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uTorrent Vulnerability

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rigpimp:
Bummer for those of us that stopped using Qbittorrent for randomly pinging ports.  This sounds like it has the potential to be much more malicious.

https://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-client-utorrent-suffers-security-vulnerability-180220/

heathen:

--- Quote ---Update: The vulnerability affects all unpatched uTorrent versions, not just those that have the Web UI enabled.
--- End quote ---

Bummer for people like me who are using an old version of uTorrent from before it started going downhill.  When I was reading the article I was hoping the vulnerability was only in the newer version(s).

The Other Chris:
I use an older version too, any suggestions on a replacement?

Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B):
If you disable the recommended settings (WebUI and net.discoverable setting) I don't think you will have an issue (at least a known one).

That being said most people are using older versions that aren't being patched.

I use rtorrent with rutorrent as a WebUI. It works great. Not as easy to set up as uTorrent, but handles a shit ton of torrents easily.

voltronic:
Deluge is the way to go, IMHO.

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