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Couldn't load XPCOM. Tor browser
When I try to open the Tor browser, I get a Firefox message box, saying: Couldn't load XPCOM . And no, I don't have any Webroot product. Could someone please help me?
I had already asked this question,...
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Couldn't load XPCOM
When I try to open the Tor browser, I get a Firefox message box, saying: Couldn't load XPCOM . And no, I don't have any Webroot product. Could someone please help me?
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TOR Browser hangs up when maximized on Windows 11
I had installed Windows 11 and started TOR Browser (from a non-system drive, where it was installed earlier). It was running well, even if I maximized the window.
But now (after an update or something,...
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Tor exited during startup on fresh install
I have used the Tor browser for a long time with no problem, but I got a new laptop recently and every time I install and run Tor, I get the same error.
Tor exited during startup. This might be due to ...
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Tor doesn't launch on Arch with "XPCOMGlueLoad error"
Tor doesn't launch on a fresh Arch install with "XPCOMGlueLoad error" despite following all instructions available.
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And if DDoS attacks could enhance the anonymity of the Tor network?
The most effective approach for an attacker would be to establish Tor routing and send packets to trigger a chain reaction across 3 or more relays.
Now, couldn’t these attacks potentially be an ...
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If I compile Tor to use 2 hops circuits, will it make 2 hops circuits to non-anonymous hidden services?
I know that Tor introduced options for setting up a non-anonymous hidden service, Cloudflare hidden resolver is an example of a non-anonymous one.
I built a Tor binary to use 2 hops circuits for ...
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How to calculate the number of IPs an overall passive attacker would obtain by examining a connection?
A global passive attacker might be able to attempt various correlation attacks. In this example, I would like to calculate the number of IPs they would need to collect in order to have the IP address ...
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mkp224o v3 onion link get overwritten by tor
Firstly, I'm using windows.I created the hostname, secret key and public key on windows. When I changed it, tor rewrites it every time I reopen tor.
i replaced these 3 files with the keys i got from ...
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[Iran][Fedora] Torsocks doesn't work even though tor is installed and running
The service is enabled and active, furthermore journalctl -exft Tor says it is bootstrapped 100%.
However running torsocks on and trying to ping hackage.haskell.org will return nothing, ditto for ...
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Is there a way to force Tor reconnect immediately after network down?
When I turn off my connection and connect again, Tor takes between 10 and 30 seconds to reconnect.
Is there a way to force Tor reconnect immediately after network goes back?
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Unable to find IPv6 address for ORPort 4xxxx. You might want to specify IPv4Only to it or set an explicit address or set Address
As I have very limited ISP options, the one I chose is not IPv6-capable.
In nyx this message popped up onto me:
Unable to find IPv6 address for ORPort 4xxxx. You might want to specify IPv4Only to it ...
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Bridge - Why do I need 2 different ports open?
I am in the process of setting up my first Tor Bridge:
Bridge <firgerprint redacted> advertises:
* obfs4: functional
Last tested: 2023-08-12 03:23:02.954463531 +0000 UTC (43m55.667246855s ago)...
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TOR VPN only allows usage for Google and gives an error for other applications
I have used a TOR VPN provided by The TOR Project (Orbot for Android) I have run a check on Ooni probe with the TOR VPN active and the TOR test failed. All other tests passed however, so this is not a ...
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How to change onion URL
I am well aware of how to generate an onion address with mkp224o, and how it spits out the keys, but how do I then use that new address to replace the old one. Many people have answered questions ...
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What troubleshooting steps can be tried if sound is disabled in Tor?
I have installed the Tor Browser on my system.
System Details
Windows 11 (64-bit)
I downloaded the latest Tor Browser available from its official site.
I am unable to find the steps to enable sound ...
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Bridge distribution mechanism says "none" despite it having been set in torrc?
So I am running a new bridge relay at https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/D8931228F0FEB5668C7F5680D9B6CDB2AF86690E
Oddity happening, despite it being listed in the torrc confoguration to be ...
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Can `SUCCEEDED` be the last message for a Tor stream reported by Tor control?
I've been trying to fully understand what is happening with a single Tor stream. I can see in my logs Tor control events:
650 STREAM 97 NEW 0 my.website.com:443 SOURCE_ADDR=127.0.0.1:48828 PURPOSE=...
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Should I use the same server for webserver and the database?
I want to start hosting my hidden service and be as secure as possible.
It is currently just some PHP Code and a MySQL database.
Now I am wondering if I need a external server to host my database or ...
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connecting tor over ssh error Socks proxy failed to connect, error 4 (host unreachable)
I already had setup hidden service on my pi4 and it was working just fine until I decided that I'd install the same config on another sd card and from then on it gives me the same error again and ...
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How does a hidden service know all ed25519 public keys?
A hidden service needs all ed25519 public keys of all nodes to construct indexes which are used to get the responsible hidden service directories. I know you can get a public key by sending the ...
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How does Tor create circuits
I was reading a proposal written by Roger and Nick about the 2nd Generation onion router and noticed that they mentioned in the previous design, onion routing could only build a circuit for every ...
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TorBrowser Bundle, NoScript Extension Disable Possible?
Through about:config settings, I disable anything to do with JavaScript. Before TorBrowserBundle 12.0.7, I could either disable or remove the NoScript extension.
With TBB 12.0.7, NoScript can neither ...
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Orbot on iPhone: can't connect, possible to use WiFi?
Orbot (1.6.0 Build 33 iOS) connected once after installation a few days ago, and hasn't been able to since. Multiple connection retries fail. When attempting to connect, WiFi is dropped and ...
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Tor mobile browesr fingerprint
The desktop version of Tor is always preferred over the mobile version.
Question: what does mobile app Tor leak about the user that the desktop doesn't leak?
For example, one thing I noticed is lack ...
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Why does Orbot on iPadOS keep failing to connect to Tor?
In order to connect to Tor on my iPad, I use the Orbot app. However, recently the app started constantly failing to connect with the following error messages (the IP addresses of the Tor bridges are ...
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What is the right port and IP adress for Tor proxy on Windows 10?
I would like to set up a proxy that routes my traffic through Tor and then connect to my VPN. I have already found a few threads here but with conflicting answers.
In the control panel I can set up a ...
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How to use tor browser inside a transparent proxy?
Is it possible to use tor browser inside a transparent proxy? I try to use the tor browser inside a transparent proxy but I can't, it gives an error. The transparent proxy itself works perfectly, in ...
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Implications of using applications on Tor
There is an advice instructing to use compiled apps instead of webapps, since the former can be checked against checksums, unlike the latter which is susceptible to Javascript code injection. E.g: use ...
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Why does Tor Browser not store search history?
Search history is private anyway, websites don't see it, so I dont see how not saving search history is a privacy benefit. Why does Tor not save history?
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biulding tor relay
i dont know someone else asking this before but bere is my quetion
if i had biuld tor relay to help network
obviously the network will quickly biuld circut on it
i wana put huge bandwidth on it
its ok ...
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I can not start my Tor relay on my Fedora system
This is the lines that I added to the torrc file
Nickname myNiceRelay # Change "myNiceRelay" to something you like
ContactInfo your@e-mail # Write your e-mail and be aware it will be ...
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Linux Ubuntu error
How do I fix the following error
> [stage-1 7/11] RUN addgroup --system -gid ${TOR_LINUX_GID} tor && adduser --system --ingroup tor -uid ${TOR_LINUX_UID} tor: ...
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Tor isn't fully starting nor bootstraping! Signaled readiness to systemd
Tor isn't fully starting nor bootstrapping! and connections keeps on throwing time-out errors...
journalctl -xeu [email protected]
May 13 20:34:56 ZDei systemd[29470]: [email protected]: Executing:...
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Cloudflare changes my Tor Exit Node
I set up in Tor Browser Exitnodes {lu} StrictNodes 1 and it works very well on all websites. But when I go to one website where they have cloudflare, I will see the "Checking If The Site ...
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Possible fingerprinting for tiling window managers
Could tiling window managers fingerprint users and render letter-boxing useless?
Tiling WM change and resize windows suddenly and move them around in a grid. The resize behavior is different than the ...
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Google is able to track me through Tor
I've just moved from Brave to Tor Browser, because YouTube has been able to track me for the last little while, even though I deleted cookies, USING A VPN, etc.. (Adding recommendations of channels I ...
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Exit Node Jumping While Using StrictNodes in Torrc
I have seen a situation where I'm on non-onion website and the exit node jumps while the site is loading. If I hit the "New Circuit for this Site" button, the exit node starts in RO and ...
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How tor will change new tor circuit on every reload automatically in window
I want to l change the new tor circuit on every reload is it possible if the how it is
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Sourcing “torsocks on” in fish and dash shells
I have used torify for a while to ad hoc route the traffic of certain applications through Tor and just today noticed that the man page suggests using torsocks instead. Reading through the torsocks(1) ...
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Running multiple onion services
I want to run multiple onion services on one laptop . my questions are.. where is the optimal place to keep a separate directory for each onion service? how do i know which ports to use, which ports ...
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How can I request a new circuit for a site using control commands?
I've recently been trying to set up some basic tor functionality with firefox by routing certain sites through the tor network to allow for more anonymity and the ability to access tor hidden services....
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Safest way to connect to TOR
I'm getting mixed messages on connecting to TOR.
Should I use a vpn over a bridge?
Any other options?
Can I still be tracked
Trying to keep my connection to tor private.
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Enable the Torproject package repository STEP 3 & 4
I was able to edit the file and add the entries but now im on step 3 and 4 and nothing seems to happen … Step 3
wget -qO- https: // deb.torproject. org/torproject.org/...
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Tor on Linux. DNAT port 53 DNS requests to TOR DNS listener port set to 9041 on 127.0.0.1 with iptables. tcpdump shows my def gateway replies. strange
Tor on Linux. DNAT port 53 DNS requests to TOR DNS listener port set to 9041 on 127.0.0.1 with iptables. tcpdump shows my default gateway answers to same client port.
[root@localhost memyself]# ...
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Is an .onion service aware of its own circuit?
So I understand that when a user logs into an onion service, they are logged as ”127.0.0.1” and port
now, does the onion service log the relays or know what relays it connected to in order to ...
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Can a Hidden Service track you the same way an exit node can?
imagine if the onion service decided to be the malicious exit node itself. It’s not (Exit node) but could it travel back through its relays (possibly even skip) to the rendezvous point that track you ...
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Python Port Scanner using TOR
I just want to know is it possible to scan ports on TOR network with python. I wrote a port scanner script but it keeps returning socket error. Why does it not work and any solutions?
import socket
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Where is the default download directory in Tor Browser?
When I mention the default download directory, what I mean is the directory where Tor places files downloaded from the internet, and not the directory where Tor itself is downloaded when updated.
I ...
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Firefox-esr wont proxy to burpsuite on tails os
Burpsuite Community Edition on Tails 5.11
Firefox-esr proxy settings has warning 'Connections to localhost, 127.0.0.1/8, and ::1 are never proxied'.
I cannot find any mention of the error anywhere. ...
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