How to Use Peer Guardian With UTorrent

Peer Guardian is a program that prevents your computer from communicating with malicious or untrusted Internet Protocol addresses. Peer Guardian can be used alongside uTorrent to prevent your computer from communicating with an untrusted system.

Things You'll Need

• uTorrent

Instructions

1. Open your browser and download the latest stable version of Peer Guardian from the sourceforge.net website. Save the file to your desktop.

2. Double-click the downloaded file to open it on your computer.

3. Click "Next" twice, then modify the installation path in the "Destination Location" dialog. Click "Next" again.

4. Enter a label for Peer Guardian on the Start menu, then click "Next" twice.

5. Click "Install" to start Peer Guardian.

6. Open the "Start" menu and type "peer." Right-click "Peer Guardian" from the list of applications and click "Run as administrator." Grant it administrative permissions if requested.

7. Open the Start menu and type "torrent." Click "uTorrent" from the list of applications. Peer Guardian will automatically filter uTorrent connections as it controls all connections from your computer.

References

• File Share Freak: IP Blocking for uTorrent in Windows XP & Vista