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How to store certifcates over session?
How can I store trusted certificates for e.g. HTTPS in a manner, that they are still available after restarting of Tor Browser Bundle?
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Tor Browser Bundle 3.5. on macosx 10.8 can't connect to other websites [duplicate]
Browser looks like it's connected to Tor, (I see Tor congratulations page and green onion Tor enabled button) but cannot connect to any websites ( its always "connecting" in browser tab then times out ...
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Cannot post comments on sites using Facebook social plugin
I have a Facebook account that was successfully registered from behind Tor (not using my real name, of course). I am unable to post comments on sites that use the Facebook social plugin. There is no ...
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How to verify Tor Browser Bundle (TBB) 3.x?
Downloading
sha256sums.txt
downloading one or more signatures
the archive itself
Then verifying each signature one by one. Then creating the sha256 of the archive. Then looking into the sha256sums....
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Tor Browser 7.0.9 can't print page to file
My desktop OS is Fedora 26 and the Tor browser is 7.0.9.
I found tor browser can't print as print to file, it produces nothing. The print preview looks nice but doesn't produce any file (PDF or PS) ...
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privoxy and tor in windows 503 forwarding failure
I am currently trying to use privoxy with tor. I have done the following.
Installed Tor Browser. From command line run: tor -f .\torrc-defaults
Netstat -a: shows 127.0.0.1 port 9150 and 9151.
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TorButton Warning and SSL
A little new to Tor, been taking a closer look at how requests happen in the browser. At the top when I open Tools >> Web Developer >> Browser Console and start browsing the web I notice a few things:
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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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Bootstrapped at 10% for hours [duplicate]
I try to use Vidalia Bundle with certain application. It used to be stuck at 'starting Tor' if I recall correctly. So, I set it as 'run as client only' and added some bridges. Now it's stuck at 10% ...
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Tor browser behaviour in Windows versus Linux
If I start the Windows Tor browser bundle using Start Tor Browser.exe and subsequently close the browser, Vidalia shuts down Tor and then exits. In Linux, if I start the Tor browser bundle using the ...
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Most common TOR browser configuration - panopticlick
Yesterday I put some effort into getting the best "score" I can on Panopticlick. The following is my result:
I did several things to get the lowest numbers for "unique in x browsers".
I looked up ...
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why do I get "Access Denied" at certain web sites when I didn't last year?
I'm using Tor Browser 4.5a5 (based on Mozilla Firefox 31.6.0)
on Windows 7/64, home router environment.
Several iterations back, I could access http://www.foxnews.com/ .
Now, no matter how many times ...
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If my web browser is fingerprintable (say, odd window size/screen resolution), who gets to see it?
Does browser fingerprinting leak data only to the server that is answering my request, or also to my ISP or other network-level eavesdropper? Assuming HTTPS (HTTP should leak to the HTTPS "leak set" ...
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Opening Tor on my Mac OX says Firefox is already running
Just downloaded the new Tor browser bundle on my MACBOOK Pro and I get a message that reads "a copy of firefox is already running. Only one copy allowed at a time." Any suggestions for newbie, like ...
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What is most likely cause of page injections while using Tor?
So, I have a connection from my Linux-64-tor-2.6.3 TBB browser to an entry node in a foreign country. That country is a very long way from here. The node is running the latest Tor, so it's using a ...
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Why Tor Browser Bundle should not be run as root?
What is the actual cause of this error ?
I know how to solve so dont need that but just want to know why that error occur.
If we run it on root what can be the problems faced ?
Also What to do if we ...
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Is it a better practise to use DNSCrypt over Tor or is it useless?
DNSCrypt already gives you a protection layers against Man-in-the-middle attacks and should obscure your the traffic your ISP sees.. is it, combined with Tor, a good extra protection or does Tor ...
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How does Tor Network latency (speed) compare with direct internet?
Tor seems slower than my normal direct internet connection, perhaps because of high traffic from users or low bandwidth.
Can anyone explain the speed differences to me?
Thanks so much. Have a nice ...
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How can I use silverlight with Tor?
This question was already asked but never really answered. I already have silverlight and use it frequently on other browsers. I already have forbid microsoft silverlight unchecked in noscript options....
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Tor upgrade says a copy of firefox is already running macbook NOT WINDOWS
After upgrading, and throwing away all old Tor or Firefox/Mozilla files I can possibly find (including using the terminal command to show hidden files) every time I attempt to run the Tor Browser ...
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How to use Arm with Tor Browser Bundle
Tor Browser Bundle 3.5 doesn't maintain Vidalia Tor map anymore, so I thought of using Tor Arm to view the Tor network traffic. How do I run it?
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How to make the Tor Browser take the same identity each time
I use Tor Browser in Ubuntu. I want to learn a way if possible to make the Tor Browser take the same identity each time I open it. Is it possible?
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Reset to default browser size
I accidentally resized tor browser.
How to change back to default size without restart?
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How to prevent a circuit from changing between browser tabs?
In the current versions of Tor (4.5.1) every time a new tab is opened a new circuit is made - causing the ip to change.
Consider the following scenarion:
User logs into firstsite.com - session/...
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What happens if I enable scripts globally in Tor browser?
In Tor browser bundle, there are some extensions like NoScript installed. However, setting NoScript to block scripts breaks many websites that rely on Javascript. Does enabling these scripts mean that ...
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Tor browser vs Firefox browser?
The current Tor browser bundle (3.6.3) appears to be based on Firefox at version 24.7.0.
Is this an independant Tor browser version, unrelated to the latest Firefox version (31.0), or the version of ...
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Should I avoid javascript bookmarklets in the Tor broswer?
I'm a Pinboard user accustomed to bookmarking webpages using their bookmarklet, which looks like this:
href="javascript:q=location.href;if(document.getSelection){d=document.getSelection();}else{d=&...
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Tor won't open on mac, saying Firefox is running - but it isn't
When I try to open the Tor bundle on a Mac, a box pops up and says "A copy of Firefox is already open. Only one copy of Firefox can be open at a time." But I don't have Firefox open.
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How to Remove/Disable/Always Accept HTML5 Canvas Image?
How can I disable the patch and limit its influence? In older TBB builds this patch could be removed pretty easy. Is there still an easy way?
The difficult way seems to revert these changes: https://...
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All .onion domains seem slow
Is it just me or are most .onion domains really slow?
If its not just me then why is it slow?
Alot of domains seem to not work and a few work and are really slow...
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How did the FBI find the IP address of the Freedom Hosting servers?
The FBI took over the Freedom Hosting servers, which were located in France, and arrested the guy (Eric Eoin Marques) running Freedom Hosting. They then proceed to serve malware to anyone who ...
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tor-browser connection problem
I have a new problem with tor-browser. Actually in recent when I open tor-browser an error shown with these description:
"Error starting download:
connection was refused by other side: 111: ...
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Load an html file in tails browser while offline?
Using tails 2.1, I am trying to open an html file in a browser from persistent storage / or usb drive.
If I try to open in Tor browser (default), it is not loaded at all.
(I tried disabling all add-...
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Is it safe to resize Tor Browser after the page has loaded?
I know window size shouldn't be changed for anonymity reasons, but what if the page has already loaded?
Does it still affect anonymity?
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Tor Browser Bundle (TBB) new circuit versus new identity
I have experimented in the Tor Browser Bundle with the Tor Button's choices of "new circuit for this site" and "new identity". "New circuit" appears to affects only the open tab and creates a new ...
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Why is browser exit node different from Privoxy exit node?
I have Tor (bundle) browser and when I open this URL :
http://ipecho.net/plain
I get :
89.105.194.71
I set Privoxy in my Ubuntu to use Tor programmatically, but when I run my python code:
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Tor browser and Google hangouts
I use tor browser for Gmail and Google+ account since April. It used to works good, but I have to switch on JavaScripts, of course. Gmail chat used to works good, but since today or yesterday Google ...
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Why does my Tor talk to activate.adobe.com? [closed]
As shown in the attached picture, can anyone give me a hint why my Tor.exe talk to the host of Adobe? while I am not using Tor to access or use any Adobe services. does my PC get hacked or injected by ...
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Browsing problems
I'm facing a little hitch, I managed to install and run my Tor browser; I am able to access all the Tor seacrch engines, but when I click some links on the Hidden wiki I get this error message.
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Is all traffic routed through Tor when using TBB?
Consider a computer connected to the Tor network through the Tor Browser Bundle: my question is does the whole internet traffic go through the Tor network like windows update, kaspersky update, vlc ...
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TCP/IP Packet node-to-node propegation in Tor
A TCP/IP packet mainly has two parts. The header and data (mostly encrypted).
When using Tor, and a packet leaves my Tor browser, where is my initial header information stored?
If the destination ...
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Tor Browser Bundle v4 will not launch - possible Trusteer Rapport Interference
For the last three days I have been trying to get the Tor Browser Bundle v4 to work on Windows 8.1. I have installed and removed the program and reinstalled probably ten times. I have downloaded the ...
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Using Tor Browser with alternate Tor client - works but issues warning
I run a relay on a NAS box in my network. It is setup so that I can use it as a client from other machines in my network:
[NOTICE] You configured a non-loopback address for SocksPort. This allows ...
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How to run Lastpass in Tor?
Can someone please explain how to get Lastpass to run in Tor, I need on occasions to access some sites that I have passwords which are impossible to remember.
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How to completely delete every single trace of Tor from Windows 7 Truecrypt folder
I recently made a Truecrypt AES encrypted folder and installed the Tor Browser Bundle into it.
I was wondering - if I delete the Truecrypt file, is there anything else left on my computer pointing to ...
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Tor browser bundle has stopped working (mac)
I have the latest Tor browser bundle installed on OSX 10.8.5. It connects and I see the 'Congratulations!' page but am unable to browse to any sites e.g. startpage.com or run a search - I just see '...
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Error message "Cannot load XPCOM" at the start of Tor Browser
When I open the Tor Browser Bundle I get an error message from Firefox: "Cannot load XPCOM". How can I start the Tor Browser?
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Tor in WINE = Anonymous?
Could you tell me whether running a Tor.exe in the WINE emulator
under Debian might compromise anonymity?
Background:
I need to run Tor Browser together with a password manager.
The only option I ...
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How can I find out what my control port is?
I'm trying to use Tor in conjunction with FrostWire, and I' following these instructions:
http://www.ehow.com/how_7510294_do-configure-tor-frostwire.html
I can't seem to figure out how to get the ...
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Is there a recommended and/or compatible antivirus software and/or tool available for Tor Browser Bundle
Specifically, for window OS, is there a recommended and/or compatible antivirus software and/or tool one can use to increase the security of the system. The point being, if there is a malware on the ...
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