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11) <h1>Tor VM</h1>

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

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

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

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

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

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25) 

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

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

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

30) </p>

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

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

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

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37) <hr />

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

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

40) 

41) <ul>

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

44) 

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

47) </ul>
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49) <hr />

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

52) 

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

55) 
56) <p><img src="img/bundle02.png" alt="Click to Run Bundle Installer" /></p>
57) 

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

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

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

67) 

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

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

70) 

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

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

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

76) 

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

78) 

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

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

82) 

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

85) 

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

87) 

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

89) 

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

91) 
92) <p>Verify that you are using Tor via
93) <a href="https://check.torproject.org/">https://check.torproject.org/</a></p>
94) 

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

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97) 
98) <hr />
99) <a id="ExperimentalUse"></a> 
100) <h2><a class="anchor" href="#ExperimentalUse">Experimental: Using Flash</a></h2>
101) 

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

103) 

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

106) 

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

108) 

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

110) 

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

112) 
113) <p>Connections made from the Browser and Flash Player plugin will now
114) be transparently proxied through the Tor network when viewing content.</p>
115) 

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

117) 
118) <hr />

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

121) 

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

123) 

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

125) 

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

127) 

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

130) 

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

132) 

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

136) 
137) 
138) <hr />

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

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

141) 

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

144) 
145) <p><img src="img/uninstall.png" alt="The Uninstall_Tor script will remove all Tor packages and files" /></p>
146) 

147) 
148) <hr />

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

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

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

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

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