BitTorrentis the synonymous torrent client of the BitTorrent protocol. This protocol is the world’s largest peer-to-peer file sharing system used by millions. Sharing files over it is known as ...
True, but this is primarily done using the blocking of popular P2P ports. These port numbers are easily changeable from within a BitTorrent client. Since many apps use obscure ports, ISPs are unable ...
BitTorrent's peer-to-peer app and its lightweight uTorrent counterpart are susceptible to particularly nasty hijacking flaws. Google researcher Tavis Ormandy recently detailed a host of DNS rebinding ...
BitTorrent, Inc. has released the beta version of its next peer-to-peer sharing client. The beta release of BitTorrent 6.0 is the most elegant official BitTorrent client yet. And that's not too ...
There's a new BitTorrent client for the Mac that's sure to turn some heads with its slick design and integrated search feature. Xtorrent, which has just been released as a public beta, was developed ...
While BitTorrent is the most popular P2P protocol, it still relies on several centralized points for users to find the files they are looking. There have been several attempts at making BitTorrent ...
Still using BitTorrent to exclusively download legally acquired content like operating system images or files you want to share privately with friends? If so, you might want to double-check your ...
When it comes to peer-to-peer file sharing protocols, BitTorrent is probably one of the best known. It requires a client implementing the program and a tracker to list files available to transfer and ...
The Dallas Buyers Club LLC v iiNet Limited piracy court case raises many questions about what sort of trail people leave when they use technology to make illegal copies of movies and other copyrighted ...
A popular BitTorrent client called Transmission has again been found distributing Mac-based malware, months after it was used to spread a strand of ransomware. Researchers at security firm ESET have ...
For the second time in five months, the Transmission BitTorrent client for Mac has been infected with malware. The malware, dubbed OSX/Keydnap, is pretty nasty. It’s designed to steal the contents of ...