Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Download torrent anonymously using Tor Browser


Now a days torrent is banned in may countries & many institutes. For this reason we cannot download many useful file too.
Using Tor Browser we can download torrents anonymously.

What is Tor?

Tor (originally short for The Onion Router)[5] is free software for enabling online anonymity. Tor directs Internet traffic through a free, worldwide volunteer network consisting of more than three thousand relays[6] to conceal a user's location or usage from anyone conducting network surveillance or traffic analysis. Using Tor makes it more difficult to trace Internet activity, including "visits to Web sites, online posts, instant messages and other communication forms", back to the user [7] and is intended to protect users' personal privacy, freedom, and ability to conduct confidential business by keeping their internet activities from being monitored. ( Read More on Wikipedia)

What is u torrent?

It is probably the most popular light-weight bit torrent client.the program was designed to use minimal computer resources while offering functionality comparable to larger BitTorrent clients such as Vuze or BitComet.The program has received consistently good reviews for its feature set, performance, stability, and support for older hardware and versions of Windows.


How to use tor to download torrent anonymously

Step 1: Download Tor Browser from here Download Tor

Step 2: Download u-torrent from here Download u torrent

Step 3: Open the uTorrent and go to Options --> Preferences (ctrl+P) --> Connection and change the settings as shown in the screen shot.

Step 4: Now run tor browser "Start tor browser.exe" from the folder where you extracted it.

Step 5: Start tor browser.When the tor browser starts it will open firefox and this message will be displayed -

Now you can download torrent anonymously. Enjoy...


This article is for educational purpose, author is not responsible for any kind of misuse of this knowledge.

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