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Tor Browser: Is it safe to connect to Tor via a proxy server?
When using the Tor Browser, is it safe to connect to Tor via a proxy server? There is an SSH connection between the proxy server and my computer: ssh me@proxyserver -D localhost:9999. In the Tor ...
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Tor 5.0.1 times out on any non-trivial webpage
I'm running Tor 5.0.1 on an up-to-date Kubuntu system. Normally Tor runs fine; I route Thunderbird through the Tor port as well, and everything runs smoothly. But in the last three or four days the ...
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Burpsuite and Tor browser problem
I set http / https proxy as 127.0.0.1 / 8080 in tor browser and set socks proxy as 127.0.0.1 / 9150 in burpsuite. But whenever i click 'connect' in tb, it doesn't work. what is wrong???
OS : win 10 ...
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Does my internet speed matter?
Does my internet speed matter if I use same circuit, nodes/hops?
There are 3 PC's:
1st one is connected to 100Mbps internet speed
2nd 500Mbps internet speed
3rd 1Gbps internet speed
In case all of ...
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Tor Browser Bundle: How to launch new-tab from command-line?
I can't find the way to launch new tab from command line.
/usr/src/tor-browser/tor-browser_en-US/Browser$ ./firefox -new-tab
XPCOMGlueLoad error for file /usr/src/tor-browser/tor-browser_en-US/...
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Can i use different SocksPorts than 9050?
Socksv5, SOCKS HOST 127.0.0.1, Port 9050
I use this Network Setting with Mozilla Firefox.
But even though i use different Useragents for each Firefox Profile,
through the configuration of the about:...
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Tor Unexpectedly Exited (Windows 10)
I don't know why this is happening and I can be sure that it's not Windows Defender because Disk C is excluded so it can't do anything. I've tried resetting my PC and nothing have changed, I think I'...
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Problem to access site
I am trying to access a site with Tor, I get the following message:
Secure Connection Failed An error occurred during a connection to www.xxxx.com. PR_END_OF_FILE_ERROR, I added the Select a built-in ...
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Tor doesn't read the torrc file
When I tried to create a .onion service by modifying the torrc file, nothing happened. I mean nothing. The official website says that if tor is not starting then there is a problem. Well tor is ...
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Does clicking on "new circuit for this site" too often risk deanonymization?
I have a (probably stupid) quirk/OCB: When I want my traffic to a website to be particularly hard to backtrace, I click dozens of times on the new circuit for this site button (sometimes for >15 ...
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Can I exit from a specific country or node?
Lets say I want to get Netflix to work via Tor. Currently I keep pressing "new identity" until my traffic is exiting from a country supported by Netflix. I use Tor bridges to access the network.
Is ...
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What are "YEC" and "https-e" mentioned in Tor Browser 11.0.1 changelog?
Quotations from the changelog:
Bug 40059: YEC activist sign empty in about:tor on RTL locales
Bug 40383: Workaround issue in https-e wasm
I assume this has something to do with Tor Browser ...
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Disable HTTP referrer in tor-browser caused risk?
In the URL bar of tor-browser, go to about:config.
In the page of about:config, find Network.http.sendRefererHeader then change the value to 1.
Any risk?
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Tor Browser needs to be started twice
About 85% of the time, when I start Tor Browser, I get the "Something Went Wrong!" page and have to try a second time. Apparently, some initialization isn't finishing before the browser ...
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Tor browser 7.x won't connect
Sorry to bother you guys, but Tor browser 7.x doesn't work for me, no matter what OS I use.
To cut it short, I have Tor browser 6.5.2 running fine on my windows 7 desktop computer, a few day ago it ...
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Tor Bookmarks file location
I am trying to locate saved bookmarks on a OS X slave drive that once used Tor. Where are Tor bookmarks saved in the OS X file structure?
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default bookmarks location
For those using torbrowser in a linux OS on a bootable iso, that's then booted from USB, with something like sardu or yumi etc. Is it possible to change the location where torbrowser bookmarks get ...
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malicious entry nodes & obfs4 briges and DPI censorship
i need to use tor under tight DPI censorship situation.
I need to be able to hide the fact i'm using Tor both from my gvt's DPI GFW and from my ISP.
The only way for me to get Tor working is through ...
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Unable to pick a suitable Tor Browser version for OSX 10.5.8
Is there a version of Tor browser for OSX 10.5.8 PPC G5? The only thing available for my OS I see is for 10.6 and above. Thanks.
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How does JavaScript interfere with Tor browser anonymity?
Heard that JavaScript interferes with Tor when browsing the internet causing a breach in its security wall, having the effect of a hole in the ozone layer. Why is this? How does this breach work ...
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High CPU usage on some sites
On some sites, the CPU usage goes to 100% (one core) and it freezes any activity inside the browser. For example I can move the window, but not click the tabs or in the page, and if I do, the actions ...
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Can I Create A Local Area Network Using TOR?
I've been using tor for quite a while now and I want to create a private ip network/lan but want it to be secure. I will try to explain this as best as I can.
Basically what I want to do is build a ...
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Proxy problems - New to TOR
I'm new to TOR and mistakingly fiddled with the proxy settings, now I am unable to establish a connection to TOR. This is the message shown:
9/12/18, 16:09:54.536 [WARN] You specified a public ...
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Tor over VPN with DNS leak
Lets say i'm using a vpn that have a DNS leak (and it shows my ISP ip for example), then I use the tor browser to browse the clear net (even HTTP sites, not only HTTPS) over that VPN.
Does ISP know ...
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When the domain is called, port 8080 is attached?
I am trying to create a hidden service in TOR this due to learning reasons.
It all seems to work fine when I want to use this normally with HTML.
But as soon as I want to install a dynamic web ...
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Tor won't even lauch
I am using OS X Mojave and I have downloaded Tor browser on the official website. However when I try to lauch as usual, an error message appears stating that Tos has been closed during launch.
Even ...
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How do I import bookmarks?
All previous answers appear to be out of date, so, uere goes!
My computer crashed while Tor was open, and it broke.
I have re-installed Tor, searched the wreckage of the broken original but could not ...
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With Tor, do i keep firefox installation
hi thanks for the help.. i think i did look up question about having firefox but don't recall answer, for dealing with other security issues.
i notice recent hacks into firefox directory, affecting ...
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Unable to open tor folder in Ubuntu 17.10
I download tor for Linux OS/Ubuntu 17.10 save the file and ran the code as required according to the website. But unable to open the file and run code: tar -xvJf tor-browser-linux64-7.5.2_LANG.tar.xz
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How do I use the Tor Browser for Android without Tor?
I use the Tor Browser for Android and it always takes long at startup since it has to start the Tor daemon first and I don't want to wait that long so I'd rather just disable the Tor daemon and ...
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How to get as many new unique IPs as possible?
I am currently using one TOR browser and get on average 722 unique different IPs per day.
I use MaxCircuitDirtiness 10 which gives me a new circuit/IP every 10 seconds.
Next I set up a second tor ...
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Old Tor users can affect my HS?
Lets say a user is using a Tor version from 2013 and decides to connect to my HS that has the latest Tor client. Since the user has an old version of Tor, can the vulns in the Tor version reveal my IP?...
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Can't use SOCKS with TBB 7.0a3 -- help w/ torrc and unix sockets plz
Currently running TBB 7.0a3 on OS X 10.15.
Cannot get any other app to use Tor on any port when bundle is running.
Some digging turned up torrc file which contained line:
SocksPort unix:"/Users/will/...
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Is there a way to "mirror" a website that is a Tor site?
I have used HTTrack for regular websites but I want to be able to create a local mirror of a site I can get to via the Tor Browser. Is there such an application out there? I run Windows 10 but can ...
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tor failed to establish a network connection
IDK whats the problem, it worked till now.
Blockquote 7/10/2018 13:08:01 PM.600 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all ...
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Canvas is working on TBB 8.0 with privacy.resistFingerprinting.autoDeclineNoUserInputCanvasPrompts
Canvas works even if privacy.resistFingerprinting.autoDeclineNoUserInputCanvasPrompts is enabled on TBB 8.0, is that normal ?
You can test with this. https://smashcat.org/av/canvas_test/
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Does torbrowser leave details of bookmarks after deletion of bundle from windows 10
I have read a lot of conflicting info regarding this. If i delete torbrowser from my pc using windows 10, does tor leave behind traces of bookmarks?
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Tor Browser Bundle failing userAgent spoofing
Using Tor Browser Bundle, I noticed the latest versions I have (9x) did not show user agent in the general.userAgent.override entry in about:config. The browser was downloaded from the Tor Project and ...
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Syncing bookmarks in TBB?
Is it safe to sync bookmarks between multiple tor browsers using firefox's built-in sync feature? I'm using tbb on 3 different computers at this point and it's getting a bit annoying trying to keep ...
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It it safe to use Tor in Windows safe-mode with networking?
Is it even safer to use Tor in Windows safe-mode with networking than using Tor in Windows normal mode..
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I am getting "signature verification failed"
I downloaded Tor some while ago but never really used it. Recently I started it up and got "Signature Verification Failed. You may be under attack or there might just be a network problem. Click start ...
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Prevent Tor Browser from connecting to a node in a certain country?
I want to prevent Tor Browser from connecting to any nodes in a certain country. How do I do so?
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How to control my Tor-Nodes
I know that Tor needs 3 nodes to work, but is there a way to control my node number, mean to add more nodes or subtract nodes.
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Why did Tor Client from Browser in Windows cannot connect to Tor Network using a user-provided Tor Bridge Information
My goal: Establish Tor network from Tor Browser (in Windows 10) using a user-provided Tor Bridge.
What I did so far: Following this Tor Wiki, I set an obfs4 Tor Bridge up in an Ubuntu 16.04 machine. ...
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How to restore GnuPG proxy configuration to default?
I was trying to verify TOR package signature with this command:
gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys 0x4E2C6E8793298290
I got this response
gpg: requesting key 0x4E2C6E8793298290 ...
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Setting Tor Browser as default browser in Windows
I would like to set the Tor browser as my default browser in Windows 7, but the setting in options/advanced is not working or will not hold. How do I fix this?
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How can i prevent tor from using /tmp
Tor creates temp files in /tmp when downloading files, this is obliviously a security issue. How can i prevent Tor from using /tmp ?
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Tor gets stuck on "Loading Network Status"
This is the Log I get after clicking:
Shutting down all existing connections.
7/12/19, 17:45:37.240 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. ...
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How does Tor connect to a server while hiding it's ip?
This may be a naive question. When I type in a .onion address I assume that the Tor network is designed to not know the ip of the server, or else law enforcement could easily subpoena Tor saying "...
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AdBlock extension in TorBrowser using a lot of CPU power
I upgraded my TorBrowser to 11.0.1, and started noticing that the CPU in my machine is now doing a lot of work when I open TorBrowser. CPU load of 140-150% is reported used on TorBrowser (a CPU with ...
