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I dont know what Ripper 0 is, but my new website was accessed by a IP in the UK using it. I don't think it is a scraper as it was on the site for less than a minute and only accessed the home page. But if you want to block an IP address, use the .htaccess method. Open your .htaccess file (or create one and place it in your site's root) and place this code near the top: deny from XX.XX.XXX.XXX (replace x's with the IP you wish to block).
I routinely block all IPs from China, India, Russia and other countries where spammers and attackers are notorious for attacking from. You can use the .htaccess file to block entire IP pools like 'deny from 119.0.0.0/15' and so forth. Just Google ".htaccess ip blocks" and you'll find sites that give you the entire list of IPs from a country you wish to block traffic from.