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Torpark
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 Torpark 2.0.0.3 |
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| Developer: | Steve Topletz |
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| Latest release: | Based on Firefox 2.0.0.3a / March 22, 2007 |
| OS: | Windows |
| Use: | Web browser |
| Website: | Torpark official website |
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Torpark is a free, portable browser originally forked from Portable Firefox web browser with access Tor built into it. Torpark is also upgradable to high speed anonymity services offered by Torrify. Torpark is designed for use on portable media such as a USB flash drive but it can also be used on any hard disk drive. As such, a secure and encrypted connection to any of the Tor routers can be created from any computer, and the browser clears all data that was created on the portable drive upon exit or on demand. Torpark was created by Steve Topletz, using source code from John T. Haller's Portable Firefox. The current version is 2.0.0.3. The current version of Torpark does not allow one to run another version of Firefox concurrently for security reasons.
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The Torpark program works by routing Internet traffic through several "onion" servers, obscuring the originating address. This does not naturally provide anonymity for other Internet programs, only the Torpark program. However, other applications data such as Gaim can be routed through the Tor network via Torpark by directing the applications traffic to a SOCKS proxy at localhost, port 9050. This port can be changed via Tconfig, an INI generator for Torpark located in the App/ directory where Torpark is located. For a more complete explanation of the functioning of the system, see Tor.
Reading the Tor documentation is highly recommended to prevent configuration mistakes that could compromise the user's anonymity. Torpark is preconfigured, and the settings, especially within the browser, should not be modified unless done by an expert familiar with onion routing, and the workings of Torpark itself.
Steve Topletz co-released Torpark v.1.5.0.7 with CULT OF THE DEAD COW/Hacktivismo on 19 September 2006.[1][2][3]
Unlike Firefox, which is cross-platform, Torpark is currently only available for Microsoft Windows. However, Torpark is being developed for Linux and Mac environments.
Torpark is released under the Torrify Ethical Software License Agreement, or TESLA for short. This license is derived from the Hacktivismo Enhanced-Source Software License Agreement, which is employed by Hacktivismo. This type of license states that private use is unlimited, except that unlike GPL, it cannot be modified to include trojans, security compromising programs, spyware, or other malwares. It also prohibits modification of Torpark for use with commercial proxy services other than Torrify, the exclusive employer of Torpark's developer.
- There is an easter egg in version 1.5.0.7 and 2.0.0.2 of Torpark. The easter egg is revealed by launching the executable from CMD with the switch /DEADBEEF enabled, an allusion to 0xDEADBEEF, eg. C:\Torpark\torpark.exe /DEADBEEF. A black cross with Cult of the Dead Cow symbols appears while playing a chiptune song in the background.
- The name is a reference to the Firefox 1.5 codename "Deer Park"
- Broersma, Matthew. "Activists unveil stealth browser", ZDNet (UK). September 22, 2006.