Tor Browser 7.5a2 is released

by gk | July 6, 2017

Tor Browser 7.5a2 is now available from the Tor Browser Project page and also from our distribution directory.

This release features an important security update to Tor.

We are updating Tor to version 0.3.1.4-alpha, fixing a path selection bug that would allow a client to use a guard that was in the same network family as a chosen exit relay. This release also updates HTTPS-Everywhere to 5.2.19 and sandboxed-tor-browser to 0.0.9.

Note: While building the Linux bundles we hit a possible issue in our reproducible builds setup affecting the snowflake part. In order to avoid it it is necessary to rebuild WebRTC and snowflake even though no related source code changes were made for this release.

Here is the full changelog since 7.5a1:

  • All Platforms
    • Update Tor to 0.3.1.4-alpha, fixing bug #22753
    • Update HTTPS-Everywhere to 5.2.19
  • Linux
    • Update sandboxed-tor-browser to 0.0.9

Comments

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Anonymous (not verified) said:

July 07, 2017

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Hello gk!

I had sandboxed-tor-browser 0.0.8 with the alpha channel. I got a notification that TB 7.5a2 was released. I went to the side and downloaded sandboxed-tor-browser 0.0.9 to replace s-t-b 0.0.8, so I launched it and the update went well. But then TB didn't appear. I looked up the processes and I saw that Firefox was sitting there at 108 Kb or so with about 50% CPU usage.

I did ./sandboxed-tor-browser install to re-install everything again, but I was hit with the same problem.

So I guess there's some problem with sandboxed-tor-browser 0.0.9?

System: Ubuntu 17.04

Thanks in advance!

Anonymous (not verified) said:

July 07, 2017

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Hi, sent a message before but it seems it didn't go (probably because I used the high security setting)

sandboxed-tor-browser can no longer launch the Tor Browser (looking at the processes I see a firefox.exe with 104Kb only and around 50% cpu usage) after upgrading it to 0.0.9, even when I do ./sandboxed-tor-browser install to reinstall the Tor Browser.

https://vbdvexcmqi.oedi.net/comment/269749#comment-269749

You can do one of:
1) Wait for the sandboxed-tor-browser-0.0.10, that will (probably) happen with the next Tor Browser alpha.
2) Wait for the next Tor Browser alpha that will (probably) have a fixed version of SelfRando.
3) Build sandboxed-tor-browser from source, as there is a workaround for the SelfRando bug.
4) Switch to the stable series, which avoids the problem since it doesn't use SelfRando.

sandbox9 (not verified) said:

July 08, 2017

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i do not understand the reason why sandbox 9 has kept my setting done on sandbox 7 (the sandbox files were moved to the trash before).
what does it mean ?

Anonymous (not verified) said:

July 09, 2017

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Hello. All possible reasons why I "don't really want that" (I do) or "couldn't possibly understand what I'm asking for" (I do, and I compile things regularly) aside, I would like to know how to compile the browser, specifically with ALSA support, not pulseaudio. Thanks.

Anonymous (not verified) said:

July 10, 2017

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12:07:46.204 NS_ERROR_DOM_BAD_URI: Component returned failure code: 0x805303f4 [nsIWebNavigation.loadURIWithOptions] 1 browser-child.js:333

Anonymous (not verified) said:

July 11, 2017

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Browser Console shows events from the future in the past:
[07-11 18:53:39] Torbutton INFO: controlPort << getconf bridge
[07-11 18:52:17] Torbutton INFO: Torbutton debug output ready

Mike (not verified) said:

July 12, 2017

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I installed this new version and it seems to be missing "In Private" browsing. If it does this automatically now I would like to know. If it doesn't, I'm curious as to what I need to do to get it back.

Tor Browser has done something like "In Private" browsing for ... ever? A very long time. If the button has been removed, I would guess it's because having it there caused confusion. "Isn't Tor Browser already private? What does this button do? Shouldn't it always be in private mode?"

Djoko (not verified) said:

July 13, 2017

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Hi!! Can a dev pls help? how u use bitcoin core with tor? before you had vidalia... now you only have tor browser... how can you use just tor without open tor browser... so you can activate tor and bitcoin core to run over tor... you have to open ur tor browser at same time?

aaart (not verified) said:

July 15, 2017

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im not on linux im on windows... so just open tor browser... then check the "running proxy" in bitcoin core? thats it really?

Kev (not verified) said:

July 14, 2017

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OK SERIOUSLY there is nobody on the whole internet that can answer this question? How do you use Bitcoin core with Tor?? Years ago you had VIDALIA control bundle... now, how the heck do you activate tor without starting the tor browser bundle? You have to run the browser every time you run bitcoin core???? Step by step help would be verry helpful

I've copy/pasted a reply to you twice now. You might also want to consider looking at bitcoin documentation instead of posting in the comments of a alpha Tor Browser update blog post.

There's a "Tor expert bundle" on Windows you can use. Instead of an open browser you end up with an open console. It's left up to the user (an expert, hopefully) to figure out how to run it in the background.

On Linux you can get Tor from your package manager and it runs in the background as a system service (as I've told you twice now).

For how to point your bitcoin software at Tor, you should probably yell in a different comment section. Perhaps one vaguely related to bitcoin.

Ben (not verified) said:

July 16, 2017

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Since I updated Tor the last time, all of my password sites say that my connection is unsecure. i have HTTPS enabled, and have the highest security settings on, is there anything more I can do to fix this issue?

Ben (not verified) said:

July 18, 2017

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gk, greatly appreciate the prompt reply and information I learned a great deal, however I was unclear. I am having trouble accessing .onion password sites with a secure connection, is there a similar way to secure those sites?

torblocked (not verified) said:

July 16, 2017

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Error. Page cannot be displayed. Please contact your service provider for more details. (2)

ISP PROVIDERS ARE GETTING VERY SMART BEING ABLE TO BLOCK ANY SITE IF USING TOR BROWSER!

YOUR TOR BROWSER CAN"T BYPASS ISP BLOCKS ALSO CANNOT GOING AROUND CERTAIN ISP BLOCKS FOR CERTAIN SITES.

If your error page is asking you to contact your ISP then this is a bug on the error page. It should not suggest you to contact your ISP if you have your browser configured to use Tor. Your ISP can't see where your traffic is bound to if you are using Tor Browser.

Bastian (not verified) said:

July 17, 2017

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Is already safe to check the "use hardware acceleration when available" option? that option made the Tor browser crash before on Windows 10.

Suny (not verified) said:

July 19, 2017

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They want browser update giving notification at the onion. I have updated this but still the onion showing to update the browser. BTW, its working very slow now a days!

melih (not verified) said:

July 21, 2017

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Hi,
Please add an Ad-blocker to the Tor Browser is very important for browsing speed and security! Not?

Also, recommend an article about fingerprinting or write a new one!

Thank you so much

blogcomment (not verified) said:

July 26, 2017

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one thing you can do to help net neutrality, what ever that is, is to give it a better name
also you could have comments available on your net neutrality part of your blog?

aljomor (not verified) said:

July 26, 2017

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When my Tor upgraded automatically to 7 versions, it stopped function. My Win is 10. I had to delete all installed and install the last 6 version (it functions normally).
As it always upgrade to the last version, and keep don´t function, I must always delete it and reinstall version 6.
As version 6 functions, I think it's not date/hour problem, or virus program, or firewall.
Please help me.

Our current theory is that this kind of problems is caused by firewall/antivirus software interfering with Tor Browser. Do you have such software installed? If so, which? Does it work for you if you are uninstalling it (temporarily)? Disabling is often not enough.

Hard to say, as I don't know how Avira works. One reason could be that the version you have takes Tor Browser 6.x into account, it "knows" it and lets it pass. But Tor Browser 7 looks too different and it prevents it from running. Does Tor Browser work if you uninstall Avira, as said disabling might not be enough.

aljomor (not verified) said:

August 04, 2017

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I've unistalled Avira and all remains. I've put at windows firewall all permissions to tor browser.
But all remains the same.
Someone more can help me?

salcazzo (not verified) said:

August 07, 2017

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in osx 10.13 high sierra audio is broken in Youtube site (and others)
Seems the same problem Firefox has fixed about sandbox.

Kerbango (not verified) said:

October 11, 2017

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This problem is still happening in Tor Browser 7.5a5. Anytime a site tries to play audio of any sort on a system running 10.13 and Tor Browser 7.0.6 or 7.5a5, the "Gah. Your tab just crashed." message comes up.

It does appear there was a change made in Firefox 56 that addressed this problem:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1388655