Thread: Never be caught while using p2p

There is simply not enough on Blocking tools on this forum & many misunderstanding on it. This doc will help in removing them & understanding the functionalities of these tools. First of all it is available under GNUFDL License FDL 1.3.

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Do IpBlocks only prevents in p2p sharing?
No, not unless you are using there lists only on torrent clients but that is another matter.


How do they function ?

Well ,there functioning is quite simple. They maintain black lists like level1.gz, edu.gz ,spyware.gz etc which are updated constantly.


Why should I use it ?

1. They save you from sites & organizations like RIAA ,MPAA , which monitor which files you are downloading from the p2p networks.
2. They also save you from the sites which give & distribute infected files having viruses & Trojans.
3. Can save you from sites which install spy ware.
4. Can also be use as firewalls. ( I don't recommend ,you should install & setup firewalls also because they perform many other functions like encryption of info you send on net.)
5. Firewalls generally don't block sites verified by authority like Verisign which some of anti p2p sites have & thus they can get info from you. Using this prevents that.
6. If you are living in a country whose agencies moniter you & you live under the fear of them & can't exercise your right to speech. Just search the list or help in making of one & distribute. (But no one can claim they are never 100% safe but your firewalls are also not 100% safe but you use it.) This use is still to be brought in full use but these lists do block Ips addresses like some worst spy agencies sites.
6. There are many advantages just google it. Bluetack is a good sires on it.
A good site about them is maintain by bluetack.


Ok, what are these tools?

For windows & Mac OS X user:-
1.PeerGuardian 2 : An opensource software from Phoenix labs for windows platform & mac OS X users. Only RC1 is currently available for Vista.

Music fans swapping songs on-line are fighting industry efforts to watch and police what they do. - BBC ( on Peer Guardian).

NOD32 had classified the PeerGuardian as a general malware but remove it from that list. Another muscle twisting from powerful pro copyright industries.

2. Protowall : A close source from bluetack.This is not available for 64 bit windows platform & mac OS.

For Unix based OS except Mac OS X

1.iplist ( a command line based utility ).

2.IpBlock ( I use this & it is GUI based ).

3.Moblock.(Nearly same as above).


Can I prevent ISP & others from seeing what I am downloading?
Yes , but not what you are doing.
Sometime your ISP can throttle your speed that's why you should always enabled or forced (you should check in downloading files which has more speeds but it is safe to use the forced option nobody don't knows when you get unlucky. Forced option can increase or decrease speed (rarely)) the encryption & decryption stream option in torrent clients. As anyone with knowledge of sniffing can monitor what data you have downloaded. Thats why the info related to passsword are mostly encrypted. But encrytion don't hide your identity which is IP address & what are you doing but they hide data & there are many legal torrents ( like FreeBSD DVD's torrent) ,that's why no one can claim what you are doing is legal or illegal. No one can prove what are you doing ( well , unless you foolishly go & confess to them).

Note : Some people mistakenly thinks that this is beneficial for only stopping the throttling of speed which is wrong as we have seen that data stream are encrypted which prevent ISP & others from knowing what you are downloading.

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Unix based user can use deluge and Vuze ( but it had been complained by some of using more memory) ,both of which provides most of the functionalities.

I know that these encryption are easy to break as they use 80 bits encryption only but no one can moniter so much data & at the same time decrypt it according to me ( I may be wrong in this !). They should have gone with AES but it consumes more CPU time but in 3-5 years this will not be a factor , and hopefullly we will see more stronger encryption.

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One of the best posts on the forum
Thanks for sharing

Good and very relevant.

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Any pointing out of error of whatever type in above post will be greatly appreciated.

Originally Posted by Luke Skywalker

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Any pointing out of error of whatever type in above post will be greatly appreciated.

you can do some formatting. By making the titles bold. Otherwise it looks fine from here.

Done. Thanks for the feedback.

Very many thanks.

just to clear this misconception here that you can hide using torrents by using peerguardian.no you can't!!no matter what you do you can always be tracked when using torrents.it's just that no one bothers much about this but,say,if you downloaded something seriously illegal(say a real murder/assault clip) on torrent rest assured you will be getting arrested at least in western/developed world.

Read carefully first what I have written.

But encrytion don't hide your identity which is IP address & what are you doing but they hide data & there are many legal torrents ( like FreeBSD DVD's torrent) ,that's why no one can claim what you are doing is legal or illegal. No one can prove what are you doing ( well , unless you foolishly go & confess to them).

Peer guardian don't hide what are you downloading but forcing the encryption option can as data stream are encrypted.


IP blocking tools can only prevent IP of copyright enforcers from accessing your IP which is also quite important. There are its other uses , you have just commented by reading headline only.

In Europe Union Elections , Pirate Party had won 1 seat ( 2 according to newer act which will be implemented). In Sweden it is the 3rd largest country. You should note that world over discussion is going on whether p2p should be made legal.


Not all torrents are illegal. You can get torrent of many linux cds which are available for free also.

These methods are not 100% fool proof but 99.9999999%.

No one can caught you but a dedicated sniffer who have to sniff your data from tools like Wireshark (tell me to write a doc on it after six months) & than decrypt it.

To remove your misconceptions visit bluetack website.

PS:For those interested in using this doc read the GNUFDL license first. Also I don't download movie from torrent as I don't watch movies muc as they reduce your imagination according to me.

even if data steams are encrypted tracker still has the info about which IP's are connecting at which time so it is just like putting 2 & 2 together.people do get arrested for using seriously illegal torrents even if data is encrypted because info about your IP connecting to tracker is available.this itself is enough to prove any wrongdoing in a court.

Can someone pls tell me whats a p2p thingy.

It can't prove anything as nobody knows what are you downloading. Also there are many legal torrents like FreeBSD DVD. No way can they prove to you that what are are doing are illegal & downloading illegal data.

I was banned that's why i was banned I was not able to reply earlier.

I have also written that ISP know what are you doing by your IP. Only way they can determine is what are you doing in case of encryption is by sniffing & decrypting which is banned & illegal as it violates the privacy of user.

PS: Sniffing is allowed if you are a penetration tester which is another thing. I am an amateur penetration tester.

Thanks for the article. Rep++.

Very Very Good Post.

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This is not enough as i have said that there are many legal torrents. Like these:-
ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso | ubuntu desktop | isoHunt - the BitTorrent and P2P search engine
Download: Fedora 11 DVD - Software - Linux - UNIX - Free Torrent download : Fenopy

No one can prove anything as there are legal torrents like these Linux Distros. If he did then he too will be liable for prosecution for violating the privacy of user. Only way is by sniffing & decrypting which is illegal if done for violating the privacy under Indian IT 2000 Act.