Comments on: HowTo: Download Using Torrents

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:49:20 +0000

Hey Bob,

Under most circumstances, where you’re likely to get mal-ware is through the files you download rather than the software used to download torrents. As long as you use a decent piece of software (like utorrent), you shouldn’t have a problem.

That said, you always have to be careful when downloading files from the internet. Good torrent software like utorrent doesn’t mean you’re protected from the files you download–that part is up to you.

By: Bob Luther

Bob Luther — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:38:25 +0000

Torrent programs can allow malicious programs onto your computer. After installing bittorrent, I had a spam engine installed on my computer sending out thousands of emails.

By: Protect Yourself When Downloading Torrents

Protect Yourself When Downloading Torrents — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:16:32 +0000

Yes, torrents are really getting everywhere and are becoming a standart in downloading illegal stuff. However, you must protect yourself when downloading torrents from the appropriate laws. Read an article I have written on this topic, by clicking on my name on this comment.

By: Kirk

Kirk — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:01:52 +0000

It’s great you showed how to do the port forwarding. A lot of people I run into, have no idea as to how to setup port forwarding. Even Technicians I’ve worked with have problems with this.

Good job!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 05:29:29 +0000

The sharing programs themselves cannot be shut down, it would have to be the torrent sites. It’s hard to shut the sites down because they really aren’t doing anything wrong themselves; torrents aren’t illegal. Since they only host torrent files and not the actual copyrighted material, not much can be done. However, the battle still continues and the law is trying its hardest to shut them down. It’s pretty interesting to look at the legal arguments on each side.

By: Drop Ship Man

Drop Ship Man — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:18:18 +0000

good old U torrent… i just wonder how long all these file sharing programs will last, and if they will share the same fate as kazaa and napster. Only time will tell.

By: Rhode Island Real Estate

Rhode Island Real Estate — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:01:25 +0000

I herad good thinks about Mininova and Pirate Bay.

By: .

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:43:30 +0000

Great info on torrents! There is getting to be a large crackdown on P2P file sharing users here in the US, but not all files being shared are actually illegal. Some artists willing place books, music, images, and more on P2P networks with the intent of sharing. So browse around there is some great stuff available!!

By: Chanrith Yin

Chanrith Yin — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:19:04 +0000

Great post Pat! Really useful information, especially for someone new to the world of torrents.