Peer-to-peer file sharing users are becoming increasingly concerned about exposing their IP publicly. As you’re aware, uTorrent shows connected IPs under the “Peers” tab.

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More concerning is the ability of film studios for example to plant tracking technology embedded right into the video. This allows them to issue copyright infringement notices through ISPs. I’m not encouraging piracy, merely noting that your IP can be harvested and possibly used against you when you share or download torrents.

The idea behind this tutorial is to replace your real IP with the IP associated with a VPN service.

Step 1

For testing purposes I used JustFreeVPN. Please note that free VPNs are excruciatingly slow especially when downloading huge files via torrent.

I strongly recommend that you sign up with one of the reputable, fast VPN providers below to avoid frustration. Plans are typically $10/month or less.

BitTorrent is the original torrent client, originally developed to support uploading and download files using the BitTorrent protocol, still used today by most torrent sites. First released over fifteen years ago in 2001, BitTorrent as a client has someone of a hazy history. This site can tell you what your IP address is, and compare it to the IP address of your torrent client, which will let you know whether your proxy is working correctly. QBittorrent is an open-source BitTorrent client featuring an IP filtering system that’s very popular in the torrent community. It is based on the libtorrent-rasterbar and Qt toolkit. In addition to being very.

1. The two best privacy tools for uTorrent are a VPN or Proxy. They can both help you hide your IP address from torrent peers, but they differ in ease-of-use and features (like encryption). We’ll cover the basic differences below, but for a closer look, read: VPN vs. Proxy for torrenting. Comparative advantages of VPN & Proxy.
2. Typically, these lists consist of the IP addresses of known snoopers or malware providers. Most of the good bittorrent clients support blocklists – for example Transmission or uTorrent. Where To Find Blocklists Bitsurge Blocklist. The Bitsurge list is a list of “anti-torrent” group. It was created for the Transmission torrent client.

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Step 2

From the top menu go to Options > Preferences (Windows) or uTorrent > Preferences (Mac).

Step 3

A new window will pop up. Click on “Connection” on the left (Windows) or on the “Network” icon (Mac).

Step 4

Select the proxy server type from the dropdown button as specified by your VPN provider. Check the box next to “Authentication” and enter the username and password you were given.

Windows

There are a number of advanced options here under “Proxy Server” and “Proxy Privacy.” For maximum protection check all the boxes as shown in the screenshot.

Click the “Apply” button.

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Mac OS X

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Check the boxes under your login info as shown in the screenshot for maximum protection.

All Done

Congrats! Your real IP will no longer be displayed in uTorrrent.