This is an expanded list for protection against spammers and other abusers of gnutella.
Place the list in this archive, called "hostiles.txt", into the folder C:\Program Files\BearShare\db.
The smaller copy already there will not be lost, as it is already built in to BearShare.

LimeWire users:
Place "hostiles.txt", into LimeWire's settings folder.

On Windows : C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR_NAME\.limewire
Alternate location: C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR_NAME\Application Data\Limewire
(You may have to change a setting in Explorer to be able to see this folder.
Go to the Tools menu, then Folder Options, switch to the View tab and turn on "Show hidden files and folders".)
On Mac OSX 10.4 and up : Macintosh HD/Users/YOUR_NAME/Library/Preferences/LimeWire


Expect a significant delay as BearShare starts up.
Loading this list is the first thing it does, and apparently it has to convert it internally as it does so.
Update - Feb, 18 2005: BearShare 4.7.0.70 and up now load the list almost instantly. Thanks, Ed!

CPU usage will be higher if you are running an ultrapeer, but BearShare will stay in leaf mode unless you have a fast computer.
If you find it too heavy a load, go to Setup/Service and put a checkmark on "Never become an ultrapeer"
Update - Feb. 23, 2005: BearShare 4.7.0.71 and up now run the list more efficiently. Thanks again, Ed! ;]

Update - July 12, 2005:
A new bug in versions of BearShare (5.0 and up) makes older versions of the hostiles list
block many innocent IP addresses. DELETE AND STOP SHARING ALL HOSTILES LISTS OLDER THAN
JULY 12, 2005.

Update - July 16, 2005:
All LAN ranges are opened, so be careful about files from your own local network.

Added about 8800 hosts infected with the prolific VB:CC worm. The source list
for this worm will be rotated slowly enough for most of the blocked hosts to
detect and clean themselves before they drop from the list. Those few that
fail to remove it will roll forward to a longer term blocklist. The VB:CC list will
probably stabilize to slightly over 10,000 for the next few months and taper off
to near zero as people update their antivirus scanners.

Update - September 26, 2005:
More worms and trojans added. The list is now about as big as it will ever get,
with 223,916 rules, and I'd need more RAM to make it any bigger. ;]

Update - September 28, 2005:
Catching up with a notorious spammer who just happened to change tactics as
the list was updated on Monday. A coincidence, I'm sure…

Update - December 4, 2005:
Added many more worms and heavy spammers, with thousands of sites, but
constantly improving intel results in a slightly smaller and more effective list.

Update - February 1, 2007:
Notice the name change? That's right, it's not just for BearShare anymore.
LimeWire 4.13 and up can use this list now.

Update - February 11, 2007:
New Worm. It's still small, so get stomping! ;]

Update - March 3, 2007:
Skyrider (that new commercial P2P spammer announced last year) finally pops up on our RADAR! ;]

Update - July 22, 2007:
More info makes raw input top 800.000, but better intel shrinks the final result to less than half.

Update - January 12, 2008:
Continuing improvements in intel are still shrinking the list while covering more
address space, and most of the worms that were a major problem a year or more
ago are quickly going extinct. We're mostly fighting the last few desperate
spammers now, and recent updates to LimeWire are helping stomp them out of the
network.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO DELETE THE PREVIOUS LISTS!
They go stale and should be replaced often.

Here's a web link to the ZIP file:TechNutopia Fullsize Hostiles List
…and another: TechNutopia Fullsize Hostiles List

I'm obscenely happy to see this being updated again. Thank you!

Ok, I'm less than delirious after discovering that I'm *on* the list. What can I do about this?

Let's see which category you landed under. Hold on a sec…

Ah, there you are.
Check your shared folders for empty zip files.
They are always exactly 22 bytes long.

If you find more than one and the filenames are varied you may have been
infected by a worm that was trying and failing to make new zips to spread
itself. Check the created and modified dates to see how old they are, and
make sure your antivirus is up to date and still working.

I do have two of them, but I put them there. The titles of the files were the actual content. I'll change them to text files instead though, thanks!

Referred here from forum.

I am trying to put the hostiles list in for the first time.

I do not find Bearshare
I do not find a settings folder in Lirewire

I have hidden files shown.

I am using Windows XP Home.

My original post in another forum was a question about whether blocking very small file hosts in search results really does any good, or do they replicate under new names.

Thanks.

The LW preferences folder is found here: C:\Documents and Settings\your name\Application Data\LimeWire.

*Edited because of a brain fade*

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BearShare is here: BearShare has been sabotaged.
LimeWire 4.13 is here: http://www.limewire.com/english/content/beta.shtml
(LimeWire versions older than 4.13 do not use the Fullsize List.)

Some of those worms change names very often. The developers are working on
ways to block them too, but for now the Fullsize List will partly block them.

Thanks. I saw that this is a BearShare forum and I will move this post.

I have the latest Limewire.

I just don't know where to put the hostiles file and can find any that you all have listed. I'll put this post over on the Limewire board.

In my Limewire file I have: 3 folders - Network, Themes and XML

Look in your personal folders, as Birdy suggested. That's another place you
should become familiar with as a lot of programs put configuration info and data
in there to personalize themselves to each individual user.

As long as you know the name of the folder, Start -> Search -> For files or folders

Thanks all. I am content and so is Limewire now.

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Hello, this looks like something I should do but I cannot find a limewire preferences or settings folder. I just signed up and am using the newest version of pro. I did a search in all the places mentioned as well as a Start -> Search -> limewire and found nothing like what y'all have mentioned. Any help?

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It's in a hidden folder. The alternate location one. The "limewire" folder is the folder that contains the settings for LW. There's not a folder called "Settings".

When you click on the link to the hostiles list in Aaron's post, you'll be prompted to d/load a zip file. Save it to where ever("My Documents"), unzip it and there'll be a document file called "hostiles.txt". Copy or cut and paste that file into the "limewire" folder, and that's it. Next time you start up LW the list will take affect.

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If it aint broke, fix it till it is!