How to Access Dark Web Using Tor (2017 Edition)

How to Access .onion sites using Tor Safely and Anonymously or to Solve Issues Connecting to .onion sites using Tor (2017- Latest)

The first thing is to check if your time is correct if your time is set to a day forward then Tor maybe unable to connect to the .onion sites.

Go to this site Test your PC Clock; also Y2K links and check this line "Your clock is X seconds fast, ignoring network delay."

X should be no more than 60 seconds, if it is, correct your time in Windows.

The second thing is the fact that you might be accessing the links in hidden wiki, most of them are dead links seized by authorities or just have changed their address because of security reasons.

So you need a working search engine to access many of the .onion sites that are up online and actually available.

Go to this link Working Search Engines for Tor: Links and copy the .onion url in your browser and paste it into the Tor browser it should work and you can use it to search for whatever you like.

Some Healthy Tips:

• Don't go to CP sites you can go to jail if you view them
• Just because you use the Tor browser it ain’t safe and you can still be traced so use a good VPN, Virtual Box and Tails.
• Some people suggests that proxies are not a good way to stay safe online.
• Remember, most of the sites on the dark deep web are scams never ever use your personal information online.
• Transactions are mostly done with using bitcoins never use paypals or credit cards.
• Some suggests that “Grams” is fake and is created by authorities in tracing individuals that purchase illegal merchandise.
• Please mentally prepare yourself (not joking)

Quick note on VPN- it means Virtual Private Network and is quite essential if you plan to protect your privacy- remember Tor only assures privacy through IP address changes and it does not have end to end encryption so traffic is not encrypted at the exit node this causes authorities or hackers to access or view what you are doing.

For very cheap VPN for just $3.25 per year could be bought here

Essentially there are many other things such as Virtual box and VMWare with Tail OS that could add much layers of security if you wish.

Quick Note on Virtual Box

A virtual box is a virtual machine emulated inside your computer think of it as a machine inside a machine where you can do stuff. People use it for running multiple OS in a single machine without hassle.

So in this context the VB could be installed and you can install Tor inside the VB and browse the dark web (VPN can be used inside the box as well) . This provides an added layer of security when browsing the dark web.

Virtual Machine: Oracle could be downloaded using this link for free and is available for Macintosh, Windows and Linux. (Solaris too)

Quick Note on Tails

Tails is another Operating system designed to protect privacy and anonymity and it is like an extension that could be used with Tor. In their website they explain that Tails uses Tor as their default networking application and covers the most loopholes seen in Tor, most people uses Tails to work on their sensitive documents and other tasks that requires Privacy.

Tails: The Amnesic Incognito Live System could be downloaded using this link for free.

So all three of the above security measures could be used when accessing the Dark Web along with Tor, keep in mind that using Tails and VB would cause some implications but not an impossibility.

Good Luck and Stay Safe on your Dark Web Journey!