PeerBlock Plus Portable has been released. PeerBlock is an IP firewall with support for blocklists and allow lists. PeerBlock Plus adds a freely sourced blocklist that is automatically updated daily. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.
Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.
Features
PeerBlock is an IP-based block and allowlist that lets you block communication with advertising, spyware, p2p monitoring, and other servers online. The included blocklist provider, iBlockList, allows users to update their lists once per week for free. Daily updates are available with a paid subscription. PeerBlock Plus Portable adds a freely sourced combined blocklist that is automatically updated daily when starting the app using a custom updater we created. The list provider accepts donations to fund their efforts. Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions or the modern and legacy versions are included for maximum performance and compatibility.
PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format
PeerBlock Plus Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Platform including the Menu and Backup Utility.
Download
PeerBlock Plus Portable is available for immediate download from the PeerBlock Plus Portable homepage. Get it today!
Comments
What's New?
I've updated PeerBlock with a custom updater to do daily updates of a freely available combined blocklist. This should make PeerBlock more useful to a wider arrary of folks.
Great, Thanks!
Better than manually deleting the lists.
PS. It was not updating (weekly) since a long time, not updating at all for free users.
Update lists
Hi John,
What is this "custom updater" exactly? A malicious IP list? Where do you get it from?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Detailed and Linked
It's detailed and linked above as well as on the app's homepage. You'll find a sources.txt that details all the sources the developer pulls from linked as well as a donation link to support them.
Links?
There was a great (huge) and free list curated by John at Bitsurge but his site has been down and he warned everyone that eventually he won't be providing it. Anyone has a link or suggestion on an alternative?
bongochong
Another large one I found is https://github.com/bongochong/CombinedPrivacyBlockLists but it was last updated 2 months ago. That's why it is not included.