Tor Browser 5.0 is released

same user again: it's the

same user again:
it's the security slider. options menu doesn't work with slider set to high.
set from high to medium-high - new identity - options menu is working.
set back to high - options menu is working only for current session of TBB 5.0.

Go to about:config and

Go to about:config and change "browser.preferences.inContent" from true to false. This will restore the old Preferences ui.

After successfully connected

After successfully connected to Tor's network, error messages started to appear:

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A coding exception was thrown and uncaught in a Task.

Full message: TypeError: this.Paths is null
Full stack: Agent.wipe@resource:///modules/sessionstore/SessionWorker.js:236:7
worker.dispatch@resource:///modules/sessionstore/SessionWorker.js:21:24
anonymous/AbstractWorker.prototype.handleMessage@resource://gre/modules/workers/PromiseWorker.js:122:16
@resource:///modules/sessionstore/SessionWorker.js:30:41

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(firefox:3883): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_clipboard_set_with_data: assertion `targets != NULL' failed

(firefox:3883): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_clipboard_set_with_data: assertion `targets != NULL' failed
WARNING: content window passed to PrivateBrowsingUtils.isWindowPrivate. Use isContentWindowPrivate instead (but only for frame scripts).
pbu_isWindowPrivate@resource://gre/modules/PrivateBrowsingUtils.jsm:25:14
getTopWin@chrome://browser/content/utilityOverlay.js:61:19
openLinkIn@chrome://browser/content/utilityOverlay.js:240:11
openUILinkIn@chrome://browser/content/utilityOverlay.js:203:3
openHelpLink@chrome://browser/content/utilityOverlay.js:732:3
helpButtonCommand@chrome://browser/content/preferences/in-content/preferences.js:162:3

(firefox:3883): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_clipboard_set_with_data: assertion `targets != NULL' failed

(firefox:3883): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_clipboard_set_with_data: assertion `targets != NULL' failed
WARNING: content window passed to PrivateBrowsingUtils.isWindowPrivate. Use isContentWindowPrivate instead (but only for frame scripts).
pbu_isWindowPrivate@resource://gre/modules/PrivateBrowsingUtils.jsm:25:14
getTopWin@chrome://browser/content/utilityOverlay.js:61:19
openLinkIn@chrome://browser/content/utilityOverlay.js:240:11
openUILinkIn@chrome://browser/content/utilityOverlay.js:203:3
openHelpLink@chrome://browser/content/utilityOverlay.js:732:3
helpButtonCommand@chrome://browser/content/preferences/in-content/preferences.js:162:3

(firefox:3883): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_clipboard_set_with_data: assertion `targets != NULL' failed

(firefox:3883): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_clipboard_set_with_data: assertion `targets != NULL' failed
1439348981000 addons.update-checker WARN Update manifest was not valid XML
1439348981000 addons.update-checker WARN Update manifest was not valid XML

(firefox:3883): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_clipboard_set_with_data: assertion `targets != NULL' failed

(firefox:3883): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_clipboard_set_with_data: assertion `targets != NULL' failed
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A coding exception was thrown and uncaught in a Task.

Full message: TypeError: this.Paths is null
Full stack: Agent.wipe@resource:///modules/sessionstore/SessionWorker.js:236:7
worker.dispatch@resource:///modules/sessionstore/SessionWorker.js:21:24
anonymous/AbstractWorker.prototype.handleMessage@resource://gre/modules/workers/PromiseWorker.js:122:16
@resource:///modules/sessionstore/SessionWorker.js:30:41

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Aug 12 11:14:49.000 [notice] New control connection opened from 127.0.0.1.
console.error:
[CustomizableUI]
Custom widget with id loop-button does not return a valid node

Here is the complete

Here is the complete changelog since 4.5.3:

[long list follows...]

Which item in this long list corresponds to the following change?

Starting with this release, Tor Browser will now also download and apply upgrades in the background, to ensure that users upgrade quicker and with less interaction. This behavior is governed by the about:config pref app.update.auto, but we do not recommend disabling it unless you really know what you're doing.

???

I can't find it!?!

Bug 16632: Turn on the

Bug 16632: Turn on the background updater and restart prompting

"""Starting with this

"""Starting with this release, Tor Browser will now also download and apply upgrades in the background, to ensure that users upgrade quicker and with less interaction. This behavior is governed by the about:config pref app.update.auto, but we do not recommend disabling it unless you really know what you're doing."""

What's the difference between app.update.auto and app.update.enabled?

And what are the possible values for app.update.mode and what do they mean?

Thanks for your patience!

http://kb.mozillazine.org/App

http://kb.mozillazine.org/App.update.auto
http://kb.mozillazine.org/App.update.mode

If you have "app.update.enabled" set to "false" there'll be no updates happening.

Another heads up that v5.0

Another heads up that v5.0 crashes all the time. Recent previous versions did not have that problem. Something's definitely not right there.

https://bugs.torproject.org/1

https://bugs.torproject.org/16771

Something's definitely not

Something's definitely not right there.

The spooks at the NSA are definitely having a field day intercepting online communications from the bugs thrown up by this latest version of TBB.

Nevertheless we ought to thank the TBB team for their effort and time.

I added "SocksListenAddress

I added "SocksListenAddress 0.0.0.0:9150" in torrc, then I started TorBrowser 5.0 ,and it crashed immediately. To use whonix, "SocksListenAddress 0.0.0.0:9150" must be added , so please fix it as soon as possible.

My OS:WIN 7

This worked with 4.5.3? And

This worked with 4.5.3? And with the alphas? Which alpha broke it? (you'll find them at https://archive.torproject.org/tor-package-archive/torbrowser/)

4.5.3 works normally.Well,

4.5.3 works normally.Well, when I updated TBB to 5.0.a4, I found this bug.

about:preferences# and

about:preferences# and about:downloads both give the error "The address isn't valid"

Works for me. How can I

Works for me. How can I reproduce that?

I can't give you

I can't give you instructions to reproduce the shortcut URLs not working under 5.0.

As soon as I go back to 4.5.3 they work.

Starting with this release,

Starting with this release, Tor Browser will now also download and apply upgrades in the background, to ensure that users upgrade quicker and with less interaction. This behavior is governed by the about:config pref app.update.auto, but we do not recommend disabling it unless you really know what you're doing.

If an experienced user wants to download the TBB manually and check all SHA/GPG signs, then - is it an unroundabout option? Or that user can say "NO" to autoupdate request before it started without deactivating this feature?

Returned to version 4.5.3

Simple question: Can I

Simple question:

Can I manually upgrade tor browser? I don't want it to upgrade automatically.

To prevent tor browser from automatically upgrade, which thingy should I disable in about:config other then app.update.auto?

Having every body update tor

Having every body update tor browsers makes Tor network stronger for every one.

Wow...Tor Browser 5.0 STABLE

Wow...Tor Browser 5.0 STABLE RELEASE

But still got some bugs..smh.

To be fair, this is a major

To be fair, this is a major Firefox update and it did include a large number of new features that are problematic for privacy - quite a lot of work for the TBB developers.

In case of changing the

In case of changing the language from English to Hungarian the Tor does not work anymore.

How are you changing the

How are you changing the language? And what does "Tor does not work anymore" mean?

Too many odd things are

Too many odd things are happening with 5.0
I don't trust it. I'd rather not move backwards since that is also risky.
So I hope there are some fixes soon.

Like what?

Like serious spikes in Ram

Like serious spikes in Ram usage, something that has never happened in any of the 4.* versions.

Some other bugs which might just be cosmetic, too hard to explain these and too hard to reproduce. They mostly happened at times of startup and opening new tabs.

For now I've switched back to mainly using 4.5.3 because like others have stated that one felt very solid.

i doubt there will be, have

i doubt there will be, have to go to 5.01..

Hi, Not able to download any

Hi,

Not able to download any attachments after latest update!

Do you have an example

Do you have an example attachment/link which we could test?

New Firefox. New html5

New Firefox. New html5 "bugs" useful for deanonymization and fingerprinting, new vulnerabilities added like pdfjs.

Well, the recently

Well, the recently documented vulnerability in PDF.js is patched in this release.
Of course, there could be undocumented vulnerabilities in this release and maybe some of the concerning new features for this branch of firefox have yet to be dealt with; then again, 4.5.3 also has documented vulnerabilities. If you're sure that no one is willing to look for vulnerabilities for a slightly outdated browser, go ahead and keep using it.

I am loading the language

I am loading the language pack xpi. After that the browser cannot connect to Tor. I have tried it already 15 times. Without changing the language Tor works.

Could you give steps to

Could you give steps to reproduce your problem? On which operating system does his happen?

Not found single issue yet,

Not found single issue yet, those reporting ip check info error, its because the user agent string has been updated, but not on the ip check site yet you cn safely ignore that one

Just my 2cents: No crash

Just my 2cents:
No crash here till now. But I was a bit pessimistic from older major upgrades. 4.5.3 was rock stable for me, so I just created a new user and gave him the new 5. (running debian).
Anyways: Thanks for to the team for their work!

Once the download was

Once the download was finished, the torbrowser installer was removed automatically by norton antivirus.

The warning was as below:
Threat name: WS.Reputation.1
Category: Insight Network Threat

Why? Is TB Installer safe, or any virus included inside?

Why? Is TB Installer safe,

Why? Is TB Installer safe, or any virus included inside?

No, there's NO virus included in TBB. Both Norton and Symantec uses the same heuristics engine to flag programs such as TBB that don't have more than five users using Norton or Symantec to scan for viruses and malware.

That's why Norton and Symantec named it a "threat" based on "reputation".

So this issue will resolve

So this issue will resolve with time. Right?

So this issue will resolve

So this issue will resolve with time. Right?

When more than 100 people are using Norton or Symantec to scan TBB 5.0, then the warning about the so-called "reputational threat" will disappear. The question is: how many TBB users are using Norton/Symantec to scan TBB files?

Perhaps we could create an

Perhaps we could create an "Antivirus Reputation Team" among the Tor community to prevent that from happening.

So Norton and Symantec know

So Norton and Symantec know who is using TorBrowser amongst their users? That is not good for privacy.

"upgrade quicker and with

"upgrade quicker and with less interaction"

What exactly does less interaction mean here?

Do I get a say at all

And if I say no will you nag?

You don't have to click any

You don't have to click any buttons anymore. Yes, you are getting a say and yes, there will be nagging going on.

Many thanks to the Tor team

Many thanks to the Tor team for all the hard work. Hopefully the fix for crashes comes soon. I read the ticket with Google Maps causing the browser to crash - WordPress admin area does that too, though equally difficult to replicate because sometimes a task that crashed the browser before, now works, but a different task crashes it.

For the time being, I went back to 4.5.3, which is a rock solid version, like another commenter mentioned earlier. Either way, many thanks again for all the hard work.

Also wp stats don't work

Also wp stats don't work after wp changed their stats page (no crashing though in this case).

i like to have control over

i like to have control over what's going on, so i would like to disable the autoupdate feature.
are there any known privacy/security risks involved when setting app.update.auto to false (except for the obvious fact that my browser won't be up to date ASAP)?

I had to uninstall the

I had to uninstall the newest version due to the freezing and closing expectingly problem. Fix that particular issue and I may upgrade.

Maximizing the browser

Maximizing the browser window is still not working. Unbelievable.

The problem is behind the

The problem is behind the screen. It works like charm since 1.0.

That's a feature not a bug.

That's a feature not a bug. Maximizing the screen makes fingerprinting much easier.

Hi, have read about that

Hi,
have read about that security aspect of screen size many times and never understood it. Standard seems to be 1024x768. But as I think, THIS is outstanding and unique and makes fingerprinting easy, as there should hardly be many users with such old equipment anymore. At least I think so. Why not set the standard to 1280x1024 as it is much more ergonomic and most (?) websites are designed for that and up?

Those users who have a super extravagant monitor (eg. a 5000x4000 monster) should use their brain and reduce to somewhat more common. Using Tor shouldn't replace using brain :)

BTW: I can and do raise resolution up to the last mentioned one. In 4.53 there is no nag/reminder. In 5.0 there is, but I can ignore it.

Sorry if this is a dumb question/proposal.

First of all, it's

First of all, it's surprisingly hard to get people to "use their brain" as you put it. Since everyone has different experiences everyone has a different idea of "common sense;" what you find as trivial other people don't have the experience to understand.
I don't see why you think 1280x1024 is a good resolution. I'm using a Laptop with 1366x768 as a max, and it isn't that old. TorBrowser has a large userbase, and they can't always pick up optimum hardware for browsing. The more people using TorBrowser the better the anonymity for everyone.
As a final point: Yes, setting the resolution to 1024x768 may make it easier to figure out who is using TorBrowser versus who isn't, but that's already a trivial task. Tor itself doesn't hide the fact that you're using it to the site that you connect to, and TorBrowser already sends information in the HTTP request that makes distinguishes it from most users' normal Firefox. The goal of fingerprinting defense isn't to make it harder to determine who is using tor and TorBrowser, but to make all of the users of TorBrowser look the same.

Thanks for your response, I

Thanks for your response, I still have to take some time to think about the arguments. At least some points are still making me think about:

In the design page for Tor (chapter about screen size etc), which is quite a very technical one and I had to read it several times, I have seen sentences like or in the meaning of 'whatever you - the user - set up in your screen settings, we have provided faking of response values, so you are on the safe side' (Can look up and quote them precisely if necessary). But there were mentioned different sorts of ways for the counterpart to get fingerprints. So maybe, some can be blocked by that faking values (sort of a good nanny taking care of the user) and other can't, leaving a possible danger...

From that I understood, that some internal safety net is provided by the team who designed TB to let leak as little information as possible.

What concerns me most is: If I do act against the rules in this case (choosing fullscreen on 1280x1024 on a desktop PC), whom and to what amount do I jeopardize. Just myself? Other Tor users? The Tor system in whole?

Btw more important: how about using 4.5.3 instead of 5.0?

If it's just increasing my personal risk, I could live with that. If increasing the risk for others, I would be more convinced to act as the average John Smith in the swarm :)

Regarding singatures: I've

Regarding singatures:
I've been using Tor Browser 4.5.3. A browser's own update window appeared so I clicked to update to 5.0, however I didn't notice that a signature was checked after downloading, so I'm quite worried. I use Debian and there is a "torbrowser-launcher" package which always checks signatures after downloading new release (somehow it doesn't work now, so I launch TorBrowser directly from its directory). Honestly I don't dare to launch 5.0 without a correct sig. Is this new auto-update feature going to check sigs?

Regarding pdf.js:
Was Firefox vulnerable to this exploit even when pdf.js was disabled with "pdfjs.disabled" in about:config?

Thanks

I will ask a slightly

I will ask a slightly different question

Was Firefox vulnerable to this exploit even when pdf.js was disabled with javascript disabled in about:config?

No it wasn't.

The update files are signed

The update files are signed and Tor Browser would be choking if the updates were not signed with the correct key(s).

No, setting "pdf.disabled" to "true" should have helped as well.

Will the upcoming v5.0

Will the upcoming v5.0 stable release of the Tor browser include any of the bloatware from Firefox ESR v38.2, like Hello, Pocket, Reader+, Share and other WebRTC related code? I hope so because this in my opinion will make Firefox slower and more vulnerable to attacks, which means on your part there will be more security patches for you to release.

Will the upcoming v5.0

Will the upcoming v5.0 stable release of the Tor browser include any of the bloatware from Firefox ESR v38.2, like Hello, Pocket, Reader+, Share and other WebRTC related code?

I'd like to know the answer too. Having bloatware from Firefox 38.2 ESR only increases the attack surface of TBB.

We don't compile WebRTC into

We don't compile WebRTC into Tor Browser. The other stuff should be in the browser (although disabled/hidden).

Had a few freezes after

Had a few freezes after update yesterday so did a fresh install on my thumb drive, only been on it total few hours but so far so good (knocks on wood)

"Many thanks to the Tor team

"Many thanks to the Tor team for all the hard work. Hopefully the fix for crashes comes soon. " My ass.
I've donated money to this project year after year because I'm a journalist in conflict zones and I'm amongst the few that doesn't use this software to jerk off to illegal porn or to tell their friends about how cool is to use anonymizing software. To me, this is a real life necessity. Today, the endless amount of crashes this STABLE FORCED UPDATE which sorts an issue that could be easily been blacklisted in an easier way than an ENTIRE PRODUCT UPDATE, got me into a REAL LIFE tight spot. A very distressing situation of which I will not relieve any detail here, though I'll say this much:
If the tor browser is a TOY, please let us know. I'll donate My money to some other project, and make use of it. If tor browser is going to be handled by teenagers without any clue of product management / lifecycle, PLEASE.. let me know. This software was based on a once serious project, understanding that the need for being anonymous comes from a very tangible threat, and not from some stupid teen paranoia.

TBB 4.5.3 was based on

TBB 4.5.3 was based on Firefox 31esr which is end of life and doesn't receive security updates anymore. TBB 5 is based on Firefox 38esr.

Some of the security issues fixed in the last 38esr release are likely in 31esr as well (and not fixed).

A few tabs are now opening

A few tabs are now opening up as windows. That never happened before.

Do you have steps to

Do you have steps to reproduce your issue?

Autoupgraded just now. Lost

Autoupgraded just now. Lost all bookmarks and add-ons.

Tor Browser does not touch

Tor Browser does not touch your bookmarks or add-ons on upgrade. Is that reproducible on your machine? If so, how?

Firefox automatically makes

Firefox automatically makes backups of your bookmarks.
Go to your Tor Browser folder, in most cases this is: "tor-browser_en-US", then follow this path "Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Browser/profile.default/bookmarkbackups".

Hope this helps, not sure about the addons.

TBB5.0 is MISSING some

TBB5.0 is MISSING some things existing in old TBB.
Please bring back.

1. Page Crypto is missing... back already. Why?: Page Info -> Security -> 'Technical Details'

2. No eye cancer in 'about:config'. Different look.

3.Persistant entry status for 'Preferences'(about:preferences).

quite disappointed at new

quite disappointed at new tor-browser, ver. 5
It crashes repeatedly! tens of times in just a day!!! it even doesn't let me to write this feedback! :) I'm writing it with Hotspot Shield on Firefox! never expect such a thing from tor-project! :|
BUT, thanks a lot for your efforts. I sincerely appreciate it and still believe in you and wait for your updated version.
regards
a fan from Iran

I'm writing it with Hotspot

I'm writing it with Hotspot Shield on Firefox! never expect such a thing from tor-project! :

Never, ever use Hotspot Shield. As a proxy and/or VPN service, it's NOT safe to use unless you want to be a target of the NSA.

But I suppose being a target of the NSA is far better than being a target of the Iranian authorities who work directly for the Ayatollah. The NSA won't throw you into prison but the Ayatollah's henchmen will.

Why do you believe that

Why do you believe that Hotspot Shield users are targets of the NSA?

i have not enough technical

i have not enough technical knowledge for the first part but about the second, you're absolutely right.

why is tor output

why is tor output http://198.52.160.144/

just download 5.0 when i try

just download 5.0
when i try laod from shortcut i have firefox message "Couldnt load XPCOM"

I want to enable browsing

I want to enable browsing history without enabling anything else like Local storage so it won't fingerprint me online.

What is the correct way to do this?

If I check the "Don't record browsing history or website data" TB enables the cookie storage after restart. What else "website data" TB stores and how to disable it?

This version crashes on

This version crashes on numerous common websites. Even browsing youtube caused this version to crash twice.

I don't think this is your fault since only Google owned websites seem to be crashing, so they're probably doing something non-standard or unique.

What websites are you

What websites are you talking about? Any error messages?

You are probably hitting

You are probably hitting some kind of https://bugs.torproject.org/16771 which sould get fixed rather soon.

Only issue for me was having

Only issue for me was having tabs open into windows instead. I encountered this when trying to view picture attachments in emails.

As someone had suggested earlier, I went to "Privacy and Security Settings." I lowered "Security Level" to the lowest.

I went to Tools > Options > General. Under Tabs, I clicked "Open new windows in a new tab instead."

I went back to "Privacy and Security Settings" and raised "Security Level" back up to High.

So it seems if we want anything changed in Tools > Options, just follow the steps I described above.

Have I been unmasked? Please

Have I been unmasked?

Please see below for the errors:

console.error:
[CustomizableUI]
Custom widget with id loop-button does not return a valid node
Aug 14 10:30:30.000 [notice] New control connection opened from 127.0.0.1.
Aug 14 10:30:30.000 [notice] New control connection opened from 127.0.0.1.
Aug 14 10:37:09.000 [notice] New control connection opened from 127.0.0.1.
console.error:
[CustomizableUI]
Custom widget with id loop-button does not return a valid node
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A coding exception was thrown and uncaught in a Task.

Full message: TypeError: this.Paths is null
Full stack: Agent.wipe@resource:///modules/sessionstore/SessionWorker.js:236:7
worker.dispatch@resource:///modules/sessionstore/SessionWorker.js:21:24
anonymous/AbstractWorker.prototype.handleMessage@resource://gre/modules/workers/PromiseWorker.js:122:16
@resource:///modules/sessionstore/SessionWorker.js:30:41

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A coding exception was thrown and uncaught in a Task.

Full message: TypeError: this.Paths is null
Full stack: Agent.wipe@resource:///modules/sessionstore/SessionWorker.js:236:7
worker.dispatch@resource:///modules/sessionstore/SessionWorker.js:21:24
anonymous/AbstractWorker.prototype.handleMessage@resource://gre/modules/workers/PromiseWorker.js:122:16
@resource:///modules/sessionstore/SessionWorker.js:30:41

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Aug 14 11:02:16.000 [notice] New control connection opened from 127.0.0.1.
console.error:
[CustomizableUI]
Custom widget with id loop-button does not return a valid node
Aug 14 11:02:20.000 [notice] Owning controller connection has closed -- exiting now.

No, these are bugs but not

No, these are bugs but not harmful ones.

Windows 10 is a data

Windows 10 is a data leecher! How will Tor Browser work in Windows 10?

It's best to avoid using

It's best to avoid using Windows 10 :)

I upgraded to Windows 10

I upgraded to Windows 10 from 8.1. I have portable Tor Browser on a 2.0 flash drive. My Tor Browser refuses to run on Win 10. Went back to Win 8.1 and Tor Browser runs as it always did.

Do you get error messages?

Do you get error messages? If so which?

Font fingerprinting

Font fingerprinting bug/regression:
The same list of fonts are detected on the new stable TorBrowser (5.0) and a default firefox profile when tested with http://ip-check.info/
I've tested this on Debian GNU/Linux Wheezy and Jessie.

Relevant tickets:
Limit the fonts available in TorBrowser - https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/2872
Limit fonts to a whitelist? - https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/16312
Enable bundled fonts in Tor Browser - https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13313

Specification (see point 6)
https://decvnxytmk.oedi.net/projects/torbrowser/design/#fingerprinting-d…

Yes, we are working on it

Yes, we are working on it and have a defense for testing in our alpha bundles which hopefully will make it sooner than later into the stable one. See: https://bugs.torproject.org/13313 and https://bugs.torproject.org/16672 for background information.

Perhaps for now we should

Perhaps for now we should set "browser.display.use_document_fonts" to 0. To prevent easy fingerprinting between sessions.

Perhaps for now we should

Perhaps for now we should set "browser.display.use_document_fonts" to 0. To prevent easy fingerprinting between sessions.

Do Tor developers approve of your suggestion?

Am I right to assume they have taken care of it? Below is the quote from "The Design and Implementation of the Tor Browser [DRAFT]" (point 6: Fonts) [URL: https://decvnxytmk.oedi.net/projects/torbrowser/design/#fingerprinting-d…]

"In the meantime while we investigate shipping our own fonts, we disable plugins, which prevents font name enumeration. Additionally, we limit both the number of font queries from CSS, as well as the total number of fonts that can be used in a document with a Firefox patch. We create two prefs, browser.display.max_font_attempts and browser.display.max_font_count for this purpose. Once these limits are reached, the browser behaves as if browser.display.use_document_fonts was set.

To improve rendering, we exempt remote @font-face fonts from these counts, and if a font-family CSS rule lists a remote font (in any order), we use that font instead of any of the named local fonts. "

Is it possible that the

Is it possible that the https://bugs.torproject.org/16771 bug could be exploited for remote code execution?

My computer time got reset

My computer time got reset 20 hours backwards once I started update!!! Had to change it again in order to start tbb

On ip-check.info there are

On ip-check.info there are some inconsistencies, like accepted languages (intl.accept_languages = en-us, en), but it identifies as en-US, en no matter what you do.

Also on the first visit of the page, it'll ask you for name and password (have to click cancel, it's for test) and showing that dialog was sign of good security settings in browser.
Said dialog used to appear every visit, with new version it's just the very first visit and then you need to restart browser to see it again.

"Said dialog used to appear

"Said dialog used to appear every visit, with new version it's just the very first visit and then you need to restart browser to see it again."

I tested it about one year ago, it only appeared on first visit to me. I had to restart too.

Why is that?

That's strange, it happened

That's strange, it happened with 4.5 for me too, but with newer version it got fixed (appearing every visit).
Before 4.5 it was just every visit, never seen it happening differently.

http://ip-check.info is a

http://ip-check.info is a third-party and it's data could well be out of date. About the dialog, do you have Javascript enabled?

JS disabled.

Then I don't know, sorry.

Unlike in the previous

Unlike in the previous versions, there seems to be no SSL connection between my computer and the entry node according to Wireshark. Why is that? Is it certain that the traffic is still encrypted? Thank you

https everywhere : block all

https everywhere : block all http request and
https section on noscript : recommended with tor

could help to be safe.

On hidden onion , it is certain because the address is self decrypting

what is the answer?

It probably is TLS (or SSL)

It probably is TLS (or SSL) but not detected by Wireshark as such.

Thank you In the previous

Thank you
In the previous version of TBB, Wireshark certainly detected that the traffic between the entry node and my computer is encrypted. Is there any way to single this out?
Regarding https everywhere, I can't find this option. In fact, the icon is gone and it is also not listed in about:config
Can somebody of the developers please look into this? Probably it is fine, but if not that would be a serious issue.

Do you Tor Project guys

Do you Tor Project guys still enable javascript by default and allow FBI to bust hidden service users using javascript exploits?

Firefox Zero-Day Exploit used by FBI to shutdown Child porn on Tor Network hosting; Tor Mail Compromised

http://thehackernews.com/2013/08/Firefox-Exploit-Tor-Network-child-porn…

"Do you Tor Project guys

"Do you Tor Project guys still enable javascript by default ?"
tor 5.0 is embedded with noscript ready to use : you choose the options like it suits you.

"Firefox Zero-Day Exploit used by FBI to shutdown a site on Tor Network hosting"
does it exist a test page , a tor test , showing that it is not possible anymore (2015) ?

Be sure you're running a

Be sure you're running a recent enough Tor Browser Bundle. That should keep you safe from this attack. Windows users are advised to Update Tor Browser Bundle, version 2.3.25-10 (released June 26 2013), 2.4.15-alpha-1 (released June 26 2013), 2.4.15-beta-1 (released July 8 2013), 3.0alpha2 (released June 30 2013) includes the fix. Consider disabling JavaScript (click the blue"S" beside the green onion, and select "Forbid Scripts Globally"). Disabling JavaScript will reduce your vulnerability to other attacks like this one, but disabling JavaScript will make some websites not work like you expect.

Update: According to Baneki Privacy Labs research, the IP address 65.222.202.53 hardcoded into the exploit belongs to Virginia is actually owned by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a major intelligence, military, aerospace, engineering and systems contractor involved with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) , Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National Security Agency (NSA).

They believe that the hardcoded IP address is directly allocated to the NSA's Autonomous Systems (AS), so its probably not the FBI, its NSA who used Firefox Zero-Day exploit to compromise Freedom Hosting and TOR network.

troll

Keeps hanging in and

Keeps hanging in and crashing. No need a reply. Posting just so you know. Thanks

Very serious bug I am a

**Very serious bug**

I am a reporter working in the Middle East.

To be able to send emails from within SIGaint and Mail2Tor, I need to enter captchas. Both these services are unable to accept my inputs. I had no problems with them when I was using Tor Browser Bundle version 4.5.3.

For those interested, the URLs for these two services are http://sigaintevyh2rzvw.onion/ and http://mail2tor2zyjdctd.onion/

New version constantly

New version constantly crashes. Not usable. Prior version was stables and good.

Why Tor Project stopped

Why Tor Project stopped shipping static-linked portable tor.exe? Will it ever return?

Do you hardcode absolute

Do you hardcode absolute file paths into the Tor browser configuration files? Is there any way you could change this in the future so that we can move the Tor Browser folder around on the file system and still have Tor work at the new location?

What OS are you using? I

What OS are you using? I have no problem moving Tor Browser to an arbitrary directory and it still works.

after being on youtube for

after being on youtube for few mins the new browser crashes and I keep getting this message from google when trying to sign in my own acct... Sorry, we can't process your request right now

For security reasons, Google may sometimes deny logins in cases where we believe the account's password could have been stolen. To regain access to your account, try other computers. If that doesn't work you can reset your password, or learn more

ps I did reset my password

ps

I did reset my password twice so its not its the new browser.

+1 -- I have the same

+1 -- I have the same problem trying to log in to gmail

google dont like Tor want to

google dont like Tor
want to know who you are,where,location,browser etc
if they do accept Tor connections make nsa very upset

dont use gmail over Tor get

dont use gmail over Tor
get a life and select another mail provider

google will error with the

google will error with the same 2 or 3 error messages
will try make you change password
try force you to add personal telephone numbers to the account
will try to say you needed to be contacted to confirm your identity

All of which is aimed at keeping track of you,identity and location

Google isn't Tor friendly;

Google isn't Tor friendly; this isn't a problem with tor or this version of Tor Browser. It's probably a combination of trying to protect their users and that they can't datamine users of tor as well.
If you've got to log into a google service using tor you can potentially use a proxy after tor, but be aware that that brings security/anonymity concerns.

Thanks, I'm a big fan of

Thanks, I'm a big fan of tor. However, this version crashes constantly. Not just once in a while. I mean all the time.

The last comment mentioned youtube. Sure enough after 3 minutes it crashed (using all the defaults and a clean extract on Win7).

Also on OS X frequent

Also on OS X frequent crashes of 5.0. Will figure out where to send crash reports...

custom settings from

custom settings from official manual dont seem to work after update.
how is this possible?

Which settings do you have

Which settings do you have in mind and what did you do to get them working?

EntryNodes Thxs

EntryNodes

Thxs

use Entrynodes, and Tor

use Entrynodes, and Tor errors crashes and never starts, remove uncomment it and starts fine.

can i suggest ask the

can i suggest ask the previous coders working on the last builds to come back.

can i suggest ask the

can i suggest ask the previous coders working on the last builds to come back.

How much in US$ are you willing to pay them to make them come back?

The US National Security Agency is offering US$60,000-tax free per month per previous coder plus benefits (eg. first class travel on flights, paid accommodation in lavishly decorated penthouses, free booze and barely legal 18-year-old girls).

if you are considering that

if you are considering that job at nsa, you've missed the point about Tor and anonymity and probably cant be trusted afterall.

Umm, there hasn't been any

Umm, there hasn't been any change in the programming team as far as I am aware...

whoever is flagging it ready

whoever is flagging it ready for release without testing.

With a new TBB does it make

With a new TBB does it make sense automatically change the entry node? Isn't it more secure from time to time to change it? So the entry note loses some information about my ip and so on.

Setup a bridge and you can

Setup a bridge and you can control what is your entry node. Your bridge is the entry node and you can change it as much as you like.

For serious anonymity you should never trust the Tor chosen entry-node. When using Tor without your own bridge you should always assume you're being monitored.

how does this undermine

how does this undermine serious security?!
i dont see any issue with electing country entry nodes, what if I dont trust good old usa?!

reply missing so i'll type

reply missing so i'll type it again
I dont see your logic with serious anonymity and using entrynode setting.

Tor changes the Guard node

Tor changes the Guard node once every few months. A faster rotation interval will dramatically reduce anonymity vs adversaries that run relays.

If anything, the guard rotation interval needs to be longer than what it currently is. See https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/8240

hello, using TOR since few

hello, using TOR since few years, Now, I have disabled Noscript and changed to umatrix and privacy badger. Also any things I know to do this in about:"..".
Please give your opinion if it is ok to do this.
For me, I think, Tor is easerly to use . It is the Standard-Browser here.
Thanks in advance and greetings from Germany

Now, I have disabled

Now, I have disabled Noscript and changed to umatrix and privacy badger. Also any things I know to do this in about:"..".Please give your opinion if it is ok to do this.

No, what you did is totally wrong and you are doing more harm than good to yourself.

You should never ever add stuff to or remove stuff from Tor Browser Bundle. Before releasing it to the public, Tor developers have tried their best to ensure that all the stuff in Tor Browser Bundle work well together to ensure the best possible anonymous experience.

You will not receive technical support if you modify parts of Tor Browser Bundle yourself, that is add your own stuff to or remove official stuff from Tor Browser Bundle. You are on your own. You have been forewarned.

Not that The Tor Project

Not that The Tor Project provides technical support in the first place...
It should be mentioned that using nonstandard addons may change your fingerprint in addition to potentially adding a vulnerability. Fingerprinting may or may not be a concern based on your threat model, but even if it isn't a concern for you it is still a concern for others, and it does help them if you don't alter your TorBrowser from it's defaults.

Not that The Tor Project

Not that The Tor Project provides technical support in the first place...

With due respect, I believe it or its supporters who are themselves experts do, on a best effort basis.

Firstly, via email (the email address is stated on Tor's official website).

Secondly via this blog site.

Thirdly Tor's webpage on StackExchange.

Fourthly Tails' support mailing list.

https://www.reddit.com/r/priv

https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/366d3e/is_the_combo_of_ublock…

this link explain all.

*with tor bundle, adding another plugin is not recommended.

Please be specific: plugins

Please be specific: plugins are different from addons.
Of course, it's suggested you don't add either of them, but a trusted addon is probably just going to make it easy to fingerprint you while a plugin can easily leak your real IP all over the place. Of course, a malicious addon could do that too.

Plug-in and Add-on are two

Plug-in and Add-on are two terms that are pointing to the same functionality; they are simply extensions that extends the usability of the program. It just depends on the software maker on what to call the software extensions of their programs. These extensions could be made by other companies, individuals, or by the software makers themselves.
Plug-in is the term that is usually used when referring to third party software that is meant to interact with a certain program (plug-in flash player).
An Add-on also extends the functionality of a certain program but they are usually meant to function on a certain program(add-ons that are meant for Firefox would only work with Firefox).
The separation between an add-on and a plug-in is not really that clear. They are both made to do specific functions that are suited to a certain user’s preference.
Add-on: essentially anything that can be installed into the browser. This includes for example extensions, themes, plugins, dictionaries, language packs, search engines.
Mozilla uses the term "add-on" as an inclusive category of augmentation modules that consists of plug-ins, themes, and search engines.
Extension: a package extending browser functionality

Fingerprint is an another subject (answered on this page) leaking ip another and malicious add-on another.

Usually, an add-on or a plugin or an extension is not build for the purpose to let a big fingerprint or to leak the ip or to be malicious. I suggest you add all extensions plugins or add-on you wish and even ask to the tor team to include it for the next release if you do think that it can improve your surfing.

What fingerprinting it would

What fingerprinting it would be if I enable the Preferences/Advanced/General/Use hardware acceleration when available?

There's a lot of crashes

There's a lot of crashes from this version, and it comes from watching videos or having too many things going on at one time which never happened before. If I watch a youtube video I have to do it 1 at a time otherwise it crashes. If I have tumblr on, it can only be 2 tabs because the gifs on tumblr are another video that make it crash. I can't press embed videos of youtube cuz it crashes. when I'm avoiding videos altogether I can only have 2 (and maybe 3 if I'm risky) open. Anymore and it crashes. I really hope this is fixed in the future.

as soon as you change the

as soon as you change the settings , it becomes less secure

"Before releasing it to the public, Tor developers have tried their best to ensure that all the stuff in Tor Browser Bundle work well together to ensure the best possible anonymous experience." like yet said another post.

About fingerprint (erase all your cookie/block http request/check noscript options) , on eff, a test can be performed showing you the level of anonymity you obtain (see stack exchange questions&answers for the discussion).

https://myshadow.org/panopticlick
https://panopticlick.eff.org/
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/07/28/panopticlick-reveals-the-co…

you can try with this eff test (panopticclick) the option hardware acceleration and see the result. do not forget after each test to take another identity/circuit to erase the old fingerprint.

tor solution ;
1°new identity
2°new tor circuit
3°security high level

Tor Browser 5.0 is released

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