BitTorrent official uTorrent client has a security vulnerability

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• Feb 21, 2018

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BitTorrent official uTorrent client has a security vulnerability

 

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• Feb 21, 2018

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havent used utorrent in years, Qbittorrent FTW

 

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• Feb 21, 2018

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Who in their right mind enables the web server on the client? Without a WAF? Craziness.

 

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• Feb 21, 2018

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At least it hasn't given my PC syphilis the way eMule and LimeWire did

 

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• Feb 21, 2018

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Serves everyone right for installing that adware-laced heap of garbage.

 

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• Feb 21, 2018

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konfab said:

Serves everyone right for installing that adware-laced heap of garbage.

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Other recommendations for Mac?

 

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• Feb 21, 2018

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Other recommendations for Mac?

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Transmission.
https://transmissionbt.com/

 

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• Feb 21, 2018

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Or.... don't torrent

 

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• Feb 22, 2018

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konfab said:

Serves everyone right for installing that adware-laced heap of garbage.

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I have a 'cracked' version that has given me no problems so far.

 

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• Feb 22, 2018

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crackersa said:

Other recommendations for Mac?

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ryu said:

havent used utorrent in years, Qbittorrent FTW

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^^

 

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• Feb 22, 2018

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Been using uTorrent for years, not a single issue.

 

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• Feb 22, 2018

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konfab said:

Transmission.
https://transmissionbt.com/

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There's a critical weakness in the widely used Transmission BitTorrent app that allows websites to execute malicious code on some users' computers. That's according to a researcher with Google's Project Zero vulnerability reporting team, who also warns that other BitTorrent clients are likely similarly susceptible.

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• Feb 22, 2018

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https://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/Ahg8Aesh.html

https://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/utorrent-crash-test.html

 

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• Feb 22, 2018

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Tixati is the best

 

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• Feb 22, 2018

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mercurial said:

https://arstechnica.com/information...ware-flaw-lets-hackers-control-your-computer/
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Ormandy's proof-of-concept attack exploits a Transmission function that allows users to control the BitTorrent app with their Web browser.

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, remote access is disabled by default.

 

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• Feb 22, 2018

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Slootvreter said:

At least it hasn't given my PC syphilis the way eMule and LimeWire did

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Limewire was horrid, it was horrible.

 

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• Feb 22, 2018

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Qbittorrent ftw, check it out if you have a moment.

 

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• Feb 22, 2018

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Drifter said:

Been using uTorrent for years, not a single issue.

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The older versions still works great if you can find it, the later ones (say 2012 upwards) are problematic and if i recall correctly have miners etc installed with the initial installation and/or updates

 

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• Feb 23, 2018

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Why use uTorrent though??????