How to (SAFELY) Access the Dark Web? COMPLETE GUIDE! – Are you looking to Access the Dark Web and Deep Web? What about Darknet? Are you looking to access it SAFELY? If your answer to any of these questions is YES and if you’re new to the world of Dark Web, then this guide is for you. Still, if you’re already visited Dark or Deep Web before, you still should read this guide in complete as it may help and teach you something new.
NOTE: EXPLORING THE DARK OR WEEB WEB MAY BE ILLEGAL IN YOUR COUNTRY EVEN IF YOU AREN’T INVOLVED IN ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY. THIS IS WHY IT’S VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO ACTUALLY TAKE TIME AND READ THIS GUIDE IN FULL. PLEASE HOWEVER KEEP IN MIND THAT – If you use any given information for any illegal activity, only you are responsible for your actions.
What is the Dark Web?
While many people around the world surf the internet on the so-called surface web, where many of the biggest websites live such as facebook, youtube, instagram etc, there are also World Wide Web content, sometimes even bigger than the surface web that exists on the darknet, overlay networks that use the internet but require special software to access. The Dark Web is actually a small part of the Deep Web.
What is the Deep Web?
The term Deep Web refers to the internet content that is not indexed by traditional web search engines such as Google and Bing. These websites, such as the case in the Dark Web also, can only be accessed with specialized software and with a direct URL link and sometimes may require a password in order to view the content.
As you can see from the picture above, the difference in Surface Web, versus the Deep Web and versus the Dark Web is explained in their content they host.
What you can find on the Dark Web?
Content and websites that you will most likely find on the Dark Web could be in a lot of cases be illegal, and ranges from ransomware, to botnets, drug darknet marketplaces, bitcoin services, hacking services, financial fraud, illegal pornography, terrorism, and conspiracy theories.
One of the most prevalent content on the Dark Web is Illegal Pornography, as outlined by Gareth Owenson study from the University of Portshmouth.
However there is a good side to the story. There is a lot of legal websites on the Tor Network such as Media and News, social media such as facebook and many others. Here we compiled a list of 25+ LEGAL websites on the Dark Web that you should visit. So go and check it out.
What are most popular Specialized Software to Access the Dark Web?
Tor Project
One of the most popular software to access the Dark Web is Tor Project and this is the one we will talk about the most. The Tor Project was founded around 1990s United States Naval Research Labaratory to protect American Intelligence communities online.
I2P
The Invisible Internet Project began in 2002. The vision for the project, as described in an interview with Lance James was for the I2P Network “to deliver full anonymity, privacy, and security at the highest level possible. Decentralized and peer to peer Internet means no more worrying about your ISP controlling your traffic. This will allow (people) to do seamless activities and change the way we look at security and even the Internet, utilizing public key cryptography, IP steganography, and message authentication. The Internet that should have been, will be soon.” Since then I2P has evolved to specify and implement a complete suite of network protocols capable of delivering a high level of privacy, security, and authentication to a variety of applications.
Freenet
Hyphanet is free software which lets you anonymously share files, browse and publish “freesites” (web sites accessible only through Hyphanet) and chat on forums, without fear of censorship. Hyphanet is decentralised to make it less vulnerable to attack, and if used in “darknet” mode, where users only connect to their friends, is very difficult to detect.
How to (SAFELY) Access the Dark Web? Step By Step guide!
In order to use and access the Dark Web, you need specialized software. The most used one is the Tor Network. Download Tor Browser here and complete the steps outlined below:
Once you download the Tor Browser on your computer, double click on the icon to install it as outlined in the picture below:
Tor Browser would then ask you to specify a language you would like to use, choose then one which suits you the best as outlined in the picture below:
Specify the installation folder for the Tor Browser bundle on the next screen, as outlined on the picture below:
Once installation is complete Tor will ask you if you want to Run it and/or add it to start menu. Check or uncheck this option based on how you like it and run Tor Browser, as outlined below:
Once you run the Tor Browser it will ask you to either connect or configure. Configuration should be left for the people who are more experience so just click on connect and that’s it. Your Tor Browser is ready to go:
How to be SAFE when using Tor?
Once you installed and configured Tor you need to set it’s security to maximum. Many people think that just by downloading and starting Tor you are already secure, but that’s wrong. As with every tool, you need to actually know how to use it.
On the extreme right of the Tor browser, you should notice a “Shield” icon. Click on it:
Then click on “Advanced Security Settings or just Settings“:
And finally, just choose “Safest” from the list of options available:
Now you’re ready to go. Please also keep in mind that you should probably unplug your all external devices like portable Camera, Printer, Smartphone and cover your laptop camera, and also close all running application at the time of deep web access.
How to find Onion Links?
We compiled a list of over 2000+ .onion links by categories which you can browser. You can also search by keyword or URL as we implemented a search bar. Please visit link below to access the world of Dark Web:
Dark Web Onion Directory, FULL LIST, OVER 2000+ SITES BY CATEGORIES
Final Words
So that’s it as far as this guide goes. So please keep in mind that while accessing the dark web is safe and legal, you should always make sure your security is set to highest before browsing any of the link you find either through us or through external resources.