'Still using immunicity PAC file' error?

[Joe Saponic]

I've been getting the above warning whenever I use Safari 5.1 [I'm on 10.6.8]. I can access Google or perhaps Reddit but eBay, Amazon and almost every other page I get "ERROR: You're still using a legacy immunicity PAC file".

What does this mean and what do I do? It wants me to uncheck automatic proxy settings in Chrome and Firefox. I don't have Chrome though I do use Aviator. I also use Firefox. There is no mention of Safari, my preferred default, but the message here is for Macs generally. However since I browse the web unrestricted using either of the other two I'm reluctant to change anything. It's worked perfectly well to up to today and is clearly doing so still for the most part. It's just Safari.

Update: Aviator is now playing up and Firefox can't open web pages. I could really use some help on this please. Here's what I get:-

ERROR: You're still using a legacy immunicity PAC file

(Immunicity was seized by the UK Police in August 2014!)

You tried to access the URL http://www.ebay.co.uk/

Since August 2014 the UK City of London Police's Intellectual Property Unit has had control of the immunicity.org domain.

In theory they could have intercepted and logged every URL you have visted, they could have proxied your connections and evesdropped on what you were doing!

But there's no need to panic, in August of 2015 the immunicity.org domain was taken from PIPCU by a UK anti-censorship activist group

In the meantime you should disable your PAC file usage and consider using the Tor Browser instead

How to Disable The Legacy Immunicity PAC File

Internet Explorer

1. Go to Start then Control Panel. (Windows 8 users hover your mouse to the bottom right, click Settings, then click Control Panel)
2. Find Internet Options (sometimes under Network and Internet), then go to the Connections tab.
3. At the bottom, click the LAN settings button.
4. A new dialog will appear.UNtick the box that says Use automatic configuration script.
5. Press OK, then OK on the Internet Options dialog.

Chrome

1. In Google Chrome, click the menu button to the right of the URL bar, and choose Settings.
2. At the bottom, click the Show advanced settings
3. Under Network, click Change proxy settings.
   1. On Windows, at the bottom click the LAN settings button. A new dialog will appear. UNtick the box that says Use automatic configuration script.
   2. On Mac OS X, UNtick Automatic Proxy Configuration.
   3. On Linux, click Network proxy, DEselect Automatic from the Method drop down menu.
4. Close the dialogs to save the settings. On Mac OS X, press Apply first.

Firefox

1. In Mozilla Firefox, go to Options. In Windows, click the Firefox button then choose Options, or go to Tools, then Options. In Mac OS X, go to Firefox, then Preferences. In Linux, go to Tools, Options.
2. Go to the Advanced tab, then go to the Network tab.
3. Click Settings next to Configure how Firefox connects to the Internet.
4. Select 'No proxy'
5. Press OK, then OK on the Options dialog.

As always; The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.

Generated Mon, 19 Oct 2015 00:35:10 GMT by exit01.brasshorncommunications.uk (squid/3.1.23)


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And that's it. Haven't the first idea how to set things right. Anyone recognize this? I'm managing to post because Aviator isn't as badly affected - yet.

Thanks for any help.