utorrent ipfilter updater

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:30 pm

Hi everyone, I’ve written a simple ipfilter updater for utorrent.

This simple utility can be used to automatically update your p2p level 1 IP filter for µtorrent, it does all the hard work for you, all you need to do is click update.

Scheduling
You can use the Windows Task Scheduler to run the updater once a day (once a day is the most you should update, so as to not abuse the blocklist service). To do so, simply create a schedule task and use the -auto parameter when entering in execution details and the program will auto-update and close once completed.

Download Now Updated 0.4

Code:

http://www.fear-otaku.org/filterupdater/ipfilter_setup.exe

Changelog for latest

Code:

0.3 to 0.4
- added ability to update portable installations (specify path)
- added ability to disable logging (disabled by default)
- improved file copy method for faster I/O
- improved error logging (a little more verbose)
- fixed 0 ips loaded in utorrent ipfilter issue (Fixed Convert Function)
- fixed uTorrent not restarting under Windows XP
- fixed unable to write to Program Files under Vista / 7
- fixed issue with not reading settings
- fixed an error on extracting the blocklist (gZipDeflate wasn't closing file)
- fixed some gramatical and spelling mistakes (log file)
- fixed uTorrent location being blank on start up
- fixed visit website url (scalpers took my fear-otaku.com domain)

Requires the Microsoft .Net framework 3.5

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:02 pm

Does this work with vista because allot of ones are having problems with PeerGuardian that have vista and that tool you made would come in handy for them ?

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:06 pm

Actually made it when i was running windows 7 Laughing

so works on that and vista 100% as i tried it on my laptop too which is vista and works, not sure about xp.

My only issue is utorrent not reloading the filter once you update, but should have something sorted by next update Smile

And some more reliable lists too...

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:03 pm

Dude you rock, It works great.

everybody should get this ASAP, It's a must have.

Reps for you fear-otaku Very Happy

Edit: Someday you will rep somebody, this I foresee. Laughing

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:22 pm

Thank you for this, so far running perfectly on my PC.

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:20 pm

one day AD, just someone needs to impress me Smile

haha

Thanks for the comments, there are still things that I want to fix on it, when I do i'll make a post Smile

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:25 pm

I am going to add your link to my hexagon group I hope you don't mind.

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:28 pm

Yeah mate go for it, I hope to have something a bit more advanced done tonight and I'll put it up as the same link Smile

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:30 am

OMG how good is this!!!!!!

well impressed mate (+1 rep) been looking for a web page to tell me when to update this!!!! now i dont need to!!!!!!

simply brilliant!!!

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:46 am

Is that all I have to do click on update filter?

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:48 am

djdezzie wrote:

Is that all I have to do click on update filter?

You'll need to close and re-open utorrent for it to use the updated filter, im working on fixing this, most likely by doing the utorrent restart for you as I don't think there is any other way.

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:49 am

just run the FilterUpdater.exe after you extract it.

Hopefully fear-otaku will put it into an installer package. Hint Hint.

fear-otaku wrote:

You'll need to close and re-open utorrent for it to use the updated filter, im working on fixing this, most likely by doing the utorrent restart for you as I don't think there is any other way.

Yeah a far as I know that would be the only way.

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:53 am

Cheers a_d and fear-otaku have a + from me as well mate, good work! Very Happy

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:02 am

already_dead wrote:

Hopefully fear-otaku will put it into an installer package. Hint Hint.

Is there a need for one? Maybe once it's a bit more mature

I'm working on being able to use gzip encoded lists atm for the ones like bluetack and i-blocklist. If you know of any decent lists please let me know Smile

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:10 am

fear-otaku wrote:

Is there a need for one? Maybe once it's a bit more mature

I think so that way it has a place to put the log.txt and the ipfilterdat files that it made on my desktop (Where I ran it from). It's not a problem for me to make a program folder and shortcut to run it with, It just looks more professional in an installer package. Just a suggestion.

fear-otaku wrote:

I'm working on being able to use gzip encoded lists atm for the ones like bluetack and i-blocklist. If you know of any decent lists please let me know Smile

i-blocklist is the only one i use.