How to speed up ktorrent 4.3.1 startup

this fix is to address an specific problem with KTorrent startup, since some years ago started very slowly (about a minute) and then a popup appears complaining about a missing web file in maxmind.com

At first I tried to upgrade it but I found out newest version need a newer version of KDE. Since I decided to stick to Slackware 14.2 I had to look for alternatives.

So, here it is:

simply add a line at the end of  /etc/hosts with the following content:

0.0.0.1 geolite.maxmind.com

Close KTorrent if you have it open already then next time you start it  it will load up in a flash (It will show the popup again but this time with a different error).