OK, recently torrents are being crawled by various ANTI -Peer 2 Peer organization, what happens here they try to download a torrent from you and once they are successful you get reported to your ISP based on your IP address.

In this post I am going to show you how to install a basic application called PeerBlock and how to enable Encryption in uTorrent to be safe.

(Check out the you tube video if you don't feel like reading all the steps in this HOW-TO)

Youtube HOW-TO

STEP1: Go to Peer Block Downloads Page

Once there you will see the following screen:

Now click on the highlighted text on the web page that states "PeerBlock 1.0", this will take you to  other page (the only reason i am not linking directly to a file because I know they will release new versions of the software as time passes, this process assures you get the latest version always)

STEP2: When clicking on PeerBlock 1.0 you will end up at this page now.

STEP3: Click on PeerBlock 1.0 Installer - For Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7 (note this installation works with 32bit and 64bit Windows 7)

Download PeerBlock and save it into a place where you can find it after.

STEP4: Execute the PeerBlock installation file by double-clicking on it.

STEP5: Accept Run in the following screen

STEP6: Accept the PeerBlock LLC UAC - in Windows 7 and Vista by hitting YES

Now you will see the following screen:

Hit NEXT

Select "I accept the agreement" and hit NEXT

Once again hit NEXT, you will see the following screen

From here you can change the install path, I leave it default at: C:\Progra Files\PeerBlock hit NEXT

I keep this default but you can choose not to create Start Menu Folder. (This way you will have no shortcut to PeerBlock, leave this default and hit NEXT)

Make sure you have a check mark on Create a desktop icon, and You can select to Start PeerBlock on system start up, I wouldn't do that because alot of sites will be blocked and you might forget that this program is automatically running I would only turn this on when you are downloading torrents)

Hit NEXT

Keep settings default and hit INSTALL

Now on the installation process will finish and you will be presented with the screen below:

Hit Finish now PeerBlock will be automatically launch since we have "Launch PeerBlock" selected, now on first Start UP will see the following screen

Hit NEXT

Important Step make sure P2P has a check mark on it "Anti-P2P organizations" and hit NEXT

Leave the updates default or change as you wish, I keep it default it will auto update any list and peerblock software changes on the time interval you specify.

Hit NEXT

Hit FINISH

This is the next screen you should see below when you hit finish:

It should download the P2P list after it downloads you can hit Close, it will become active after downloading.

Now you should see PeerBlock running, you won't be able to go to certain websites like CNN.COM, UNVERSALSTUDIOS.COM etc and many many others ones around 774 million IP addresses that are blocked. When you click on your task to see hidden icons you will see:

The blue icon in the programs tool bar states that PeerBlock is running when we hit Disable it will become RED which means it is not active, We would want to disable it when we are not downloading any torrent or using any torrent websites, because we will be prevented from browsing various websites that are on the ANTI-P2P block list.

Now to the uTorrent part, if you have uTorrent installed simply go to: Your uTorrent app.

and Follow the EASY 1,2,3,4,5 and you are DONE!

1.Select BitTorrent tab on the left.

2. Enabled for Encryption

3. Check Mark on "Allow incoming legacy connections"

4. Apply

5. OK!

All done!