Tor Browser issueshttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues2022-07-09T17:44:33Zhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/5203Setting Tor Browser as default browser does not work in Wndows 72022-07-09T17:44:33ZTracSetting Tor Browser as default browser does not work in Wndows 7For whatever reason, Aurora fails to establish itself as the default browser in Windows 7.
Using Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> General on Aurora 9.0.1, I press the "Check Now" button, which informs me that
"Aurora is not currently ...For whatever reason, Aurora fails to establish itself as the default browser in Windows 7.
Using Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> General on Aurora 9.0.1, I press the "Check Now" button, which informs me that
"Aurora is not currently set as your default browser. Would you like to make it your default browser?"
After pressing "yes", nothing else happens, suggesting success. But there is no success, a second check shows that nothing has changed.
Whatever the reason for the failure, the Tor Browser should at least check this itself, and, in case of a failure, inform about this and suggest additional information.
It seems quite dangerous, because other applications using Tor, like Torchat, refer to the default browser if one clicks on a link. So one may click on a critical link believing that one already has established the Tor browser as the default browser.
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**Username**: Iljahttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/8916Windows Prefetch records the Tor Browser Bundle2022-11-29T13:45:46ZRuna SandvikWindows Prefetch records the Tor Browser BundleA forensic analysis of the Tor Browser Bundle (version 2.3.25-6, 64-bit) on Windows 7 showed that the Windows Prefetcher keeps records of the different Tor Browser Bundle applications:
* C:\Windows\Prefetch\START TOR BROWSER.EXE-F5557F...A forensic analysis of the Tor Browser Bundle (version 2.3.25-6, 64-bit) on Windows 7 showed that the Windows Prefetcher keeps records of the different Tor Browser Bundle applications:
* C:\Windows\Prefetch\START TOR BROWSER.EXE-F5557FAC.pf
* C:\Windows\Prefetch\TBB-FIREFOX.EXE-350502C5.pf
* C:\Windows\Prefetch\TOR-BROWSER-2.3.25-6\_EN-US.EX-1354A499.pf
* C:\Windows\Prefetch\TOR.EXE-D7159D93.pf
* C:\Windows\Prefetch\VIDALIA.EXE-5167E0BC.pf
The following cache files are most likely similar to prefetch files and might contain traces of the Tor Browser Bundle:
* C:\Users\runa\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Caches\cversions.1.db
* C:\Users\runa\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Caches\{AFBF9F1A-8EE8-4C77-AF34-C647E37CA0D9}.1.ver0x0000000000000006.db
* C:\Windows\AppCompat\Programs\RecentFileCache.bcfhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/41106Verify NSIS script does not create additional traces2022-11-01T18:37:38ZMike PerryVerify NSIS script does not create additional tracesTo improve usability of the 3.0alpha series, I've decided to try out Moritz's NSIS script:
https://github.com/moba/tbb-windows-installer/blob/master/torbrowser.nsi
It's just about the simplest possible nsi script ever, but we should sti...To improve usability of the 3.0alpha series, I've decided to try out Moritz's NSIS script:
https://github.com/moba/tbb-windows-installer/blob/master/torbrowser.nsi
It's just about the simplest possible nsi script ever, but we should still double-check the install processes doesn't add any additional leaks using solid forensic analysis.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/15569Web Notification API icons get no first party on Windows systems2022-07-09T21:55:15ZArthur EdelsteinWeb Notification API icons get no first party on Windows systemsSee this demo:
https://arthuredelstein.github.io/tordemos/web-notification-demo.html
This seems like a fairly minor issue given that users have to give their permission to show notifications.See this demo:
https://arthuredelstein.github.io/tordemos/web-notification-demo.html
This seems like a fairly minor issue given that users have to give their permission to show notifications.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/16739Allowlist fonts by filename rather than font name2022-12-08T15:15:25ZArthur EdelsteinAllowlist fonts by filename rather than font nameIn legacy/trac#13313 we whitelisted fonts by file name. But as dcf points out, it would be ideal to whitelist bundled fonts only, using the font file path. As far as I can tell this will need to be implemented separately for Windows, Mac...In legacy/trac#13313 we whitelisted fonts by file name. But as dcf points out, it would be ideal to whitelist bundled fonts only, using the font file path. As far as I can tell this will need to be implemented separately for Windows, Mac, and Linux.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/17999Changed default GUI font might help fingerprinting JA Windows users2022-11-30T13:10:20ZGeorg KoppenChanged default GUI font might help fingerprinting JA Windows usersAs yawning noted in legacy/trac#17550 the default GUI font changed across Windows versions:
* Windows XP -> `MS UI Gothic` (Not sure if this needs to be localized, don't have a box with this)
* Windows Vista/7 -> `メイリオ`
* Windows 8/8...As yawning noted in legacy/trac#17550 the default GUI font changed across Windows versions:
* Windows XP -> `MS UI Gothic` (Not sure if this needs to be localized, don't have a box with this)
* Windows Vista/7 -> `メイリオ`
* Windows 8/8.1 -> `Meiryo UI`
* Windows 10 -> `Yu Gothic UI`
This might aid in fingerprinting JA users which are on Windows.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/18166TBB continuously updates its Custom Destinations file on Win72022-07-12T21:06:29ZbugzillaTBB continuously updates its Custom Destinations file on Win7TBB continuously updates its Custom Destinations (def.: https://blogs.microsoft.co.il/sasha/2009/02/24/windows-7-taskbar-custom-destinations/) file (in **%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent**) on Win7.
Example: https://chromium-build-logs...TBB continuously updates its Custom Destinations (def.: https://blogs.microsoft.co.il/sasha/2009/02/24/windows-7-taskbar-custom-destinations/) file (in **%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent**) on Win7.
Example: https://chromium-build-logs.appspot.com/viewlog/raw/AMIfv94tusHalcqStZPT2jxqjdP-9rOkCcqjhLf2xB1BZab1hYhBql2FfdQI6I-CItcqXjQ5xWu23OF5KODrhcUxEKW35Bv_riDt1L_YIboliQjkrH98p6cwGg8bRd6VQvqrHG9M6yk-LNQVA24NrtaJAisGjKCTcLmS8oQ3cHXtYpBlUGMOykshttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/18234windows: clearType adds entropy2024-01-11T04:24:24Zcypherpunkswindows: clearType adds entropyAny adjustment to Cleartype settings changes the TBB font rendering. This applies to both enabling/disabling Cleartype as well as Cleartype tuning.
(Tested on Win 7.)Any adjustment to Cleartype settings changes the TBB font rendering. This applies to both enabling/disabling Cleartype as well as Cleartype tuning.
(Tested on Win 7.)https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/18292staged updates fail on Windows2023-10-11T20:42:52ZMark Smithstaged updates fail on WindowsOn Windows, staged updates currently fail (I am not sure if they ever worked correctly, but I think they have not been working at least since MAR signing was introduced). The good news is that typically users do not notice the failure be...On Windows, staged updates currently fail (I am not sure if they ever worked correctly, but I think they have not been working at least since MAR signing was introduced). The good news is that typically users do not notice the failure because the updater silently falls back to doing an in-place update. The failure occurs after the user restarts their browser to apply the update: switching to the staged copy that is under Browser/updated fails because files are in use under the Browser directory, and Windows does not allow a directory to be renamed if any open handles point to files within the directory or if any DLLs located in the directory are in use (at least that is my understanding based on my limited knowledge of system behavior on Windows).
To fix this we will need to do two things:
1) Copy updater.exe and the DLLs it uses into a temporary directory and run it from there.
2) Modify the updater.exe code to not open and hold onto a handle for a log file that is located under Browser/TorBrowser.
Because these changes will not be trivial to implement and test, I propose that for the stable branch of Tor Browser (5.5) we disable staged updates on Windows. That is a safe thing to do and it will speed up updates since currently updates are applied twice (one time to stage the update, which then fails, and a second time to do an in-place update, which succeeds). Of course we should fix this correctly for TB 6.0 and test it during one or more of our alpha cycles.
One challenge is knowing which of our bundled DLLs the updater depends on. The set of DLLs might change over time, and some components such as NSS load DLLs at runtime (so it is not just a matter of checking DLL dependencies by dumping linker info from updater.exe).
This ticket was split off from legacy/trac#18170.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/18367Windows Tor Browser should not store data in the Browser (application) directory2022-07-12T21:05:44ZMark SmithWindows Tor Browser should not store data in the Browser (application) directoryWe want to move to a model on all platforms where user data is not stored in the application area. This is the Windows-specific ticket. See legacy/trac#13252 for the original, Mac-specific ticket.We want to move to a model on all platforms where user data is not stored in the application area. This is the Windows-specific ticket. See legacy/trac#13252 for the original, Mac-specific ticket.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/18780Windows' numeric keyboard characters enter doesn't work.2022-11-29T13:53:49ZTracWindows' numeric keyboard characters enter doesn't work.Just tried to enter some extended characters into textarea using numeric keyboard as Windows allows it: pressing left Alt and typing char code, like: Alt-0151 enters m-dash, Alt-0171 for left double arrow quote, Alt-0187 for right quote,...Just tried to enter some extended characters into textarea using numeric keyboard as Windows allows it: pressing left Alt and typing char code, like: Alt-0151 enters m-dash, Alt-0171 for left double arrow quote, Alt-0187 for right quote, etc. No character appeared. But typing into location field does actually work, and I can type those chars in there and paste them into text fields and textareas in pages opened in TB.
Is this an intentional measure or a bug? Found two tickets possibly related to this: legacy/trac#16678, legacy/trac#15646.
OS: Windows 8
Tor Browser: 5.5.4
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**Username**: Unchquahttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/21353Register with Microsoft to view any Windows Error Reporting reports2022-07-13T15:56:04ZTom Rittertom@ritter.vgRegister with Microsoft to view any Windows Error Reporting reportsIf users report crashes in TB via Windows Error Reporting (WER) - they go to Microsoft where they are probably ignored. BUT, we can create an account and view these reports, for free I believe.
Thing link talks about the program: https:...If users report crashes in TB via Windows Error Reporting (WER) - they go to Microsoft where they are probably ignored. BUT, we can create an account and view these reports, for free I believe.
Thing link talks about the program: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/drivers/dashboard/windows-error-reporting-getting-started
To register we would need to follow these steps: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/drivers/dashboard/register-for-the-hardware-program which involve:
1. Getting an EV code signing cert (done!)
2. Signing a text file to prove ownship of said cert
3. Creating an 'Azure AD Directory' account
4. Sign 'Hardware Developer Legal Agreements
The agreements we would need to sign include:
- Azure AD Account stuff which is here: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/
- The nebulous 'hardware developer' agreements which I am trying to find a copy of...https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/21455newwin: Inconsistent New Window height on multiple monitors (Windows)2024-03-12T09:04:47ZTracnewwin: Inconsistent New Window height on multiple monitors (Windows)(1) "New Window" or Ctrl+N creates a new window slightly offset from the current window, but the size of the new window is determined by the primary display (instead of the display the window is on).
If the primary display is larger, th...(1) "New Window" or Ctrl+N creates a new window slightly offset from the current window, but the size of the new window is determined by the primary display (instead of the display the window is on).
If the primary display is larger, this can push part of the window off the top of the display (e.g. primary 1920x1200, secondary 1280x1024: New Window on secondary display gets pushed off the top so only half the URL bar is visible).
(2) Dragging a tab out of a window with multiple tabs creates a new window sized differently than "New Window", this new window is sized according to the display it is on.
This is in 6.5 and 7.0a1 but not 6.08
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**Username**: pjw0https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/40954DocShell is null for every tab during New Identity on Win 72022-10-04T20:12:52ZcypherpunksDocShell is null for every tab during New Identity on Win 7(As mcs asked)
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[...] Torbutton WARN: DocShell is null for: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/timeline
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[...] Torbutton WARN: DocShell is null for: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/timeline
```Sponsor 131 - Phase 2 - Privacy Browserhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/22409Difficulty using with vision impairments2023-11-02T09:39:43ZTracDifficulty using with vision impairmentsI use Windows 10 with the High Contrast #1 theme because of my vision problems. I need light text on a dark background, otherwise I can only briefly glance at the screen and read text only with great difficulty.
Much of the text is a fi...I use Windows 10 with the High Contrast #1 theme because of my vision problems. I need light text on a dark background, otherwise I can only briefly glance at the screen and read text only with great difficulty.
Much of the text is a fixed color and is nearly invisible against the black background. This is the case with both webpages and the Tor's Options, where the check boxes look the same whether checked or not.
Also, some picture don't appear. This is a minor but related problem that Microsoft fixed in Edge a while back.
I just downloaded the Tor Browser v6.5.2 today, 5/26/2017.
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**Username**: wbaxter37Sponsor 131 - Phase 5 - Ongoing Maintenancehttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/22584More RWX memory pages for TBB on some Windows versions2022-11-30T16:58:09ZArthur EdelsteinMore RWX memory pages for TBB on some Windows versionsA cypherpunk has reported some RWX memory pages were observed for Tor Browser on Windows 7 and Windows 10. See:
* ticket:21617#comment:4
* ticket:21617#comment:7
* ticket:21617#comment:14A cypherpunk has reported some RWX memory pages were observed for Tor Browser on Windows 7 and Windows 10. See:
* ticket:21617#comment:4
* ticket:21617#comment:7
* ticket:21617#comment:14Sponsor 131 - Phase 5 - Ongoing Maintenancehttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/23660Handle exceptions in content sandboxing code for Tor Browser on Windows properly2022-11-30T14:58:29ZGeorg KoppenHandle exceptions in content sandboxing code for Tor Browser on Windows properlyAt the moment we just rip out the SEH parts of the content sandboxing code as mingw-w64 has trouble handling it. We should provide a proper fix for it, though.At the moment we just rip out the SEH parts of the content sandboxing code as mingw-w64 has trouble handling it. We should provide a proper fix for it, though.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/27355Update downloaded process gets blocked by opening about:preferences on Windows2022-11-29T14:39:32ZGeorg KoppenUpdate downloaded process gets blocked by opening about:preferences on WindowsWe have a bug report on our blog outlining that opening menus/windows like `about:preferences` leads to update downloading being interrupted on Windows (see: https://blog.torproject.org/comment/276420#comment-276420). Might be worth veri...We have a bug report on our blog outlining that opening menus/windows like `about:preferences` leads to update downloading being interrupted on Windows (see: https://blog.torproject.org/comment/276420#comment-276420). Might be worth verifying this and figuring out what is going on.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/27602iis windows authentication prompt not showing up2024-03-22T12:10:59ZTraciis windows authentication prompt not showing upGood day,
i am running a sharepoint server (IIS Webserver). To access the page a windows authentication prompt is showing up, asking me for username and password. But if i want to access the page via tor-browser the popup is not showing ...Good day,
i am running a sharepoint server (IIS Webserver). To access the page a windows authentication prompt is showing up, asking me for username and password. But if i want to access the page via tor-browser the popup is not showing up. It just tells me „401 UNAUTHORIZED“. I already tried to fix this in the settings but i didnt get any solution right now.
Sorry for my bad english and best regards,
Schnuffles
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**Username**: Schnuffleshttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/28996Tor Browser on Windows creates a file in %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\C...2024-02-12T16:55:53ZrichardTor Browser on Windows creates a file in %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations containing the Tor Browser install locationBackground here: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/12885#comment:13
Attached is an example file that is created when Tor Browser is installed to `C:\Users\user\Desktop\Tor Browser`Background here: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/12885#comment:13
Attached is an example file that is created when Tor Browser is installed to `C:\Users\user\Desktop\Tor Browser`