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 xB Browser 2.0.0.12b running onWindows XP | |
| Developer(s) | Xero Networks AG[1] &Steve Topletz[2] |
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| Initial release | v.1.5.0.7, 19 September 2006 (2006-09-19) |
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| Engine | Gecko |
| Operating system | Windows[3] |
| Available in | 30[4] |
| Type | Web browser |
| License | GPLv3[2] |
| Website | xerobank.com |
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xB Browser (formerly known asTorPark andXerobank browser[5]) was aweb browser designed to run on both theTor and XeroBank anonymity networks, and is available as component of thexB Machine and the xB Installer.
It is designed for use onportable media such as aUSB flash drive,[6] but it can also be used on anyhard disk drive.[7] As such, a secure andencrypted connection to any of the Tor or XeroBankrouters can be created from anycomputer with a suitable Internet connection,[7] and the browser clears all data that was created on the portable drive upon exit or on demand.[6]
In March 2007 it was reported that the xB Browser was downloaded 4 million times[6] and in February 2008 over 6.5 million downloads making xB Browser the most popular anonymous browser on the Internet.[8]
Steve Topletz co-released Torpark v.1.5.0.7 withCULT OF THE DEAD COW/Hacktivismo on 19 September 2006[9][10] after more than one year of development based onPortable Firefox web browser with built in support for Tor[1][4] and using theNullsoft Scriptable Install System.[citation needed] In 2007 it was redesigned from scratch.[citation needed]
A cross-compatible version forMac OS X andLinux was being developed based onxB Machine, due to be available in August 2008,[11] but the development seems now abandoned.
So far in 2024 it seems that the service is still active on some app sites available to be installed for anonymous web browsing[12]
xB Browser routesInternet traffic through severalonion servers, obscuring the originatingIP address andencrypting the data.[6] Other applications such asPidgin can be routed through theTor network via xB Browser by directing the applications' traffic to aSOCKSproxy atlocalhost,port 9050. This port can be changed via xB Config, an INI generator for xB Browser.
xB Browser is optimized for use on the XeroBank anonymity network, which is a private and commercialbroadband network operated by Xero Networks AG.[11] The XeroBank network routes traffic through at least two multi-jurisdictional hops.In contrast to Tor, the XeroBank network supports bothTCP andUDP protocols, performs channelmultiplexing for low observability, is run by a single entity and costs money to use. The XeroBank network is accessible viaSSH andOpenVPN protocols. xB Browser internally manages a SSH connection to XeroBank, but will recognize and submit to OpenVPN connections.
Besides the anonymous networks, xB Browser uses followingadd-ons:
