utorrent update fixed remote hack exploit

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.

oh great, tnx

Thx uTorrent is one of the best sometimes i use it

Utorrent is still the best

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

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Originally Posted by Shadowfire

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

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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

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

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.

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Originally Posted by 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.

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Why would a new version be banned? :huh:

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

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Originally Posted by LoOpiNg

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

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so stick with the old one then? Or are there other clients worth using?

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it's kinda funny situtation,
there is an sploit for utorrent and we can not use a new version of utorrent cos it's banned.

lol,
actually the attacker can just see who is using vuln utorrent just in show peers section.

i don't care if utorrent is bought by who know who, but at last the newer version is not vulnable, may the staff of the rrackers where newer utorrent is abnned take it into considereation, or just ban the all utorrent versions, - that's simple.

I've been using the latest utorrent beta for a long time. I think it's 1.6.1 build 483. It has the exploit issue resolved, is accepted by almost all trackers and is pre-bittorrent agreement. Never had a problem with this version.

Where is this beta version 1.61 located?

at utorrent.com

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Originally Posted by andrzejek1999

at utorrent.com

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Link?

To the beta version, not uTorrent. :dry:

http://download.utorrent.com/beta/ut...-build-483.exe

So ludde is still working on uTorrent? There's hardly any talk about this on the official forums.

still working, why queston anyway ?

for those who dont know
here is the url for utorrent 1.6.1
http://download.utorrent.com/1.6.1/utorrent.exe

µTorrent 1.6.1 Build 489
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- Feature: Select upload/download speed for a torrent through the rightclick menu
- Feature: Added encryption box to speed guide

- Change: Don't check as many pieces at the same time.
- Change: Misc WebUI changes.
- Change: Switch to JSON for webinterface

- Fix: Problem with category list in the gui when updated from the webui
- Fix: WebUI not clearing state between requests.
- Fix: Redirect also index.html to guest.html
- Fix: Added On Now shows the time it's added, not loaded.
- Fix: JSON uses " instead of '
- Fix: (a) Upnp fix
- Fix: Show pause icon when checking is paused.
- Fix: Fixed problems with XML parser
- Fix: Don't allow two message boxes to be shown in the RSS window
- Fix: Changed some window titles
- Fix: Fix malformed .torrent exploit
- Fix: Boss key field is now larger

http://download.utorrent.com/1.6.1/utorrent.exe

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Originally Posted by andrzejek1999

still working, why queston anyway ?

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Because there haven't been any uTorrent releases (even beta) in a long, long time. And also the fact that ludde sold out to BitTorrent, Inc. and hasn't posted in his forum for more than half a year, etc.

I wouldnt touch it

Ludde did not work on this new version. The chaps at Bittorrent have taken over all the development work(the mods at utorrent.com have admitted to this themselves). No wonder the new build keeps crashing.

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