TOR (The Onion Router) Browser in Linux

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In this article, we are going to learn about TOR(The Onion Router), and hands-on lab on installation and working with TOR in linux. 

Disclaimer: The articles provided on HackWithV is purely for informational and educational purpose only, and for those who are willing and curious to know & learn about Ethical Hacking, Security and Penetration Testing. Anytime the word "Hacking" that is used on this site shall be regarded as Ethical Hacking.

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What is TOR?

  • Tor is free and open-source software for enabling anonymous communication.
  • It was developed by the US navy.
  • It helps in browsing the internet anonymously by hiding our IP address.
  • It is also used to access blocked websites.
  • Black-Hat hackers use tor to access the dark web to perform illegal activities by hiding their identity.

How TOR Works?

  • TOR directs Internet traffic through a free, worldwide, volunteer overlay network, consisting of more than six thousand relays, for concealing a user's location and usage from anyone conducting network surveillance or traffic analysis.

 

Hands-on:

  • Operating System: Linux (Kali Linux)
  • Tools: TOR - The Onion Router, Firefox/Chrome. 
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Step 1: Download TOR Browser

  • Download the TOR Browser for Linux from official website or click here.

 

Step 2: Install TOR Browser

  • Open the terminal or press Ctrl+Alt+T, then change to the Downloads location and extract the file as below screenshot.
  • (Only for root user) If you are a root user, then you need to configure the TOR to run as root.
  • (Only for root user) To do that, edit the start-tor-browser as follows
  • (Only for root user) Search (Ctrl + F) for keyword 'root' and modify the four lines of code as follows 

 

Step 3: Run the TOR Browser

  • To run the TOR, goto the Downloads location and double click on the start-tor-browser.desktop or Tor Browser.
  • Click on the Connect, it will connect to tor volunteer overlay network.

 

Step 4: Verify the IP Addresses

  • Open firefox/chrome and TOR browser as in Step 3.
  • Open the URL: https://whatismyipaddress.com/  in firefox and TOR. 
  • Here we go the TOR has an IP address belongs to United States and the firefox has an IP address belong to India.
  • Hence we have successfully downloaded, installed and opened TOR in Linux. 
  • Use this tool only for legal purpose. 
If you face any problem, Let me know in the comments or you can directly reach me at hackwithv@gmail.com

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