WEBVTT 00:01.470 --> 00:01.860 Right. 00:01.860 --> 00:08.580 So now that we have everything installed and configured, we know which browsers to use and we are connected 00:08.580 --> 00:09.850 to the Tor network. 00:09.870 --> 00:15.870 It's time to go ahead and actually start browsing the deep net and online services. 00:16.990 --> 00:22.170 Now, if you think of it, we've been using the Internet for a while and we take it for granted. 00:22.180 --> 00:27.520 So usually when you turn on your computer, you open your web browser and then you start going to your 00:27.520 --> 00:32.290 favorite websites because we already know these websites and we know their domain names. 00:33.100 --> 00:38.920 When it comes to the deep net, though, things are slightly different first because we are still new 00:38.920 --> 00:39.430 to this. 00:39.430 --> 00:41.620 So you don't really know many websites. 00:41.620 --> 00:44.260 You can't directly go to websites. 00:44.410 --> 00:46.270 This will change over time. 00:46.270 --> 00:51.220 If you start using it for a while, obviously you will have favorite websites and you'll know them and 00:51.220 --> 00:52.900 you'll be going directly to them. 00:53.530 --> 01:00.190 Not only that, but we're also used to using Google and other search engines to search for websites 01:00.190 --> 01:02.350 that are interesting to us. 01:03.250 --> 01:09.340 Unfortunately, Google and most search engines do not index online services. 01:09.340 --> 01:16.360 So if you search for a certain topic and if there are onion services or onion websites that cover this 01:16.360 --> 01:24.910 topic, Google or these other search engines will not show it to you because they ignore these websites. 01:25.780 --> 01:32.350 Therefore, in this lecture, I want to show you some entry points to to our hidden services or online 01:32.350 --> 01:33.190 services. 01:33.940 --> 01:41.470 What I mean by entry points is websites that we can use to discover other websites or to get to other 01:41.470 --> 01:43.870 websites or to other online services. 01:44.530 --> 01:50.320 Even though we're using the deep net, which is, like I said, slightly different than the clear net 01:50.320 --> 01:52.720 or the Internet that you use all the time. 01:52.840 --> 01:55.940 The idea of finding websites is very similar. 01:55.960 --> 01:59.260 The easiest method is using search engines. 01:59.260 --> 02:02.470 So I'm going to cover a number of search engines in here. 02:02.470 --> 02:08.380 And the second method is using directories or websites that will list other websites. 02:09.130 --> 02:15.250 So starting with search engines and starting with the simplest one, we're going to go to DuckDuckGo 02:15.250 --> 02:16.180 dot com. 02:17.780 --> 02:20.060 Now this is a clear net website. 02:20.060 --> 02:25.880 You can access this website without using the Tor browser and using the search engine. 02:25.880 --> 02:33.860 You can search for websites on both on the clear net and search for Tor hidden services or onion services. 02:34.550 --> 02:41.540 Now the cool thing about DuckDuckGo is the fact that it does not collect any data about the users, 02:41.540 --> 02:46.100 unlike Google and other search engines, and it does not show targeted ads. 02:46.100 --> 02:48.620 So it's more private than other search engines. 02:48.620 --> 02:52.790 And like I said, we can use it to discover tor hidden services. 02:53.570 --> 03:01.160 Now, the way I accessed it right now is using the clear net domain name DuckDuckGo dot com, but you 03:01.160 --> 03:06.320 can also access it using an onion service link, which I have right here. 03:06.890 --> 03:13.070 Now we know this is a hidden service because as you can see, the link ends with a dot onion. 03:13.070 --> 03:16.380 So any website that ends with a dot onion. 03:16.400 --> 03:24.590 It means this is an onion or a tor hidden service that can only be accessed from within the Tor network, 03:24.590 --> 03:28.010 and therefore it's considered as a Darknet website. 03:28.190 --> 03:35.840 So even if you go and copy this link and paste it in a normal web browser such as Firefox or Chrome, 03:35.870 --> 03:41.310 the website will not load because that browser is not connected to the Tor network. 03:41.330 --> 03:47.210 Therefore, you can only access these websites from the Tor browser or from Thales. 03:47.210 --> 03:52.910 Because as we know, Thales automatically routes all traffic through the Tor network. 03:53.830 --> 03:54.490 Don't worry. 03:54.490 --> 03:57.040 I'll include this in the resources of this lecture. 03:57.250 --> 04:00.700 So if I just paste this in here and my URL bar. 04:01.600 --> 04:06.220 This will take slightly longer because we're accessing it through the Tor network. 04:06.220 --> 04:09.220 But as you can see, we got to the same page. 04:09.670 --> 04:14.650 Using the page is going to be the same and we're going to be getting the same functionality from the 04:14.650 --> 04:15.230 page. 04:15.250 --> 04:21.310 The only difference is when you access a website using its clear net domain name. 04:21.310 --> 04:26.740 We're going to first of all go through the Tor network because we're using the Tor browser and then 04:26.740 --> 04:28.300 we're going to exit the network. 04:28.300 --> 04:34.510 And like I said, the traffic sent in here will not benefit from the privacy that Tor offers, so it 04:34.510 --> 04:37.720 won't be encrypted unless HTTPS is used. 04:37.720 --> 04:41.140 And then this traffic will go to the target website. 04:41.710 --> 04:47.860 But when you access the Onion Service link, which is what I accessed right now, right here, we will 04:47.860 --> 04:52.450 never leave the Tor network, so we'll be going through the Tor network again. 04:52.450 --> 04:55.280 But we will never leave the Tor network. 04:55.300 --> 05:01.780 The last node will contain the onion service that we requested, and therefore we will fully benefit 05:01.780 --> 05:04.270 from the privacy that Tor offers. 05:05.710 --> 05:11.980 Now, once you are in this search engine, as you can see, using it is very, very simple and intuitive. 05:12.010 --> 05:16.930 All you have to do is just type the website that you're looking for or the topic that you're looking 05:16.930 --> 05:17.530 for. 05:17.740 --> 05:24.060 Like I said, we can use DuckDuckGo to search for both clear net and onion hidden services. 05:24.070 --> 05:29.470 So for example, if I wanted to go to a clear net website, I can look for that security. 05:31.170 --> 05:34.680 And as you can see, we got accurate results for that security. 05:34.680 --> 05:37.440 The first link will actually take you to my website. 05:38.040 --> 05:44.550 And if we wanted to search for an onion service, for example, I want to search for another search 05:44.550 --> 05:45.180 engine. 05:45.180 --> 05:47.460 And this one is called not evil. 05:47.880 --> 05:52.260 So I'm going to type not evil search engine. 05:54.060 --> 05:58.200 And maybe I'll add onion to the search query. 05:59.850 --> 06:07.920 And as you can see, the first result is actually the correct onion link to this onion hidden service. 06:08.910 --> 06:16.590 I already have it in here as well, so we can just copy it and paste it here or you can copy it from 06:16.590 --> 06:17.030 here. 06:17.040 --> 06:20.610 Just make sure you remove the photo from the end. 06:20.700 --> 06:26.550 I like copy pasting links instead of clicking them because sometimes when you click on a link, you 06:26.550 --> 06:31.890 don't really know where this is going to go because the text that you see here is not always what the 06:31.890 --> 06:33.000 browser loads. 06:33.030 --> 06:39.030 Therefore, even if you see a link like this, it's best to paste to copy it, open a new tab, or open 06:39.030 --> 06:43.670 it in the same tab as you wish, but make sure you copy and then paste the link. 06:43.680 --> 06:48.120 That way you're sure that you're going to the link that you're seeing on screen. 06:48.900 --> 06:51.870 Now, as you can see, not evil has loaded for us. 06:51.900 --> 06:54.360 Now this is another search engine. 06:54.660 --> 07:00.720 But this time, unlike DuckDuckGo, this search engine does not offer a clear net address. 07:00.750 --> 07:03.600 It only offers an onion service address. 07:03.990 --> 07:09.570 Also, it can only search the Tor hidden network, so it can only search for onion services. 07:10.340 --> 07:13.510 Now, as you can see, there are no ads on the page. 07:13.520 --> 07:16.490 There is no tracking with this search engine. 07:16.490 --> 07:20.360 And in my experience, I get pretty accurate results with it. 07:20.960 --> 07:24.410 So let's say we want to search for a vulnerability. 07:26.440 --> 07:28.750 As you can see, again, very simple. 07:28.750 --> 07:32.710 You get all the websites that might contain interesting stuff for you. 07:32.740 --> 07:38.680 You can click on them or copy or copy, paste the link if you want it to, and then you'll get to the 07:38.680 --> 07:40.390 website that you're looking for. 07:41.140 --> 07:46.030 Now, I should also mention that this search engine used to be called Tor search. 07:46.030 --> 07:50.800 And like I said, to be honest, this has to be my favorite search engine. 07:51.710 --> 07:58.610 Now, the next one that I want to show you is called Torch, which is short for torch search engine. 07:58.820 --> 08:02.090 Now, you can just look for it here so we can type. 08:02.120 --> 08:03.920 Torch search engine. 08:04.640 --> 08:11.030 So these are websites that will actually contain links, link to the search engine or I actually have 08:11.030 --> 08:12.110 the link right here. 08:12.110 --> 08:15.050 So I'm just going to copy and paste it. 08:17.730 --> 08:21.280 And again, very similar to the other search engines that I showed you. 08:21.300 --> 08:24.220 All you have to do is type the thing that you're looking for. 08:24.240 --> 08:27.780 And here again, let's look for vulnerability. 08:29.490 --> 08:31.740 And you'll get your results right here. 08:32.070 --> 08:37.260 Now, what I don't like about the search engine, as you saw in the home page, there are a number of 08:37.260 --> 08:42.120 ads for other hidden services and a lot of them are scam. 08:42.150 --> 08:47.680 They also slow down the browser and slow down the whole computer if you don't have a lot of resources. 08:47.700 --> 08:52.550 That's why it's not my favorite, but it's a very, very popular search engine. 08:52.560 --> 08:54.450 That's why I'm covering it here. 08:56.020 --> 08:58.240 The next search engine that I want to show you. 08:58.240 --> 09:01.180 And the last one is called Amaya. 09:01.780 --> 09:04.360 So, again, we're going to copy its link. 09:06.420 --> 09:08.190 And paste it here. 09:10.580 --> 09:12.440 Now again, similar to the others. 09:12.440 --> 09:15.230 This will only search for onion services. 09:15.740 --> 09:18.110 Very simple and easy to use. 09:19.010 --> 09:22.280 As an example, I'm going to look for vulnerability. 09:23.740 --> 09:24.710 And I misspelled it. 09:24.730 --> 09:25.990 As you can see, it's nice. 09:25.990 --> 09:27.550 It's correcting it for me. 09:27.550 --> 09:31.510 And again, we're getting the results that's relevant to what I search for. 09:32.050 --> 09:39.160 Now, as you can see, this one does not have a similar to Torch, but the quality of the results that 09:39.160 --> 09:42.310 you get here are not as good as not evil. 09:42.310 --> 09:47.800 So like I said, not evil has to be my favorite in the three that I showed you so far. 09:48.740 --> 09:54.800 Now keep in mind the links that we're using, the Tor or the Onion links that we're using right here 09:54.830 --> 09:56.630 could change from time to time. 09:56.630 --> 10:01.670 So these links that I'm using right now might fail at the time that you're watching this video. 10:01.700 --> 10:08.030 That's why it's always a good idea when if the link doesn't work to search for the website name. 10:08.030 --> 10:13.790 For example, if you're trying to go to not evil, go on DuckDuckGo or one of the other search engines 10:13.790 --> 10:18.500 and look for not evil search engine similar to the others. 10:18.500 --> 10:24.740 If you're looking for torch and it's down, then look for it on DuckDuckGo or not evil and then you 10:24.740 --> 10:25.910 can go from there. 10:26.390 --> 10:32.270 Not only that, but even searching on DuckDuckGo, you'll actually see a lot of clear net websites. 10:32.270 --> 10:39.800 So normal websites that we use every day listing links for other deep net or onion services. 10:39.800 --> 10:45.920 So if you search for torch search engine, for example, on DuckDuckGo, you'll get a lot of results 10:45.920 --> 10:50.420 of normal websites giving you valid links to online services. 10:51.260 --> 10:56.660 Now that's the easiest way of discovering onion hidden services using search engines. 10:56.660 --> 11:02.930 And in the next lecture, I'm going to show you more methods or more ways of discovering hidden services.