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The Tor browser is a web browser that allows users to access the dark web. Tor is a free software application that allows users to improve their online privacy and security on a computer by bouncing communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world. Tor can be used with any browser, but is particularly useful for people who have been targeted by governments or other malicious actors.

To use Tor, you'll need a free copy of the Tor Browser Bundle (TBB). You can download it from https://www.torproject.org/download/download-archive.html and run it on your system. To start using Tor, you'll want to open up the TBB and connect to one of our exit nodes via the "Tor Browser" window. Once installed, open the browser and use it like any other web browser. It is recommended that you do not install additional add-ons or plugins as they may compromise your anonymity.

Tor Browser is a Firefox-based browser that can be used to access the Tor network. It comes pre-installed on new Linux distributions and can be downloaded for other operating systems from their website.

It’s important to note that Tor Browser isn’t safe for most users because it doesn’t offer any security measures on its own; it only provides an interface into the Tor network which makes it easy for anyone with access to your computer to monitor all activity on it. As such, if you don’t already have a way of protecting yourself against this kind of surveillance (for example by using encryption), you should probably avoid using Tor Browser altogether.

We recommend using Tor Browser in conjunction with another program like Tails OS or Red Onion OS which provide additional protection against surveillance attempts by running their own security software on top of the Tor network itself rather than relying solely on the browser itself.

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