[Eilif]

This tutorial will make your skype ignore some of the exploits used by public skype resolvers, and thus making the voice application more secure to use without having fear your IP-Adress being booted down.

Be aware that using these settings will slightly slow Skype down. If you have a sufficient internet connection, you will not have any issues with these settings.

Before starting: Exit Skype

1. Open a notepad or a text editor of your choice
2. Save the code bellow as "skypepatch.vbs" for example. Any name will do as long as the ending is .vbs

Code

Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
ss= objShell.RegRead ("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Skype\Phone\SkypePath")
ss= """" + ss + """"
'Add Block rule
objShell.run "netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=""SkypeBlockTCP"" dir=out action=block program=" + ss + " enable=yes protocol=any profile=any"
'Add Allow rule
objShell.run "netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=""SkypeAllowToProxy"" dir=out action=allow program=" + ss + " enable=yes remoteip=127.0.0.1"
'Turn On firewall
objShell.run "Netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state on"
msgbox "Skype Is Patched Successfully."

3. Run the script by double clicking .vbs file

4. Start up skype and go to settings.

5. Navigate to "Advanced" -> "Connection" and set the following rules correctly as shown in the picture. Make sure connection type is "SOCKS5".



6. Restart skype after saving in above window.

7. Go back to settings and Navigate to "Calls" -> "Call settings" and tick "Allow only calls from my contact list" -> This is because some resolvers actually call you for few seconds before hanging up to grab your IP-Adress. And it should be quite obvious that you dont want a call from "Bob" that is not your contact at the midnight without any warnings.

8. Go to "Privacy" settings and ensure that "Allow calls..." is set to "Only from Contacts". Same with "Screen sharing and recieving video calls" -> Set to "Contacts only".

9. Go to "General" settings and under "video calls", set "Screen sharing and recieving video calls" to "Contacts only".

9. Restart skype again.

10. Double check all options and ensure your skype is able to stay online. You are now done configuring your skype.

F.A.Q

Q: Error: "You need higher elevation privileges".

A: There are multiple solutions for this:

Solution 1: Login as admin account or user profile with administrator rights.
Solution 2: Open CMD as admin and run the .vbs file via it
Solution 3: Disable UAC and try again, then re-activate it afterwards if needed.
Solution 4: Use the alternative script: here

Q: How do i remove/uninstall this?
A: Save and run the .vbs script bellow and reset your skype settings after it.

Code

Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
objShell.run "netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name=""SkypeBlockTCP"""
objShell.run "netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name=""SkypeAllowToProxy"""
msgbox "Skype rules removed"

Q: I just resolved my skype name and it shows my IP-Adress!
A: If your settings are correct, that would be a cached data of your last seen ip-adress. Meaning, the resolver pulled old data since it couldn't retrieve your latest IP-Adress.

Q: I have waited over 5 minutes now and im not getting any connections! (My skype is Offline and ive double checked everything).
A: This is a workaround method: Navigate to "Advanced" -> "Connection" and enable "UPnP", change connection to "HTTPS" from "SOCKS5", and change port to "40031" and set "Incoming connections port" to "32535". and Save

Q: Everything failed! Skype is not working anymore
A: Wow.. you really blew it. Use the uninstall script (.vbs) in above quote and navigate to: "Privacy Settings" and "Reset defaults" on bottom right of the window. Save settings and restart skype.

[Herbert]

or if you have some spare money get a VPN preferable one that locks skype from connecting with your real IP when connection is down.

[Fudster]

Tip, Stop giving out your Skype of HF members and start giving them your xampp profile. Which you don't even have to give them. since its your UID.

[Eilif]

It's still good to do some of the settings above even if you were behind a VPN. You don't want stangers to have direct connections towards you. :)

[Fudster]

It's still good to do some of the things above even if you were behind a VPN. You don't want stangers to have direct connections towards you. :)

But...A VPN isn't a direct connection.....

[Eilif]

But...A VPN isn't a direct connection.....

I wouldn't want them to have even my VPN ip you know.. :)

I mean, it least in my case since it's my cheap rented multimedia server @ France which i want to have working without any greater issues.

[Aura]

Did you write that tutorial or not ?
If not, it's not allowed here as it counts as "Leeched Post". Saying this because you mentionned :

Some parts of this tutorial can be found over internet in different gaming forums, but this thread combines them all into one fairly working solution.

[Eilif]

Did you write that tutorial or not ?
If not, it's not allowed here as it counts as "Leeched Post". Saying this because you mentionned :

I did write it entirely from bottom to the end, but the scripts are not made by me as i found them in WoW USA forum.. (I did edit the msgbox though). After that i simply made a guide around those scripts. It took me about hour to write all that and come up with the methods.

I just mentioned that in case someone ever comes and takes credit for some of the information used in this thread.

[SIM-2124254]

The picture is the only thing people need to follow, all this other stuff you posted is completely pointless.
Also "Some specific information of this tutorial can be found over internet in different gaming forums, but this thread combines them all into one fairly working solution." don't use content that isn't yours as that counts as a leeched post like Aura said.

[Eilif]

The picture is the only thing people need to follow, all this other stuff you posted is completely pointless.

Incorrect, if you bothered to read it, you would see that there are other settings that the text covers.

Also "Some specific information of this tutorial can be found over internet in different gaming forums, but this thread combines them all into one fairly working solution." don't use content that isn't yours as that counts as a leeched post like Aura said.

For the last time.. It's not leeched since i made it all myself :) What i mean with "some specific information" is for example: The general knowledge that video calls will leak out your ip-adress and configuring them in settings will prevent that from happening".

With the same logic i could call any tutorial that leeched just because i knew one part from it before. I guess i were too discourteous and did not give myself enough credits thus caused this misunderstanding.

[SIM-2124254]

Incorrect, if you bothered to read it, you would see that there are other settings that the text covers.

I've used the same type of method shown in the picture, and all that other stuff you posted isn't needed.
Don't tell me it is my friends have done the same method without all those other "settings" and it works perfectly fine.

[JeDikkeBuik314]

They can still resolve me, please help

[BobsNana]

Thanks very much, followed the whole tutorial and it works a treat. :)

[Bogatyr]

I've used the same type of method shown in the picture, and all that other stuff you posted isn't needed.
Don't tell me it is my friends have done the same method without all those other "settings" and it works perfectly fine.

Agreed. I ve been using the picture method for months, nothing else was needed.

[5chn4pp]

The picture is the only thing people need to follow, all this other stuff you posted is completely pointless.

Wrong, the picture does not work for me, the script does.