I FEEL I'M HAVING UNPROTECTED INTERNET!

I'm new to all this (and loving it), I'm downloading programs at the suggestion of a complete stranger! I'm inviting strange torrents back to my apartment!

How do you protect yourself (your computer)?

 

the title was
I FEEL I'M HAVING UNPROTECTED INTERNET!

 

What you need is a IP blocker. The one that i know of is Peer Guardian. Here is a link

http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/

I hope that helps. Also make sure you post your threads in the right forum rooms I will ask this to be moved.

 

THANKS BORHAN

I already have peerguardian2. sorry I posted in the wrong forum.

 

No worries glad to help

 

Before people forget about this, I too use torrents, and I was wondering if I was missing something to help me stay safe?
What is this all about?

Thanks!
Corn

 

@corn

Mate what peer guardian does is blocks your ip address out for others to trace it. Go to the website and read about the software Its ahandy little tool

 

Ok thanks, does this also work for Limewire?

EDIT:
I downloaded it, and I installed, and now I allowed the HTTP, so I can access the internet.
Can anyone give me some pointers so I can get the "feel" of the program a little more?

Thanks!
Corn

 

It works for limewire. This program just sits in the system tray and then u just have to update it on a regular basis so it has all the other ip addresses so it can block incoming and outgoing addresses. If that makes any sense.

 

Ya, it does, thanks so much.
This is going to save me so much...

 

btw just wondering if u also have a firewall that also helps.

 

Ya, Trend Micro PC Cillin, or something like that...
A brand most people haven't heard of before.

 

Well i have heard of them and soo has many others here

Well happy computing and let me know if i can help any further.

 

Ok, and also I am on AIM, and it keeps logging IP addresses, how do I know if the IP it logs is mine or someones elses?

Thanks!
Corn

 

The IP Address it logs is the many pages you visit. You can clear this by clicking. "Clear Log" It's as simple as that.

 

I know. But I wanna to track the IP back to where I went..

 

I am not sure about tracking it back. The only thing i can suggest is too track back the sites you visited with the history section of the browser to see where you have gone in the past.

 

Ok, I was just wondering I could do it..

 

Try this link:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/292257