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Monday 14 September 2015

TOR BROWSER

Tor Browser has been designed to help
you preserve your privacy online. Tor Browser is a tool set that can help you anonymizing web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, and other applications that use the TCP protocol. This can be helpful for private use and business use. It means that confidential information can be kept from prying eyes. ISPs, key loggers and other types of malware are not able to track your activities easily.
The interface allows you to toggle it on and off based upon when you need anonymity online. Tor Browser also lets you choose from various proxy tunnels based on a world map that displays exactly where each one is located. 
Overall, Tor Browser is a simple, well organized and effective tool for users who are concerned about security or invasions of privacy whilst they are online. The browser interface is a standard, user friendly affair and the application is relatively lightweight.
TOR Browser can be downloaded from the link given below:
https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en

Steps to download TOR Browser

A pop up will appear after it got downloaded (Internet Connection Is Mandatory).
Configure Tor Browser according to your needs.
Configure the Tor with your Browser if it does not get configured automatically(if it is configured it will show you a screen as shown below).

SOME INSTRUCTION FOR USING TOR SUCCESSFULLY

Use the Tor Browser
Tor does not provide safety to all of the Internet traffic when you run it. Tor only protects your applications that are properly configured to send their Internet traffic through Tor. It is configured to protect your privacy and anonymity on the web as long as you are browsing with the Tor Browser.
Don't torrent over Tor
Torrent file-sharing applications ignore proxy settings and make direct connections even when they are told to use Tor. Even if your torrent application connects only through Tor, you will often send out your real IP address in the tracker GET request, because that's how torrents work. 
Don't enable or install browser plugins(Can harm your anonymity)
The Tor Browser will block browser plugins such as Flash, RealPlayer, QuickTime, and others: they can be manipulated into revealing your IP address. Similarly, we do not recommend installing additional add-ons or plugins into the Tor Browser, as these may bypass Tor or otherwise harm your anonymity and privacy.
Use HTTPS versions of websites
Tor will encrypt your traffic encryption, the Tor Browser include Https to force the use of HTTPS encryption with major websites that support it. However, you should still watch the browser URL bar to ensure that websites you provide sensitive information to display a blue and green button
Don't open documents downloaded through Tor while online
The Tor Browser will warn you before automatically opening documents that are handled by external applications. DO NOT IGNORE THIS WARNING. You should be very careful when downloading documents via Tor (especially DOC and PDF files) as these documents can contain Internet resources that will be downloaded outside of Tor by the application that opens them. This will reveal your non-Tor IP address. If you must work with DOC and/or PDF files, we strongly recommend using a disconnected computer
Use bridges 
Tor tries to prevent attackers from learning what destination websites you connect to. However, by default, it does not prevent somebody watching your Internet traffic from learning that you're using Tor. If this matters to you, you can reduce this risk by configuring Tor to use Tor Bridge. Ultimately the best protection is a social approach

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