Popular torrent client can steal your CPU cycles to mine Bitcoins

KharizKhariz
in Off-topic Discussion
Check this new story out. Might be useful for people who didn't know about this:

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  • NameUnavailableNameUnavailable
    I tried to go to the utorrent forums for further investigation and I get :

    This Account Has Been Suspended


    I seem to be ip blocked even thou I dont have an account there.
  • KharizKhariz
    I agree.  I'm quite delighted that I haven't used uTorrent in years.  I've always preferred some more obscure torrent clients.
  • KharizKhariz
    edited March 2015
    I tried to go to the utorrent forums for further investigation and I get :

    This Account Has Been Suspended


    I seem to be ip blocked even thou I dont have an account there.

    Edit:  Never mind, read Irryie's post below.
  • NameUnavailableNameUnavailable
    edited March 2015
    Uninstalled and switched to qBittorrent. Thanks for the warning.
  • KharizKhariz
    This is probably a more fair version of the story: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/03/torrent-latest-victim-of-crapware-paranoia/
  • catcher749catcher749
    A misconception here is that utorrent installs software on your computer by default. That is not the case, you have the option to decline their offers, just be observant in the setup process. I still prefer utorrent, call me crazy.
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