Your ‘real’ IP address will remain hidden. The main benefit is peers will only see the IP address of the proxy server. The proxy server connects to all torrent peers on your behalf. Proxy / Socks5 Torrent ProxyĪ proxy connection is one that routes your traffic from a specific app/program (your torrent client) through a 3rd party server.

And it does nothing to anonymize your torrent downloads. Verdict: Blocklists might be better than nothing (barely) but it’s not a really a privacy tool. Meanwhile, blocklists are made up mostly of good/harmless peers which will cause you slower speeds and reduced availability. And any professional torrent monitoring service can get new IP’s as easy as you can. In reality, it’s literally impossible to identify and block every IP address that might be malicous. The theory is that if you can identify ‘suspicious’ IP’s, you can block them and minimize your risk of having your torrent downloads monitored. Prevent connections from certain ‘undesirable’ IP addresses or IP ranges. Torrent IP blocklists attempt to do one thing. VPNs that include Socks5 Proxy access: Our top picks are Private Internet Access and NordVPN (Special 72% discount) Quick Intro to your 3 Optionsīefore we dive in to the details, here’s a brief overview of the 3 torrent privacy tools, and the relative strengths/weaknesses of each: PeerBlock/iBlocklist/Other IP blockers Several torrent-friendly VPNs include zero-log proxy service at no additional charge. Important Note: Fortunately, you don’t have to pay extra or choose between one or the other. And some very cautious people to use both together for maximum privacy. But there are several key differences that may lead you to choose one over the other. In many ways they’re quite similar (route your traffic through a 3rd-party server, hiding your IP address).

And the biggest question we get is which offers more protection, a VPN or Proxy? If you’re looking to download torrents anonymously, the tools you use a make a big difference.

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