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Deep Web – The Ultimate Guide
The Weird And Wonderful Deep Web
As is implicit in its very name, the deep web can
best be described as a labyrinth of sorts, complete

with in nitely fascinating content.
There are millions of pages of interesting indexes,
databases, ideas, internal networks, communities

and resources on the deep web, both innocent and
nefarious in nature.
In being introduced to the concept of the deep web,
one fact always manages to ba e the masses: 96

percent of the internet is not indexed by search
engines such as Google and Bing.
That means only a tiny portion of the World Wide

Web is accessible to you through standard means.
The average internet user is only utilizing a portion
of the potential the internet has to o er.
THE DEEP WEB IS ALL OF THE INTERNET THAT

CANNOT BE FOUND BY REGULAR SEARCH
ENGINES, AS THE PAGES ARE NOT INDEXED IN
ANY WAY.
Google’s indexing system
begins with a process called
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“crawling.”
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Imagine a virtual robot spider
that starts at the home page

and then crawls to and from
all the pages on the site that Search engines like Google have
software called web crawler or web
can be accessed by clicking allspiders. They crawl to find webpages.
That info is stored in the search
the links. engine’s index.
Google then scans the data and renders the content

to send to Google’s index servers. From there,
Google organizes the data by context and enters it
into a base of algorithms that make up the search
engine.
Beyond the boundaries of Google-able content is

every bit of information you can think of.
Google’s index has information about hundreds of billions of webpages. It’s size is over
100,000,000 gigabytes. Source
It contains a wide range of information and data, from the inner-dashboard of

your bank account after you log in to private, password-protected websites to
unlisted
 articles and videos that might be censored or blocked in certain 
countries.
Below the “surface web,” there are treasure troves of possibilities. You just
have to know how to nd them.
The Dark Web Vs. The Deep Web
Confusion about deep web and dark web is rampant. Even big publications get it wrong.
Contrary to popular belief, the deep web and the dark web are actually two
separate de nitions.
The media and, frankly, much of the public that’s unacquainted with the dark
web, tend to use these two concepts interchangeably. People often take one to
be the synonym for the other and vice versa.
This is a common mistake for those who aren’t familiar with the subject. But,
the di erence between the dark web and the deep web is quite stark. The two
are made up of, and de ned by, con icting constructs. As such, the di erence
is worth clarifying.
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The contrast between the deep web and the dark web is often visually
described by comparing it to an iceberg. Imagine, for yourself, an iceberg:
Surface Web
Above water is all content average internet users peruse on a daily basis. This is
your Facebook.com, reddit.com, your justice.gov, your harvard.edu.
Deep
 Web 
Right below the surface of where the iceberg meets underwater is the deep
web.
It’s comprised of the same general hostnames as sites on the surface web, but
along with the extension of those domains.
This is the speci c URL of your Facebook Messenger thread with a friend, or the
Department of Justice’s public archival material, or Harvard’s internal

communications system. The deep web is the majority of the internet as a
whole.
Dark Web
The dwindling portion at the very bottom of the iceberg is a subset of the deep
web that’s only accessible through software that guards anonymity.
Because of this, the dark web is home to entities that don’t want to be found.
To expand on that visual, it’s necessary to explain that the dark web contains
URLs that end in .onion rather than .com, .gov or .edu.
The network that these .onion URLs reside on cannot be accessed with the
same browser you use to access your Facebook messages, the justice
department’s archive or your Harvard email account. You can use a simple
Chrome or Safari to access these.
The dark web requires a speci c software program (the Tor browser) to do the
trick, and it o ers you a special layer of anonymity that the surface web and the
deep web cannot.
As
such, the dark web is a place for people and activities who don’t want to be
found through standard means.
It’s complete with illegal trade markets and forums, hacking communities,
private communications between journalists and whistleblowers, and more.
How to Access the Deep Web
Accessing the deep web is not done through direct means since the
information stored within it exists in databases, making it impossible for
conventional search engines to obtain the data by just searching for it.
Search engines like Google only organize and index data which is available on
the surface of the internet since in most cases, the URL is xed, subject to get
picked up by Google’s crawler bot, or there are no special permissions required

to view the web pages.
When
 crawling and indexing pages, Google’s bot system prefers URLs that 
follow a simple directory structure; that is, a site’s main content should not be
more than two subdirectory levels below the main domain of the site.
One way to visualize this concept is comparing it to a le-storing folder
hierarchy—you don’t want to organize your desktop les in a way that would
be too complicated with multiple routes and directions; that will completely
defeat the purpose. The same idea applies here.
In the case where passwords are needed, standard browsers cannot bypass
this stage since the information contained is highly con dential and so is the
need to protect it.
Due to the sheer size of the deep web and the depth of the information it
contains, there’s no real clear-cut way to access it.
There are di erent methods by which you access your email address, social
media accounts or online portals, depending on the links you click in the
process, the redirects you encounter, the content you enter, etc.
The information stored on the deep web is immense. And it’s mostly publicly
accessible.
As mentioned earlier, below the deep web is the dark web which can only be
accessed by the Tor browser.
A strict set of guidelines ought to be followed to ensure your activities on the
dark web remain anonymous since Tor usage is often subject to monitoring by
authorities and also occasionally has vulnerabilities that can leak your real IP
address.
For
 more information about how to properly get into and use the dark web, 
check out a comprehensive guide on our Access Dark Web page.
What Can be Found on the Hidden Web?
The data found on the deep web includes, but certainly is not limited to…
1. Multi-URL mega-databases that are too large for search engines to index
properly. Here’s a helpful list based on category.
2. Records, certi cates, name directories, library indexes, etc.
3. Password-protected and members-only websites.
4. Timed access pages. This could include the internal webpage for a test you’re
taking for an online course.
5. Digital media content that’s blocked under a paywall. News organizations use
this as part of their revenue model to encourage readers/viewers to
subscribe and pay for journalistic reporting.
6. The back-end dashboard of any sort of individual account, whether it be
banking, social platforms, email services, etc. This is only available after an
account is logged into and accessed. Then, the URL changes to a private
address accordingly.
7. Two-party user-to-user communications or threads on social media, chat

services, messaging platforms, etc. The same rule for #4 applies here.
The deep web is extremely useful for communicating under encryption. These
users include anyone who needs protection from overseeing powers.
Below are some of the main groups that bene t from the deep web’s encrypted
communication capabilities.
1. Whistleblowers and journalists

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Anyone that seeks to evade government surveillance (which, in many cases,
could later used to oppress free speech) nds the dark web a good place to
communicate anonymously.
3. Citizens in oppressive regimes who need access to news and information they can’t get in
their country.
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The deep web also comprises of websites and services that are speci cally
gathered under the dark web category. This means they are only accessible
through Tor and they always end in .onion URLs.
Dark Web Markets
The dark web is host to hundreds of underground markets that sell all kinds of
illicit products and services, including…
1. Drugs
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Dark web markets sell every pharmaceutical product you can think of, from
heroin to mushrooms to LSD. Most markets also sell legal prescription drugs,
ranging from ADHD medications to testosterone pills to even Prozac.
2. Stolen information
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Stolen credit and debit card details, social security numbers, and other such
information obtained through identity theft are often found on the dark web.
3. Malware, ransomware and hacking services
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Hackers, phishing experts, and ransomware and malware developers regularly

advertise their services on the dark web.
Cyber attacks are on the rise over the last few years precisely because the act
of spreading ransomware is a lucrative practice for anyone who wants to make
money by holding data for ransom. There’s also a recent spike in adware
campaigns.
These
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Ransomware sales on darknet markets saw an uptick of 2,502 percent in 2017
alone.
4. Weapons
Firearms, knives, and even grenades and bomb equipment can be found on
dark web markets.
5. Hitman-for-hire services
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This particular dark web market category entered into mainstream awareness
after Ross Ulbricht, founder of the infamous darknet market Silk Road, was
arrested and eventually sentenced to life imprisonment under charges relating
to drugs, hacking, money laundering and procuring murder; the latter charge
was particularly in uential in persuading the jury to convict Ulbricht of other
charges in addition to hiring a hitman to murder someone.
It’s also what gained the story international public attention among people
unfamiliar with the idea of darknet markets.

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eld like Hitman Network, for example.
Although, it is worth noting that scammers will often use this “industry” to lure
in potential vulnerable victims and run o with their money without getting the
job done.
Child pornography
Unfortunately, the cloak of anonymity brought by the Tor network also brings
in rather heavy share of pedophiles and predators—over 80 percent, one study
found.
Some darknet platforms allow users to disseminate pornographic images and

videos of children, and some platforms even provide the means for users to
arrange meetings with their victims.
International law enforcement have busted several such platforms within the
last few years, arresting thousands of child abusers and human tra ckers in
the process. The number of users behind these sites are staggering.
One that was busted by German law enforcement earlier this year, was
Elysium, which managed to reel in more than 87,000 users worldwide.
In 2014, the FBI cracked down on Playpen, another child pornography site with
150,000 users.
The FBI apprehended its creator and lead administrator, and proceeded to
operate the site to gather information on its users.
An
 investigation followed that led to more than 800 U.S. and abroad arrests, 
and more than 300 children being identi ed or rescued internationally.
Torrented content
Unreleased games, movies and television shows galore are easy to come by on
the dark web. More sites are moving to the dark web in order to evade the
increasing threat of legal action over censorship or copyright charges.
Leaked data dumps
This is a hot category, at least dominating all headlines for months after a
major leak. There have been dozens of interesting leaks in the last ve years.
Here is a comprehensive and visually-compelling chart of them all. Just a couple
of the most notorious leaks include…
Adult Friend Finder
The Adult Friend Finder breaches in 2015 and 2016 which collectively exposed
the sexual preference data, emails, usernames, IP addresses and login history
of more than 303 million users of the hookup network.
Ashley Madison
An online dating service that markets itself to people who want to cheat on
their spouses was hacked in July 2015.
After some months of hesitation, the hacked data of around 32 million Ashley
Madison users was ultimately released by the enigmatic hacking group The
Impact Team.
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as credit card details and records.
The Ashley Madison leak was followed by an exhaustive extortion campaign in

which many victims of the breach were tricked into paying scammers cash in
exchange for secrets that would supposedly damage their reputation.
There’s an excellent TV documentary that chronicles how the Ashley Madison
hack unfolded, also detailing the subsequent scandals that blew up afterwards.
WikiLeaks
Ever since the site was created in 2006 by computer programmer and activist
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks data dumps have received massive public attention
from around the world. It’s worth a whole section but in the interest of clarity,
here’s a snapshot of what the whistleblowing website covers, plus examples in
each category.
Intelligence: This series, which is organized into sub-categories, gathers 

classi ed information about the infrastructure, practices, policies and
implementations the intelligence industry and U.S. government use to spy on

citizens, foreign governments (even allies) and intergovernmental
departments.
Global Economy: A range of detailed information pertaining to global high-

stakes topics, most recently including the internal campaign emails of the
2017 French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron (who is now

president).
International Politics: Most prominent in this section is the con dential

reports leaked from the United Nations that chronicle corrupt practices from
sexual abuse to nancial fraud. There’s also an email archive of the
communications of Turkey’s Justice and Development party, documents

about European Union-led military operations regarding refugee boats, and
more.
Corporations: Inside the scandals and coverups involving major corporate

entities including a dossier about the infamous Sony hack, records regarding
global surveillance malware vendor Hacking Team, an archive of taped

material showing insight into a corruption scandal involving two former U.S.
presidents, and more.
Government: This category broadly embroils all of the previous sections
combined.
War & Military: Largely, this section is made up of documents, revelations,

reports and archives of classi ed U.S. military ops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
There’s also a trove of witness accounts and records about the inner-
practices of the U.S.’s nightmarish detention facility in Guantanamo.
Facts
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1. It enhances privacy to a great extent.
Encryption is precisely the main function of the deep web. It is what de nes it,
and it is what keeps it alive.
Because of the solid layer of encryption o ered by the deep web, it is regularly
utilized by individuals and groups that are vulnerable to surveillance, hacks or
other parties interested in compromising their security.
This
 demographic encompasses people such as journalists, whistleblowers, 
citizens living under oppressive regimes riddled with censorship, and even
people who are in unsafe and abusive relationships who need a way to
communicate safely with others.
The Chinese government has notoriously excessive censorship standards. So

notorious, in fact, that the rest of the world has taglined the nickname, The
Great Firewall of China.
By utilizing the deep web’s encryption along with a private network or proxy,
Chinese citizens can bypass the rewall to access whatever content they desire.
2. The Tor Onion Router was created by the government.
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Interestingly, the rst individuals to think up a way to bypass the portal into
endless possibility was the United States government.
In the 1990s, a team of Navy mathematicians crafted the Tor Onion Router
technology to allow military units and government agencies to communicate
classi ed material over an encrypted network.
This is the basis for the dark web we know today
3. It comprises most of the internet.

Most
 estimates say the deep web is made up of approximately 96 percent of 
the internet. The smaller 4 percent is indexed by search engines like Google
and Bing.
Common Misconceptions About the Deep Web
1. The deep web and the dark web are the same.
As is explained above, the deep web and the dark web are entirely di erent,
and they both require special addresses to access the content found in each
case.
The deep web can be accessed by a protocol that uses non-indexed web links,
rather than pages you can easily nd through a Google Search.
By contrast, the dark web is accessed using the Tor browser. Links there
operate under a .onion domain.
2. It is only a source of illegal goods and services.
The deep web does not entirely deal with illegal goods and services. Because
most of the content on the deep web is mostly publically accessible with
backends, indexes and data, it doesn’t necessarily draw illegal acts. The dark
web, however, is more of a haven for criminals.
3. It is an anonymous platform.
Just because the deep web is encrypted does not mean it’s anonymous. It’s
entirely probable for users’ IP addresses and locations to be leaked.
The best mindset to have is to assume that your information inevitably will be
leaked (even if the chance is low).
You’re
 best protected using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) on the deep web 
if
you’re doing anything that’s subject to any scrutiny, regardless of whether or
not it’s legal. This is just a smart security enhancement measure.
On the dark web in particular, you should use a combination of Tor (to access
.onion sites) and VPN (to protect your anonymity and make your IP address
near-untraceable).
4. It’s completely secure.
Similar to point #3, it’s important to assert that just because the deep web is
encrypted does not mean it’s secure.
A good “What Not to Do” case that’s explicitly applied to the dark web can be
made using Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht as an example.
The founder of the notorious darknet drug trade site made a series of careless
actions that eventually led the FBI to his identity and location.
That said, people can also be smart about running a darknet market without
getting caught. It takes thinking ahead of law enforcement.
Dangers of the Deep Web
1. Hackers.
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Hackers are ever at bay wandering around on the deep and dark web, and they
will seize the opportunity to take advantage of an existing situation.
What’s more is that those who need some valuable information from a
particular entity will hire them to undertake various operations, such as obtain
con dential data or compromise a certain system to give desired results.
Various con rmed reports of data breaches and loss of funds due to hacking
have been reported in the recent past. And the number of cases in which hacks
occur
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2. Getting caught for doing something illegal.
Hundreds of people have been caught and arrested by law enforcement for
undertaking illegal operations on deep and dark web.
Sometimes, these people were in fact innocent; the government has a track
record for making examples out of people who were in the wrong place at the
wrong time—trying to send a message that they’re serious about crackdowns.
One
 such case involved Barrett Brown, a journalist, activist and sort of press 
o ce for the proli c hacktivism group, Anonymous.
Inside a thread in Project PM, the online investigative community he founded,

Brown stumbled across a zipped le containing Stratfor data.
This was part of the infamous Stratfor email hack of 2012, which leaked the
global intelligence rm’s internal communications and client records to
WikiLeaks who published it as part of its Global Intelligence Files (GiFiles) leak.
Brown copied and pasted that link of hacked data onto another forum so he
and his team could discuss its contents for a larger investigation about the
intelligence agency.
That’s all he did…copy and paste. Later, the feds arrested Brown and charged
him with possessing stolen content.
Several other factors could expose your identity while on the deep web, such
as using your real name and email to post on forums. These tend to give third
parties a clue of who you are.
For this reason, people can expose their identity without you even knowing it.
This would give investigators enough time to monitor their activities and gather
su cient evidence to incriminate them after an arrest.
3. Spying by ISPs and the government.
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For a fact, ISPs (Internet Service Providers) can watch over every single detail
their customers are doing on the internet since they are o ering the service
and have access to their systems’ databases.
On the other hand, governments possess the heavily-funded infrastructure and

tools they use to spy on their targets, many of whom are average everyday
citizens. WikiLeaks has extensively compiled leaked secrets about this
deceptive practice.
Some
 of the leaks have revealed that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spies
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on its targets by installing Trojans and malware that undertake various types of
operations.
The WikiLeaks “Vault 7” dossier mentions how the CIA has developed tools for
each device that can access the internet and, as such, one can be monitored
without knowing.
Julian Assange and WikiLeaks also found that the CIA spies on its
intergovernmental counterparts, mainly the National security Agency (NSA).
4. Penalties and legal issues.
Some countries have strict guidelines that govern

citizens’ use of and behavior on the internet.
Many of these policies also extend to the hidden web,

assuming users will ultimately get caught evading the
surface web. And as such, those found violating the

laws are subjected to penalties that include nes or jail sentences.
With an increased level of cybercrime, then such measures ought to be in place

to ensure that no one su ers at the expense of others.
Deep Web Anonymity: What Is It & How to Achieve It
Staying anonymous is imperative on the hidden web. Seeing as how anonymity

is one of its primary functions, why wouldn’t you want to do the best you can to
achieve it?
Here
 are the main programs you should download and guidelines you should
follow to stay anonymous on the deep and dark web:
1. Tor (The Onion Router)
Tor has its origins in the United States Naval Research Laboratory, where it was
created by a team of mathematicians in the late 1990s to give the government
an extra layer of encryption in communicating sensitive messages.
Its main application was to protect intergovernmental communications and

intelligence information from being intercepted by foreign entities.
Today,
 the browser is part of a larger open-source initiative called The Tor 
Project, which is, in part, funded by the U.S. Department of Defence.
It is tasked with creating a series of programs to access and improve functions

of The Onion Router (Tor) network, which is what the Tor browser operates
through.
The Onion Router network is an extremely unique technical invention. It is lled

with websites that end with a .onion domain, contrary to the commonplace
domain su xes found on the surface web such as .com, .org, .edu, and
countless others.
The Tor browser can be used to access the surface web, the deep web and the
dark web. And it’s easy to use since its interface and intuitiveness is nearly
identical to that of surface web-only browser Mozilla Firefox as the front end is
clone of it.
But when you look under the hood of how The Tor Browser actually works, its
inner functions are completely di erent.
When you use the Tor browser, your connection bumps o a set of relays run
by volunteers from around the world on a distributed network that extends
from one end node to the other. The distributed nature of the network is
precisely what allows for the Tor browser to protect your anonymity.
It attempts to prevent your location and browsing habits from being picked up
by the sites you visit and communicate with.
So, The Tor Browser has the ability to protect your anonymity in a super cial
sense (provided you don’t register accounts on dark web sites with your real
name
 and sensitive information). But just because the Tor network is mostly 
anonymous does not mean it’s secure.
However, when using the browser, a few measures ought to be taken to ensure
that your IP address is not leaked.
Among them is to make sure that all other applications are closed and to keep
the Tor browser to its default size.
Other guidelines ought to be followed to ensure that your privacy and security
is safeguarded while you’re browsing through the dark web in particular.
These guidelines involve using a Virtual Private Network (VPN), which will give
you an extra boost in security as you navigate the dark web and also give you a
fail safe from Tor vulnerabilities such as when it leaks your real IP, as it has
before.
2. Virtual Private Networks
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To further protect yourself on the deep web, one should ensure that your
Virtual Private Network is turned on even before launching the Tor browser
since it hides the actual location of an individual by changing their IP address
(which is usually used to track the location of a person) to a random location on

the globe.
For example, if you’re in Phoenix, Arizona and you want to browse the internet
freely (be it the surface web, dark web or the deep web), you can do so by
installing a trusty VPN and running it while you’re online.
The
 VPN will mask your real IP address (where you are, in Phoenix), and makeit
so your IP address appears to be registered to a di erent, random location
anywhere in the world.
This way, anyone who wants to nd out your IP address will not be able to do
so—your IP address will appear to be registered in another location, like
Mexico City or Copenhagen or Toronto, and so on.
Furthermore, a VPN will encrypt all of your information, sent and received, over
the internet or dark web. This means that if someone could intercept it, then
they can not tell what you are doing anyway.
3. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) Encryption
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Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a communication system in which Important

messages are encrypted using the receiver’s PGP encryption code.
When the message is sent, the public key of the receiver is used, and then the
receiver uses their private key to decrypt the message.
The practice is used in darknet markets where vendors and sellers use the
encryption method to protect the con dentiality of information they send
between each other.
The
 average internet user may also nd PGP useful for communicating online,
as the reality of government surveillance continues to loom over citizens’
everyday lives.
On a broader level, PGP is used in instances where sensitive material is being
exchanged between two parties.
This includes conversations about classi ed material between journalists and

whistleblowers, as well as intergovernmental communications between federal
entities.
Dark Web News has published a comprehensive guide here that outlines the
importance of PGP and walks readers through the process of setting one up.
4. Anonymous Email
Just as the name suggests, anonymous email o ers an individual increased
online privacy to a great extent.
Regardless of what activities a person is pursuing on the deep web, they are
always recommended to use an anonymous email in doing so. That is, they
should not use their real email address, as it could easily disclose their identity
by revealing their name.
When creating the email account, one should ensure that the username does
not resemble their actual name so as to avoid being subject to government
surveillance, fraud, scams, phishing attempts and other security issues.
There are a number of anonymous email services—most notably, HideMyAss,

TorGuard and Guerrilla Mail—you can try out if you’d like. A full guide on this
topic has been made available by Dark Web News here.
5. Passwords and usernames

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Among the blunders that disclosed the real identity and ultimate arrest of
former Silk Road founder Ross William Ulbricht (alias “Dread Pirate Roberts”)
was that he used his real name and email address to post to public forums
about his activities on the dark web.
After this, it was easy for the feds to track him down and arrest him.
This
 shows the importance of using an anonymous username to undertake 
activities on the deep web.
The use of strong passwords is essential as well, as it ensures the account is

not easily compromised by not only hackers, but also close associates. Strong
passwords based on a given website will vary by meeting a speci c criterion.
But for starters, a secure password should comprise of at least eight

characters, have words that are not found in the English dictionary, consist of
at least one uppercase letter, one number and special characters.
The general rule of thumb is: the more complex the password, the more secure
the account. A simple password manager program can help with this.
When it comes to the username, it remains the responsibility of an individual to

ensure that it is not similar to their actual name just as in the case of
anonymous email handles.
6. Blocking the Webcam
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Hackers are ever at bay and they’re always ready to capitalize on any
vulnerability within a given system so that they can break into it.
One lucrative form of ransomware attack is to take advantage of a computer’s
vulnerability to install spyware that can take photos and videos via the
webcam, only to send the data directly to the hacker in real time.
They can then demand a ransom from you and, depending on the nature of
the photos/videos they capture with the webcam, chances are you’d be even
more
 incentivized to pay up the ransom. 
An easy x to this is simply taping over your webcam or covering it in some way
so hackers won’t be able to collect visual records of your everyday life if your
computer is compromised
This is a frightening, but plausible possibility. It’s no wonder why the CEO of
Facebook has taped his webcam.
Deep Web Browsing Tips
There are many factors that compromise the online safety and security of a
user while on the deep web, despite the fact that you can just use a regular
browser to access it.
The average Joe will probably leave more traces that reveal their identity as
compared to an expert who has been operating on the hidden web for quite
some time.
You’ll get the hang of it once you’ve had some time to get used to the deep
web, but below are just a few best practices to keep in mind for your safety.
(Note that all of these tips apply to both the dark web and the deep web. The only
di erence is that you cannot access the dark web without using the Tor browser, as
you will not be able to reach .onion links on a regular browser.)
Practice safe clicking
 
Avoid all malicious links that aren’t sourced from a trusted website or user.
If you’re browsing the dark web in particular, you should always ALWAYS
double check and even triple check to make sure you’re using the current
.onion URL for whatever site you intend to visit.
Dark web links are constantly susceptible to change, so it’s best you check with
a reputable source to make sure the link is veri ed.
Watch what you download 
Don’t download applications, .pdf’s, or anything from untrusted sources or

websites. It’s as simple as that.
Get an up-to-date antivirus program
 
The devices used to access the hidden web should be clean and have an up-to-
date antivirus that ensures their computer is not contaminated.
Hackers will often in ltrate a device by installing spyware on the browsers the
victims are using. By doing so, information about the user’s activities is sent to
the spyware developer in real-time.
Connect to trusted networks.
 
Last but not least, don’t ever connect to unsecure or unknown networks. This
includes the Wi-Fi at your friendly cyber cafe or co ee shop. Sometimes it’s
best to just use a network you trust.
Deep Web Sites and .Onion Links
The dark and deep web are lled with interesting content of all di erent
categories. Dark web links are followed by a .onion parameter, and deep web
links could contain any other domain.
Here
 are tables containing the top 10 most popular sites on both the dark and

deep web, along with corresponding links.
[Table Coming Soon]
Dark Web News has compiled the biggest source of deep web links and
screenshots online, and it’s continuously growing.
Deep Web Screenshots
Real-time or recent screen captures of live deep web sites are incredibly useful
for anyone who’s thinking about exploring on the deep web.
Screenshots give you a chance to take a peek into the website and its potential
o erings without having to visit it yet.
Once you’ve decided it’s worth the dive, you can enter the site at the correct
link associated with the screenshot.
Dark Web News has the largest selection of screenshots on the surface web.
If you head over to this page, then you can click on the eye symbol for any
record in the table to view the screenshot of the site.
Deep Web Search Engines & Tools
The deep web does not have Google because of its prime characteristic of
having data that is not indexed. This might sound like a disadvantage given the
fact that Google has spoiled us all with easy and quick search returns.
But it’s imperative to remember that the entire purpose of the deep web is that
it’s an open source of information that anyone is welcome to take stock in, and
it
has much MUCH more to o er than any Google search. 
You just have to know how to harness the deep web to your advantage.
There are some search engines made for use in the dark web, and one of them
is GRAMs, which happens to be the very rst search engine of its kind to be
developed to browse through the Tor network.
Due to the rising number of darknet markets, the developers saw the need to
create a search engine that is convenient for dark web users.
It enables them to search the Tor network for markets, and it also provides
guides for purchases and sales.
Some other alternative search engines and tools for nding and consuming
content on the deep and dark web include:
DuckDuckGo: This is an anonymous search engine that keeps no logs of 

users’ browsing behaviors, search results, history, cookies, etc. It’s mainly
used for browsing the surface web in a more anonymous way, but it picks up
deep web links too.
Torch (xmh57jrzrnw6insl.onion): With over 10 million users and years of

positive reputation-building under its belt, Torch has gained notoriety among
the deep and dark web communities for delivering high quality search
services of the hidden internet. It’s based on the Chromium suite and is
compatible with Chrome extensions and add-ons.
Uncensored Hidden Wiki (zqktlwi4fecvo6ri.onion/wiki/index.php/Main_Page):

The oldest and truest form of dark web search mastery is the Hidden Wiki. It
is a repository for links to all sorts of websites on the darknet, from drug
markets to fanbases to uncensored news publications to even some darker
content having to do with human tra cking and abuse. That’s why you
should be careful what you click on when you scroll through the Hidden Wiki;
it certainly doesn’t discriminate on what graphic content is on the list.
The WWW Virtual Library is the oldest and most vast catalog of internet
websites of all time. It was created at the European Organization for Nuclear
Research by the founder of the World Wide Web and HTML himself, Tim
Berners-Lee. The database has educational and encyclopedic references on
virtually any topic thinkable.
This list has some additional search engines you can try out based on your
needs.
Ichidian: A launched recently search engine helps users access dark web
URLs in a faster and easier manner than others. It’s new, so it may take some
time to adjust to its new user base.

notEvil (hss3uro2hsxfogfq.onion): This is also an in-depth list of deep and 

dark web links. notEvil has been around for some time, and is widely known
among the community as a good source for links.
Deep Web Reddit Resources
Reddit is a major source of information about deep web topics. Subreddit

forums o er deep web users the opportunity to freely express themselves on
various
 issues, obtaining rst-hand information on anything that concerns the

deep and dark web.
However, since the main function of Reddit is to be a tool for expressing

uncensored views and opinions, deep/dark web forums on Reddit have indeed
landed people into trouble with law enforcement since some tend to overshare
and use their real names to post comments about their practices.
Users in dark/deep web subreddit communities can sometimes be at odds with

each other. If you’re just an average onlooker, you’ll nd the whole culture
behind this scene incredibly fascinating to watch.
Users are downright combative with one another on a regular basis;
sometimes comedically so. But that’s the way of life within this niche. Trolling is
not only tolerated, it’s accepted.
Hackers will often openly brag about their exploits and taunt others for not
being able to meet the challenge due to their “lower” skill sets.
As a result, angry fellow commenters may be motivated to dox that user. This
happened recently with a user named PhishKingz, a phishing guru of sorts who
has been behind some of the dark web’s notable phishing campaigns.
Many of those who engage in fraud and illegal activities end up exposing their
identity to some extent.
Additionally, some darknet market users, admins, vendors and buyers tend to
end up getting caught for accidentally exposing their identity.
And
 as a result, investigative bodies and law enforcement agencies monitor the

subreddit forums for any leads of persons that may be engaging in criminal
actives.
Consequently, this has over time led to the rest of quite a number of people.
For this reason, those posting on Reddit should ensure that they have turned
on their VPN before logging into their account (creates with an anonymous
email) and posting.
Failure to do so could lead to the actual IP address of the user getting exposed,
making it easier to get traced.
Other measures include use of fake email addresses for making Reddit
accounts, as well as fake usernames. The username should no way resemble
the actual name or identity of the person.
Below are some of the subreddit forums that relate to the deep web:
Deep Web
https://www.reddit.com/r/deepweb shares veri able tools, resources and

general information that deep web users nd interesting and helpful.
https://www.reddit.com/r/DeepWebTopics is a topical discussion board where

users posts, stories, questions, observations and comments about things
they’ve seen or want to see on the deep web.
https://www.reddit.com/r/DeepWebIntel is a general forum for deep web users
to communicate, created by a user of the same name.
https://www.reddit.com/r/onions
 is more dark web-related, but it’s a helpful 
source for nding out more about what the darknet has to o er.
https://www.reddit.com/r/deepwebexperiences is a spot where people can

share some of the interesting things they’ve seen on the deep web.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiLeaks,
https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiLeaksDiscussions (invite-only) and
https://www.reddit.com/r/WikileaksTaskForce are all dedicated to free and

open conversation around WikiLeaks, Julian Assange and whistleblowing in
general.
https://www.reddit.com/r/DeepWebMysteries/ is a community of citizen

investigators who look for hidden meanings and patterns in deep web sites. It’s
invite-only, so you have to message the moderators to get access to the
subreddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/deepwebpics is exactly what it sounds like—a bunch

of screenshots from deep web sites, or screenshots depicting content that’s
related to the deep web in some way.
Carding
https://www.reddit.com/r/BankMoney is where users post questions and

answers related to anything and everything fraud and carding-related.
https://www.reddit.com/r/carding is a carding forum community that’s private

and requires an invite link.
https://www.reddit.com/r/cardingfraud shares ways to make a long-term pro t

by carding; it’s also private and requests an invite link.
Dark Net Markets

 
https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets2 is de nitively the most widely used
subreddit for dark web market vendors, buyers, admins, observers and
browsers to communicate and swap tips and information about the associated
darknet market brands.
https://www.reddit.com/r/DNMAvengers compiles an index of tested products

from con rmed darknet market buyers, in a bid to add more accountability to
the scene; the subreddit is currently under construction, but it’s still accepting
new submissions.
Hacking
https://www.reddit.com/r/hacking is a subreddit for anyone in the hacking

community, whether it be full-time hackers, curious users who want to tip their
toes into the vice, or onlookers who simply enjoy reading countless threads of
hacker culture on Reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Hacking_Tutorials is a peer-to-peer educational

subreddit for methods, tools, resources and tips hackers can use to carry out
their activities.
https://www.reddit.com/r/hackingwithswift is a place where iOS and Swift

developers and hackers can post questions/answers, swap comments and
suggestions, and share cool projects with one another.
Deep Web Horror Stories
The number of creepy stories about the invisible web as of now is endless. And
what’s more is that these numbers grow day by day.
Red Rooms
 
As its name suggests, “Red Rooms” are places where people are brutally
slaughtered on camera for anyone inside the chat room to watch from home.
Due to the fact that most witnesses of this phenomena only have their
experience and memory to use as evidence, there have been several rumors
that Red Rooms are actually a hoax.
Observers have claimed that the sites will o er a “Pay Per View” button where
users provide payment in Bitcoins to gain access to watch the content.
If Red Rooms are to be believed as true, they’d be best described as live-

streamed snu lms, formatted for the Internet Age. Or, they could very well
be just a twisted scam.
Human Experiments
As scary as it sounds, this is indeed something that occurs in the dark web.
There is an enigmatic site called The Human Experiment, run by a group that
abducts human beings and performs a whole host of experiments on them just
for fun.
The acts performed on humans include starvation, radiation exposure,

injecting chemicals into the body, among many others.
Sexual Content
Some of the content found on the deep web is highly explicit, and the scenes
are not worth exploring especially for the faint-hearted.
Abductions
 and kidnapping for sexual purposes have been long documented
on various dark web sites.
There have been numerous accounts and stories of innocent wanderers of the
dark web (usually newbies to the scene) who accidentally stumble upon this
type of content. As a result, they’re emotionally scarred for a long while
afterwards, or even inde nitely.
The dark web is often host to content that depicts humans performing acts of
bestiality on animals and engaging minors in sexual acts.
The price for these videos or photos depends on the site but on some
occasions, the content is available to download for free.
Viewing this type of content is illegal in almost all countries and Dark Web
News do not condone it at all. We are just reporting on what is actually found
here.
Summoning Demons
Very crazy, right? But it is indeed a vice that many are performing.
These sites are formed by members of cults who engage each other by
showing bizarre rituals, such as eating human esh and drinking human blood
in the act of o ering sacri ces.
Creepy Games
There are some seriously dark games that are oating around the dark web
right now.
One
 such example is the Blue Whale Suicide Challenge, which is loosely linked
to around 130 deaths of teenagers throughout Russia as of September 2017
(because of ongoing investigations, that link has yet to be proven de nitively).
The games starts o by trying to get the player addicted to it over a time period
of 50 days by rewarding them for completing challenges that range in severity,
from watching scary movies to physically hurting themselves.
The more the user plays the game and goes through more advanced levels, the
more challenges they’re required to solve. At the end, the game tasks them
with committing suicide.
Deep Web Torrent Sites
Perhaps it goes without saying, but extreme caution is absolutely required

when undertaking any sort of torrenting activity.
Torrenting on the surface web can be dangerous, as your IP address and

browsing history are readily made available to your Internet Service Provider
(ISP).
Entertainment producers are incredibly touchy about their copyrighted content

so, to avoid legal action, it’s best to use torrent sites under the cloak of
anonymity on the deep web—using the Tor browser or I2P, another network
that serves to protect users’ privacy.
(Here’s a plug to Dark Web News’ in-depth Tor guide, which can help get you
started.
Here’s
 a rundown of some of the most reliable torrenting platforms, and their
corresponding links:
The Pirate Bay — uj3wazyk5u4hnvtk.onion
TPB is one of the most popular and all-inclusive torrent platforms that’s
dominated the scene since its start in 2003. The surface web site is periodically
subject to domain seizures, but the Tor version has remained intact.
Solarmovie — solarmovie6rystf.onion
 
As its name states, Solarmovie is a searchable database of movies. It covers

pretty much every genre you can think of.
Demonoid — demonhkzoijsvvui.onion:8080
This
 is a longstanding BitTorrent-enabled discussion forum that facilitates peer-

to-peer le sharing. The surface web address is: demonoid.pw.
BTDB
Standing for BitTorrent Database, BTDB is a search engine for searching nodes
that distribute torrent les via the BitTorrent le sharing protocol. There
doesn’t appear to be a .onion link for this one, but it’s accessible via the surface
web here.
Wrap Up
The deep web is a fascinating place to be for any internet denizen. It’s a rabbit
hole of internet wonder, o ering all sorts of knowledge, records, data and
content a person could spend days sifting through.
It may take a few steps to navigate your way through the various links and
virtual pathways to nd the insights you’re looking for, but that’s all part of the
fun.
The deep web is beckoning your entrance. And if you’re up for the task, you
might nd the answers you’ve been looking for within its depths.
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29/01/2018 What is the deep web & how to access it anonymously?

The Weird And Wonderful Deep Web

As is implicit in its very name, the deep web can

best be described as a labyrinth of sorts, complete

There are millions of pages of interesting indexes,

databases, ideas, internal networks, communities

In being introduced to the concept of the deep web,

one fact always manages to ba e the masses: 96

engines such as Google and Bing.

That means only a tiny portion of the World Wide

THE DEEP WEB IS ALL OF THE INTERNET THAT

Google’s indexing system

begins with a process called

Imagine a virtual robot spider

that starts at the home page

the links. engine’s index.

Google then scans the data and renders the content

Beyond the boundaries of Google-able content is

It contains a wide range of information and data, from the inner-dashboard of

The Dark Web Vs. The Deep Web

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described by comparing it to an iceberg. Imagine, for yourself, an iceberg:

along with the extension of those domains.

Department of Justice’s public archival material, or Harvard’s internal

web that’s only accessible through software that guards anonymity.

How to Access the Deep Web

information stored within it exists in databases, making it impossible for

picked up by Google’s crawler bot, or there are no special permissions required

One way to visualize this concept is comparing it to a le-storing folder

defeat the purpose. The same idea applies here.

need to protect it.

contains, there’s no real clear-cut way to access it.

accessed by the Tor browser.

A strict set of guidelines ought to be followed to ensure your activities on the

What Can be Found on the Hidden Web?

properly. Here’s a helpful list based on category.

2. Records, certi cates, name directories, library indexes, etc.

3. Password-protected and members-only websites.

taking for an online course.

subscribe and pay for journalistic reporting.

6. The back-end dashboard of any sort of individual account, whether it be

7. Two-party user-to-user communications or threads on social media, chat

1. Whistleblowers and journalists

hIntelligence contractors, government or corporate employees, average citizens,

journalists to expose the wrongdoings.

route to share classi ed documents.

2. Free speech and anti-censorship advocates, and political protesters.

Anyone that seeks to evade government surveillance (which, in many cases,

through Tor and they always end in .onion URLs.

Dark Web Markets

ranging from ADHD medications to testosterone pills to even Prozac.

3. Malware, ransomware and hacking services

Hackers, phishing experts, and ransomware and malware developers regularly

charges in addition to hiring a hitman to murder someone.

unfamiliar with the idea of darknet markets.

Some darknet platforms allow users to disseminate pornographic images and

Elysium, which managed to reel in more than 87,000 users worldwide.

operate the site to gather information on its users.

Leaked data dumps

of the most notorious leaks include…

Adult Friend Finder

of more than 303 million users of the hookup network.