The uTorrent client will install a Bitcoin miner which can slow down your machine if you're not careful.
In June, it was revealed that uTorrent's forums had been hacked, putting at risk the personal details of hundreds of thousands of users. Now it being reported that the database has been put up for sale on a darknet marketplace. The package is said to contain almost 395,000 accounts but data is cheap. The asking price? Just one bitcoin.
Tired of seeing ads on uTorrent? There's now another solution to eliminate them but of course, it'll cost you (just not as much as before).
Following a brief beta stint, BitTorrent has rolled out an annual subscription service that'll eliminate ads from uTorrent. It's priced at $4.95 per year but unlike the existing Pro tier, it doesn't include any other benefits.
Who even uses uTor anymore? It went to hell years ago. Deluge is lightweight, ad free, and performs better with no cost.
BitTorrent Inc, the parent company of the popular file-sharing client uTorrent, serves more than 200 million advertisements per day through its software. But despite the dazzling numbers, overall revenue is relatively modest as the ad rates are far from premium.
Somewhat misleading title as users still have a choice, but nonetheless, something to definitely take note off.
This is why i switched to Deluge ages ago. uTor is constantly packing more and more junk in with the program and there are even rumors that they have been working with the MPAA and automatically handing over IPs and DL info for several years now.
I guess its a good thing that I haven't updated uTorrent in quite some time.
Reminds me of those days when every and any program packed on Weather bug. How I hated that program!
Sometimes older software is lighter & better.