Comments on: A New Vulnerability Discovered in μTorrent http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/17/a-new-vulnerability-discovered-in-%ce%bctorrent/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:40:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: BillyG http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/17/a-new-vulnerability-discovered-in-%ce%bctorrent/#comment-453268 BillyG Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:16:42 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6219#comment-453268 @dianoga: exactly many files named xxx.001, xxx.002, etc. Guess I know now, thx. Sure seems like a lot of work, damn I should've just loaded that ol' VCR! @dianoga: exactly many files named xxx.001, xxx.002, etc. Guess I know now, thx. Sure seems like a lot of work, damn I should’ve just loaded that ol’ VCR!

]]> By: garbanzo http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/17/a-new-vulnerability-discovered-in-%ce%bctorrent/#comment-452186 garbanzo Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:21:44 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6219#comment-452186 there still remains an inherent and debilitating vulnerability that will never be fixed - uTorrent is a torrent client! i stopped using torrents a long time ago, it's just too easy for people to see exactly what you are downloading. rapidshare forever! there still remains an inherent and debilitating vulnerability that will never be fixed – uTorrent is a torrent client! i stopped using torrents a long time ago, it’s just too easy for people to see exactly what you are downloading.

rapidshare forever!

]]> By: » Scoperta una nuova vulnerabilità in μTorrent - Uploads Blog.com http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/17/a-new-vulnerability-discovered-in-%ce%bctorrent/#comment-451381 » Scoperta una nuova vulnerabilità in μTorrent - Uploads Blog.com Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:26:27 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6219#comment-451381 [...] e alla sua facilità d’uso, il client preferito da molti utenti. Proprio in tale client è stata recentemente scoperta una grave vulnerabilità collegata ai file .torrent che, tramite ad alcune modifiche [...] [...] e alla sua facilità d’uso, il client preferito da molti utenti. Proprio in tale client è stata recentemente scoperta una grave vulnerabilità collegata ai file .torrent che, tramite ad alcune modifiche [...]

]]> By: AndyJ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/17/a-new-vulnerability-discovered-in-%ce%bctorrent/#comment-451227 AndyJ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:12:38 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6219#comment-451227 I use an old version of uTorrent. It does the job for me so i don't feek the need to upgrade to a new version. I use an old version of uTorrent. It does the job for me so i don’t feek the need to upgrade to a new version.

]]> By: dianoga http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/17/a-new-vulnerability-discovered-in-%ce%bctorrent/#comment-450699 dianoga Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:12:36 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6219#comment-450699 BillyG, I don't know what files you downloaded, but in your case, you probably have to use winrar or another archiver to extract the video or whatever is in those 50+ files. Do they have the extension .rar or .001+? If so, you need to extract them before you can play them in a media player. BillyG, I don’t know what files you downloaded, but in your case, you probably have to use winrar or another archiver to extract the video or whatever is in those 50+ files. Do they have the extension .rar or .001+? If so, you need to extract them before you can play them in a media player.

]]> By: BillyG http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/17/a-new-vulnerability-discovered-in-%ce%bctorrent/#comment-450666 BillyG Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:28:13 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6219#comment-450666 Ease of use? I dl'd my first torrent this week, the opening ceremony of the Olympics, but I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to view it after it created a folder with 50+ files for me. I tried VLC, MPC, WMP, and Miro - nothing worked. It was prolly just my green ass, but in the end, I just deleted the folder and screamed at myself for being too lazy to load the VCR that night before heading out to a 70's party. And yea, I uninstalled utorrent too - although it prolly isn't their fault... Ease of use? I dl’d my first torrent this week, the opening ceremony of the Olympics, but I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how to view it after it created a folder with 50+ files for me.

I tried VLC, MPC, WMP, and Miro – nothing worked. It was prolly just my green ass, but in the end, I just deleted the folder and screamed at myself for being too lazy to load the VCR that night before heading out to a 70’s party. And yea, I uninstalled utorrent too – although it prolly isn’t their fault…

]]> By: unruled http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/17/a-new-vulnerability-discovered-in-%ce%bctorrent/#comment-450620 unruled Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:37:49 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6219#comment-450620 I agree with Rarst... I don't think one ought to be this suspicious about it. As for myself, on private bittorent sites, they often ban clients (or client versions) which are deemed insecure or unreliable. Hence, yes, I have already upgraded to 1.8(11813) I agree with Rarst… I don’t think one ought to be this suspicious about it.

As for myself, on private bittorent sites, they often ban clients (or client versions) which are deemed insecure or unreliable. Hence, yes, I have already upgraded to 1.8(11813)

]]> By: darkkosmos http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/17/a-new-vulnerability-discovered-in-%ce%bctorrent/#comment-450337 darkkosmos Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:47:05 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6219#comment-450337 I would if only I figured out how to upgrade on debian servers -.-. Well I'm getting a ubuntu or windows server next!! As for my laptop yes since the new features are free anyway (I don't have it though). I would if only I figured out how to upgrade on debian servers -.-. Well I’m getting a ubuntu or windows server next!! As for my laptop yes since the new features are free anyway (I don’t have it though).

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/17/a-new-vulnerability-discovered-in-%ce%bctorrent/#comment-450297 Rarst Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:09:55 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6219#comment-450297 >All users are requested to download μTorrent 1.8 Release Candidate 7, which has been patched to fix this problem. There is final 1.8 release out, not much sense in downloading RC7. :) >Would you upgrade to the newest version of μTorrent? I upgrade to latest, they simplified RSS downloading (not perfect still... but big improvement) and some local trackers I visit mostly ban old versions of clients to escape mess with supporting them. >I can almost bet that the new owners of utorrent have implanted a backdoor so they can easily monitor what you download and so on to better make a case against you in the future. Yeah, sure and they are hiding truth about aliens as well. :) >All users are requested to download μTorrent 1.8 Release Candidate 7, which has been patched to fix this problem.

There is final 1.8 release out, not much sense in downloading RC7. :)

>Would you upgrade to the newest version of μTorrent?

I upgrade to latest, they simplified RSS downloading (not perfect still… but big improvement) and some local trackers I visit mostly ban old versions of clients to escape mess with supporting them.

>I can almost bet that the new owners of utorrent have implanted a backdoor so they can easily monitor what you download and so on to better make a case against you in the future.

Yeah, sure and they are hiding truth about aliens as well. :)

]]> By: Boss http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/17/a-new-vulnerability-discovered-in-%ce%bctorrent/#comment-450267 Boss Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:34:52 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6219#comment-450267 I can almost bet that the new owners of utorrent have implanted a backdoor so they can easily monitor what you download and so on to better make a case against you in the future. I can almost bet that the new owners of utorrent have implanted a backdoor so they can easily monitor what you download and so on to better make a case against you in the future.

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