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If you have installed world’s most popular torrent download software, μTorrent, then you should download its latest version for Windows as soon as possible.
Google’s security researcher at Project Zero discovered a serious remote code execution vulner… Continue reading Flaw in Popular μTorrent Software Lets Hackers Control Your PC Remotely
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Looking for The Pirate Bay alternatives? You have come to the right place. The Pirate Bay (TPB) is one of the most visited torrent download websites in the world. However, lately, there has been an increase in its server downtime. Lately, the … Continue reading Top The Pirate Bay Alternatives – Best Torrent Download Sites (2019)
Google Project Zero researchers are warning of two critical remote code vulnerabilities in popular versions of uTorrent’s web-based BitTorrent client and its uTorrent Classic desktop client. Continue reading uTorrent Users Warned of Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A BitTorrent client with more than 100 million users suffered numerous critical vulnerabilities including remote code execution and copying downloaded files, according to new information from Google’s Project Zero. Users were left exposed for several hours on Tuesday when the bug was public and a new security patch didn’t quite work. A new and effective patch was delivered Tuesday night. Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy informed BitTorrent Inc. of the issues with the uTorrent client in December 2017. A patch was made public early Tuesday but Ormandy says that, after a small tweak, his exploits continued to work in the default configuration. “This issue is still exploitable,” Ormandy explained. “The vulnerability is now public because a patch is available, and BitTorrent have already exhausted their 90 days anyway. I see no other option for affected users but to stop using uTorrent Web and contact BitTorrent and request a comprehensive patch.” On late Tuesday night, BitTorrent Inc.’s […]
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If you download content through the popular Transmission BitTorrent client, take a closer look at its security settings: a critical vulnerability has been detected by Google’s Project Zero reporting team. According to the report published Tuesday… Continue reading Hackers can execute malicious code through vulnerability in Transmission BitTorrent client
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Tavis Ormandy, an IT security researcher at Google’s Project Zero
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A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the widely used Transmission BitTorrent app that could allow hackers to remotely execute malicious code on BitTorrent users’ computers and take control of them.
The vulnerability has been uncovered by Go… Continue reading Flaw in Popular Transmission BitTorrent Client Lets Hackers Control Your PC Remotely
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While downloading a file via a torrent, what will happen if some of the peers send me fake chunks?
Also, can any of the peers send me a whole fake file? For example, if I download a .torrent file which should download a file… Continue reading Is receiving fake torrent data possible?
I need to download some files which are distributed as a torrent. The files aren’t pirated / restricted so i dont need to worry about a VPN.
My main concern is securing my computer when downloading the files. Im using a mac… Continue reading How to secure your Mac when downloading torrents?