Bolt_Gundam510 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 by ErnestoThe uTorrent development team just released 1.7.7 stable. The new version is the latest 1.7 release, and fixes the vulnerability that allowed attackers to remotely crash the BitTorrent client.Two weeks ago we reported that several versions of the popular BitTorrent client uTorrent were vulnerable to a remote DoS attack. The vulnerability was discovered by Luigi Auriemma, a Milan-based security expert. He claimed that various BitTorrent clients were subject to this security flaw, based on the way they handle user-supplied data. The vulnerability was not critical, but it did allow attackers to remotely crash the application.In a response, the uTorrent team stated that several of the older uTorrent releases were also affected. Luckily, they quickly released a new build - uTorrent 1.7.6 (build 7859), in which they fixed the issue, and the latest stable release is now safe as well.The latest stable release of uTorrent adresses both the remote crash bug in WebUI and the (potential) remote crash bug with extension protocol. In the release notes we read: “1.7.7 is released to fix some potential security exploits. Barring any other security issues before the release of 1.8, this will be the last 1.7.x release.” uTorrent is by far the most used BitTorrent client, and is installed on 5% of all Windows PCs worldwide, according to recent reports. The BitTorrent mainline client - also developed by BitTorrent Inc. - comes in second place, before Azureus and BitComet.The latest stable release can be downloaded over here, upgrading is of course recommended.Source: Torrent Freak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I like µTorrent its a simple and fast also light on resources :dance2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt_Gundam510 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 I like µTorrent its a simple and fast also light on resources :dance2:yea that's why i got it, easy on system resoures and is not a CPU hog either. much easyer than other clints i have tryed. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mivanx77 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I never tried it, because I heard that they had sold out to the MPAA and now it is being monitored. Is that true?, I hear rumors on forums from PeerGuardian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I use PG2 all the time and when i used Bitcomet PG2 whent CRAZY so i switched to µTorrent... but yeah PG2 blockes me from going to µTorrent's website... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dock98 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 i use utorrent quite often and have never noticed any problem using pg2 with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 i use utorrent quite often and have never noticed any problem using pg2 with it.I mean i dont have problems using PG2 with µTorrent but when i got to there website it does not let me go in the HTTP is Blocked... but i can unblock whenever.... and when i used Bitcomet the PG2 whent crazy even if i wasnt getting no torrent just the program running... but oh well... im good now i have µTorrent :smoke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman123 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I don't really see the need for PeerGuardian. I've been using bittorrent and p2p clients for years and haven't even gotten a warning from my ISP. :smoke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I don't really see the need for PeerGuardian. I've been using bittorrent and p2p clients for years and haven't even gotten a warning from my ISP. :DWell... they have other users u know... and you are not the only one but always be careful and use some type of protection... :sneaky: ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman123 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Yeah but I always thought something like an IP blocker would sorta mess up bittorrent usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Yeah but I always thought something like an IP blocker would sorta mess up bittorrent usage.IP blockers... PGP2... and Other prog that help you keep safe from spy's and does bad companies... dont hurt just help you might see blocked ones but thats good better block them then they getting to you ;) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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