TOR Browser

Tor Browser is used to access the deep and dark web, where it acts as a default VPN for the user and bounces the network IP address through several servers before interacting with the web. Attackers use this browser to access hidden content, unindexed websites, and encrypted databases present in the deep web.

The Tor Browser is a web browser that allows users to remain anonymous online while also protecting them from being monitored by hackers, ISPs, companies, and governments.

TOR is a short form of The Onion Router. Tor is an open-source browser that allows you to surf the web anonymously. With each session, it immediately clears your browsing history and encrypts all of your traffic.

Tor is the only browser that allows you to access the dark web. The dark web is made up of websites that aren't easily located using a search engine and can't be accessed using a standard web browser. To view a dark website, you must also know the specific web URL. Unregulated websites make up the dark web, which means you can find everything from pirated movies to black marketplaces, illicit narcotics, and child pornography there.

The ability to visit uncontrolled websites carries significant concerns. Your computer might be hacked if you click on the wrong link on the dark web. There are various precautions you may take when using the Tor browser. Never go to a website or click on a link that you don't know about. This is especially true with dark web pages. On the dark web, URLs seem strange; instead of standard web addresses, you'll see links made up of odd characters and numbers. Detecting hazardous linkages becomes considerably more difficult as a result of this.

Feature of TOR Browser

• BLOCK TRACKERS

        Tor Browser protects you from third-party trackers and advertisements by isolating each page you

        visit. When you close your browser, all cookies are instantly deleted. Your browsing history will be

        erased as well.

• PROTECT YOURSELF FROM SURVEILLANCE

        Tor Browser makes it impossible for anyone observing your connection to see what websites you 

        visit. Anyone looking at your browsing history can only see that you're using Tor.

• AVOID FINGERPRINTING IF AT ALL POSSIBLE

        Tor Browser strives to make all users seem the same, making fingerprinting impossible based on 

        your browser and device information. Click here to know more about Browser Fingerprinting.

• MULTI-LAYERED ENCRYPTION

        As your traffic travels over the Tor network, it is relayed and encrypted three times. The Tor relay 

        the network is made up of thousands of volunteer-run servers.

• BROWSE FREELY

        You can visit sites that your home network may have prohibited with Tor Browser.

TOR vs Proxy Server

Tor is a helpful tool, but it is not without flaws. Tor browser isn't as anonymous as you would think. Tor's software has been cracked in the past, even though the Tor team is always trying to enhance its security. Individual browsers, not the developers' network or system, were hacked, according to the developers. Although this guarantee may provide some comfort to Tor users, it nevertheless reveals that the Tor browser is insufficient as standalone privacy protection.

A proxy server, like a VPN or Tor, is a technique to route your web traffic through a separate server that sits (figuratively) between your computer and the 'destination server' for your data. This server is a proxy that the person or corporation that owns it provides to you. The configuration is usually pretty simple: everyone who uses the service transmits their data to the same server. Those individuals all receive identical 'fake' IP addresses.

Concluding about the TOR Browser

The browser makes use of proxy servers, to direct your network traffic and data that you are transmitting. Your IP will virtually be untraceable and will not necessarily be in trouble for viewing sites that are deemed illegal. Since data need to be routed through many servers, browsing can be painfully slow, as all your digital footprints need to be covered, Payment for the trading of items usually involves cryptocurrency, ensuring privacy and confidentiality for both the buyer and consumer. Websites on the dark web use complex URLs that are hard to remember, unlike everyday domain names like facebook.com or amazon.in, though the website is informally known by another name, for example, Silk Road.

Usage of the dark web can provide pitfalls for users, in the following methods: -

• System infection of malware
• Phishing
• DDOS
• Unauthorized system access

So, for all curious minds out there, beware of every link you click and item that you download. Not everything is safe on the Internet, as you are a step away from danger.

You might be interested in,

• TOR Network
• TOR's Weakness

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