The Darkweb has very controversial information. Do not search until you get smart on VPN  and TOR Browser. YOU BEEN WARNED.

The best hackers in the world are on darknet. Do not toy with them , they are the best at what they do. This is strictly information to help learn what Darknet is and some basic tools to get started. If your lucky enough maybe someone will help you learn more. The tools I link to are very basic and by no means tested. Do your own research to learn. I will not post any links to darknet sites here,  Find them yourself.

A Beginner’s Guide to Exploring the Darknet READ

TOR https://www.torproject.org/ 

TOR GUARD VPN

Search for promo for torguard should only cost 29.99 for a year for life with promo. Very Easy to use for beginner.

Torguard is great for torrents but there is many VPNs and self created VPN, do your homework.

Data Privacy and Cryptography Software

KeePassX – Password manager and encrypted user info database
(Open Source, Win / Mac / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

TrueCrypt – Disk and file encryption software
(Open Source, Win / Mac / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

CrypTool & jCrypTool – Tool to learn cryptography and crypt-analysis
(Open Source, Windows Only, Get Download, View Tutorials)

7zip – Archiving and file compression tool. Can encrypt / decrypt archives
(Open Source, Win / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

Eraser – Can permanently delete sensitive data from your hard drive
(Open Source, Windows Only, Get Download, View Tutorials)

Browsing Stealth and Anonymity Tools (See video)

Chromium Incognito* – Stealth web browsing. No history or cookies
(Open Source, Win / Mac / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

Tor Browser Bundle – Protects your identity / IP while web browsing
(Open Source, Win / Mac / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

Tails OS – A complete temporary and anonymous OS on a USB or CD
(Get Download, View Tutorials)

PeerBlock – Firewall management program / IP Blocker    GREAT AND FREE
(Open Source, Windows Only, Get Download, View Tutorials)

Freenet – Decentralized communication platform. Blogs, sites, chat…
(Open Source, Win / Mac / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

BleachBit – Utility for freeing disk space and deleting private data
(Open Source, Win / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

Network and Communications Software (See video)

Thunderbird – Email client similar to Microsoft Office and Apple Mail
(Open Source, Win / Mac / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

Pidgin – Universal chat client. AIM, Google Talk, MSN, Yahoo, +more
(Open Source, Win / Mac / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

OpenVPN – Virtual Private Network. Point to Point Remote Access
(Open Source, Win / Mac / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

OpenRemote – Home automation control and remote software
(Open Source, Win / Mac / Linux / Mobile, Get Download, View Tutorials)

PuTTY – A client for SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw TCP protocols
(Open Source, Win / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

Virtualization and Cross Platform Solutions (See video)

VirtualBox – Lets you run a virtual machine(s) on one computer
(Open Source, Win / Mac / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

Synergy – Control multiple computers with 1 keyboard and mouse
(Open Source, Win / Mac / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

cygwin – Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Windows
(Open Source, Windows Only, Get Download, View Tutorials)

HFS Explorer – Can read Mac-formatted hard disks and disk images
(Open Source, Win / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

*for a virtual disc drive tool, to mount .iso files, see also WinCDemu.

File Search and Recovery Tools (See video)

DocFetcher – Search contents of multiple documents for words/phrases
(Open Source, Win / Mac / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

Agent Ransak – Search for words within a document, and for files
(Free, Windows Only, Get Download, View Tutorials)

Search Everything – Quick search tool for finding files
(Free for P&C use, Windows Only, Get Download, View Tutorials)

WinDirStat – Disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool
(Open Source, Windows Only, Get Download, View Tutorials)

Recuva – Recover deleted files. Has a GUI
(Free/Paid, Windows Only, Get Download, View Tutorials)

Testdisk / PhotoRec – Recover deleted files. Command-Line only tool
(Open Source, Win / Mac / Linux, Get Download, View Tutorials)

UbuntuLiveCD – Can be used to recover data from damaged or locked hard drives
(Open Source, OS Independent, Get Download, View Tutorials)

HirensBootCD – Collection of free computer diagnostic, repair, and recovery tools
(Free, OS Independent, Get Download, View Tutorials)