uTorrent build 489 ban

**Sentient** · 02-15-2007, 07:54 AM

Are there any sites besides bitmetv where it is banned? Just curious.

**Moonspell13** · 02-15-2007, 08:25 AM

I saw a while back at A-L that all future utorrent releases are banned but I don't know the current status of this release...

LaserLock · 02-15-2007, 08:29 AM

i think NO if the new version is fixed and clear that bug wich hackers can make evil !! the client no be banned

According to IT security experts, the latest version of the µTorrent BitTorrent client server is vulnerable to remote exploits.

Today brings news that the popular BitTorrent client server uTorrent is vulnerable to hackers that can infiltrate your PC and execute arbitary code if a user opens a manipulated torrent tracker file.

The apparent "glitch" in the software is 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.

For now it's only µTorrent 1.6 build 474 that is affected but, older versions may also contain the bug, and a new version to fix the problem is not yet available.

**0Ri0N** · 02-15-2007, 11:04 AM

BitMeTV and A-L ban uTorrent 1.6.1. That sucks!!
oh well, i wont use BitMeTV till they update this issue....

**Sentient** · 02-15-2007, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by iNViTEr

BitMeTV and A-L ban uTorrent 1.6.1. That sucks!!
oh well, i wont use BitMeTV till they update this issue....

Yea, I also haven't been using it lately because of this. What a paranoid bunch they are on client security. Reason I ask is because I've been following the discussion on their site, and they claim other sites are taking this step too, but of the trackers I've browsed, most don't even bother to ban bitcomet.

**andrzejek1999** · 02-15-2007, 03:08 PM

probably super secret site also banned utorrent.

**deuce6000** · 02-15-2007, 03:29 PM

Anyone use nod32 for an antivirus and if so have you got the new Utorrent working with that running?I tried but it just keeps crashing and saying to stop my antivirus.

**Skiz** · 02-15-2007, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by LaserLock

i think NO if the new version is fixed and clear that bug wich hackers can make evil !! the client no be banned

According to IT security experts, the latest version of the µTorrent BitTorrent client server is vulnerable to remote exploits.

Today brings news that the popular BitTorrent client server uTorrent is vulnerable to hackers that can infiltrate your PC and execute arbitary code if a user opens a manipulated torrent tracker file.

The apparent "glitch" in the software is 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.

For now it's only µTorrent 1.6 build 474 that is affected but, older versions may also contain the bug, and a new version to fix the problem is not yet available.

This has been fixed already in 1.6.1 beta.

I have not found any of my trackers yet that are banning 1.6.1.

Nice copy/paste BTW.