[kaiteisbait]

Thanks for this! I have not used tor much, but yes I will check this out:p

[Adorapuff]

Tor is so slow i feal like im surfing in a virtual machine inside a virtual machine.

[w00t]

Then get a new circut/properly configure tor to make your browsing faster but less anonymous.

[stunnixxer]

great tutorial....i will use it thnx

[Kinanizer]

Hmmm, I may check this out. Could you tell me more about the computers I would be communicating with on this network.

[The Protagonist]

Kinanizer they are the same as normal computers. Anyone can set up a TOR node but it takes a lot of internet usage. Now I must admit there are some rogue nodes/ the possibility of rogue nodes but if you feel that would compromise you too much then you ca choose not to use nodes you find suspicious.
The data is encrypted and decrypted between each node to prevent interception.

I am yet to find a perfect way to be anonymous and secure on the internet but TOR certainly increases you anonymity.

Tor is so slow i feal like im surfing in a virtual machine inside a virtual machine.

This is a stupid statement and is generally why skiddies get caught all the time. They go for VPNs then which all keep logs or have your payment details. It depends on if you value speed over security and anonymity. If your doing normal browsing no protection is required. If you are doing something illegal the anonymity is required. With hacking you are in a situation in which the other person is actively pursuing you and if your using a VPN then well.. whereas TOR keeps no logs and passes through the machines of a few individuals so it does make the trail longer whereas a VPN service is owned by one entity.
And surfing in a virtual machine within a virtual machine would be almost the same as normal internet speed if your computer is fast enough to cope with running a virtual machine in a virtual machine.

Also feel is spelt F-E-E-L not F-E-A-L and capitalize your "i"s goddammit.

[w00t]

Tor does not "encrypt and decrypt between each node". As the name of onion routing implies, the outgoing packets are encrypted in layers. The entry node can only decrypt the first layer, which tells the entry node where to send the remaining layers, and so on.

Let me boil down how tor works.

Let the arrows = data flow

You ---> Entry node(sometimes thru bridge) ---> relay node( you can specify how many of these get used ) ---> Exit node


So, only the entry node gets your IP, and only the exit node gets your data. The only way a client could be traced would be if they use entry and exit nodes controlled by the same person, and the nodes are set up to correlate data flow. The odds of this occurring, assuming the client hasn't done something imbecilic like only using a whitelist of nodes, which is what all those "speed up tor" things do, is ever shrinking.

Now, this is not to say this attack would basically break tor. Even if you were to consistently use the same entry and exit nodes, and they both had been made to track you, so long as you are either using an encrypted protocol(HTTPS, mostly) or using a hidden service, all they can do is prove you were using Tor, and cannot further determine what you were doing.

To clear up other misconceptions:
- Most tor nodes keep logs, and will provide them when asked by law enforcement so as to avoid arrest for obstruction of law. Because of the way tor works, these logs pose no serious threat.

- It is not anonymous. It is private. There is a huge difference.

As for your English-elitist barbs, there are other languages in the world than English, not everyone is obliged to speak your language fluently.

[T4RZ4N]

It is really hard to find not abandon websites on Tor, but when you do, you find the goldmine. I remember, after multiple emails to some people i met on DW, i got access to a "dark forum" on DW. There was all kind of shit, from hacking(not kid stuff) to rape/CP videos, government documents, how to tutorials about everything(even exploiting governments system and getting multiple citizenship, becoming ghost) and lots of shit. Too bad that, it's address is changed, and i cant get in now. Good old times...

[smexyguy]

Can someone tell me why i can't access some of links, and i get this error? That is no kind of porn or CP...
I will provide links who game me that error, i found these in hidden wiki...
http://4eiruntyxxbgfv7o.onion.to/snapbbs/7b6bc481/ - Paranormal Alians 'n Shit
http://4eiruntyxxbgfv7o.onion.to/snapbbs/237d0738/ - Cafe at the End of the Internet
http://4eiruntyxxbgfv7o.onion.to/snapbbs/5d91777e/ - Democrat Watch

[Mxdaraexe]

Very nice list of links you have there.
Thank you