Windows Botnet Ip Blocker is a tool that automatically blocks inbound and outbound connections to known botnet IPs. It retrieves the latest data from abuse.ch and utilizes the Windows Firewall to block these IPs, helping to protect your system from potential threats.
- Windows operating system
- Node.JS 8.0.0 or higher
- Node.JS enables local execution of JavaScript files.
- Download the version
Recommended For Most Usersfrom Node.js official site.
- Navigate to the green "<> Code" button and choose "Download ZIP".
- Once downloaded, simple extract the files into a folder.
- Run
Start.batas Administrator.- Double-clicking should suffice as the batch file attempts to elevate its own privileges.
- To view the rules generated by this script, navigate to "Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security". Then, select "Inbound Rules" and "Outbound Rules".
- To update all rules, simply run the script again. Old rules will be cleaned up.
- To delete all rules created by this script, execute
RemoveRulesMadeByThisScript.batas Administrator.- This step is not needed for updating IPs. The script automatically removes all rules before fetching and adding new ones. Use this primarily for clean-up.
To automate the execution of Windows Botnet Ip Blocker on a weekly basis, you can add the Start.bat file to the Task Scheduler in Windows. Here's how:
- Open the Task Scheduler application.
- Click on "Action" → "Create Basic Task" to start the task creation wizard.
- Give your task a name and description.
- Choose the frequency (e.g. weekly). You can leave the start time as is.
- Select "Start a program" as the action to perform.
- Browse and select the
Start.batfile from the Windows Botnet Ip Blocker project directory. - Complete the wizard by following the remaining prompts.
Once the task is created, Windows will automatically execute the Start.bat file on a weekly basis, ensuring that your system is protected from botnet IPs.