.423660/
>> 
>> 
>> Mangled URL there. Should be:
>https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/how-is-nordvpn-unblocking-disney-it-might-be-through-your-own-computer.423660/
>
>Thanks :)
>
>I neglected to cite Derek Johnson's post on the issue.[0] He cites
>Luminati's complaint against Tesonet,[1] which claims that OxyLabs is
>infringing its patents:
>
>| 19. Upon information and belief, the OxyLabs residential proxy
>| network is based upon numerous user devices, each of which is
>| a client device identifiable over the Internet by an IP address.
>| Upon information and belief, these user devices become part of
>| the network through the execution of Tesonet code embedded in
>| applications downloaded by that devices user. Upon information
>| and belief, these devices send their identifier to a server
>| (“First Server”), such as Oxylab’s dedicated proxy servers,
>| which store these identifiers.
>|
>| 20. Upon information and belief, Tesonet has developed or is
>| developing OxyLabs embedded software for different platforms
>| including Google Android and Windows. Upon information and
>| belief, while frequently renamed, the above OxyLabs embedded
>| software that enables the residential proxy network includes
>| embedded code named “genericexitnode,” “winnerbot,”
>| “CoffeeService,” “instantcoffee,” and “ENService.”
>
>| 21. Upon information and belief, the above OxyLabs embedded
>| code has been integrated in at least the following software
>| applications that may be downloaded by any user located
>| anywhere having Internet access: AppAspect Technologies’ “EMI
>| Calculator” and “Automatic Call Recorder”; Birrastorming
>| Ideas, S.L’s “IPTV Manager for VL;” CC Soft’s “Followers
>| Tool for Instagram;” Glidesoft Technologies’ “Route Finder;”
>| ImaTechInnovations’ “3D Wallpaper Parallax 2018;” and
>| Softmate a/k/a Toolbarstudio Inc.’s “AppGeyser” and
>| “Toolbarstudio.”
>
>Maybe Oxylabs is connected with NordVPN, and maybe not. But NordVPN
>could be leasing residential proxies from them. Or from other firms who
>do similar things.
>
>0)
>https://medium.com/@derek./how-is-nordvpn-unblocking-disney-6c51045dbc30
>1)
>https://cdn-resprivacy.pressidium.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Luminati-Networks-LTD-vs-UAB-Tesonet.pdf

Wow, this seems super scummy/criminal.  Does any of this  software mentioned,
which seems to turn the users machine into a proxy, TELL the user that
they their computer is being leveraged as a proxy?
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