Modern Internet are Divided into major 3 Categories based on their Usage and Purpose.

  1. Surface Web
  2. Deep Web
  3. Dark Web

As a Hacker, We have two categories is Most Important for our usage. These 2 categories are Deep Web & Dark Web. Deep Web , Dark Web and Surface Web are part of the internet. We are using Surface Web for day to day life.

  1. Surface Web :
    • Surface Web is the Part of the Internet and everyone access it daily via Search Engines like Google , Yahoo , Yandex. It is the most common part of the internet.
    • Common Uses are Social Media , Ecommerce , News and Education Websites.
  2. Deep Web :
    • Deep Web is the Part of the Internet. Deep Web are not indexed on the Search Engines like Google , Yahoo , Bing. Deep Web includes Websites , Databases that require direct access links.
    • Deep Web is home to a large amount of legitimate content, such as online banking services, private email accounts, medical records or subscription-based services like Netflix.
    • Search Engines don’t index these sites because they require permissions, subscriptions, or passwords to access, meaning they are not discoverable through typical searches.
  3. Dark Web :
    • Dark Web is Small part of the Internet. For Accessing Dark Web, You need Specialized Software like Tor (The Onion Router ) Browser. Websites on the Dark Web are often Anonymized and Encrypted.
    • Dark Web is designed to provide Anonymity to its users and Website owners. Tor routes internet traffic through multiple layers of encryption, making it difficult to track or identify users.
    • Not all content on the Dark Web is illegal, It is knowing for hosting illicit activities, including black markets, illegal drug sales, weapons trafficking, hacking services, and other illegal exchanges.
    • Dark Web is not accessible by Any search engines, and its websites typically use random alphanumeric addresses with the “.onion” domain extension
    • Example : 1gv2f5gb4f5gb45f4gbfgdsfd212f.onion

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