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10) <h1>Tor VM</h1>

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14) <h3>Using Tor VM</h3>
15) <ul>
16) <li><a href="#Download">Download</a></li>

17) <li><a href="#Install">Install</a></li>

18) <li><a href="#Run">Run VM</a></li>

19) <li><a href="#RecommendedUse">Use Torbutton</a></li>

20) <li><a href="#Shutdown">Shutdown</a></li>

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25) <h2>What Is It?</h2>

26) <p>Tor VM is a transparent Tor proxy for Windows built with

27) <a href="http://www.qemu.org/">Qemu</a> virtualization technology for more
28) resilient clients and relays.

29) </p>

30) <p>You can think of Tor VM like a Tor virtual network card that routes all of the traffic
31)  from your machine transparently over the Tor network without application proxy settings or other configuration.

32) </p>
33) <p>The <a href="https://svn.torproject.org/svn/torvm/trunk/doc/design.html">Tor

34) VM design document</a> contains additional detail about this work in progress.</p>

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36) <hr />

37) <a id="Download"></a>

38) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#Download">Step One: Download Tor VM Software</a></h2>

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40) <ul>

41) <li><a href="dist/TorVM-0.0.2-Bundle.exe">Tor VM Bundle Installer</a>
42) (<a href="dist/TorVM-0.0.2-Bundle.exe.asc" style="font-size: 90%;">sig</a>)</li>

43) 

44) <li><a href="dist/TorVM-0.0.2-NetInstaller.exe">Tor VM Network Installer</a>
45) (<a href="dist/TorVM-0.0.2-NetInstaller.exe.asc" style="font-size: 90%;">sig</a>)</li>

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48) <hr />

49) <a id="Install"></a>
50) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#Install">Step Two: Install Tor VM</a></h2>

51) 

52) <p>Double click on the Bundle or Network Installer EXE to begin installation to the
53) current system.</p>

54) 
55) <p><img src="img/bundle02.png" alt="Click to Run Bundle Installer" /></p>
56) 

57) <p>The network installer contains the secure Tor updater software that is used
58) to reliably download all of the latest bundle application packages on demand.</p>
59) 
60) <p><img src="img/netinst02.png" alt="Network Installer downloads bundle software on demand" /></p>
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63) <hr />

64) <a id="Run"></a>

65) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#Run">Step Three: Run Tor VM</a></h2>

66) 

67) <p>When installation is complete a Tor VM controller is started in

68) the background. The installer program has finished and can be closed.</p>

69) 

70) <p><img src="img/run01.png" alt="Tor VM controller will start at end of install" /></p>

71) 
72) <p>After preparing network devices a Qemu virtual machine running the

73) Tor VM kernel is launched with the Vidalia controller. It may take a
74) few minutes to bootstrap into the Tor network. Please be patient.</p>

75) 

76) <p><img src="img/run02.png" alt="Bootstrap not complete until circuit created" /></p>

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78) <hr />
79) <a id="RecommendedUse"></a>

80) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#RecommendedUse">Step Four: Using Firefox and Torbutton</a></h2>

81) 

82) <p>Once Tor has successfully built a circuit the Switch User menu is presented.
83) Firefox and other Tor applications must be run with the "Tor" restricted user account.</p>

84) 

85) <p><img src="img/tor-user-switch.png" alt="Switch to Tor restricted user account" /></p>

86) 

87) <p>Start Firefox and click on the Torbutton status icon in the lower right to enable Tor.</p>

88) 

89) <p><img src="img/torbutton04.png" alt="Click on Torbutton status icon to toggle ON" /></p>

90) 
91) <p>Verify that you are using Tor via
92) <a href="https://check.torproject.org/">https://check.torproject.org/</a></p>
93) 

94) <p><img src="img/torbutton05.png" alt="Verify Tor use at check.torproject.org" /></p>

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97) <hr />
98) <a id="ExperimentalUse"></a> 
99) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#ExperimentalUse">Experimental: Using Flash</a></h2>
100) 

101) <p><strong>IMPORTANT: This is not a recommended use of Tor.</strong></p>

102) 

103) <p>Right click on Torbutton icon at lower right for menu. Select "Preferences..."
104) option.</p>

105) 

106) <p><img src="img/tbprefs.png" alt="Select Torbutton Preferences menu option" /></p>

107) 

108) <p>Toggle the "Disable plugins..." dynamic content security setting.</p>

109) 

110) <p><img src="img/tbcontent.png" alt="Toggle disable plugins dynamic content security setting" /></p>

111) 
112) <p>Connections made from the Browser and Flash Player plugin will now
113) be transparently proxied through the Tor network when viewing content.</p>
114) 

115) <p><img src="img/flash02.png" alt="Flash player and other software now using Tor" /></p>

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117) <hr />

118) <a id="Shutdown"></a>
119) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#Shutdown">Step Five: Shutdown Tor VM</a></h2>

120) 

121) <p>Press The Windows Key + L to switch back to administrator User.</p>

122) 

123) <p><img src="img/win-el.png" alt="Windows Key + L to switch user" /></p>

124) 

125) <p><img src="img/admin-user-switchback.png" alt="Switch back to admin user account" /></p>

126) 

127) <p>Select the Vidalia "Exit" option to shutdown the VM and restore network settings.
128) The restricted Tor user will be logged off automatically.</p>

129) 

130) <p><img src="img/exit-vidalia.png" alt="Select Vidalia Exit option to close VM" /></p>

131) 

132) <p>Do not close the Tor VM controller window while restoring network settings.</p>
133) 
134) <p><img src="img/vm-shutdown.png" alt="Do not close the Tor VM window while restoring network settings" /></p>

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137) <hr />

138) <a id="Remove"></a>

139) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#Remove">Uninstall Tor Bundle Software</a></h2>

140) 

141) <p>A script to uninstall all of the Tor bundle applications is placed
142) on the desktop. Run this utility to remove all of the Tor software and files.</p>

143) 
144) <p><img src="img/uninstall.png" alt="The Uninstall_Tor script will remove all Tor packages and files" /></p>
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147) <hr />

148) <a id="Debug"></a>

149) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#Debug">Troubleshoot Problems and Report Bugs</a></h2>

150) 
151) <p>The Tor VM category in the Tor flyspray bug tracker is used to manage
152) defects and features. See the

153) <a href="http://bugs.noreply.org/flyspray/index.php?tasks=all&amp;project=4"
154) >Tor flyspray bug tracker</a> for known issues and pending changes.</p>

155) 
156) <p>Features and fixes planned for the Tor VM software are documented in the
157) <a href="https://svn.torproject.org/svn/torvm/trunk/TODO">Tor VM TODO</a>.</p>
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