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Tor Browser says Firefox is already running
When I launch Start Tor Browser.exe it indicates that the circuit is established but then immediately gives the following error message:
Firefox is already running, but not responding. To open a new window,
you must first close the existing…
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Wrong average bandwidth stats in arm?
See screenshot below. Arm seems to calculate a wrong average: "avg: 2.3 MB/sec".
I haven't been close to 2.3 MegaByte/sec; not even as peek.
That's my relay:
https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/583F17298E905D1D1BCF8EB49DAEE5939B51FD70
Note that I…
Heiner
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Does a Tor enabled browser affect other browsers?
If I'm running the Tor browser and Google Chrome at the same time will my Chrome browser affect the anonymity of my Tor browser?
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Tails without desktop
How can I get a version of Tails (Tails or TAILS?) without the desktop GUI environment installed? If I can't, then how can I manually uninstall the desktop?
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How would I block exit nodes correctly?
I'm attempting to advise another party on how to block just requests from Tor exit nodes, not non-exit relays. I think I understand the correct data sources to provide to them, but I'd like confirmation that this is the correct…
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Tor on linux - how to select exit nodes manually
On windows, there is an application called Advanced Onion Router (or, AdvTOR) which lets you choose your tor exit nodes, and it lists them all out. This is great, because some exit nodes have bandwidths that are thousands of times faster then that…
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Use Tor browser as non-root Linux
If I want to use the Tor browser as a non root user is there a way to do it without having to completely logout of the root workspace and log back in as another user?
Basically have the browser run without root privileges?
Using Debian/Ubuntu Linux.
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Why can't I boot TAILS without a writable drive installed? Is it possible to do so?
I use Tor through Tails, which I am running from a DVD.
It works fine with the hard drive in place, and works fine with the hard drive removed but a USB memory stick in one of the other USB ports, but it crashes when booting up if there is no…
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Is there a way to read Tor bundle's session cookies?
Both local storage and the built in cookie viewer don't show anything. Reading document.cookie from the console only shows some of them (missing cookies with HttpOnly set). Is there a way to read all of current site's cookies in Tor?
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Download files without external application?
When using TBB, right-clicking on a link to download it (i.e., "Save Link As...") generally results in the following message:
An external application is needed to handle:
< URL of file to be saved >
NOTE: External applications are NOT Tor safe by…
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Creating Directory Server
I'm trying to create a private Tor network and currently configuring the Directory Server.
I run the command
tor --list-fingerprint
But it returns
Clients don't have long-term identity keys. Exiting.
If I correctly understand, I need the…
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Can Tor's IP sharing be dangerous?
I am novice to Tor, but before using it I have gone through lot of websites. An article explained that Tor is dangerous the following reason:
Consider an IP 1.2.2.2 which was assigned by Tor to user X and he used it for an illegal activity then he…
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How does Tor protect against flooding with artificially long circuits
Since the path and the length of a circuit can be chosen by a modified client an attacker could make it arbitrarily long and thus multiply the the impact of his traffic on the network by the amount of hops.
Is there any limitation besides possible…
elypter
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Can I save Tor cookies for a later use
Normally, when closing Tor Browser, all cookies will be deleted and that's good. But is there a way to save a specific Tor cookie, maybe a login data of a website you don't want to enter again and again when using Tor Browser, so it can be used…
John
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Is the “Ron's Coffee” Tor-related hack technically possible in episode 1x01 of Mr. Robot?
In the episode 1x01 of Mr. Robot, Elliot confronts the owner of Ron's Coffee. He basically states that the man is hosting illegal (child pornography) content served in the form of a website that the customers of his coffee shops can access from the…
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