diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 119ec8ac2..cd27b0b98 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ from lib.core.settings import IP_ADDRESS_REGEX
 from lib.core.settings import ISSUES_PAGE
 from lib.core.settings import IS_WIN
 from lib.core.settings import LARGE_OUTPUT_THRESHOLD
+from lib.core.settings import LOCALHOST
 from lib.core.settings import MIN_ENCODED_LEN_CHECK
 from lib.core.settings import MIN_TIME_RESPONSES
 from lib.core.settings import MIN_VALID_DELAYED_RESPONSE
@@ -2400,6 +2401,29 @@ def extractErrorMessage(page):
 
     return retVal
 
+def findLocalPort(ports):
+    """
+    Find the first opened localhost port from a given list of ports (e.g. for Tor port checks)
+    """
+
+    retVal = None
+
+    for port in ports:
+        try:
+            s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+            s.connect((LOCALHOST, port))
+            retVal = port
+            break
+        except socket.error:
+            pass
+        finally:
+            try:
+                s.close()
+            except socket.error:
+                pass
+
+    return retVal
+
 def findMultipartPostBoundary(post):
     """
     Finds value for a boundary parameter in given multipart POST body
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index ea31a1930..dd3553492 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from lib.core.common import getPublicTypeMembers
 from lib.core.common import getSafeExString
 from lib.core.common import extractRegexResult
 from lib.core.common import filterStringValue
+from lib.core.common import findLocalPort
 from lib.core.common import findPageForms
 from lib.core.common import getConsoleWidth
 from lib.core.common import getFileItems
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ from lib.core.settings import CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR
 from lib.core.settings import DBMS_ALIASES
 from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_PAGE_ENCODING
 from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_TOR_HTTP_PORTS
-from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_TOR_SOCKS_PORT
+from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_TOR_SOCKS_PORTS
 from lib.core.settings import DUMMY_URL
 from lib.core.settings import IGNORE_SAVE_OPTIONS
 from lib.core.settings import INJECT_HERE_MARK
@@ -2307,28 +2308,14 @@ def _setTorHttpProxySettings():
     infoMsg = "setting Tor HTTP proxy settings"
     logger.info(infoMsg)
 
-    s = None
-    found = None
+    port = findLocalPort(DEFAULT_TOR_HTTP_PORTS if not conf.torPort else (conf.torPort,))
 
-    for port in (DEFAULT_TOR_HTTP_PORTS if not conf.torPort else (conf.torPort,)):
-        try:
-            s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-            s.connect((LOCALHOST, port))
-            found = port
-            break
-        except socket.error:
-            pass
-
-    if s:
-        s.close()
-
-    if found:
-        conf.proxy = "http://%s:%d" % (LOCALHOST, found)
+    if port:
+        conf.proxy = "http://%s:%d" % (LOCALHOST, port)
     else:
         errMsg = "can't establish connection with the Tor HTTP proxy. "
-        errMsg += "Please make sure that you have Vidalia, Privoxy or "
-        errMsg += "Polipo bundle installed for you to be able to "
-        errMsg += "successfully use switch '--tor' "
+        errMsg += "Please make sure that you have Tor (bundle) installed and setup "
+        errMsg += "so you could be able to successfully use switch '--tor' "
 
         raise SqlmapConnectionException(errMsg)
 
@@ -2344,8 +2331,17 @@ def _setTorSocksProxySettings():
     infoMsg = "setting Tor SOCKS proxy settings"
     logger.info(infoMsg)
 
-    # Has to be SOCKS5 to prevent DNS leaks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_%28anonymity_network%29)
-    socks.setdefaultproxy(socks.PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5 if conf.torType == PROXY_TYPE.SOCKS5 else socks.PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS4, LOCALHOST, conf.torPort or DEFAULT_TOR_SOCKS_PORT)
+    port = findLocalPort(DEFAULT_TOR_SOCKS_PORTS if not conf.torPort else (conf.torPort,))
+
+    if not port:
+        errMsg = "can't establish connection with the Tor SOCKS proxy. "
+        errMsg += "Please make sure that you have Tor service installed and setup "
+        errMsg += "so you could be able to successfully use switch '--tor' "
+
+        raise SqlmapConnectionException(errMsg)
+
+    # SOCKS5 to prevent DNS leaks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_%28anonymity_network%29)
+    socks.setdefaultproxy(socks.PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5 if conf.torType == PROXY_TYPE.SOCKS5 else socks.PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS4, LOCALHOST, port)
     socks.wrapmodule(urllib2)
 
 def _checkWebSocket():
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 67d64e7a6..67ddb7aab 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.0.10.23"
+VERSION = "1.0.10.24"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)
@@ -430,10 +430,10 @@ IGNORE_SAVE_OPTIONS = ("saveConfig",)
 # IP address of the localhost
 LOCALHOST = "127.0.0.1"
 
-# Default port used by Tor
-DEFAULT_TOR_SOCKS_PORT = 9050
+# Default SOCKS ports used by Tor
+DEFAULT_TOR_SOCKS_PORTS = (9050, 9150)
 
-# Default ports used in Tor proxy bundles
+# Default HTTP ports used by Tor
 DEFAULT_TOR_HTTP_PORTS = (8123, 8118)
 
 # Percentage below which comparison engine could have problems
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index 49bccb7aa..230133e13 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ f15544a4c9c365ae8f2f8fa2e3a69aa5  lib/controller/checks.py
 cc9c82cfffd8ee9b25ba3af6284f057e  lib/controller/__init__.py
 04f16204c899438dc7599a9a8426bfee  lib/core/agent.py
 eb0bd28b0bd9fbf67dcc3119116df377  lib/core/bigarray.py
-c5aebf5a8a28af6290c45d403f4a1ac8  lib/core/common.py
+8bf4949483128163a34334207f1b78a7  lib/core/common.py
 5680d0c446a3bed5c0f2a0402d031557  lib/core/convert.py
 e77cca1cb063016f71f6e6bdebf4ec73  lib/core/data.py
 1d042f0bc0557d3fd564ea5a46deb77e  lib/core/datatype.py
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ e4aec2b11c1ad6039d0c3dbbfbc5eb1a  lib/core/exception.py
 cc9c82cfffd8ee9b25ba3af6284f057e  lib/core/__init__.py
 91c514013daa796e2cdd940389354eac  lib/core/log.py
 5b079749c50240602ea92637e268ed31  lib/core/optiondict.py
-e430ec19a22443205bba6cd811990bf3  lib/core/option.py
+b6f8d72812531ae010fc5b9ce4faba51  lib/core/option.py
 7af487340c138f7b5dbd443161cbb428  lib/core/profiling.py
 e60456db5380840a586654344003d4e6  lib/core/readlineng.py
 5ef56abb8671c2ca6ceecb208258e360  lib/core/replication.py
 99a2b496b9d5b546b335653ca801153f  lib/core/revision.py
 7c15dd2777af4dac2c89cab6df17462e  lib/core/session.py
-9af61d6fa1333a6635084ce02ea14643  lib/core/settings.py
+a226f17fafb974d0bc88f0a47171353b  lib/core/settings.py
 7af83e4f18cab6dff5e67840eb65be80  lib/core/shell.py
 23657cd7d924e3c6d225719865855827  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 c3ace7874a536d801f308cf1fd03df99  lib/core/target.py