How to Become Anonymous on the Internet Using Tor « Null Byte :: WonderHowTo

The internet is a scary place, and if you're like me, you don't want anyone tracking you or learning your search habits. It's a blatant invasion of privacy for companies to do this, but at least we have methods of fighting back—one of which isTor.Tor stands forTheOnionRouter. It operates by donated bandwidth from its users. Tor encrypts your traffic, then forwards it through multiple nodes, like the layers of an onion, hence the name "The Onion Router". It protects you by masking your IP (Internet Protocol) address, which is synonymous to your home address. It also protects you by tunneling all of your traffic automatically, as if you hadset up a VPN, orSSH tunnel. Most of the time,Google Sharing, a Firefox plugin byMoxie Marlinspike, will suffice. But sometimes I need to be fully anonymous.Now, be forewarned, Tor isn't fully anonymous. Some things are left to the user to fix, such as changing your User Agent. A User Agent reveals your OS (operating system) and browser information. I'm a privacy nut, so I don't like people having that either. Also, you probably shouldn't be logging onto Facebook, as that will obviously reveal your information.In thisNull Byte, we're going to go briefly go over how to set up Tor, after which I will forward my traffic through it to show you that it's working. The methodology is the same on Windows and Linux, but I'll use Windows to avoid confusion.Download & Configure TorFollow along with the video and the instructions below.Please enable JavaScript to watch this video.DownloadTor.Install Tor.Navigate to the Data/Vidalia folder, and comment out the Browser line with "#" prefacing it.Run Tor.DownloadTorbutton.Restart Firefox and click the Torbutton, and it will run using Tor.If you have any questions or comments, hop onIRC, or start talk in theForums!Want to start making money as a white hat hacker?Jump-start your hacking career with our2020 Premium Ethical Hacking Certification Training Bundlefrom the newNull Byte Shopand get over 60 hours of training from cybersecurity professionals.Buy Now (90% off) >Other worthwhile deals to check out:97% off The Ultimate 2021 White Hat Hacker Certification Bundle99% off The 2021 All-in-One Data Scientist Mega Bundle98% off The 2021 Premium Learn To Code Certification Bundle62% off MindMaster Mind Mapping Software: Perpetual LicenseRelatedHow To:Become Anonymous & Browse the Internet SafelyHow To:Access the Dark Web While Staying Anonymous with TorTor for Android:How to Stay Anonymous on Your PhoneHow To:Stay as Anonymous as Possible OnlineNews:Reality of VPNs, Proxies, and TorHow To:The Top 80+ Websites Available in the Tor NetworkHow To:Is Tor Broken? How the NSA Is Working to De-Anonymize You When Browsing the Deep WebHow To:With the Silk Road Bust, the Online Black Market Already Has a New HomeHow to Become Anonymous Part 2:Tails: The OS Made for AnonymityNews:Anonymity Networks. Don't use one, use all of them!News:Anonymity, Darknets and Staying Out of Federal Custody, Part Three: Hidden ServicesAnonymous Browsing in a Click:Add a Tor Toggle Button to ChromeTor vs. I2P:The Great Onion DebateHow To:Use Tortunnel to Quickly Encrypt Internet TrafficEditor Picks:The Top 10 Secret Resources Hiding in the Tor NetworkNews:Anonymity, Darknets and Staying Out of Federal Custody, Part Two: Onions and DaggersHow To:Who Is Anonymous? How the Wall Street Journal and the NSA Got It WrongHow To:Securely & Anonymously Spend Money OnlineHow To:Completely Mask & Anonymize Your BitTorrent Traffic Using AnomosHow To:Chain Proxies to Mask Your IP Address and Remain Anonymous on the WebNews:Feds arrest several in connection to Drugs on Tor networks 'Silk Road'News:Anonymity, Darknets and Staying Out of Federal Custody, Part One: Deep Web