abysshint
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4 months ago Possible scenarios for the problem are listed in the warning. It is most likely that the tor.exe file is damaged. Checksums of the file ./tor/tor.exe from version 2.3.12.20: TCP-win32: CRC32: B89EC6CF | MD5: D8A7BD4AFB1B95E39E5FAE23D18EBB3C | SHA-1: C2B86BEB1CC7A4BADDB103AC3630B34017473F23
TCP-win64: CRC32: 2DCDC3EC | MD5: A5599EE9313152017F5E955C30902914 | SHA-1: 90117A27B6F5C17A4C7F88970E0C03C571E0CB28
You can find out the checksum through the Hashtab program or other alternatives
Possible causes of damage:
- Intrusion of malware into the process of launching executable files
- Interference by antivirus programs, including Windows Defender
- Malfunctioning hard drive/RAM
If the checksums match and nothing is corrupted, try:
- Run the file ./tor/tor.exe as a normal program and make sure that the tor console window launches without errors.
- Delete the *TOR.EXE-.pf files from the C:\Windows\Prefetch** folder and restart the Explorer process or computer
- Move the program folder to another directory/drive
- Remove (if any) third-party tor.exe process launch policies in the Windows registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\tor.exe
The program works 100% on Windows 10 x64, the problem is purely local.
nghiabros
Hi, I try using the newest version (v2.3.12.20) and the oldest version (v2.2.14.2) on the github release. But these version of program have same issues. How do I fix it? My windows 10 (64 bit version) is up-to-date. Program folder is moved to the desktop.