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Why is Tor so painfully slow right now? I haven't used it in ages, and after downloading the browser again this week, I'm shocked at how incredibly sluggish it is. I know Tor isn't known for speed, but this feels extreme - pages are taking forever to load.

Hello,
I have the following problem:
I have defined an exit node with ‘India’ in the torrc file of the TORBrowser. 

ExitNodes {in}
StrictNodes 1

These definitions work with countries such as Japan, Brazil, Greece, Turkey, Russia, etc. wonderfully. But if I define India as an exit node, I always end up in Moldova. 

How can this happen?
Can you observe the same behaviour?

I do understand TOR doesn't make us anonymous as it only reroutes our traffic through many different servers all around the world. Is it still the best option to use on macOS Monterey than using a VPN (very limited choice of VPNs on Monterey)? I have no problem with the connection speed on my MacBook Air.

The only problem is, some websites would not work as our access to their servers would be denied. Not many websites though, just a few.

I'm using Orbot with obfs4 bridge to make my connection appears as random connections. what is the best connection for tor ? direct or using bridges?

Thanks !

Been trying to download the browser and it keeps saying the site can’t be reached

I have watched a video on how the darkweb works, the video claimed that the only way for someone else to know who you are communicating with is, that all the 3 union routers come together and compare there logs.

What they could see is that I send a message to router one and it was redirected to some server. now couldn't I just say I am an union Router and I just got this message from someone using more than 3 union routers?

I have gone through several TOR Browser hardening guides. Most of them were somewhat outdated and referenced preference names that do not exist anymore.

So I tried to put together a list of hardened about:config settings for the current version of the TOR Browser 14.0.4.

This is not a daily driver config. This is for minimizing attack vectors and securely viewing non-JS sites only.

browser.security_level.security_slider 1

javascript.enabled FALSE

app.update.auto FALSE

browser.download.forbid_open_with TRUE

browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert TRUE

browser.cache.memory.enable FALSE

browser.shell.shortcutFavicons FALSE

browser.chrome.site_icons FALSE

dom.storage.enabled FALSE

webgl.disabled TRUE

browser.display.use_document_fonts 0

gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled FALSE

gfx.font_rendering.graphite.enabled FALSE

gfx.font_rendering.opentype_svg.enabled FALSE

svg.disabled TRUE

security.OCSP.enabled 0

permissions.default.camera 2

permissions.default.desktop-notification 2

permissions.default.geo 2

permissions.default.microphone 2

permissions.default.xr 2

network.IDN_show_punycode TRUE

media.play-stand-alone FALSE

media.autoplay.default 5

media.autoplay.blocking_policy 2

media.autoplay.block-event.enabled TRUE

media.autoplay.allow-extension-background-pages FALSE

network.websocket.max-connections 0

network.websocket.delay-failed-reconnects FALSE

network.http.response.timeout 1000

network.http.sendRefererHeader 1

network.http.referer.XOriginPolicy 1

pdfjs.enabledCache.state FALSE

pdfjs.handleOctetStream FALSE

pdfjs.disabled TRUE

pdfjs.disableAutoFetch TRUE

pdfjs.disableFontFace TRUE

pdfjs.disablePageLabels TRUE

pdfjs.disableRange TRUE

pdfjs.disableStream TRUE

privacy.donottrackheader.enabled FALSE

privacy.fingerprintingProtection TRUE

privacy.trackingprotection.enabled TRUE

privacy.trackingprotection.fingerprinting.enabled TRUE

privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled TRUE

privacy.trackingprotection.annotate_channels TRUE

privacy.trackingprotection.socialtracking.enabled TRUE

privacy.trackingprotection.cryptomining.enabled TRUE

privacy.trackingprotection.emailtracking.enabled TRUE

privacy.trackingprotection.emailtracking.pbmode.enabled TRUE

privacy.trackingprotection.emailtracking.data_collection.enabled FALSE

privacy.resistFingerprinting.spoofOsInUserAgentHeader TRUE

privacy.socialtracking.block_cookies.enabled TRUE

privacy.resistFingerprinting.pbmode TRUE

privacy.resistFingerprinting.randomization.daily_reset.enabled TRUE

privacy.resistFingerprinting.randomization.daily_reset.private.enabled TRUE

privacy.spoof_english 1

media.webm.enabled FALSE

media.mp4.enabled FALSE

media.ogg.enabled FALSE

media.wave.enabled FALSE

media.flac.enabled FALSE

media.opus.enabled FALSE

media.ffmpeg.enabled FALSE

media.encoder.webm.enabled FALSE

media.gmp.decoder.enabled FALSE

media.gmp.encoder.enabled FALSE

media.mediasource.enabled FALSE

media.media-capabilities.enabled FALSE

Please let me know if anything should be changed, added, or removed.

Thanks!

edit: Changes based on feedback

I am sent a mail to bridges@ torproject ....and got bridges and qr ...but none of them work even if I set the time zone correct ...please help me solve the issue..

I never faced this problem in the past

Building a P2P social network (shared forums) and Tor is my last option. Was going with libP2P, but following the nodejs directions on the site didn't yield results.

My new plan is generating a peerID from a Tor hidden service address and including a headless version of Tor with the project.

You'd put the server on a Raspberry Pi and access it from any Tor browser.

I'd like to know how hidden service addresses are generated. I've found a few details about sha3-256 and base-32 encoding, but Google isn't revealing its secrets.

There is nothing interesting now on the deep web, why the criminals don't use it anymore as years before.

I have this computer set up that I'm not using as much as I'd like, and I thought about volunteering it to the tor project, but I was wondering if it would slow down my Internet? I don't have the best pipe, and it's a pretty internet heavy household, so I don't want to slow down my Internet. I apologize if this is stupid.

The hackers are spamming crypto scam stuff on there. Be safe!

I tried to access an onion address (I’m on iOS) that a website publicly displays on their website and it says that I need a v3 authentication key. Does that mean it’s private or what?

It comes up, did and update, says connected but cant get on any sites. Just stays on connected page. Help?

so i'm trying to use proxifier and tor together to bypass my school's wifi restrictions. the problem is i don't want to use the tor browser and i just want to use tor command. do you think it's because i'm starting it in the wrong place? i added tor to path so i can access it easily. so here is my log and config

log:

Jan 30 10:37:50.394 [notice] Tor 0.4.8.13 (git-e153e72c01315f86) running on Windows 8 [or later] with Libevent 2.1.12-stable, OpenSSL 3.0.15, Zlib 1.3.1, Liblzma N/A, Libzstd N/A and Unknown N/A as libc.

Jan 30 10:37:50.394 [notice] Tor can't help you if you use it wrong! Learn how to be safe at https://support.torproject.org/faq/staying-anonymous/

Jan 30 10:37:50.411 [notice] Read configuration file "C:\Users\chicken\AppData\Roaming\tor\torrc".

Jan 30 10:37:50.411 [warn] Path for ClientOnionAuthDir (C:/Users/chicken/Desktop/TorBrowser/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/onion-auth) is relative and will resolve to C:\Users\chicken\Desktop\TorBrowser\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Tor\onion-auth. Is this what you wanted?

Jan 30 10:37:50.411 [warn] Path for DataDirectory (C:/Users/chicken/Desktop/TorBrowser/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor) is relative and will resolve to C:\Users\chicken\Desktop\TorBrowser\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Tor. Is this what you wanted?

Jan 30 10:37:50.411 [warn] Path for GeoIPFile (C:/Users/chicken/Desktop/TorBrowser/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/geoip) is relative and will resolve to C:\Users\chicken\Desktop\TorBrowser\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Tor\geoip. Is this what you wanted?

Jan 30 10:37:50.411 [warn] Path for GeoIPv6File (C:/Users/chicken/Desktop/TorBrowser/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/geoip6) is relative and will resolve to C:\Users\chicken\Desktop\TorBrowser\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Tor\geoip6. Is this what you wanted?

Jan 30 10:37:50.420 [notice] Opening Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:9050

Jan 30 10:37:50.420 [notice] Opened Socks listener connection (ready) on 127.0.0.1:9050

Jan 30 10:37:50.000 [warn] CreateProcessA() failed: The system cannot find the file specified.

Jan 30 10:37:50.000 [warn] Managed proxy ""C:/Users/chicken/Desktop/TorBrowser/Browser/TorBrowser/Tor/PluggableTransports/lyrebird.exe"" process terminated with status code 0

Jan 30 10:37:50.000 [err] tor_assertion_failed_: Bug: transports.c:520: proxy_prepare_for_restart: Assertion mp->conf_state == PT_PROTO_COMPLETED failed; aborting. (on Tor 0.4.8.13 e153e72c01315f86)

Jan 30 10:37:50.000 [err] Bug: Tor 0.4.8.13 (git-e153e72c01315f86): Assertion mp->conf_state == PT_PROTO_COMPLETED failed in proxy_prepare_for_restart at transports.c:520: . (Stack trace not available) (on Tor 0.4.8.13 e153e72c01315f86)

config:

ClientTransportPlugin obfs4 exec "C:/Users/chicken/Desktop/TorBrowser/Browser/TorBrowser/Tor/PluggableTransports/lyrebird.exe"

[i have bridges here i just deleted them]

ClientOnionAuthDir C:/Users/chicken/Desktop/TorBrowser/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/onion-auth

DataDirectory C:/Users/chicken/Desktop/TorBrowser/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor

GeoIPFile C:/Users/chicken/Desktop/TorBrowser/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/geoip

GeoIPv6File C:/Users/chicken/Desktop/TorBrowser/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/geoip6

UseBridges 1

is it because i'm starting it in the wrong place?

Hey guys basically I m new here try to set up and install tor on my iPhone can anybody help here I m a newbie need it urgent

hiya goons.

i got a new laptop and have for probably 3 days been trying to download tor, from their official site of course- but it has only been coming up with this screen when i attempt to load the page... i need my deepweb delving hours of the day to be occupied by their proper activity once agan...

pleas help me on my valiant deepdark netquest?

digital transcent,

dead girl

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What are some ways i can connect to tor without using my wifi,i keep seeing people saying that i shouldnt connect to wifi when surfing on the dark web.Can you tell me why and how else can i use it without an wifi connection?

In todays world of AI, deep reinforcement learning, and machiene learning, the assumed difficulty of an analyist manually correlating Tor is automated.

To protect users, first, we should consider to add decoy traffic by default to all Tor connections.

Secondly, we should consider to make every Tor user a middle relay, to increase the number of ephemeral IPs to make mapping the Tor circuit pathes harder by being more dynamic as users will increase the IP pool.

I also think the community should audit Tors entire code base to patch security vulnerabilities, then, enhance Arti's development.

Thank you!

I downloaded the onion TOR browser but when I want to log in to my email or face book it gives me shit. i need to know how to setup my browser so that I can maintain my privacy and still function. how do I tweak my settings etc?

Is there a Linux tool like torify and alikes which uses another approach: while it shall be run as simple as

$ torwrapper myprogram

behind the curtain it creates a new Linux network namespace, sets up Tor inside it, enables firewall so all the network traffic goes through Tor only, then runs the program inside the same network namespace to force it through Tor?

Accidentally connected to university WiFi while browsing on Tor and I’m a little concerned. I know Tor hides what sites you’re browsing, but can my usage be traced back to me considering I was connected to their network?

I’m new to the dark web I’m trying to learn more about the deep web I have some onion links but how would I safely browse without being hacked. How can I tell I’ve been hacked

Hello Tor network enthusiasts!

I haven't used Tor since my early 'dark web sniffing' days, but now my needs have brought me here.
I searched around about Tor network , how it works , and if I understand it correctly , it's simply badass.
As I read about it , I found out that there are exit IPs (somehow requests have to leave the network) , which could be basically anyone. What I'm interested in is the distribution of exit IPs. If I send multiple different requests through Tor network , will they exit through the same exit IP? Will the IPs be changed? How often do the IPs change? Will I have to disconnect from the network to get assigned a new exit IP? How safe is Tor network , to be used as an IP changing mechanism - not masking. My priority is changing IP , not a masked IP. So the last question would be - do we know approximate amount of exit IPs?

Hope my questions weren't primitive and stupid , because of my lack of knowledge about Tor.
Thanks in advance.

I know that TOR recommends the Onion browser but it's kind of clunky and slow. Mostly I'm looking for a good one for my ipad, not as much my phone.

Is there any other recommended TOR for iphone and ipad. I wouldn't mind paying for one but some of them are cost-prohibitive for me, especially when good VPN's are available for significantly less ($2-5) per month - though I know they are not as secure.

Thanks.

I saw that one YouTube video, the 3 levels of Entering the dark web or something like that. I don't understand why I should do that, does it just hide that I was using Tor from someone searching my PC or does it more than that?

How can I run Tor in fullscreen mode? I use it as a VPN because my country has strict government internet censorship and I find it quite uncomfortable to browse websites in a bordered format. I know it's for security, but can I make Tor fullscreen?

UPD: While I was writing this post, I found on the web that it can be done via about:config -> privacy.resistFingerprinting.letterboxing. But after about 10 minutes, I get a notification at the top that maximizing the screen can lead to tracking, and that Tor recommends returning to bordered mode. Is it possible to disable these notifications?

How do I host an .onion site?

i am wanting to run a tor node at home. i have *decent* internet and a pi3 that would be dedicated to only running tor

i have a amazon eero isp router and a old linksys ea6100 router.

my plan would be to plug both routers into the isp modem and basically only connect the tor node to the linksys, because ive heard that the tor relays need routers that can handle about 1000 connections at a time.

i was hoping that this would help both the relay and also my own personal lan and wlan would stay stable. i dont want to melt the ISP router but i also what my relay to be stable. i dont know a lot about networking so im not sure if this will work or not.

i plan on upgrading my linksys router to something better asap