I’m not going to take a lot of time to tell you why you should switch.
So let’s do it! Read on for the instructions on how to convert your existing VirtualBox VM to Parallels Desktop. Now that I know, I decided to write a blog about it to make all the steps even clearer. It was then, while helping the customer, that I finally noticed the views count–wow, that’s a darn popular article! I hadn’t known how interesting this question is to our customers. For instance, recently, I helped a customer over the phone convert his virtual machine from VirtualBox to Parallels Desktop by simply going through the steps listed in the related KB article. While working with Parallels Desktop and helping our customers, I often go through our knowledgebase as the best source of product-related information. Hope you understood how to safely and effectively set up Whonix to implement a safer surfing experience for all the darknet enthusiasts in a quick, simple, and effective pattern.Guest blog by Sylvester Sebastian Nino, Parallels Support Team All your activities, including surfing the dark web, are carried out in the other aspect of this software: the Whonix Workstation. It is important to understand that the Whonix-Gateway requires it to be kept running for as long as you intend to use this program. It may take a while to start for the first time because it looks automatically for the latest updates.
You can choose from multiple download options and go with the choice that works best for you. Once you are done with VirtualBox installation, the next step is to download Whonix Gateway and Whonix Workstation.
It’s a software that allows you to set up virtual machines on your PC - a major prerequisite for running Whonix on your computer. To set up your Whonix experience, you first need to download VirtualBox. Both parts work through a virtual machine on any computer that you might own. The Whonix Workstation functions as a deserted island in the sense that it runs on an isolated connection where the only connections allowed, in or out, are through Tor. The Whonix-Workstation aspect is the consumer side where a user actually interacts with this operating system. The Whonix-Gateway solely runs Tor and functions as, you guessed it, a gateway. For simple understanding, Whonix has two distinct parts: a Whonix-Gateway and a Whonix-Workstation.
The diagram above depicts how Whonix actually works. The security is air-tight to the point where even malicious software with root privileges won't be able to determine a user’s real identity.
Whonix provides this security by employing sophisticated security measures (described below) that prevent any DNS leaks. Combine Whonix with a secure browser like Tor and you have yourself a perfect anonymity bubble to protect over the deepest, darkest corners of the internet. These security measures not only protect your identity when surfing on the dark web but also eliminate the threat of any sensitive information ever leaking out. Whonix, the alternative operating system specially designed for dark web users, solves this problem by employing state-of-the-art security measures to protect user data.
In fact, it is especially discouraged to use Tor with an operating system like Windows because of the potential leaks and a lack of consumer protection and security. This concern is only amplified by the questionable user agreement that Microsoft employs and the fact that NSA basically has direct access to everything that Microsoft collects, stores, and analyzes. Traditional operating software like Microsoft Windows run the risk of revealing the user’s identity even when using a secure browser like Tor to surf the darknet. For obvious reasons, security and anonymity are two of the most important factors for dark web enthusiasts when considering an operating system. One of the biggest concerns with traditional operating systems is a lack of concrete security. Whonix is an alternative operating system for dark web enthusiasts who engage in multiple dealings of all sorts over the darkest corners of the internet.