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#PEERGUARDIAN FOR WINDOWS VISTA HOW TO#
#PEERGUARDIAN FOR WINDOWS VISTA INSTALL#
#PEERGUARDIAN FOR WINDOWS VISTA UPDATE#
#PEERGUARDIAN FOR WINDOWS VISTA UTORRENT#

This program is used to scan IP ranges (which can be used for security testing or malicious purposes), so certain companies consider it to be "malware".

#PEERGUARDIAN FOR WINDOWS VISTA UTORRENT#

To do this, download the updated IP lists and export them by repeating Step 7 and Step 10 above, then restart uTorrent to load the new list.Īngryscan (or Angry IP Scanner) is somewhat mislabeled as malware/spyware.

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It is very important to update your ipfilter.dat file regularly to get the most recent block lists. If you see a message stating that ipfilter.dat (# of entries) was loaded, everything worked properly!

Open uTorrent and click the Logger tab (as shown below).

If none, your block list was successfully saved to the uTorrent folder.

Once the export process has finished, verify that no errors occurred in the command area of the program.

If prompted about overwriting an existing file, click Yes.

This will save the block list to the uTorrent folder you set in the previous step.

In the main program again, click the Export List button.

Check the ‘ Export Location Active‘ box and click Add.Windows Vista/7: Click ‘Browse Local’ and navigate to C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent.Note: you may need to enter ipfilter.dat in the File Name box if you encounter problems exporting the file later.Windows XP: Click ‘Browse Local’ and navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\uTorrent.Location: ( Note: You may need to enable viewing hidden folders for this step).Use the following settings (also shown in the image below):.This is where you will tell the program where to save your newly created block list so uTorrent can load it. Once the processing is finished, click Export –> Export Manager.This may take some time, so be patient while it processes the files. Click the Process button to start downloading and compiling any IP lists you selected.I chose to block all lists except for the Non-LAN List, but the Level 1 and Level 2 lists would probably be sufficient for most users. Click Sources and enable any IP lists you would like to be protected from.Open Blocklist Manager and click the Sources button to download a directory of sources (Note: this does not actually download the block lists, just the directory of lists).

This software is optionally included with Blocklist Manager (and can be disabled during installation), but I do not consider it to be harmful. Note: During installation, your virus scanner may warn you about an application called Win32/Angryscan.A.

#PEERGUARDIAN FOR WINDOWS VISTA INSTALL#

Download and install Blocklist Manager.

Click Advanced and locate the entry ipfilter.enable and make sure it is set to true.

Open uTorrent and click Options –> Preferences.

It should be noted that while blocking IPs can help hide your BitTorrent usage, it is not perfect and the absolute best method for staying safe is to avoid downloading copyrighted material. Don’t worry about the length of the procedure, most of these steps only have to be performed once.

#PEERGUARDIAN FOR WINDOWS VISTA HOW TO#

This guide will show you how to use a program called Blocklist Manager to retrieve and compile a list of all unwanted IPs, then use uTorrent’s built-in blocking feature to block them. The easiest way to block unwanted IPs is to download and install PeerGuardian 2, but this software only works well in Windows XP so Windows Vista and Windows 7 users should follow this guide instead. UTorrent – a popular BitTorrent client for Windows – has a little-known IP blocking feature which can help protect you from unwanted observation by anti-P2P organizations or government institutions.