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Gallery: The top Dark Web search engines

By Dan Patterson September 8, 2016, 9:15 AM PDT

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Gallery: The top Dark Web search engines

How to search the Dark Web

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How to search the Dark Web

What do freedom fighters, unscrupulous hackers, and opportunistic tycoons have in common? They all use the Dark Web, and they all want traffic.

Though the Dark Web can be a haven for illicit activity, the encrypted internet is also home to innovative startups and creative technologists. There’s also a ton of fascinating, and legal, content on the Dark Web, including Facebook’s Dark Web site, The New Yorker’s source protection site Strongbox, and tons and tons of cats.

SEE: Three ways encryption can safeguard your cloud files (Tech Pro Research report)

Dark Web sites, like those in this list, require the Tor browser to access, but just like the clearnet, thousands of sites are indexed by and accessed using search engines. Some search engines, like Grams and Helix, have slick design. Others, like Torch, are bare bones and return a variety of URLs, some legal and useful, some broken, some clearly illicit.

This is a list of the most useful, popular, and interesting Dark Web search engines.

Before you hop on Tor and begin poking around, novices and experts alike should exercise care and caution when visiting the Dark Web. Though many of these sites return benign content, much of the Dark Web is NSFW. TechRepublic does not condone illegal or unethical activity. Offensive material can sometimes be just a click away. Browse at your own risk. Never break the law. Use the Dark Web safely, and for legal purposes only.

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Gallery: The top Dark Web search engines

Disconnect.me

Image: Disconnect.me

Disconnect.me

URL: http://disconnect.me

Image: Disconnect.me
Gallery: The top Dark Web search engines

Torch

Image: Torch

Torch

URL: http://xmh57jrzrnw6insl.onion/

Image: Torch
Gallery: The top Dark Web search engines

Ahmia

Image: Ahmia.fi

Ahmia

URL: http://Ahmia.fi

Image: Ahmia.fi
Gallery: The top Dark Web search engines

Candle

Image: Candle

Candle

URL: http://gjobqjj7wyczbqie.onion/

Image: Candle
Gallery: The top Dark Web search engines

Not Evil

Image: Not Evil

Not Evil

URL: https://hss3uro2hsxfogfq.onion.to/

Image: Not Evil
Gallery: The top Dark Web search engines

The Hidden Wiki

Image: The Hidden Wiki

The Hidden Wiki

URL: http://zqktlwi4fecvo6ri.onion/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Image: The Hidden Wiki
Gallery: The top Dark Web search engines

Grams

Image: Grams

Grams

URL: http://grams7enufi7jmdl.onion/helix/light

Image: Grams
Gallery: The top Dark Web search engines

Helix

Image: Grams

Helix

URL: http://grams7enufi7jmdl.onion/

Image: Grams
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