Stay Anonymous while surfing on Internet | Basic Ethical Hacking Course

Nowadays, almost everything we Surf On Internet is tracked. We all know that everyone is being surveillanced in this Modern Era. The most Valuable thing in this modern world is Data. The regular users and Cybersecurity experts everyone wants to see how to determine the tracking and remain relatively anonymous on the internet and limit the ubiquitous surveillance.

Before further proceeding in hacking and penetration testing, the very first and most important step in a hacker's path is to Stay Anonymous while using Internet. In this tutorial, we are going to be anonymous by using proxychains and tor. We are going to learn how to change your IP address. We will perform this tutorial by using Kali Linux if you haven't installed Kali Linux on your PC then read our article on how to install kali linux in your PC .

Install Tor On Kali Linux

First lets install tor on our Kali Machine. Tor is free open network that enables anonymous communication. In Kali, open Terminal Window and type the following Command:

apt-get install tor

Then Press Y and hit enter. Now the Tor get installed. 

Install Proxychains On Kali Linux

Proxychains already comes preinstalled in Kali Linux if you don't have it then type the following command in the terminal for installation of proxychains:

apt-get install proxychains

Configure Proxychains 

You had installed proxychains. Now, you have to configure it. In order to configure type the following command in the terminal:

leafpad /etc/proxychains.conf 

OR

nano /etc/proxychains.conf

Nano and Leafpad are the text editors in Kali Linux System.

After typing the above commands, it will open the proxychains config file in text editor. Now in

the file kindly make some changes:

• Find the strict_chain and comment the strict chain line by adding a hash(#) in front of it.
• Uncomment the dynamic_chain by removing the hash(#).
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page. If you want, you can add some additional proxies there or leave it as it is. You can find the proxies from this link. Find and select some good proxies which is reliable and add it in the bottom of the proxychains.conf file like the below format.
• Add more than 5 for better result. It is useful if one of the proxy is down, then it will automatically use the other proxy in the list.

Now, Save the file and close it. Restart the tor service by typing this command:

service tor restart

If you want to use proxies while surfing on the internet then just run this command:

proxychains <the command you want proxied> <any arguments>

Example-

 proxychains firefox www.google.com

To Check you IP, run the following command:

proxychains firefox www.findmyip.org

Proxychains with for make detection much harder and it will help to stay anonymous. Also use do not tracking in your browser and use DuckDuckGo your search engine to increase your anonymity level. In addition, you can also use some sort of VPNs (NordVPN, GhostVPN, TurboVPN, etc). 

Keep Safe and Stay Anonymous in Kali Linux while Hacking and Penetration testing!