Make sure another Tor Browser or instance of 'Tor' is not already running on your system. Make sure that any antivirus program you have installed is not preventing Tor from running. You may need to consult the documentation for your antivirus software if you do not know how to do this.
Temporarily disable your firewall. If Tor Browser was working before and is not working now your system may have been hibernating. Download for macOS Signature. Download for Linux Signature. Download for Android. Read the latest release announcements.
Select "Tor Network Settings" and "Use a bridge". We do not recommend installing additional add-ons or plugins into Tor Browser Plugins or addons may bypass Tor or compromise your privacy. The Tor network has over a million daily users, and just over relays to route all of their traffic, and the load on each server can sometimes cause latency.
And, by design, your traffic is bouncing through volunteers' servers in various parts of the world, and some bottlenecks and network latency will always be present. You can help improve the speed of the network by running your own relay , or encouraging others to do so.
For the much more in-depth answer, see Roger's blog post on the topic and Tor's Open Research Topics: edition about Network Performance. That said, Tor is much faster than it used to be and you may not actually notice any change in speed from other browsers. While the names may imply otherwise, 'Incognito mode' and 'private tabs' do not make you anonymous on the Internet.
They erase all the information on your machine relating to the browsing session after they are closed, but have no measures in place to hide your activity or digital fingerprint online. This means that an observer can collect your traffic just as easily as any regular browser.
Tor Browser offers all the amnesic features of private tabs while also hiding the source IP, browsing habits and details about a device that can be used to fingerprint activity across the web, allowing for a truly private browsing session that's fully obfuscated from end-to-end.
For more information regarding the limitations of Incognito mode and private tabs, see Mozilla's article on Common Myths about Private Browsing. There are methods for setting Tor Browser as your default browser, but those methods may not work always or in every operating system. The Tor Browser works hard to isolate itself from the rest of your system, and the steps for making it the default browser are unreliable.
This means sometimes a website would load in the Tor Browser, and sometimes it would load in another browser. This type of behavior can be dangerous and break anonymity.
We strongly recommend against using Tor in any browser other than Tor Browser. Using Tor in another browser can leave you vulnerable without the privacy protections of Tor Browser. You can certainly use another browser while you are also using Tor Browser. However, you should know that the privacy properties of Tor Browser will not be present in the other browser.
Be careful when switching back and forth between Tor and a less safe browser, because you may accidentally use the other browser for something you intended to do using Tor.
If you run Tor Browser and another browser at the same time, it won't affect Tor's performance or privacy properties. However, be aware that your other browser is not keeping your activity private, and you may forget and accidentally use that non-private browser to do something that you intended to do in Tor Browser. Only Tor Browser's traffic will be routed over the Tor network. Any other application on your system including other browsers will not have their connections routed over the Tor network, and will not be protected.
They need to be configured separately to use Tor. If you need to be sure that all traffic will go through the Tor network, take a look at the Tails live operating system which you can start on almost any computer from a USB stick or a DVD. We do not recommend running multiple instances of Tor Browser, and doing so may not work as anticipated on many platforms. Please be sure no other instance of Tor Browser is already running, and that you have extracted Tor Browser in a location that your user has the correct permissions for.
Tor Browser is a modified version of Firefox specifically designed for use with Tor. A lot of work has been put into making the Tor Browser, including the use of extra patches to enhance privacy and security. While it is technically possible to use Tor with other browsers, you may open yourself up to potential attacks or information leakage, so we strongly discourage it. Learn more about the design of Tor Browser. Bookmarks in the Tor Browser can be exported, imported, backed up, restored as well as imported from another browser.
In order to manage your bookmarks in Tor Browser, go to:. Your bookmarks are now successfully exported from Tor Browser. The bookmarks HTML file you saved is now ready to be imported into another web browser. Bookmarks can be transferred from Firefox to Tor Browser. After exporting the data from the browser, follow the above step to import the bookmark file into your Tor Browser. Note: Currently, on Tor Browser for Android , there is no good way to export and import bookmarks.
Bug At the bottom of the page, next to the "View the Tor logs" text, click the button "View Logs You should see an option to copy the log to your clipboard, which you will be able to paste it into a text editor or an email client. Tor Browser in its default mode is starting with a content window rounded to a multiple of px x px to prevent fingerprinting the screen dimensions.
The strategy here is to put all users in a couple of buckets to make it harder to single them out. That works so far until users start to resize their windows e. Tor Browser ships with a fingerprinting defense for those scenarios as well, which is called Letterboxing , a technique developed by Mozilla and presented in It works by adding white margins to a browser window so that the window is as close as possible to the desired size while users are still in a couple of screen size buckets that prevent singling them out with the help of screen dimensions.
In simple words, this technique makes groups of users of certain screen sizes and this makes it harder to single out users on basis of screen size, as many users will have same screen size. Tor Browser can certainly help people access your website in places where it is blocked. Most of the time, simply downloading the Tor Browser and then using it to navigate to the blocked site will allow access.
In places where there is heavy censorship we have a number of censorship circumvention options available, including pluggable transports. For more information, please see the Tor Browser User Manual section on censorship. Sometimes websites will block Tor users because they can't tell the difference between the average Tor user and automated traffic.
The best success we've had in getting sites to unblock Tor users is getting users to contact the site administrators directly. Something like this might do the trick:. I tried to access your site xyz. I urge you to reconsider this decision; Tor is used by people all over the world to protect their privacy and fight censorship. By blocking Tor users, you are likely blocking people in repressive countries who want to use a free internet, journalists and researchers who want to protect themselves from discovery, whistleblowers, activists, and ordinary people who want to opt out of invasive third party tracking.
Please take a strong stance in favor of digital privacy and internet freedom, and allow Tor users access to xyz. Thank you. In the case of banks, and other sensitive websites, it is also common to see geography-based blocking if a bank knows you generally access their services from one country, and suddenly you are connecting from an exit relay on the other side of the world, your account may be locked or suspended.
If you are unable to connect to an onion service, please see I cannot reach X. Tor Browser often makes your connection appear as though it is coming from an entirely different part of the world. Some websites, such as banks or email providers, might interpret this as a sign that your account has been compromised, and lock you out.
You may be able to avoid this scenario if your provider offers 2-factor authentication, which is a much better security option than IP-based reputations. Contact your provider and ask them if they provide 2FA. Sometimes JavaScript-heavy websites can have functional issues over Tor Browser. The simplest fix is to click on the Security icon the small gray shield at the top-right of the screen , then click "Advanced Security Settings Most antivirus or malware protection allows the user to "allowlist" certain processes that would otherwise be blocked.
Please open your antivirus or malware protection software and look in the settings for a "allowlist" or something similar. Next, exclude the following processes:. Finally, restart Tor Browser. This should fix the issues you're experiencing. Please note that some antivirus clients, like Kaspersky, may also be blocking Tor at the firewall level. If you downloaded Tor Browser from our main website or used GetTor , and verified it , these are false positives and you have nothing to worry about.
Some antiviruses consider that files that have not been seen by a lot of users as suspicious. To make sure that the Tor program you download is the one we have created and has not been modified by some attacker, you can verify Tor Browser's signature. You may also want to permit certain processes to prevent antiviruses from blocking access to Tor Browser. You might be on a network that is blocking the Tor network, and so you should try using bridges.
Some bridges are built in to Tor Browser and requires only a few steps to enable it. Under the "Bridges" section, select the checkbox "Use a bridge", and choose the "Select a built-in bridge" option. From the dropdown, select whichever pluggable transport you'd like to use. Once you've selected the pluggable transport, scroll up and click "Connect" to save your settings. In the "Bridges" section, select the checkbox "Use a bridge", and from the option "Select a built-in bridge", choose whichever pluggable transport you'd like to use from the dropdown.
That being said, it doesn't matter why its on there and you don't need to talk to anyone, just block it. YOu can block TOR, but you need the right tools that will recognize the callout it makes. THis also might be malawarecalling home using that route.
I've always had dismal luck with application whitelisting Document everything, confront the user with his manager then remove this application and tell him if he tries it again disciplinary action will be taken. Best case scenario the user is a little agitated and it was nothing, worst case scenario he is doing something devious or malicious and your caught in the middle. In either case it should not be ignored. Also even if he installs Tor that does not stop you from blocking the port or traffic types Tor uses on your network.
Selfstudy is an IT service provider. From a HR stand point it is rarely enough to find a program on a users computer enough to fire them. Just because it shows up is not enough from a legal stand point,. It is also used to add to the pile. If he is a bad employee then its just an addition to provable bad things. You can also announce you will be randomly monitoring activity on the computers. You don't have to do that. It normally is enough to stop the activity.
The second option is just remove the software, If eh is only one using the computer then see if it appears again then have the final written warning. To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Which of the following retains the information it's storing when the system power is turned off? Submit ».
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