After updating to Mojave, I started having connection issues (email mostly but also internet at times). It turns out, I had SOCKS Proxy selected in my Network Preferences. I deselected and applied my changes. But whenever I restart my computer, SOCKS Proxy autoselects. Is this Malware or a Virus? It's annoying but if benign, I can continue to deselect it. However, I know that botnets use SOCKS Proxy to control computers so I would prefer to disable it permanently. Any suggestions?
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)
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Chrome seems to use the Mac OS X system proxies, if they are set. Go to System Preferences, Network, Advanced, and then Proxies. The problem is that this will affect to Safari too, so it won't help you, but it may help someone else! A web proxy server alters a user’s IP address without the need for online traffic encryption. This enables the user to privately surf the web making it difficult for malicious forces to infiltrate and acquire your browsing data information. Using a web proxy will also allow a user to access sites that are otherwise inaccessible.
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A local proxy app that forwards requests to a parent proxy with automatic autorization. Preproxy is basically an improved, sandboxed, Mac App Store-enabled version of Authoxy. I made it because Authoxy has been abandoned for quite some time and has started having problems since macOS Sierra came out. Enter proxy server settings on Mac. If your computer is connected to a local network that’s protected from the internet by a firewall, you may need to specify proxy servers or use the FTP passive mode (PASV) to access some internet sites. A proxy server is a computer on a local network that acts as an intermediary between a single computer. The proxy service is now enabled. On the device which you want to use a proxy server with, enter your MacBook’s IP as the proxy and the port (8080) you chose in Step 2. If you have a VPN running on your computer, any device with the IP and port should have its connections passed through the virtual private network.