As you can tell from my blogs a lot of these articles are simple tricks or applications made for the good of mankind, but turned evil. With that said there is no doubt in the wrong hands or used in the how2stalk.com way the tricks can be illegal. So how do you protect yourself from the cops, ex-wife, boss or anyone else with the smarts, money or desire to identify your anonymous threats? The Onion Router AKA T.O.R..

Assuming by the large amounts of emails I get, most everyone that reads this blog is a noob in the world of hacking, pranking, etc. So with that said, let’s get started explaining how to protect your ass from the cops…

 Here are the basics rules:

1)      Basic internet surfing, email and IM is NOT ANONYMOUS on the internet

2)      Without taking the proper steps you WILL get caught

3)      Again, it only takes one mistake and you can kiss your pranking ass goodbye.

 

“But I logged into gmail, made a fake account (F’INGLIARBITCH@gmail.com) and threaten him from there, so I’m safe right?”

Ok noobs, you are on the right path of not using your own personal email address (you would be surprised how many do), but again this is only part of the first step to not getting caught. Again for the noobs, a little background about your internet fingerprint, AKA the I.P. address.  Every machine on the Internet has a unique identifying number, called an IP Address. A typical IP address looks like this: 216.27.61.137. This unique number is quietly sent with all email, IM and 99% of internet communication, including when you visit websites. So even when you log onto your fake gmail account and send that dickhead a nasty gram your unique IP address is sitting waiting for law enforcement to find you. Now the good news is IP addresses are hard to connect to the actual user without a subpoena or warrant. But as we all know the crazier the threat, the faster the po-pos will be to get that information.

“Can’t I go to the library or local starbucks and use their internet?”

I like how you are beginning to think. Sure you can do that and sure the I.P. address isn’t going to trace back to your house, but rather to the internet café, but let’s think about deniability.  So you tell the bitch you are going to slit her throat. The police trace the fake gmail account back to your local Starbucks and because of your past “issues” and your connection to that coffee house drag your ass to court. Even worse for you beginner are the two scenarios: A) you made the gmail account before you went to the café and now they have your home IP address logged in for creating the account or you get home from the café and log onto your fake email to see if the cunt replied to your threat and boom they have your home email again.

“So what is a stalker to do?”

There are many different options for hiding your IP address on the internet. Most suggest using a proxy server or TOR. My problem with proxy servers is you are trusting an unknown party with your identity. The basics of a proxy server is a third party reroutes your internet surfing to the website you want. The website then thinks you are the proxy server, thus blocking you IP information and providing theirs. However, there are proxy servers out there who log the original IP user’s information and under pressure from law enforcement will give you up. So we use TOR.
 


The Onion router (TOR) is a technique for anonymous communication over the internet. Messages are repeatedly encrypted and then sent through several network nodes called onion routers. Each onion router removes a layer of encryption to uncover routing instructions, and sends the message to the next router where this is repeated. This prevents these websites from knowing the origin, destination, and contents of the message. In layman’s words, before you visit gmail, your IP address is jumped around hundreds of computers around the world and then pops out to gmail as some random IP in Timbuktu, untraceable to you.

“Do I need to be a big computer nerd to find and use TOR?”

Not here at How2Stalk.com. We recommend using Torpark by Hacktivismo. Torpark is a free, anonymous Internet browser based on Firefox 1.5 that does not require installation on a desktop, which means you can carry a working copy on your usb (to use at a café shop or work.) Released by an international group of security experts and human rights workers known as Hacktivismo, Torpark enables you to circumvent content filters and other restrictions imposed on your current Internet access by accessing a randomized, worldwide proxy network that hides your actual IP address. Torpark does not work for IM or any internet activities outside their browser. If you want that level of protection learn about basic TOR or Vidalia project or TorButton. Again the reason for this application is it’s easy to use and works.

“How do I know it works?“

Great question , before I use Torpark I always go to http://whatismyipaddress.com/ on Firefox or explorer and look at my current real information. Doing a quick search you can see I’m probably in the San Jose, CA area using the anti-Christ service Comcast.  Running Torpark first page I visit before doing any damage, is http://whatismyipaddress.com/ again. This time my IP address says I’m in Germany. SUCCESS! Now you may notice one thing about Torpark, IT’S SLOW! My 15mbs connection at home drops to 70kbs. Why? Again your connection is being routed all over the world, you try to travel to Germany and back 5 times and see how fast you go…  But hey, at least the cops won’t be knocking on your door. Just remember, any time you access your soon to be ex-husband’s bank account, email (create account, view account, send or receive email) or any other webpage (pprankdialer.com, send someone a bullet-with-their-name-on-it, anonymous txt message, etc) USE Torpark!