What is Dark Web?

You have known the most popular search engines like Google, Yahoo, etc. This search engine deals with the web which is visible to everyone and the websites on it are accessible by anyone. But, you know there is a web beyond it. There are some websites which you cannot see or search engines cannot index them and bring them to your browsers. Why? Because they reside on the Darkweb. If you really try to access the Darkweb using your normal browsers, maybe you can find some. A study says you can get information about the Darkweb, but that’s only 4% of it using your normal browsers. You can get full access to the Darkweb using special browsers like Tor, I2P, and Freenet.

Darkweb is an encrypted web which has a world of its own. It contains almost everything that our normal web has and even more than that. It has everything from the mail server, online games to illegal things dealing with drugs, war guns, etc. These illegal Markets are called DarkNet Market. There is also an Assassination market in Darkweb, where users can pay towards someone having assassinated. Darkweb provides total anonymity to the user. It is because of this, it is nowadays used by criminals and terrorist groups. 

Anyone having Browsers like Tor, Freenet can access Darkweb. Tor is the most popular browser because it is one of the easiest software packages to use. Tor downloads as a bundle of software that includes a version of firefox configured specifically to use Tor. Tor provides anonymity by using an encrypted network. As the message passes from one node to another, it only contains the address of the user and the server and nothing else. Every node provides a path to the message to reach its destination using an Onion Address. It actually encrypts the Address of the user and the server. Your location will be seen as someone browsing from another country.

As I have said Darkweb has a Darknet market which does illegal dealings. And how they fund it? All the money exchanges are made using Cryptocurrencies like BitCoin. This makes it even more difficult to track the transaction as it is decentralized. They also use mixed services like BitCoin Laundering which makes BitCoin transaction totally hidden.

Tor can be used to stay hidden from government agencies and law enforcement agencies. It is generally used by whistleblowers on a large scale to communicate with the journalists. You are free to use Darkweb unless and until you don’t deal with anything illegal. This will cause you busted. I hope this Information helps. Finally, Thank you.