How to navigate the DARK WEB safely? (Deep Web)
Definitely knowing how to navigate the dark web safely It is a question that we have all asked ourselves, so we want to put an answer. But be careful, do not get carried away by simple curiosity. I want to make you aware of what this network is and especially of the dangers that you may encounter. So today you will learn how to enter, how to navigate safely and some of the things you should or should not do.
What is the Dark Web or Deep Web?
The Dark Net, also known as the Dark Internet, is a part of the Internet located in an “alegal” margin. It is a place where you can find all kinds of things, including a huge black market and all kinds of crime. It is a network full of illicit businesses ranging from Hitmen, Drugs, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Guns, stolen PayPal accounts, hacking programs or hiring hackers and much more. On the other hand, as it is located in a "random" margin, you will not only find crime, you will also find ordinary people browsing it.
The Dark Net fulfills a need in many countries, freedom of expression. It is well known that in dictatorial countries such as China or North Korea, freedom of expression remains non-existent, and we could even speak of it also in yours, from the country from which you read us. Most likely you have a "conditional freedom of expression”Due to the enormous press freedom failures that we have today.
Well, at this point on the internet Speech conditions do not exist, so it is one of the points where many journalists from all over the world access to get accurate information. So apart from all the crime, you will also find things like: documentation, news, government leaks, books, history from different parts of the world and much more.
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Dangers of browsing the Dark Net
In the Dark Net you will find all kinds of illegal acts and you will be exposed to so-called cyber pirates. Therefore, if yours is simple curiosity, I must recommend that you think twice and be very careful if you do not have much experience in Internet browsing. It is a place where scam is rampant.
We know that this part of the network is considered the lowest in cyberspace, but we will still teach you to enter and navigate the dark web safely. Come on!
Steps to navigate the Deep Web
- Create a virtual computer.
- Install Tor.
- Install a VPN.
- Establish connection.
Create a virtual computer.
When connecting from a computer or virtual machine, we will be entering from a fake computer. We can eliminate this after our forays into the Deep Internet to avoid that if we have downloaded a malicious file, it ends up haunting our real computer.
To do this, we leave you the following tutorials, either of the two tools will be useful for create a virtual computer. Both will be just as useful for this function.
Download and Install Tor
Well, we already have our virtual computer, so now you have to establish the encryption. For this you will need "install Tor ", but, What is Tor? We advance you just a little, to know all the details about Tor Browser visit our article:
What is TOR and how to use it? (Easy)
TOR is a program used by all those who dare to navigate the Dark Net. This program has the advantage of being free, which makes it very popular and is one of the necessary tools to establish connections with .onion domains. Besides that it can work with almost any PC or virtual computer.
Tor uses your IP and that of the other users to exchange them with each other and make it difficult to track the IPs that browse X site, since everyone is with the IPs exchanged in an "involuntary" way, there is no way to incriminate someone.
Although when it comes to browsing the dark web, no protection measure is enough, a very experienced hacker could end up accessing your IP and personal information.
Even so, if you do not enter where you should not, fly low, or do not expose yourself to being seen, it is almost impossible that you will end up in the sights of someone.
Download and Install a VPN
Likewise, we strongly recommend that you look for a VPN (free or paid) to enter from the IP of the VPN provider and not directly from yours. It is not enough, to have all possible security measures covered. This is vitally important if you are going to Download or dive deep into these waters.
Completely prepare your computer, so that there is nothing left that someone can take advantage of to cause you harm and you can safely navigate on the dark web. Remember we told you before, here you are in an underworld of cyber criminals. You should try as much as possible to close or delete all the applications that you may have installed and make sure that your computer's webcam is covered. There are characters who are attentive to take advantage of the slightest oversight of any of the netizens. It will also be important that you deactivate the JS and Flash for browsing and that when browsing you do not do it in full screen.
Connect to the Dark WEb
With these tools it will be more than enough to enter safely.
Virtual Computer + VPN + Tor.
The Virtual Computer will have its own IP, so from the first moment we will be using an IP that is not real. We will camouflage this IP by exchanging it for that of the VPN provider, and then Tor will encrypt our connections and exchange the VPN's IP with that of the other users.
Search Hidden Wiki
To get started, we recommend that you search "Wikis". These are web pages in which its users have the power to edit their content from any browser. Among these you can choose Onion directory or you can decide for him HiddenWiki. Both are among the best and above all the safest to enter this type of network, so you can take advantage and snoop on everything they keep and choose which destination you will take.
Here is the time for you to order your ideas and identify your priorities when entering the deep web. For example; You must be very clear about what you are going to search for, since this network is not as orderly as any search engine. Here things are very different and they will come out without any kind of order, which is the greatest of its characteristics. After all, the more clutter, the better for those who hide.
Once you have identified your destination to visit, you will open the url from "Tor ", so that you can establish the connection with the archived directory with it. We recommend that you be loaded with patience, the loading time of this part of the Internet is very slow. There are some websites encrypted for specific IPS where you will not be able to establish connections so it is likely that you will find domains that do not work.
Tips:
Finally, to navigate safer on the deep web we advise you not to make any deals. Do not make the mistake of exposing yourself, you should know that the FBI is behind all the information that can be obtained there. If you make an agreement with someone, you can be exposed and later have legal problems. Avoid downloading files as much as possible and if you want to contact someone or register on a platform or forum, use one of the encrypted email platforms, you will find several in the Hidden Wiki links.
Never use personal data, if possible, neither your country of origin, nor "Nicknames or aliases" that you use on the normal Internet or anything that may be related to you.
Conclusion
Definitely to avoid problems it is best to get away from them. But since we know that "curiosity killed the cat" we come to the conclusion that many will be tempted to navigate the Dark Web only for curiosity. For this reason we warn about the precautions you must take if you do it out of curiosity and the consequences that you must pay.
As a last important recommendation, we know that you will spend more resources, but I assure you that it will be good to create one VIRTUAL MACHINE + TOR + VPN to navigate safely on the Dark Web.