How to protect yourself in the P2P world

This post can be seen as a quick ‘howto’ covering the subject of protection in the P2P world in general, and BitTorrent specificly.

First of all, I recommend everyone to install PeerGuardian. Especially if you’re living in the USA, this is a must. PeerGuardian is some kind of firewall designed to protect the privacy of P2P users. It will block all traffic coming from suspicious IP addresses.

Secondly, be very carefull when downloading .exe files (sometimes packed in .rar files). If you’re unsure, upload the .exe file to this online malware scan website before opening it. If a torrent contains a virus (or spyware), use the “Report a problem” link so we can remove the torrent as soon as possible.

And last but not least, if you’re downloading games or movies, make sure they’re listed at NFOrce and/or VCD Quality. If you can’t find them there, big chance it’s not what you’re searching for.