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Best Deep Web Search Engines

If you're daring enough to surf the Deep Web, then you might as well do so using the best deep web search engines out there.

By James LizowskiPublished 6 years ago 4 min read
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Most people tend to avoid surfing the Deep Web, because of all the horror stories involving the Dark Web they've read. It's hard not to see why they'd be worried, but the truth is that most of the Deep Web really isn't as bad as you'd expect it to be. The majority of sites aren't like Silk Road or anything like that; they're just...sites.

If you want to surf the Deep Web, you need to know which search engines will allow you to do that. The following engines have been cited as the best Deep Web search engines currently available, so if you're curious, use this at your own risk.

Duck Duck Go

Duck Duck Go isn't just one of the best Deep Web search engines out there, it's also one of the most well known. It's a dual-search engine that allows you to surf the Deep Web, the Dark Web, and the regular web, all while getting results from every single one.

Duck Duck Go is easy to use, even if you're not a tech person. Better still, it doesn't track your searches. So, it's as good as it gets for anonymous browsers that want to poke around the Deep Web.

That being said, you need to download Tor to use this. So, if you're not down for using the Onion Project, you may need to look elsewhere.

The WWW Virtual Library

The WWW Virtual Library is one of the best Deep Web search engines that you can use for academic research. Unlike Duck Duck Go and other search engines involving the Deep Web, this one can be used from your regular internet browser and tends to bring forth more academic results.

This is not a search engine you can use to find sketchy things involving illicit material, per se. However, it's still useful and was actually founded by one of the inventors of the net and not many of those pages were crawled by Google. Ergo, Deep Web. If you're doing a homework project, this is a search engine that would make your professor proud.

The Onion URL Repository

Another one of the most notorious sites on the Dark Web is the Onion URL Repository. Whether it's one of the best Deep Web search engines, though, is still up for debate. This repository has millions of Dark Web sites, and unlike other search engines, doesn't bar illegal material from its results.

Needless to say, browsing the wrong site on the Onion URL Repository can get you in serious trouble. As a result, it's something that can only really be accessed via Tor.

Surfwax

Surfwax is one of the best Deep Web search engines that can be used on a regular browser and focuses on pages that may not have been catalogued by Google quite yet. Much like the WWW Internet Library, Surfwax dates back to the earliest days of the internet and tends to have more academic leanings.

This will search the Deep Web, but not the Dark Web. So, to a point, it's one of the safest for your reputation (and browser history) on this list.

not Evil

With a name that nods to Google's old motto, "Don't be evil," not Evil is one of the best Deep Web search engines for risk-taking beginners who want to see the full breadth of the Dark Web. The creators allow you to search for anything you want, and even offer a "pay to surf" option.

Technically, you can use not Evil in a regular browser. However, that's not the wisest choice, since you can easily get tracked by Google, or even government agents who might be working a sting on users looking for illicit material.

Onion City/Onion Link

Another one of the regular browser search engines that's actually an access to the Dark Web is Onion City — now known as Onion Link. Private browsing only happens on Tor, so it can be used for both private and monitored searches.

With Onion City, it's often best to browse at your own risk. This does have a lot of Dark Web links on there, so you already should know the dangers of what you could stumble upon. That being said, it's still considered one of the best Deep Web search engines around, thanks to its speed.

ParaZite

Often considered one of the best Deep Web search engines for people who really have no issue with potentially seeing some very scary things. ParaZite, like others on this list, doesn't ban any kind of material — no matter how atrocious.

To make matters more terrifying, ParaZite also has an option to send you to a totally random onion site it's catalogued. So, depending on your luck, you may end up on a shadowy cryptocurrency trading site, a site talking about how much a woman hates kids, or something way, way worse.

If you choose to play Russian roulette with ParaZite, your need to download Tor and possibly consider getting a VPN.

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About the Creator

James Lizowski

Spends his days making his own Star Wars figurines. His craft has driven him to look towards the future, drawing inspiration from past technological advances.

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