Onion services

How to access .onion services more safely

Privacy routing protects some network information. It does not make unknown sites or files trustworthy.

Use modern addresses

Modern Tor onion services use long v3 addresses. Short legacy v2 addresses are obsolete.

Get addresses from trusted sources

Prefer the official clearnet website of an organization or the Tor Project’s own resources when looking for verified onion addresses.

Treat downloads as high risk

Do not assume an onion-hosted file is safe. Voryqe’s Download Guard is designed to quarantine and scan high-risk downloads when possible.