qb_defender

A small tool to help qBittorrent(qBittorrent -Enhanced-Edition is included) block Xunlei and other leeching BT clients.

Working principle

Obtain information through WebUI of qBittorrent at regular intervals, and illegal peers can be identified using rules below:

1. Client name is Leech client or Ancient client. For details, please see src/application.rs
2. Total upload exceeds reported progress * torrent size + 10 MB
3. Progress is regressive more than 10MB/TorrentSize
4. Uploaded is regressive more than 10MB
5. The banned IPs will reset after running continuously for more than one day.

Usage

1. Enable WebUI of qBittorrent, and remember the port. (Authentication is not supported)
2. Execute command: qb_defender --port <port>

Tip

You can start qb_defender as a daemon, like Windows Service, etc.

Tip

Recommended to use in combination with BT_BAN.

How to confirm that it is working

You can check the banned IPs by visit "http://127.0.0.1:port/api/v2/app/preferences".