HOWTO : Anonymously using The Onion Router (Tor)

Part A - Installation of Tor

(A1) Ubuntu or BackTrack 5 R2

Step 1 :

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubun-tor/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tor tor-geoipdb privoxy vidalia

Step 2 :

sudo nano /etc/privoxy/config

Append the following line :

forward-socks5 / 127.0.0.1:9050 .

sudo /etc/init.d/privoxy start
sudo /etc/init.d/tor start

Step 2a (Optional) :

If you are behind firewall or NAT as well as router, you should append the following line at the configure file.

forward 192.168.*.*/ .

Step 3 :

Go to the Tor official site to download and install Tor button for Firefox.

https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbutton/torbutton-current.xpi

(A2) Windows 7

Download the current version of Tor Browser Bundle 2.2.35-8.

https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/tor-browser-2.2.35-8_en-US.exe

Extract it and placed the files inside a folder and make a shortcut on the desktop.

Part B - Installation of xChat

(B1) Ubuntu or BackTrack 5 R2

Step 4 :

dig +short irc.tor.freenode.net cname

The result is :

p4fsi4ockecnea7l.onion.

sudo nano /etc/tor/torrc

Append the following line.

mapaddress 10.40.40.40 p4fsi4ockecnea7l.onion

Step 5 :

sudo /etc/init.d/tor restart

sudo apt-get install xchat

Step 6 :

If you already have your username in Freenode, you can skip this this step.

/msg nickserv register [password] [email]

/msg nickserv set hidemail on

Step 7 :

At the xChat, go to "Settings" | "Preferences" | "Network" | "Network setup" | "Proxy server", enter :

Hostname : 127.0.0.1
Port : 9050
Type : Socks5
Use proxy for : IRC Server Only

Step 8 :

Create a new server "TorifiedFreenode" at xChat of the server list.

Press "Add" and then fill it as "10.40.40.40".

Step 9 :

Download the cap_sasl_xchat.pl at http://lwsitu.com/xchat/cap_sasl_xchat.pl and save it at ~/.xchat2 and make it executable.

Step 10 :

At the status windows of xChat :

/sasl set TorifiedFreenode [your_Freenode_Nickname] [your_Nick_password] PLAIN

Step 11 :

Block CTCP and DCC commands and inquiries that sent to your IRC client software :

/ignore *!*@* CTCP DCC
/ignore * CTCP DCC

/set irc_hide_version ON
/set dcc_auto_chat 0
/set dcc_auto_resume OFF
/set dcc_auto_send 0

(B2) Windows 7

Step 12 :

Download the xChat at http://www.silverex.org/download/ and then install it.

Step 12a :

At the Vidalia Control Panel, select "Settings" | "Advanced" | "Edit current torrc", append the following line :

mapaddress 10.40.40.40 p4fsi4ockecnea7l.onion

Step 13 :

Download the ActivePerl version 5.12.4.1205 at http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/downloads/thank-you?dl=http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePerl/releases/5.12.4.1205/ActivePerl-5.12.4.1205-MSWin32-x86-294981.msi

Step 14 :

Download the xcperl5.12.1.dll at http://lwsitu.com/xchat/xcperl5.12.1.dll

Then save it at c:\Program Files (x86)\X-Chat 2\plugins. And delete the xcperl.dll after that.

Step 15 :

Follow the above Step 6 to 11.

Part C - Installation of Filezilla

(C1) Ubuntu and BackTrack 5 R2

Step 16 :

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install filezilla

Step 17 :

Open Filezilla, go to "Edit" | "Settings" | "Generic proxy" :

Select "Socks5"

proxy host : 127.0.0.1
proxy port : 9050


(C2) Windows 7

Step 18 :

Download the current Windows version :

http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client

Then follow the above Step 17.

Part D - Using Tor in Console

Ubuntu and BackTrack 5 R2 only.

Step 19 :

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install proxychains elinks

Step 20 :

sudo nano /etc/proxychains.conf

Change the following line :

socks4 127.0.0.1 9050

To :

socks5 127.0.0.1 9050

Step 21 :

Usage -

proxychains nmap google.com
proxychains elinks cmyip.com
proxychains elinks www.whatismyip.com

That's all! See you.

HOWTO : The Onion Router (Tor) on Ubuntu 9.04

The Onion Router (Tor) allows you to surf the internet anonymously. The connection between relays and bridges are encrypted. However, you and the bridges or relays are not. The disadvantage of using Tor is the connection speed will drop a lot. You will feeling that you are using a 56K modem in the modern days.

Step 0 :

Add Tor repositories.
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tor.list

Copy and paste the following lines to the file.

deb http://mirror.noreply.org/pub/tor jaunty main
deb-src http://mirror.noreply.org/pub/tor jaunty main

Step 1 :

Get and install the Tor GPG key.

gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv 94C09C7F
gpg --fingerprint 94C09C7F
gpg --export 94C09C7F | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Install tor.
sudo apt-get install tor

Step 2 :

Install Privoxy.
sudo apt-get install privoxy

Edit the configure file of privoxy.
sudo nano /etc/privoxy/config

Uncomment the following line.

forward-socks4a / localhost:9050 .

Step 2a (Optional) :

If you are behind firewall or NAT as well as router, you should uncomment the following line at the configure file.

forward 192.168.*.*/ .

Step 3 :

Made sure Tor is working.

sudo /etc/init.d/privoxy start
sudo /etc/init.d/tor start

netstat -a | grep 9050

If the output is similar to the following line, your Tor is working.

tcp 0 0 localhost:9050 *:* LISTEN

You can confirm the Tor is working on the remote side by visiting the following site.

check.torproject.org

Step 4 :

Install Vidalia which is a Graphical User Interface for Tor.
sudo apt-get install vidalia

Step 5 :

Get TorButton for Firefox.

TorButton

Reference :
Tor Official site
Tor on Ubuntu

That's all. See you!