File Details |
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| File Size | 2.3 MB |
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| License | Open Source |
| Operating System | Windows 7/2000/Vista/XP |
| Date Added | January 14, 2014 |
| Total Downloads | 15,908 |
| Publisher | PeerBlock, LLC |
| Homepage | PeerBlock |
Publisher's Description
PeerBlock is a new version of the popular Peer Guardian 2 software. It blocks "known bad" computers from accessing yours, for example governments, corporate entities, and those flagged for anti-p2p activities. It maintains the functionality of the original Peer Guardian 2 program, but includes fixes for various issues that remain unaddressed in the latest (~2 year old) version of PG2.
Latest Reviews
Mirage_Etoile reviewed v1.2 Release 693 on Jun 22, 2014
Yeah this program is excellent , it adds a real point in net security but only if used both with a real and updated ipfilter like ipfilterX by nexus23 labs.
Forget the obsolete filters never updated and especially huge filter,
they filter like 90% of the net in an useless way.
Zoroaster reviewed v1.1 Release 691 Beta on Jan 10, 2014
A very very nice product, application. Many lists available, tiny footprint and works like a charm. GUI ys very well thought, extra simple to handle.
One example. I have on Pale Moon browser (Firefox in same conditions) the well known Adblock Plus add-on working in conjunction with another one, "Disconnect". Both are instructed to filter Facebook calls when the user is not on Facebook, OK? Well, believe it or not, some sites call Facebook either with urls not handled by either the add-ons mentioned, either by the direct "numerical" url (sorry for my English) such as 31.13.81.17.
This 31.13.81.17 is blocked with PeerBlock bacause I have a Facebook list given to PeerBlock. This illustrates the advantage of the application and also how tricky some techniques can become.
OAKsider reviewed v1.1.0 Release 677 Beta on Dec 2, 2013
The finest peer blocking software available. Light resource usage, tiny install. Tons of options. Highly recommended. I-Blocklist integration, and now those purchases are shared with PeerBlock to help development.
Vampyra reviewed v1.1.0 Release 518 on Jun 10, 2013
Peerblock does not update enough.
Uriel reviewed v1.1.0 Release 518 on Nov 23, 2010
The only thing missing is a Linux compatible version.
tannenwheel reviewed v1.0 r320 Beta on Mar 10, 2010
i have unchecked "update at startup" and checked "auto-update every (1) days" (which is applied to both list and program). i don't notice any delays. at least i never get to see that little update-window, that it would display when updating during startup. it's been truly a "set and forget" program in my experience.
emanresU deriseD reviewed v1.0+ r277 Beta on Feb 16, 2010
Yeah some PG builds were horrible, but I managed to find one that is very stable for me (it's reported in the About box as "PeerGuardian 2.0 Beta 6b (09/18/2005)").
been reviewed v1.0+ r277 Beta on Feb 16, 2010
@emanresU deriseD
Clicking off the 'Update Peerblock' option (the program update) greatly decreases loading time. I agree that a crash recovery facility should have been included although, unlike with PG2, I've yet to experience a Peerblock crash.
emanresU deriseD reviewed v1.0 on Nov 24, 2009
There's no way I'm using this instead of PeerGuardian 2.0 6b. That version of PG runs perfectly for me, and the only annoyance with it is the "Generating List Cache..." delay. (I do understand the reason for that delay.)
PeerBlock not only has the same delay, it forces it upon me TWO times each time I start it, for no apparent reason. Sometimes it displays the "Generating List Cache..." notice even when I KNOW there have been no list updates.
Also, each time I run PeerBlock, it displays a few "Allowed" connections, and then issues a notice that it won't display any more of them to save resources. Well, uhh, I have it configured not to display ANY "Allowed" connections, so why display them at all?
The list editor has a GUI bug (at least when used at 120 DPI). Other, minor GUI bugs from PG (in the settings dialog) are still there.
There is no (native) way to remove the PB driver if the application or system crashes, as there is with PG. Also, PG removes its driver automatically when it's closed. PB does not.
So in short, from where I sit, there's nothing at all better about PB, and many things worse.
BTW, I am running the latest STABLE version of PB. Well, I was, before I uninstalled it...
ckasprzak reviewed v1.0 on Oct 14, 2009
Has replaced PeerGuardian for me.
Mirage_Etoile reviewed v1.2 Release 693 on Jun 22, 2014
Yeah this program is excellent , it adds a real point in net security but only if used both with a real and updated ipfilter like ipfilterX by nexus23 labs.
Forget the obsolete filters never updated and especially huge filter,
they filter like 90% of the net in an useless way.
Zoroaster reviewed v1.1 Release 691 Beta on Jan 10, 2014
A very very nice product, application. Many lists available, tiny footprint and works like a charm. GUI ys very well thought, extra simple to handle.
One example. I have on Pale Moon browser (Firefox in same conditions) the well known Adblock Plus add-on working in conjunction with another one, "Disconnect". Both are instructed to filter Facebook calls when the user is not on Facebook, OK? Well, believe it or not, some sites call Facebook either with urls not handled by either the add-ons mentioned, either by the direct "numerical" url (sorry for my English) such as 31.13.81.17.
This 31.13.81.17 is blocked with PeerBlock bacause I have a Facebook list given to PeerBlock. This illustrates the advantage of the application and also how tricky some techniques can become.
OAKsider reviewed v1.1.0 Release 677 Beta on Dec 2, 2013
The finest peer blocking software available. Light resource usage, tiny install. Tons of options. Highly recommended. I-Blocklist integration, and now those purchases are shared with PeerBlock to help development.
Vampyra reviewed v1.1.0 Release 518 on Jun 10, 2013
Peerblock does not update enough.
Uriel reviewed v1.1.0 Release 518 on Nov 23, 2010
The only thing missing is a Linux compatible version.
tannenwheel reviewed v1.0 r320 Beta on Mar 10, 2010
i have unchecked "update at startup" and checked "auto-update every (1) days" (which is applied to both list and program). i don't notice any delays. at least i never get to see that little update-window, that it would display when updating during startup. it's been truly a "set and forget" program in my experience.
emanresU deriseD reviewed v1.0+ r277 Beta on Feb 16, 2010
Yeah some PG builds were horrible, but I managed to find one that is very stable for me (it's reported in the About box as "PeerGuardian 2.0 Beta 6b (09/18/2005)").
been reviewed v1.0+ r277 Beta on Feb 16, 2010
@emanresU deriseD
Clicking off the 'Update Peerblock' option (the program update) greatly decreases loading time. I agree that a crash recovery facility should have been included although, unlike with PG2, I've yet to experience a Peerblock crash.
emanresU deriseD reviewed v1.0 on Nov 24, 2009
There's no way I'm using this instead of PeerGuardian 2.0 6b. That version of PG runs perfectly for me, and the only annoyance with it is the "Generating List Cache..." delay. (I do understand the reason for that delay.)
PeerBlock not only has the same delay, it forces it upon me TWO times each time I start it, for no apparent reason. Sometimes it displays the "Generating List Cache..." notice even when I KNOW there have been no list updates.
Also, each time I run PeerBlock, it displays a few "Allowed" connections, and then issues a notice that it won't display any more of them to save resources. Well, uhh, I have it configured not to display ANY "Allowed" connections, so why display them at all?
The list editor has a GUI bug (at least when used at 120 DPI). Other, minor GUI bugs from PG (in the settings dialog) are still there.
There is no (native) way to remove the PB driver if the application or system crashes, as there is with PG. Also, PG removes its driver automatically when it's closed. PB does not.
So in short, from where I sit, there's nothing at all better about PB, and many things worse.
BTW, I am running the latest STABLE version of PB. Well, I was, before I uninstalled it...
ckasprzak reviewed v1.0 on Oct 14, 2009
Has replaced PeerGuardian for me.
Tockman reviewed v1.0 on Oct 1, 2009
The most necessary piece of software... at least for me now:)
Sativarg reviewed v1.0 on Sep 30, 2009
Yea! This is great news. It installed without missing a beat no more uninstall first.
I hear the developers and friends are having a little celebration in a bar near New York. I hope they have a great time, They sure did earn it. This is, so much, piece of mind. I love this jewl of a program A++
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LATEST Public Release: PeerBlock 1.0
gsteele reviewed v0.9.2+ (r172) on Sep 24, 2009
Indispensable and better then ever
dhry reviewed v0.9.2 (r131) on Sep 5, 2009
When it works, it works great. When it doesn't work (which for me is 50% of the time) it states "Unable to load the packet filtering driver" - even after a fresh install, and refuses to start. PeerGuardian used to do this but they had some sort of tool which would reset the driver so it worked again. Peerblock doesn't have that. Solid 3 stars until they correct this recurring bug.
Uriel reviewed v0.9.2 (r131) on Sep 4, 2009
Wow! This application works great. I can't wait for the final. I sent in a donation to help these good folks to purchase a signed driver. I didn't have to, but this has been a long time in waiting.
shallot reviewed v0.9.2 (r93) on Aug 24, 2009
Thank you for PeerBlock...It works much better and leaner than PeerGuardian 2...Nov 2005 build.
For all those who had problems with Nov 2005 build of PG2 and reverted back to Aug 2005 build, try deleting the db files and try again. For some reason, the DB format is different between both and Nov version has a problem of corrupting the db file. Just deleting it once in a while keeps PG2 happy...but then if you have upgraded to PB, all's well again. :)
Daily Activist reviewed v0.9.2 (r86) on Aug 5, 2009
I couldn't get Peer Guardian to work for me. It kept crashing. I've been using PeerBlock for several days now with absolutely no problems. Thanks to the person taking up the cause and making this software work!
emanresU deriseD reviewed v0.9.2 (r86) on Aug 5, 2009
PeerGuardian 2.0 Beta 6b (09/18/2005) works fine on my WinXP system. All releases of PG after that crash for me, though.
The problem I'd like to see fixed is the agonizingly-slow, CPU-killing "Generating List Cache..." process. I've always hated that, and I know I'm not alone.
DeKoquonut reviewed v0.9.1 (r71) on Aug 5, 2009
Works very well, was glad to see someone take up this great but aging program. No crashes and it does seem faster than the last PG release.
Aires reviewed v0.9.1 (r71) on Aug 5, 2009
I've installed this on Windows 7 and I can highly recommend it. It's much much better than Peer Guardian. It's faster and hasn't crashed once like PG did on XP and W7. Like it a lot.
morrig reviewed v0.9.1 (r71) on Aug 5, 2009
Been using for a week on Win7,previously the other versions were to flakey sometimes not starting and crashing.The only problem is not been able to get to auto-start.Seems to work well but if blocking all HTTP can cause problems opening some sites,as to be expected.Overal adds a good extra layer of extra security.
dhry reviewed v0.9.1 (r71) on Aug 5, 2009
Doesn't work. "Peerblock is unable to load the packet filtering driver" immediately after installation.
landfish reviewed v0.9.1 (r71) on Aug 4, 2009
no problems here yet, been using it on win7 & vista 32bit.