Torpark

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Torpark

Torpark 1.5.0.7
Developer:	Steve Topletz, John T. Haller
Latest release:	Based on Firefox 1.5.0.7 / Sep 26, 2006
OS:	Windows
Use:	Web browser
Website:	Torpark official website

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Torpark is a variant of the Portable Firefox web browser with Tor built into it. Torpark is intended 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. Torpark was created by Steve Topletz, with help from John T. Haller, developer of Portable Firefox. The current version is 1.5.0.8. The current version of Torpark does not allow one to run another version of Firefox concurrently.

1 Tor network
2 Versions
3 Trivia
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Tor network

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 81. This port can be changed via the /tor/torrc configuration file. 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 should not be modified unless done by an expert familiar with onion routing, and the workings of Torpark itself.

[edit] Versions

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 only available for Microsoft Windows.

[edit] Trivia

There is an easter egg in version 1.5.0.7 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.