[tor-relays] [Fwd: Re: I'm Running A Tor Exit But Never Initiated It]

Tue May 31 19:06:52 UTC 2016

And this:

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On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 3:02 PM, Percy Blakeney <di99in5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not offended in the least.  No worries.  The only reason I'm
> contacting anyone about this is the sheer fact Tor folders, files and
> connections are running through my systems and connection.  Otherwise, I
> would have kept all of this to myself.  Tor is extremely important and my
> fear is that someone out there maybe attempting to disguise themselves to
> enter it.  I'm far from being IT savvy, however, I've spent the last six or
> so months trying to read everything I can possibly read to get a better
> understanding as to what's going on.  Now, according to my Dell and Acer
> which both run Mint, when I try to install Tor I'm told I already have it.
> When I try to run Tor I'm told I don't have it.  When I try to remove it,
> it comes back.  However, I have a Lenovo with Windows10 on it.  With that
> computer I was able to install the Tor browser with no problems.  So here I
> am with one laptop that has the browser installed while my other two
> computers show that I'm running a relay.  If this is nothing to be
> concerned over then that's that but I would like to make sure from possibly
> the friendly people here just in case.  This is what I have as of today:
>
>
> May 31 07:35:23.000 [notice] Tor 0.2.4.27 (git-412e3f7dc9c6c01a) opening
> new log file.
> May 31 09:48:33.000 [notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 14 days 12:00
> hours, with 0 circuits open. I've sent 6.34 MB and received 138.42 MB.
> May 31 09:48:33.000 [notice] Average packaged cell fullness: 77.895%
> May 31 09:48:33.000 [notice] TLS write overhead: 7%
> May 31 12:42:51.000 [notice] Tor 0.2.4.27 (git-412e3f7dc9c6c01a) opening
> log file.
> May 31 12:42:53.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 5%: Connecting to directory
> server.
> May 31 12:42:53.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 45%: Asking for relay
> descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:53.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 50%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:53.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
> but not enough to build a circuit: We need more microdescriptors: we have
> 0/7013, and can only build 0% of likely paths. (We have 0% of guards bw, 0%
> of midpoint bw, and 0% of exit bw.)
> May 31 12:42:53.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 51%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 53%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 54%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 56%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 57%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 59%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 60%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 62%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 63%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 65%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 66%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 68%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 69%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 71%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 72%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 74%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 75%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 77%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 78%: Loading relay descriptors.
> May 31 12:42:54.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
> but not enough to build a circuit: We need more microdescriptors: we have
> 3220/7013, and can only build 11% of likely paths. (We have 48% of guards
> bw, 48% of midpoint bw, and 49% of exit bw.)
> May 31 12:42:56.000 [notice] We now have enough directory information to
> build circuits.
> May 31 12:42:56.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 80%: Connecting to the Tor
> network.
> May 31 12:42:56.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 90%: Establishing a Tor circuit.
> May 31 12:42:57.000 [notice] Tor has successfully opened a circuit. Looks
> like client functionality is working.
> May 31 12:42:57.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 100%: Done.
>
>
>
>
> May 30 07:35:20.000 [notice] Tor 0.2.4.27 (git-412e3f7dc9c6c01a) opening
> new log file.
> May 30 09:48:33.000 [notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 13 days 12:00
> hours, with 0 circuits open. I've sent 6.00 MB and received 128.80 MB.
> May 30 09:48:33.000 [notice] Average packaged cell fullness: 78.591%
> May 30 09:48:33.000 [notice] TLS write overhead: 7%
> May 30 15:48:33.000 [notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 13 days 18:00
> hours, with 0 circuits open. I've sent 6.06 MB and received 130.60 MB.
> May 30 15:48:33.000 [notice] Average packaged cell fullness: 78.468%
> May 30 15:48:33.000 [notice] TLS write overhead: 7%
> May 30 21:48:33.000 [notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 14 days 0:00
> hours, with 0 circuits open. I've sent 6.19 MB and received 134.22 MB.
> May 30 21:48:33.000 [notice] Average packaged cell fullness: 78.172%
> May 30 21:48:33.000 [notice] TLS write overhead: 7%
> May 31 03:48:33.000 [notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 14 days 6:00
> hours, with 0 circuits open. I've sent 6.25 MB and received 136.02 MB.
> May 31 03:48:33.000 [notice] Average packaged cell fullness: 78.053%
> May 31 03:48:33.000 [notice] TLS write overhead: 7%
> May 31 07:35:23.000 [notice] Received reload signal (hup). Reloading
> config and resetting internal state.
> May 31 07:35:23.000 [notice] Read configuration file
> "/usr/share/tor/tor-service-defaults-torrc".
> May 31 07:35:23.000 [notice] Read configuration file "/etc/tor/torrc".
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 2:12 PM, Gumby <info at gumbyzee.torzone.net> wrote:
>
>> I am a tech, a good one, who also runs 2 relays from my shop. I have
>> found in client PC's many hidden things - such as proxys running for
>> malware delivery. They were totally unaware except for slow and losing disk
>> space. (Finding Tor running is a bit too extreme) I've also had two clients
>> that were "absolutely" sure that someone was out to get them -
>> cyber-stalking in their eyes. I actually did all of the suggestions made
>> prior - new drive, reset or new router, even walked the home and perimeter
>> looking for connections. I was positive of my security (30 years doing
>> this) but they were calm for less than 4 weeks then started again. Their
>> spouses, to their credit, stayed quiet and just rolled their eyes.
>> Could a malicious technician do this? Hell yeah - most of us could do it
>> dozens of times and they'd never know. We have too much moral decency,
>> but.... others don't.
>> More than likely, it is a scenario as christian states .... too much
>> overload somewhere.
>>    Or a troll, we hope not.
>>
>> Me
>>
>>
>> On 05/30/2016 04:27 PM, Christian wrote:
>>
>>> -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --------
>>>
>>>> Von: Christian Adam <hirnwurst at t-online.de>
>>>> An: tor-relays at lists.torproject.org
>>>> Betreff: Re: [tor-relays] I'm Running A Tor Exit But Never Initiated
>>>> It
>>>> Datum: Mon, 30 May 2016 22:14:51 +0200
>>>>
>>>> Dear Percy,
>>>>
>>>> I read all of your messages very carefully and, please, believe me, I
>>>> don't mean to be rude, but just want to provide you a little bit of
>>>> relief.
>>>>
>>>> First of all, I have to share that I AM in fact a schizophrenic for 16
>>>> years now, but fully therapied to the extent I do a job as a system
>>>> administrator and get certified for being a data security officer this
>>>> week.
>>>> This won't reveal any competence on my side, but gives a clue about my
>>>> functional level which is, after all, related to sanity.
>>>>
>>>> << snip >>
>>>>
>>>> Given my experience with newbie users, paranoia and system
>>>> administration, what you wrote seemed quite normal and you didn't
>>>> provide (as far as I remember) any unusual technical details.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe what just happened was a lack of informed consent resulting in a
>>>> tasteless prank.
>>>>
>>>> I don't want to do injustice to you, but since Edward Snowden, we're all
>>>> used to question every system crash and honestly, our times seem to be
>>>> hysterical and violence-saturated.
>>>>
>>>> The rule is simple. When a user thinks he's infected, he's almost always
>>>> not.
>>>> If he's infected, he wouldn't notice.
>>>>
>>>> Hugs, I hope you find peace again soon.
>>>>
>>>> Please don't feel offended, I only told my story based on the facts you
>>>> gave.
>>>>
>>>> And kind regards,
>>>>
>>>> christian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Am Montag, den 30.05.2016, 13:25 +0200 schrieb Christian Pietsch:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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