Comments on: Beware: Malware Supported BitTorrent Clients http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/ Torrent News, Torrent Sites and the latest Scoops Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:57:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Cashing In on Naive BitTorrent Users | Bittorrent News http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-311373 Cashing In on Naive BitTorrent Users | Bittorrent News Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:50:23 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-311373 [...] several times on the family of malware supported BitTorrent clients such as Torrent101, BitRoll, TorrentQ and GetTorrent. These clients promised 'high speed downloads' but actually installed a payload [...] [...] several times on the family of malware supported BitTorrent clients such as Torrent101, BitRoll, TorrentQ and GetTorrent. These clients promised ‘high speed downloads’ but actually installed a payload [...]

]]> By: neo http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-267648 neo Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:45:44 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-267648 you can use a program called threatfire to help block that kinda stuff... I haven't tested if it works against those clients, but instead of using signatures to detect malware, it just monitors the behavior of it so it can get rid of even the newer threats... Just install it along side whatever AV program you already have. http://www.threatfire.com you can use a program called threatfire to help block that kinda stuff… I haven’t tested if it works against those clients, but instead of using signatures to detect malware, it just monitors the behavior of it so it can get rid of even the newer threats… Just install it along side whatever AV program you already have. http://www.threatfire.com

]]> By: Web-kat http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-253693 Web-kat Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:50:07 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-253693 Nice, lots of good info -accept for that Chris character, is that for real? Simply amazing, or my all time fav -- unbelievable. Nice, lots of good info -accept for that Chris character, is that for real? Simply amazing, or my all time fav — unbelievable.

]]> By: vartig http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-169397 vartig Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:39:25 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-169397 keep sending trojan horses... thank you very much... keep sending trojan horses… thank you very much…

]]> By: papa http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-162511 papa Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:22:52 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-162511 Xoftspy spotted and deleted it for me Xoftspy spotted and deleted it for me

]]> By: Robert Muir http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-153614 Robert Muir Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:50:26 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-153614 When I was looking for a way to uninstall Torrent Q I was kept being referred to this website. Regrettably, the only information that I was being supplied with in this forum area was with regard to installing another program of a similar variety known as U Torrent. It was only then after being directed to this site on numerous occasions that I then realized that I had inadvertently installed Torrent Q when I installed the torrent download program I was using at the time, which was Bit Comet V.90. So all that I had to do was go to the control panel and then to the add remove program and uninstall Bit Comet, and all would have been apples as they say. After having downloaded U Torrent I then simply installed that program, and then did a restart and there did not appear to be any further difficulties with Adware, at least for the time being. Here I was spending hours and hours going through the registry, etc, etc trying to find out just where this dam Adware Torrent Q was located when the answer was staring me right in the face all along. I wish some one would have steered me in the right direction with your previous postings, it would have saved me a great deal of time and anguish trying to work out how to remove Torrent Q, in the first place. I have run an antispyware program and there does not appear to be any type of malicious adware in the program that I have just installed , U Torrent. When I was looking for a way to uninstall Torrent Q I was kept being referred to this website.

Regrettably, the only information that I was being supplied with in this forum area was with regard to installing another program of a similar variety known as U Torrent.

It was only then after being directed to this site on numerous occasions that I then realized that I had inadvertently installed Torrent Q when I installed the torrent download program I was using at the time, which was Bit Comet V.90.

So all that I had to do was go to the control panel and then to the add remove program and uninstall Bit Comet, and all would have been apples as they say.

After having downloaded U Torrent I then simply installed that program, and then did a restart and there did not appear to be any further difficulties with Adware, at least for the time being.

Here I was spending hours and hours going through the registry, etc, etc trying to find out just where this dam Adware Torrent Q was located when the answer was staring me right in the face all along.

I wish some one would have steered me in the right direction with your previous postings, it would have saved me a great deal of time and anguish trying to work out how to remove Torrent Q, in the first place.

I have run an antispyware program and there does not appear to be any type of malicious adware in the program that I have just installed , U Torrent.

]]> By: ..:: LeecherMods ::.. » Malicious BitTorrent Clients: New Coat of Paint, Same Bad Story http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-143272 ..:: LeecherMods ::.. » Malicious BitTorrent Clients: New Coat of Paint, Same Bad Story Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:07:56 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-143272 [...] Mininova and Snarf-it also blocked the adverts. In February, reported on yet another client, TorrentQ after a tip-off from the owner of BT-Junkie. Of course, this wasn't a new client but the old one [...] [...] Mininova and Snarf-it also blocked the adverts. In February, reported on yet another client, TorrentQ after a tip-off from the owner of BT-Junkie. Of course, this wasn’t a new client but the old one [...]

]]> By: BitTorrent Malware Spreads to Media Players | TorrentFreak http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-112245 BitTorrent Malware Spreads to Media Players | TorrentFreak Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:25:18 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-112245 [...] regularly reported on BitTorrent clients which also install malware such as Torrent101, BitRoll, TorrentQ and GetTorrent and have done our very best to let people know about the dangers of using such a [...] [...] regularly reported on BitTorrent clients which also install malware such as Torrent101, BitRoll, TorrentQ and GetTorrent and have done our very best to let people know about the dangers of using such a [...]

]]> By: eaglewtchr http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-107735 eaglewtchr Thu, 31 May 2007 00:54:50 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-107735 I use Azureus. adware/malware free.. It's a Java based P2P application and You can purchase the Azureus Turbo Accelerator that actually works and very well at that. I can double or triple my download speed. Check thoes out.. Just my 2 scents.. :) I use Azureus. adware/malware free.. It’s a Java based P2P application and You can purchase the Azureus Turbo Accelerator that actually works and very well at that. I can double or triple my download speed. Check thoes out..

Just my 2 scents.. :)

]]> By: Peter http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-96339 Peter Fri, 04 May 2007 19:58:54 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-96339 Using torrents is obviously not correct, but check for instance Fullrelease.com! Under the assumtion they have "your" torrent, you can become member and then it becomes apparent they use the same method as other torrent sites, so one has to pay for nothing. It is same as e.g. Torrentpond, but only after payment. Contact of course does not work! Using torrents is obviously not correct, but check for instance Fullrelease.com!
Under the assumtion they have “your” torrent, you can become member and then it becomes apparent they use the same method as other torrent sites, so one has to pay for nothing. It is same as e.g. Torrentpond, but only after payment. Contact of course does not work!

]]> By: Ernesto http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-96007 Ernesto Thu, 03 May 2007 23:42:30 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-96007 [quote comment="95972"]hey. I almost fell for the torrentq malware 2 minutes ago. The link is broken, to let you know. Also, which version of utorrent is the best. I use both 1.11 and 1.4[/quote] Just go to utorrent.com and download the latest version. [quote comment="95972"]hey. I almost fell for the torrentq malware 2 minutes ago. The link is broken, to let you know. Also, which version of utorrent is the best. I use both 1.11 and 1.4[/quote]

Just go to utorrent.com and download the latest version.

]]> By: avkiller http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-95972 avkiller Thu, 03 May 2007 21:25:44 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-95972 hey. I almost fell for the torrentq malware 2 minutes ago. The link is broken, to let you know. Also, which version of utorrent is the best. I use both 1.11 and 1.4 hey. I almost fell for the torrentq malware 2 minutes ago. The link is broken, to let you know. Also, which version of utorrent is the best. I use both 1.11 and 1.4

]]> By: Ted http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-94591 Ted Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:45:39 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-94591 I use ABC, works fine, no BS ad/malware, just striaght up click and go goodness. I use ABC, works fine, no BS ad/malware, just striaght up click and go goodness.

]]> By: A.Einstein http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-87293 A.Einstein Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:29:40 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-87293 uTorrent is owned by BitTorrent (the company). BitTorrent has signed deals with the MPAA/RIAA. I'm looking for a new client now. http://forums.phoenixlabs.org/t12995-bittorent-and-torrentsome-ips-blocked-in-sourceforge-p2pbts-level-1-list.html uTorrent is owned by BitTorrent (the company). BitTorrent has signed deals with the MPAA/RIAA. I’m looking for a new client now.

http://forums.phoenixlabs.org/t12995-bittorent-and-torrentsome-ips-blocked-in-sourceforge-p2pbts-level-1-list.html

]]> By: anonnymous http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-85135 anonnymous Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:17:12 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-85135 How do you rate the following: 1. bitTorrent Client 2. µTorrent 3. BitComet? How do you rate the following:
1. bitTorrent Client
2. µTorrent
3. BitComet?

]]> By: joris http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-84766 joris Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:12:42 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-84766 Hi, I see everybody is using µTorrent, but i use bitcomet. Is µTorrent better? Hi,

I see everybody is using µTorrent, but i use bitcomet. Is µTorrent better?

]]> By: Jeff http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-84339 Jeff Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:06:24 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-84339 µTorrent works great. Its light weight - barely uses any resources. I contacted TorrentSpy.com about removing a link to TorrentQ from their website. I am not sure if they are aware of it or not. Hopefully they respond to me or at least remove the link. I feel bad for those who download spam-filled software. µTorrent works great. Its light weight – barely uses any resources.

I contacted TorrentSpy.com about removing a link to TorrentQ from their website. I am not sure if they are aware of it or not. Hopefully they respond to me or at least remove the link. I feel bad for those who download spam-filled software.

]]> By: jack http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-83881 jack Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:29:29 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-83881 I too downloaded BitTorrent for some reason. Not even really sure what a torrent is. (Stolen movie??) Anyway I can't get rid of the ads and popups that come with it even though I've uninstalled it. Help from anyone would be appreciated. I too downloaded BitTorrent for some reason. Not even really sure what a torrent is. (Stolen movie??) Anyway I can’t get rid of the ads and popups that come with it even though I’ve uninstalled it.

Help from anyone would be appreciated.

]]> By: v3 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-69519 v3 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:23:51 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-69519 Yeah. Chris you have no idea what you are talking about. Your a fuckin dumbass. This whole article is telling you not to download and install TorrentQ and what do you do but download and install TorrentQ. Idiot. µTorrent is the only way to go. Yeah. Chris you have no idea what you are talking about. Your a fuckin dumbass.

This whole article is telling you not to download and install TorrentQ and what do you do but download and install TorrentQ. Idiot.

µTorrent is the only way to go.

]]> By: intheknow http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-66699 intheknow Mon, 19 Mar 2007 05:19:13 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/beware-malware-supported-bittorrent-clients/#comment-66699 You are obviously retarded. You are obviously retarded.

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