
But, thanks to its intuitive layout, less experienced users can quickly figure out how to work with PeerBlock.Overall, PeerBlock may be the best online security software for the past years but its current protection is now incomparable with any modern VPN services have to offer. On the other hand, the app has not been updated for a long time. We have not come across any issues, since PeerBlock did not hang, crash or pop up error dialogs. PeerBlock needs a very low amount of CPU and system memory, is pretty responsive to key strokes and mouse commands, and worked smoothly during our testing.

Moreover, you can view a history list or clear the log file, customize settings when it comes to the log window, history and notifications, make the app automatically run at system startup and start minimized to the system tray area, among others. Enabling and disabling PeerBlock's status can be done with the simple click of a button. The main application window shows the time, range, source, destination and protocol for each connection. In the last step, you can enable the app to check for updates (PeerBlock, lists, or both), on a regular basis (e.g.

These can be either peer-to-peer organizations (P2P), ads, spyware or educational institutions.Īlternatively, you can import or create custom lists as well as always allow the computer to connect via port 80 and 443, even if they are blacklisted. Upon initialization, you can use a wizard to specify the types of ranges you want to block.


First-run Update Message - When you first run PeerBlock after upgrading, you will see a notice explaining why lists are only updating once per week.Many thanks to night_stalker_z for his hard work on this feature! This can for example be used if you're running PeerBlock on a public FTP server, or if you want to ensure that outgoing SMTP mail communications are never blocked. This means that PeerBlock will not filter any connections from/to those ports. Port Allow List - The new "Port Settings" tab allows you to unblock ports (incoming and/or outgoing).
