![]() Official support for Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system.Ī wizard walks you through the initial configuration.Error messages and handling has been improved in regards to I-Blocklist (which hosts the majority of lists that people use according to the developers).Users with I-Blocklist subscriptions can add their username and pin under Settings 1 now to integrate the service directly into PeerBlock.Settings are now displayed in tabs in the main interface, instead of on a single page with next and prev buttons.Several default ports (80,443 for web traffic, 21 for FTP, 25 for SMTP and 110 for POP3) are displayed directly, and you can add other ports manually using the add dialog. This can be very useful if you notice that connections to select ports are blocked while you need to use them. The Port Settings page enables you to unblock ports that you want to allow. ![]() The application itself made a big jump from the last beta release, r484 to this one introducing several major changes and improvements to it in the process. The release highlights the development is still ongoing. ![]() This changed a couple of days ago when beta version r677 of PeerBlock 1.1 was released to the official site. While there were signs that it was not completely abandoned, occasional blog posts for instance, no new version of the program was released by the developers in that time. The PeerBlock project went dark about two years ago and it was not really clear if the project was still alive or not. PeerGuardian itself is still developed actively for Linux. It is based on PeerGuardian code, and considered to be the official successor of the application for the Windows platform. Unlike browser extensions, it blocks traffic on the whole system though. It is actively maintained only on Linux and developers encourage Windows users to migrate to PeerBlock, a fork of PeerGuardian.It is a list-based software much like those that ad blockers use, but with the difference that you can block corporations, governments, or the media industry using it. To sum it upĪll in all, even though the development of PeerGuardian has halted, the application works properly. It managed to detect and close all the connections from specified IP ranges and protected us from harmful P2P IP addresses. Settings include log and history preferences, as well as notification options.ĭuring our tests, PeerGuardian performed flawlessly. It allows you to view the allowed/blocked IPs and provides quick access to the IP list manager. PeerGuardian’s interface is simple and easy to work with. The final step allows you to configure the update feature for the online database. Next, the application prompts you to add the list of IPs to be processed the source can be a text file or a URL. The first step is to select the types of organizations/items to be blocked (P2P / Ads / Spyware / Government / Educational). The installation process of PeerGuardian needs user assistance, since it requires you to configure a few settings. It has access to an online blocklist database which is continuously updated, thus ensuring day-to-day protection. PeerGuardian is basically a firewall utility and is especially effective in protecting you when you use peer to peer connections. PeerGuardian was designed to prevent unauthorized connections by blocking harmful IPs from getting in touch with your computer. When online, various organizations attempt to connect to your IP and steal personal information without you being aware of it. One of the most negative aspects of file sharing and Internet surfing, in general, is that your privacy is never fully protected. File sharing is a unique experience and while it has countless advantages, the downsides make quite the list too.
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