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And things like PeerBlock and drive virtualisation software are affected too.

Here's a blog post by the PeerBlock devs about the subject. Getting your driver signed costs hundreds of dollars a year, a threshold which would prevent most hobbyists from signing their drivers, it's just too expensive. And the money isn't used to audit anything or do anything useful, it's just an extortion racket.

You could try something like http://www.peerblock.com/ which allows you to block ad-related http.

You can get lists there http://www.iblocklist.com/ can use for block and also for allow. The service depend of your needs, i am using 4 lists from iblocklist and http://www.peerblock.com/ on a windows computer :)

Of course IP blacklists aren't 100% effective, but is Peerblock http://www.peerblock.com/ still a viable defense against known tracking agencies? - HEX

Somewhat; from what I understand, the copyright cartels (and/or their contractors) primarily harvest IPs from public trackers (no idea if they collect from DHT/PEX, but nothing's stopping 'em), but direct communication with them provides stronger evidence against anyone they single out for persecution. I still recommend blocking unfriendly IPs.

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Of course IP blacklists aren't 100% effective, but is Peerblock http://www.peerblock.com/ still a viable defense against known tracking agencies? - HEX

Peerblock is the new Peerguardian, using iblocklist.com. It has a very low profile. I keep it running all the time without trouble.

What's needed is an option in clients to not upload to other users who have IP addresses in the USA.

Peerblock is your friend.

Massive fail of a program. It's supposedly open source but you need of all things MS Visual C++ 2008 (!) to get it to build. See the page on compiling the darn thing: http://www.peerblock.com/development/compiling

Downloaded the blocklists for Pirate Pay as well as the antip2p blocklists.

I tested on a poisoned swarm that had listed 5000 seeders (which were mostly mediadefender and pirate pay poisoners)

Peerblock dumped over 4500 of the poisoned seeds from the torrent by blocking them and my torrent speed went from 20K/s download to 2500-3000K/s download

So for companies like this I highly recommend picking up Peerblock and getting some blocklists, especially the antip2p blocklists.

http://www.peerblock.com/

Never ever again have problem with companies like Mediadefender or PiratePay and their ilk.

PeerBlock is also your friend.

PeerBlock Beat the ISP's at their own game. Pirate all you want.

No need for an OS reinstall yet. Actually, it isn't too bad...

I used a clean machine to export the registry keys for the EXE file association to a .REG file. Reboot the infected machine into safe mode, import the .REG file, and then use a program such as System Explorer or Security Task Manager to help clean up any bad processes.

Next, locate the exact filename of the virus (av.exe as one example). Rename/Remove the virus EVE file. Then create a DIRECTORY with same name in the same path (so a directory named "av.exe") - While the virus creators have been finding craftier and craftier ways to get it to execute itself on systems, this is an absolute stupid simple way to prevent it from even being writable (until they change the filename or path for where it saves itself).

Oh, and there is always PeerBlock with a daily updated list, which is great at blocking 3rd party malware servers entirely (this has worked much MUCH better at being up-to-date with Malware lists than any AV application as of recent) - http://www.peerblock.com/

Mod up, mod up...
How many times do we have to repeat this?
For those without Firefox and those extensions you point out, do your 'hosts' file:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file
Good for Chrome lovers and, of course, non-Windows platforms.
Yes - Apple and *Nix users are vunerable too...especially if in a mixed network with Windows boxen.

Peerblock is worth a look too...
http://www.peerblock.com/releases