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Tutorial: FOSS ProxyBridge & TOR SOCK5 server to proxify any Windows binary

A previous tutorial explained how to route traffic thru Psiphon using ProxyBridge, whereas this summarizes how to do the same thru Tor instead.

i. If you want censorship circumvention, point ProxyBridge
at Psiphon's local proxy (127.0.0.1:1080 or 8080).
ii. If you want anonymity, point ProxyBridge at Tor (127.0.0.1:9150).

A. Start the Tor Browser (which must remain open for the duration!)
B. That starts a local Tor process listening on 127.0.0.1:9150 (SOCKS5)
C. Which you can confirm using the following commands:
C:\> netstat -ano | findstr 9150
TCP 127.0.0.1:9150 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 9844
C:\> tasklist /FI "PID eq 9844"
tor.exe 9844 Console 1 128,080 K
C:\> curl --socks5 127.0.0.1:9150 https://check.torproject.org/api/ip

{"IsTor":true,"IP":"192.42.126.154"}
You can check DNS resolution isn't leaking using
C:\> curl --socks5-hostname 127.0.0.1:9150 https://check.torproject.org/

a. Start the ProxyBridge proxifier as admin
Win+R > cmd {ctrl+shft+rtn}
C:\> start "" "C:\app\network\proxy\proxybridge\ProxyBridge.exe"
b. Set it up to use the Tor SOCKS5 proxy:
ProxyBridge:Proxy > Proxy Settings
Proxy Type = SOCKS5 (choices include HTTP)
Proxy IP Address = 127.0.0.1
Proxy Port = 9150 (this is the port Tor uses by default)
Username = <blank>
Password = <blank>
[SAVE CHANGES]
c. Assign specific Windows binaries to be proxied via Tor
ProxyBridge:Proxy > Proxy Settings > +Add Rule
Applications = brave.exe; stunnel.exe; curl.exe
Target Hosts = *
Target Ports = *
Protocol = TCP (choices include UDP & Both (TCP & UDP)
Action = PROXY (choices include DIRECT & BLOCK)
[SAVE RULE]
d. Confirm that you're routing those apps through the Tor proxy
C:\> curl https://check.torproject.org/api/ip
C:\> curl --socks5-hostname 127.0.0.1:9150 https://check.torproject.org/api/ip
{"IsTor":true,"IP":"183.223.121.114"}

This is a short tutorial because I already added greater detail to
Tutorial: FOSS ProxyBridge & freeware Psiphon SOCK5 server
to proxify or block any Windows binary (with or w/o VPN)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 03:25:26 -0600
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