Deep web & Darknet

Deep Web
[Seminar Presentation]
Presented by
Md. Abul Hossain Student ID: 130918
Niloy Sikder Student ID: 120906
Md. Nazmul Hashib Student ID: 130925
Year: 4th, Term: II
ECE Discipline
Khulna University, Khulna
Presented to
Dr. Md. Shamim Ahsan
Professor
ECE Discipline
&
Rafia Nishat Toma
Assistant Professor
ECE Discipline

October 11, 2017 ECE Discipline, KU 2
Outline of The Presentation
 Introduction
 What is Deep Web?
 Deep Web or Darknet?
 Origin of Deep Web
 Why Do Search Engines Fail to Find Them?
 Darknet
 What is Bitcoin?
 Should You Switch to TOR?
 Who is Controlling the Darknet?
 What Can You Find in Darknet Markets?
 Who and Why Are People Using It?
 What are the Risks of Using It?
 Challenges and Future of Deep Web
 Conclusion

What is Deep Web?
Part of the World Wide Web whose content is not indexed by standard search
engines and requires direct approach or special search engines to access.
 Thousand times larger than the surface web
 Requires some knowledge to remain anonymous and do business.
 Easy to browse and interact with the internet anonymously
 Uses different techniques to avoid getting detected by search engines
 Legal to surf the Deep Web and conduct business, if you are not doing
anything which illegal in surface web or real world.

Deep Web or Darknet
 Deep Web indicates the contents that are not enlisted and hence can not be
found directly form the results of a traditional search engine
 Deep web can be accessed through website oriented search engines
 Daknet points to the content that are hidden intentionally
 Dark net is the hidden part of Deep Web
 Darknet can only be accessed through specialized brower

Fig. 1: Metaphorical illustration of Surface Web, Deep Web and Darknet

1997 – The first Onion Router was developed from the funding of DARPA
 1995 – Paul Syverson, David Goldschlag and Michael Reed started
working on “Onion routing” at the Naval Research Laboratory
 2004 – U.S. Navy released the source code to the public
 5 December , 1969 – the day internet was activated along with deep web
1999 – MIT students started working with Naval Research Laboratory
mathematicians on the “Free Haven Project” that resulted an onion search
engine and a browser
 We all know what happened next but don’t really know how and when

Why Do Search Engines Fail to
Find Deep Web Contents?

Because Deep Web Contents are...
 Contextual Web
 Dynamic content
 Limited access
content:
 Non-HTML/text content
 Private Web
 Scripted content
 Web archives
 Unlinked content
 Software

Why Darknet?
To avoid the pry eyes on the surface web.....

How to Access Darknet
Demonstration
 Download TOR
 Done...
 Set up TOR network (automatic)
 Install TOR

A virtual cryptocurrency unit used for transactions in the darknet
 Was invented in 2009
 Inventor unknown
 1 BTC = 4852.02 USD
Fig. 4: Bitcoin illustration (imaginary)

Entirely depends on you, your needs and expectations
 Never use the same E-mail address and password twice
 Prefer a different PC and a public connection/ Wi-fi
 Encrypt any form of personal information/ password in your PC
 Get a paid VPN service
 Never give true information/ credit card details to any website
 Get a drill/ gas burner to destroy hard drives, modems & NIC cards

Who is Controlling the Darknet?

Nobody
 Darknet markets are controlled by anonymous website admin(s)
 An anonymous group control the TOR network and it’s database
 No central server, so no centralized control
 Each and Every website is maintained by it’s owner
 Another group provides regular TOR updates so that the previous one
can’s pry on you

What Can You Find in
Darknet Markets?

Everything you can find in the surface Web
+
Everything you can’t (legally)
 Websites are very organized and provide accurate product description
 Products are actually cheaper than the local market
 Customers’ reviews also ensure products’ purity
 Sellers are very customer friendly as they depend on customers’ reviews
 They have detailed T&Cs and they maintain them seriously
 Provide special offers like – discounts, buy 1 get 1 free, free delivery, bonus
 Even refunds money if you’re not satisfied with the product/ service

Who and Why Are People Using
Darknet?

Whoever seeks privacy and knows about it
 Pirates
 Businessmen
 Journalists
 Hackers
 Criminals
 Politicians
 Terrorists
 The Army
 Secret Services
 Students
 Researchers

 Someone can blow your cover
 You can raise unnecessary suspicions
 Your system can get infected with viruses
 You can lose a lot of money
 You and only you are accountable for your actions
 You can easily be a pray of watchers (could be the Government)

Challenges and Future of Deep Web

 Has faced a lot of challenges and solved them through various manners
 Illegal market handlers and pirates will be arrested and charged
 A website can be shut down anytime, if they track down the servers
 Can end the dominance of information-hungry organizations
 About 2 million people are using Darknet at this moment
 Currently facing continuous threats from conservative governments
 Will be mainstream within the next decade according to the web analysts
 Recently a singer released his music album in the darknet

Knowledge is power
Know more about the internet and choose your actions wisely

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