I keep always both workstation and gateway updated if that could be the issue…
But it’s from 2 days that internet in whonix workstation is almost impossible to use. I connect with whonix gateway via VPN.
My VPN speed test result: down 21 mbs up almost 3 mbps.
Right now for example I’m updating with apt-get dist-upgrade on whonix workstation… download speed is 15 /kbs… this has never happened. Everything is too slow!
Often the webpages dont even load. I’m getting crazy here… what the fuck is happening?
Could be that my VPN provider is trying to block tor? Is it something else??
okay so I also tested tor browser bundle after my vpn connection and is working good. So this is definitly a problem given by whonix. Is it possible that is downloading something in background or something like that?
Tried that one too without solution… btw my test with a vpn give me like 22mbps speed so that is not the problem…
Same issue continuing with this problem
If it continues to work like this do you think a reinstall can help? I’m scared to be infected by some malware at this point since I see no explanation on this
Could be. Is the clock in that VM right (plus/minus) ~ 10 minutes (in UTC)?
Re-install not strictly required but testing separate, freshly imported VMs would be a useful test.
No need because of that. Sophisicated malware will very unlikely be trivially detected through arbitrary error messages or strange issues. See: Frequently Asked Questions - Whonix FAQ…_.3F
I am not sure this can ever be an advice that should be made. Because adversaries could make the legit guard relays slow on purpose so the user is choosing a new one, and a new one, until the user chooses on under adversary control.