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Typing in Tor Browser opens an advertising tab

I have the Tor Browser Bundle on Linux. When I start to type in a text box in the browser I often get shifted immediately to a new tab with some advertising. It doesn't happen every time, and in particular if I kill the advertising tab and go back…
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How can website server recognize incoming Tor or VPN connection?

I was trying to signup for a service provided by a website using Tor, the website prevented me and asked me to disable my proxy settings, he noticed me with the following: Our checks indicate that you are connecting through a proxy at the moment.…
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Intercepting .onion Sites with BurpSuite + Tor

I'm stuck on this. I've configure the Tor browser to the BurpSuite proxy so I can intercept.It work for regular web addresses but not .onion sites. Does anybody know why? And what can I do to fix it? Thx in advance for the help!!
MikeyD201
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Entry guards and multiple Tor clients

Suppose a computer user is running multiple Tor clients: a system-wide tor instance, Tor Browser, Tor Messenger, Ricochet, etc. Given that all of these clients independently select entry guard nodes and that this likely increases the risk of…
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How to easily verify certificates on .onion versions of clearnet sites?

According to various sources (like this question) DuckDuckGo has an onion site. However, I can't easily find any mention of it on their clearnet site (but I stumbled across a special search result page) and the certificate used on the onion site is…
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Using regular Firefox browser with Tor in Qubes-OS

So the regular recommendation is to use the Tor browser at all times because it includes no-script, https-everywhere etc by default as well as a number of other tweaks. However I'd like to know if there's any problem with using the regular Firefox…
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TOR switched bridges

I open TOR with a bridge to a foreign country. During use when I opened a new tab the bridge switched to USA. I never saw this happen before. Is it suspicious or normal activity?
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Which node(s), if any, in the circuit for a hidden service, can see the URI of a request to a hidden service?

I understand that all of the communication between a client and a hidden service (.onion) takes place within the Tor network and is therefore end-to-end encrypted. What I am wondering, however, is how the URL / URI of a given request is handled. If…
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TOR/Firefox freeze on fresh Windows 8.1 install

(yeah - I know - 8.1 sucks but I need this install for a work gig) Just wiped a system, reinstalled w/ W8.1 (x64), 8 gigs of RAM, i5, SSD - runs like a champ. Downloaded TOR, saved it to my Downloads directory, ran to a couple of web pages and BAM -…
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Flashing exclamation triangle on green onion

I have seen an answers for this suggesting a security update, but no matter how many times I download the latest bundle, save, then run, I still get the flashing warning. Why?
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Can I change the zoom level in tor browser (without affecting anonymity)?

Most websites have a small default letter size. If I change zoom level with Ctrl++, does it happen entirely on my computer? I know window size shouldn't be changed for anonymity reasons.
user10729
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How to bundle completely portable version of Tor

A friend and I are working on a project that includes Tor. It needs to be completely portable, including all libraries it needs. All I was able to find via research was building a static Tor binary, but 1. It was noted that this is very bad…
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Can I use Tails on a device that is already running Orbot?

Can I use Tails on a device that is already running Orbot? Or should I disable Orbot first?
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Attempting to undertand Tor and it's relationship with SSL

I'm a mathematics student trying to understand Tor. I have little knowledge of networks and how exactly they function. Up to now I (think I) understand the basic functionality of Tor. A route is generated first from the consensus list, and the…
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Cannot run installation on Windows Vista

Just finished downloading the installation file for the browser and when I click on the file it does not open. What is wrong ?
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