utorrent update fixed remote hack exploit

[NYGiants]

uTorrent version 1.6.1 build 488 STABLE is released


The popular BitTorrent client server gets a much needed update, especially in light of yesterdays reports of the remote exploit hack.


Today there is an update of the uTorrent BitTorrent client server available, it's version 1.6.1 build 488 STABLE.

This is particularly important in light of yesterday's news noting how the previous stable release was vulnerable to hackers who could infiltrate your PC and execute arbitary code if a user opens a manipulated torrent tracker file.

The apparent "glitch" in the software was that torrent tracker fields may contain an "announce" field. Well, if this "announce" field is longer than 4800 bytes, an internal µTorrent buffer overflows, thereby allowing hackers to run their exploits.

[RaPPeR]

oh great, tnx

[kobi_af]

Thx uTorrent is one of the best sometimes i use it

[hanginlow72]

Utorrent is still the best

[Shadowfire]

Is there anything ... bad ... about this version now that it's owned by Bittorrent?

[NYGiants]

Is there anything ... bad ... about this version now that it's owned by Bittorrent?

m8 honestly i could not tell u, i got this info from another forum but if u do find out that answer pls let us know or anyone that finds out

[deuce6000]

I tried it and it kept crashing and telling me that my nod32 was the reason.Said something like try ending the nod32 service and see if it works then.Of course i'm not going to do that so i just went back to 1.6

[l337m4n]

Won't work good untill all the private sites unban it.You'll just get a banned client error when you try to download a torrent.

[Skiz]

Won't work good untill all the private sites unban it.You'll just get a banned client error when you try to download a torrent.

Why would a new version be banned?

[LoOpiNg]

because utorrent was bought by the creators of bittorrent
in bitmetv the newest version is banned :/