Tor VM
What Is It?
Tor VM is a transparent Tor proxy for Windows built with Qemu virtualization technology for more resilient clients and relays.
You can think of Tor VM like a Tor virtual network card that routes all of the traffic from your machine transparently over the Tor network without application proxy settings or other configuration.
The Tor VM design document contains additional detail about this work in progress.
Step One: Download Tor VM Software
Step Two: Install Tor VM
Double click on the Bundle or Network Installer EXE to begin installation to the current system.
The network installer contains the secure Tor updater software that is used to reliably download all of the latest bundle application packages on demand.
Step Three: Run Tor VM
When installation is complete a Tor VM controller is started in the background. The installer program has finished and can be closed.
After preparing network devices a Qemu virtual machine running the Tor VM kernel is launched with the Vidalia controller. It may take a few minutes to bootstrap into the Tor network. Please be patient.
Step Four: Using Firefox and Torbutton
Once Tor has successfully built a circuit the Switch User menu is presented. Firefox and other Tor applications must be run with the "Tor" restricted user account.
Start Firefox and click on the Torbutton status icon in the lower right to enable Tor.
Verify that you are using Tor via https://check.torproject.org/
Experimental: Using Flash
IMPORTANT: This is not a recommended use of Tor.
Right click on Torbutton icon at lower right for menu. Select "Preferences..." option.
Toggle the "Disable plugins..." dynamic content security setting.
Connections made from the Browser and Flash Player plugin will now be transparently proxied through the Tor network when viewing content.
Step Five: Shutdown Tor VM
Press The Windows Key + L to switch back to administrator User.
Select the Vidalia "Exit" option to shutdown the VM and restore network settings. The restricted Tor user will be logged off automatically.
Do not close the Tor VM controller window while restoring network settings.
Uninstall Tor Bundle Software
A script to uninstall all of the Tor bundle applications is placed on the desktop. Run this utility to remove all of the Tor software and files.
Troubleshoot Problems and Report Bugs
The Tor VM category in the Tor flyspray bug tracker is used to manage defects and features. See the Tor flyspray bug tracker for known issues and pending changes.
Features and fixes planned for the Tor VM software are documented in the Tor VM TODO.