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    • scudmissile
      scudmissile @Guest last edited by

      @chuchkyschild said in VPN engaged but get warning from ISP about a download:

      browsec vpn

      Thanks for that.
      Have just added it to all my browsers. Even Torch.
      By the way, I love Torch but hate the way it hijacks all the magnet torrent downloads to default on installing it.

      I finally figured it out last week. You have to go into your registry and to
      Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Magnet\shell\open\command
      Change the command to the location of the torrent handler. In my case it's "C\Program Files\qBittorrent.exe" "%1"

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @scudmissile last edited by

        @scudmissile The whole movie? Or maybe you just downloaded a file that was then opened in another program to start downloading the movie?

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        • scudmissile
          scudmissile @leocg last edited by

          @leocg
          That's what I was wondering only last week. The browser VPN is only that, ie applicable to the browser alone. Whatever torrent handler is used may well have no VPN capability built in so the traffic isn't invisible to anyone who has access to the torrent handler's data.

          So, let's say that a download is initiated through the VPN protected browser and is running on say, UTorrent, then the browser is closed the download is still ongoing. No VPN built into any torrent handler as far as I can see, unless it's a paid for one. Nor am I aware of any procedure to prevent uploading as a torrent sharer whilst downloading is ongoing.

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          • A Former User
            A Former User @scudmissile last edited by

            @scudmissile said in VPN engaged but get warning from ISP about a download:

            @chuchkyschild said in VPN engaged but get warning from ISP about a download:

            browsec vpn

            Thanks for that.
            Have just added it to all my browsers. Even Torch.
            By the way, I love Torch but hate the way it hijacks all the magnet torrent downloads to default on installing it.

            I finally figured it out last week. You have to go into your registry and to
            Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Magnet\shell\open\command
            Change the command to the location of the torrent handler. In my case it's "C\Program Files\qBittorrent.exe" "%1"

            does that work for all browsers? be nice not to have to click when i click a magnet link. glad you like browsec.

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            • scudmissile
              scudmissile @Guest last edited by

              @chuchkyschild said in VPN engaged but get warning from ISP about a download:

              @scudmissile said in VPN engaged but get warning from ISP about a download:

              @chuchkyschild said in VPN engaged but get warning from ISP about a download:

              browsec vpn

              Thanks for that.
              Have just added it to all my browsers. Even Torch.
              By the way, I love Torch but hate the way it hijacks all the magnet torrent downloads to default on installing it.

              I finally figured it out last week. You have to go into your registry and to
              Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Magnet\shell\open\command
              Change the command to the location of the torrent handler. In my case it's "C\Program Files\qBittorrent.exe" "%1"

              does that work for all browsers? be nice not to have to click when i click a magnet link. glad you like browsec.

              I guess that the registry controls what opens with what so it'll be the default for any browser/torrent handler.

              I love Opera for doing many things but Torch is great for just downloading most anything from websites without any faffing around. It even grabs Youtube video

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by

                The handler can be set in Opera's settings. OR make Opera ask every time.

                ISP snooping: enable encryption in torrent client (not avail in every client?)

                Also you could block your ISP's DNS servers in your router - and change DNS to those of OpenNic.
                OpenNic also supports DNScrypt if your interested of that.

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                • emniss
                  emniss last edited by

                  Opera provides a browser based VPN service, not a system wide VPN which tunnels every traffic of every software installed on your computer through a VPN server. If you are looking for privacy protection for sharing your birthday and holiday videos 👼 through bit torrent, Opera can't help you. That's much more the business of SurfEasy paid plans:

                  https://www.surfeasy.com/features/

                  No registry entry, no uTorrent setting will help you, because other peers can see your IP address. Only obfuscating your real IP through a system wide VPN (like SurfEasy) will prevent you from being busted.

                  It's pretty clear to me you downloaded a small torrent file (a few KBytes) through Opera VPNs servers but started it in a torrent client, which down- and uploaded chunks of your shared file to other peers through your unprotected internet connection. You have to understand, that Opera only protects its own browser traffic and not the traffic of any other program.

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by

                    turn on the encryption in the torrent client it does work. vpn is great for hiding the fact that you're downloading a torrent or magnet, and the encryption in your torrent client in most cases will keep your isp from seeing what you are downloading.

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                    • emniss
                      emniss @Guest last edited by

                      @chuchkyschild said in VPN engaged but get warning from ISP about a download:

                      turn on the encryption in the torrent client it does work. vpn is great for hiding the fact that you're downloading a torrent or magnet, and the encryption in your torrent client in most cases will keep your isp from seeing what you are downloading.

                      But it doesn't prevent all other clients from seeing your IP. It's not your ISP who cares what you do, it's the right owner and his law firm. They pretend to be an ordinary peer but in fact it's a monitoring software which logs every client uploading chunks to them. Depending on the country you reside they go to the criminal justice, prosecutor, court or ISP with the logged IP and resolve them to the internet subscriber and that's the point you are busted.

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                      • scudmissile
                        scudmissile @Guest last edited by

                        @chuchkyschild

                        I still get the message box appearing if I want to open a torrent with Torch. It only gives a yes or no option so you're stuck with Torch......
                        BUT I now have found a registry setting to delete.
                        Go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RegisteredApplications and delete Torch.

                        Now when clicking on a torrent link it asks if you wish to opoen it with qBittorrent ( in my case) or probably whatever you put in the previous registry setting for you own default.

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                        • scudmissile
                          scudmissile @scudmissile last edited by

                          @scudmissile said in VPN engaged but get warning from ISP about a download:

                          @chuchkyschild

                          I still get the message box appearing if I want to open a torrent with Torch. It only gives a yes or no option so you're stuck with Torch......
                          BUT I now have found a registry setting to delete.
                          Go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RegisteredApplications and delete Torch.

                          Now when clicking on a torrent link it asks if you wish to opoen it with qBittorrent ( in my case) or probably whatever you put in the previous registry setting for you own default.

                          Ah ha.....
                          Now if you completely delete your torrent programme, settings and all then reinstall it, it sets itself as the default torrent programme.
                          Sorted at last.

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                          • A Former User
                            A Former User last edited by A Former User

                            uTorrent directs DNS requests to Cisco open servers, u can change this in settings (extra settings) to use such as OpenNIC.

                            Obfuscate by enabling encryption.

                            Also the the part "IP to report to tracker" (or something like that) u can basically add whatever IP u want. Most trackers don't operate through IP's reported to them.

                            Of course - if you really want top solid protection - get a VPN.

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                            • A Former User
                              A Former User @scudmissile last edited by

                              @scudmissile said in VPN engaged but get warning from ISP about a download:

                              @scudmissile said in VPN engaged but get warning from ISP about a download:

                              @chuchkyschild

                              I still get the message box appearing if I want to open a torrent with Torch. It only gives a yes or no option so you're stuck with Torch......
                              BUT I now have found a registry setting to delete.
                              Go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RegisteredApplications and delete Torch.

                              Now when clicking on a torrent link it asks if you wish to opoen it with qBittorrent ( in my case) or probably whatever you put in the previous registry setting for you own default.

                              Ah ha.....
                              Now if you completely delete your torrent programme, settings and all then reinstall it, it sets itself as the default torrent programme.
                              Sorted at last.

                              not true. tried that. only opera and chrome have this behavior. firefox set it under applications and forget it.

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                              • scudmissile
                                scudmissile @Guest last edited by

                                @chuchkyschild said in VPN engaged but get warning from ISP about a download:

                                @scudmissile said in VPN engaged but get warning from ISP about a download:

                                @scudmissile said in VPN engaged but get warning from ISP about a download:

                                @chuchkyschild

                                I still get the message box appearing if I want to open a torrent with Torch. It only gives a yes or no option so you're stuck with Torch......
                                BUT I now have found a registry setting to delete.
                                Go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RegisteredApplications and delete Torch.

                                Now when clicking on a torrent link it asks if you wish to opoen it with qBittorrent ( in my case) or probably whatever you put in the previous registry setting for you own default.

                                Ah ha.....
                                Now if you completely delete your torrent programme, settings and all then reinstall it, it sets itself as the default torrent programme.
                                Sorted at last.

                                not true. tried that. only opera and chrome have this behavior. firefox set it under applications and forget it.

                                Ah, Opera and Chrome are what I use. I also have Torch which is the cause of the problem anyway. However on using Torch to download a torrent from the likes of pirate.trade they open in my qBittorrent so effectively leaving torch out of the loop.

                                I am now sussing things out more from the things I picked up. I installed the Browsec onto Torch and it works fine. Now if I then leave Torch as my default torrent manager the whole shebang is under the VPN to anonymise the activity.

                                So it gets the result I want but via a different route.

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                                • A Former User
                                  A Former User last edited by

                                  @scudmissile said in VPN engaged but get warning from ISP about a download:

                                  scudmissile

                                  scudmissile if it works cool

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