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By Jessica Hupp

If you like to check out porn, but would prefer not to pick up nasty viruses, security breaches, and embarassing history, this guide is for you. You’ll learn about some of the best tools and resources available to keep your system clean and safe while you’re busy getting dirty. These aren’t just for horn dogs, either: they’re great for anyone who is concerned about privacy and security, or who heavily browses the Internet, porn or otherwise.

Browsers

These browsers are the foundation for safe and clean browsing.

1. Mozilla Firefox: This browser’s full of privacy and safety features, and we’ve highlighted a number of useful add-ons for the browser here as well.
2. Safari: If you’re on a Mac, you can take advantage of Safari’s Private Browsing mode, which has been jokingly called “Porn Mode.”
3. Opera: Opera has lots of porn privacy and security features, like the ability to delete history, pop-up blocking, and tight code.

History

Don’t leave little reminders of your afternoon delight — cover your tracks with these tools.

4. Eraser: If you’re getting rid of an old hard drive full of porn, wipe it clean with Eraser, and you won’t have to worry about the drive’s new owner checking out your skin flicks.
5. ScrubXP: Clean your temporary files and registry keys with this handy tool.
6. Stealther: Check out porn without worrying about leaving a trail using this add-on that temporarily disables history items, cookies, downloaded files, and more.
7. CCleaner: This freeware makes it easy to cover your tracks, allowing you to choose what you want to delete and what to keep.
8. DeleteOnClick: Use DeleteOnClick to permanently wipe files from your Windows hard drive.
9. Incinerator: Don’t just delete porn from your Mac — incinerate it with this souped-up trash can.
10. Window Washer: Use Window Washer to erase your tracks.
11. Distrust: Get Distrust’s private browsing to remove history, cache, and cookies.
12. BCWipe: Using BCWipe, you can ensure that any naughty files you’ve trashed really get deleted.
13. Permanent Eraser: Make sure you’re really deleting your Mac’s porn files with Permanent Eraser.
14. Evidence Eliminator: Make sure your computer is completely wiped of porn evidence with this tool.

Surfing Transmitted Diseases

Rid yourself of spyware, viruses, and other nasties with these tools.

15. Ad-Aware: Scrub your computer of any malware you’ve picked up with Ad-Aware.
16. KeyScrambler: With this tool, you can encrypt your keystrokes to protect your information from keyloggers.
17. SpywareBlaster: Prevent spyware from installing itself on your computer with SpywareBlaster.
18. Trust-No-Exe: Keep unauthorized executables from running with this cool tool.
19. ThreatFire: Get real-time monitoring of spyware with ThreatFire.
20. Kapersky Internet Security: This program will detect and eliminate viruses and trojans.
21. ClamWin: This free antivirus program is great for zapping viruses.
22. suDown: By using suDown, any program that makes it past your other blockades will be greeted with very few privileges, making the possibility of doing harm quite low.
23. Spybot Search & Destroy: With Spybot Search & Destroy, you can zap spyware and cover your web usage tracks at the same time.
24. Dr. Web Anti-Virus Link Checker: Check out files before you download them with this link checker.
25. AVG Anti-Virus: With AVG, you can get real-time protection against sneaky viruses.
26. SafeDownload: Scan files for viruses on the fly with this tool.
27. The Cleaner: Seek out trojans on your computer with this program.
28. Avast!: With Avast!, you’ll enjoy protection, safeguards, and more tools to fight viruses.

Privacy

Keep your personal business safe from loved ones and enterprising pornography scammers alike by using these privacy tools.

29. Add N Edit Cookies: Take Firefox’s cookie capability a step futher, and edit cookies with this add-on.
30. Del.icio.us Private Saving: If you want to bookmark your favorite porn sites, but don’t quite know where to do that, check out Del.icio.us’s private bookmarking feature.
31. TabRenamizer: Have you got some nosy person checking out the names of your tabs? Keep them in the dark by renaming them.
32. PrivacyView: Encrypt and hide your naughty activities with this tool that covers temporary files, cookies, favorites, and history.
33. HideWin: Use HideWin to hide selected windows fast.
34. Geek Superhero: With this program, you can protect your PC’s settings, block popups, and prevent tracking.
35. CookieSafe: Use this add-on to get super-easy control of your cookie permissions.
36. hideBad: With the click of a button, hideBad saves, closes and covers up your browsing session with your default homepage, so it’s perfect for keeping your porn sessions secret.
37. HTTP-to-HTTPS Redirector: By using https, you’ll be able to scramble your data, so use this redirector to set your favorite porn site to use https.
38. Privorites: Keep a list of your favorite porn sites secret from prying eyes with this locked bookmarks application.
39. Page Title Eraser: With this extension, you’ll be able to wipe out the title and icon of selected tabs.
40. workFRIENDLY: This browser proxy will turn any webpage into something that looks like a Word document. You won’t be able to see images, so it’s best used for text-heavy porn sites.

Anonymity

Keep your porn activities secret using these anonymity tools.

41. 10 Minute Mail: Get a disposable address that only lasts 10 minutes with this service.
42. TrackMeNot: Protect yourself agains search data profiling using TrackMeNot.
43. PrivateProxy: With this anonymous proxy server, you can hide your IP address and keep your ISP in the dark about your addiction.
44. Googlonymous: Don’t want Google to know you’re checking out skin? Do your search through Googlonymous, and your IP address with show up as theirs.
45. HideMyIP: Use this software to keep your IP address anonymous.
46. OperaTor: OperaTor makes it easy to surf anonymously, and can even be loaded onto a portable drive for anonymity anywhere.
47. TrashMail.net: Don’t share your real email with porn sites. Set up a trash email account with TrashMail.
48. TorPark: Put TorPark on your USB thumb drive to check out your skin flicks anonymously on your computer or even someone else’s.
49. Free Web Proxies: On this site, you can find over 5,000 proxies to use.
50. SocksCap: Bring socks proxy privacy to any IP client with SocksCap.
51. BugMeNot: If you’d rather not set up a login and share your personal information, use BugMeNot to get logged in with a user name and password that’s been shared by another user.
52. Anonymization Toolbar: With this toolbar, you’ll be able to surf anonymously and clear sensitive data.
53. Temporary Inbox: Create a disposable email address for registration using this add-on.
54. PhProxy: Stay anonymous in Firefox with this add-on.

Security

Use these tools to stay safe and clean.

55. TrueCrypt: Use a TrueCrypt partition to encrypt your sensitive porn files.
56. PC Tools Firewall Plus: With this freeware, you can control your network traffic and keep an eye on your applications.
57. NoScript: This Firefox add-on protects you by disabling any JavaScript until you expressly authorize it.
58. Scandoo: With Scandoo, you can get a heads-up about malicious websites, and even search without disclosing your IP address.
59. LinkScanner Lite: Use LinkScanner Lite to detect threats like phishing, malicious content, and software exploits
60. Jetico Personal Firewall: For a great rule-based firewall, check out Jetico.
61. Phish Tank SiteChecker: Find out if a site is legit by putting the power of PhishTank in your Firefox browser.
62. Redirect Remover: Find out where you’re really being taken with this add-on.
63. OpenDNS: OpenDNS blocks phishing sites, and can be customized to block even more.
64. TrustToolbar: Install the TrustToolbar to verify that you’re really visiting the sites you think you are.
65. PhishTank: Check out this resource to find suspected phishers and submit your own.
66. WOT: Find out how much others trust a website to avoid phishers and more.
67. BestCrypt: Store both your porn and confidential data in a safe place with BestCrypt.
68. Link Alert: With this add-on, your cursor will change to let you know if you’re opening a webpage, file, or anything else.
69. Comodo Firewall: Set up a firewall to protect yourself from hackers, spyware, indentity theft, and more.
70. PGP: Use PGP for all of your encryption needs.
71. VeriSign EV Green Bar Extension: Get a clear look at SSL servers with VeriSign, thawte, or Geotrust certificates using this add-on.
72. AppArmor: Make your Ubutu security even better by restricting access to only what’s required.
73. Finjan SecureBrowsing: Find out what’s hiding behind search results, ads, and more with Finjan SecureBrowsing.

Tutorials

Get detailed instructions for safe porn browsing with these tutorials.

74. Prevent Boss From Snooping On Your Google Search Queries: Check out this guide from Digital Inspiration that offers a few suggestions for keeping your Google searches in the dark.
75. Virus-proof your PC in 20 minutes, for free: Protect your computer with this easy guide from Slate.
76. How Do I Remove the Documents Item on My Start Menu?: Find out how to erase your recently-accessed documents with this tutorial.
77. How to Delete Your Usage History Tracks in Windows: This guide will walk you through the steps of erasing search history, cookies, and other goodies you’d rather not leave behind.
78. How to Anonymize Your Search History: Learn how to keep your search history private with this guide from BoingBoing.
79. Stop Firefox From Tracking Downloads: If you’ve just downloaded “Big Juicy Butts IV,” learn how to hide your secret from the next person to download a file on your browser.
80. How to Hide Your Porn: Read this tutorial to learn how to keep sensitive files safe from prying eyes.
81. Do-it-Yourself Internet Anonymity: Check out this article for a run down of the various ways you can make yourself anonymous online.
82. How to Stop Google from Recording Your Search Habits: Follow this guide to get Google anonymity.
83. Hack Attack: Bolster Your Browsing Privacy at Work: Lifehacker’s guide to browser privacy offers tips that help you boost privacy anywhere.
84. Block Third-Party Cookies in IE7: Use this tutorial to learn how to reject cookies for ads and more.
85. How to Not Get Caught Looking at Porn: This how-to guide has a few helpful tips for hiding your porn addiction.
86. Opera-Naked Joy of Surfing: In this resource, you’ll learn about great security methods and more for Opera.
87. How to Create a Secured and Locked Folder in Windows XP: Follow this tutorial to learn how to hide data quick and easy.
88. Tips For Safe Porn Surfing: Learn the signs of a porn-infested computer and what you can do about it with this resource.
89. Kit: Protect Your PC From Viruses for Cheap: Follow this tutorial from Lifehacker for a clean PC on the cheap.
90. Block Pop-up Windows with Internet Explorer: This Microsoft document will walk you through the process of using IE’s pop-up blocker.
91. I Will Keep My Mac Safe From Other Users: Follow these tips for securing your Mac.
92. Anti-Phishing Working Group: Consumer Advice: This document has lots of great tips for preventing phishing.
93. Quick Tip: Empty Internet Explorer 7 Cache When Browser is Closed: Follow this tutorial to learn how to clear your cache at the end of your session.
94. Pornzilla: Check out this site to learn about settings and extensions that are great for porn security and more.

Think of the Children

After you’ve gone to a lot of trouble to keep your computer’s nose clean, keep your punk kids from ruining everything with these resources. Oh, and of course, prevent them from scarring their innocent minds.

95. FoxFilter: Use FoxFilter to block access to specific websites, allowing the user to view them only with a password.
96. BumperCar: This browser for Mac was made just for kids.
97. CYBERsitter: Check out this content management program to restrict access to objectionable sites.
98. ScrubIT: Block porn at the server level with this handy tool.
99. ProCon Latte: This add-on filters pages with explicit content based on their text.
100. Naomi: This program will shut down your browser if Junior stumbles upon some porn.