![]() ![]() ![]() I dont want to start rumors, but this is only what i heard from a few developers in their IRC channel. From what I have been told, the hijackers are holding the websites for ransom of "$500". PeerGuardian users are advised to stop using the and hosted blocklists in favor of the Bluetack list." ĮDIT: Negotiations are currently underway between the developers and hijackers. However, after speaking to the Methlabs team and various connected members of the community, P2Pnet, SuprNova and Slyck can all confirm that the original story that the domain has been hijacked is genuine. "UPDATE: William Erwin, now confirmed as the hijacker, has posted news on, claiming the hijacking news is false and stems from a revolt by former team members. The member of the group that had been trusted to handle the finances and servers slowly managed to take over each individual part of the website's assets, eventually claiming control over the entire group and locking out the majority of staff." "The majority of the administration and development team have been forced out of their website following a series of threats and incidents. Need Realtime Help? Check out their IRC channel here: irc:///methlabs (you will need an IRC client like mIRC available here) Secure your updates of peerguardian to make your copy safe HERE (click) You should now get future updates from there sourceforge website here: You should NOT trust the posts or content at. The domains and, the servers which hosted them, and a large amount of donation money which was given by happy users to keep our servers online and fast." It is well maintained by a group of dedicated developers that strive to further secure your system from these prying eyes. ![]() PeerGuardian is an application that blocks a range of IP addresses that are known to be hostile towards p2p or privacy in general, from connecting to your computer. The official PeerGuardian website () and their companion update site (), has now been hijacked (stolen) by a member of its own group. ![]()
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