Just out of curiosity...

Who uses PeerBlock? im using it and beginning to wonder if its really worth it. it blocks sites from loading based on four different categories. it stops veoh from loading correctly. since i get internet from the phone company, am i in any danger of losing it when downloading stuff? are there any better progs that do a better job?

 

bump anybody? it even prevented me from updating revo uninstaller! is something a security program should do?

 

I assume you are using Firefox?

I never heard of the program you have, so I can't give you any input on that, but what I can do is tell you what I use, and it works just fine.

I use Adblock Plus, and Flashblock (the flashblock disables any online videos from playing, but if you want to play them, all you have to do is click on the blocked image).

 

i am using firefox. peerblock is an ipblocker from what ive read.

 

Which IPs are you blocking and why? You don't seem all that sure why you're using that piece of software at all.

 

PeerBlock is a limited-function firewall. PB was developed from PeerGuardian which was used to block IPs based on crowd-sourced blacklists. The main use of PG was to block RIAA & MPAA IPs so torrent users wouldn't have their IPs exposed and thus sued. It seems PeerBlock carries on where PG left off. The developers, however, are touting it more generically as security software.

I suspect you aren't getting any response because of the close association with illegal torrents.

--L.

 

i guess i would be safe to get rid of it. i usually dont download torrents very often. maybe the odd movie or two. my first thought was that it would block my ports from attracting malware. and from what i read it seems that only big time isps like cox and comcast take any action in the form of a letter.

 

It's kind of pointless; the RIAA and MPAA IPs change all the time to get around stuff like this and catch you anyways. If you really are downloading "perfectly legal" torrents and don't want to "get falsely accused," you should be using a VPN, not an IP blocker.