uTorrent tricking users into changing default browser settings?

Re:uTorrent tricking users into changing default browser set... by brymaster on Friday October 25, 2013 @01:25AM (#6609921)

Yes, uTorrent has long been spyware/malware.

There was a case where the application started downloading some strange 5GB file that users did not add: http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?pid=728504

Other times it threw open a window from the application to a webpage with shady screensaver installers.

Using a closed-source torrent client in this climate is dangerous.

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Re:uTorrent tricking users into changing default browser set... by kamjam on Friday October 25, 2013 @10:45AM (#6611900)

I'm not sure I would specifically "blame" uTorrent for this, it's the shame shady practice that a lot of software uses now to install other crapware. You need to be very careful when installing anything free so uncheck all those toolbar installers and things.

But, there are a lot of other torrent clients listed here, I will be trying some of these out :)

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Re:uTorrent tricking users into changing default browser set... by gcb0 on Friday October 25, 2013 @01:30AM (#6609944)

Agreed.

Recently i lost my htpc so i looked for one client for the tablet.

Of the dozen available, one supported 'only encrypted' mode. One/12

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