However, the new update can also be downloaded manually from the Tor Browser download page (opens in new tab) or the Tor Project's distribution directory (opens in new tab). Tor Browser users can protect themselves from this vulnerability by opening the browser's menu, going to Help and selecting About Tor Browser to automatically check for and install any new updates. Once updated, the browser won't be able to pass the handling of URLs to external applications and no more application prompts will appear that can be used to track users. You can read more about Tor on our about page. Thankfully though, the Tor Project has patched this vulnerability with the release of Tor Browser 10.0.18 which fixes the issue by setting the browser's '' setting to false. The way most people use Tor is with Tor Browser, which is a version of Firefox that fixes many privacy issues. Since this vulnerability can track users across browsers, it could be used by websites and potentially even law enforcement to track a user's real IP address when they switch to Chrome or any other browser after using Tor. However, this vulnerability is especially concerning for Tor users (opens in new tab) since one of the main draws of the anonymous browser (opens in new tab) is being able to protect one's identity and IP address from being logged by the sites they visit.
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