[tor-bugs] #2870 [Vidalia]: Security breach? Windows version always goes through same 'suspected' USA servers

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#2870: Security breach? Windows version always goes through same 'suspected' USA
servers
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 Reporter:  Al       |          Owner:  chiiph                        
     Type:  defect   |         Status:  new                           
 Priority:  normal   |      Milestone:  Tor Browser Bundle for Windows
Component:  Vidalia  |        Version:                                
 Keywords:           |         Parent:                                
   Points:           |   Actualpoints:                                
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 Since less than 2 weeks in Mexico, I suddenly could not connect anymore
 with Tor to torproject.org, all of my email accounts, google.com,
 news.google.com, ixquick.com. But yes; indymedia.org, bing.com and most
 others.

 I noticed I suddenly had new USA servers I hadn't had before, like
 BADASSx, Blackbox x, FordmodelA/x.

 I tried to click them away, but it was like a virus and same or similar
 names returned at the same speed.

 I used Tor for a few months before on a daily base and had never seen this
 type of errors.

 I reinstalled from the torproject.org website (the usb one with pidgin),
 but always the same sites come back with the same connection problems.
 Also there is some file about settings, but it just looks ok and doenst
 have the names of these servers mentioned as favorite.

 Accidently I installed Linux as second OS a week ago on my notebook and
 was very surprised that Tor just worked as before and having everytime
 other servers (only yesterday I saw one of these servers showing up and
 clicked it away to be sure, what went ok without problem).

 So I dont understand how it is possible:
 * With windows tor doesn't work for me anymore and goes through these
 obliged strange servers;
 * With Linux there -still- is no problem with the Tor install and I dont
 get these servers from the same location in Mexico.

 Then everyone can start a Tor server + its known that some scrupulous
 countries do, next to possible USA gov involvement in some. Then for
 Mexico the USA has a recent even stronger strategy and cooperation for
 security control, while we were at that time in a personal extreme
 delicate situation with USA-officials for political work.

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