As i upload from a torrent site,my download is also being used..i have a firewall {kerio} and also a virus scanner...why is my download being used..?
2006-10-23 16:22:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
thats how torrent's work.
2006-10-23 16:26:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's how torrents work. You get what you need and share what you have. You are NOT being hijacked.
If you don't share what you have, you'll eventually be locked out of torrents. At least the better ones.
BTW, you have your terms backwards. When you get a file, you are downloading it. When you share one, you are making it available for upload. The download is what you are RECEIVING. The upload is what you are SENDING.
2006-10-23 23:54:06 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order to use BitTorrent you must open a port in order to allow the downloader to function. If its acting funny then your proberably being port hijacked. This will allow a hacker to use your BitTorrent downloader as his own. You should be careful becuase often such hackers use computers owned by other people to host elligal pornographic material or infected files so they can get more people hacked. If you think this is a possibility you may want to attempt to uninstall your BitTorrent downloader. Most malware is designed to protect the host at all costs. If it refuses to delete then you are hacked for sure. If it lets you continue the uninstall and reinstall. See if this fixes your problem. If it doesn't then consider consulting a professional.
Hails,
Silence
Edit------------------------------------------------
Its also possible you left the files you downloaded in the downloads folder in which case other people are allowed to download from you. It is peer to peer sharing so unless you tell the program not to, or remove the files from that folder there is nothing you can do. Also be aware that most BitTorrent downloaders are designed to erase the data in the share folder on deletion.
(thank you earlier poster I forgot about that :P)
2006-10-23 23:28:44 · answer #3 · answered by Silent One 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Torrent requires that you use both download and upload, its called bit for bit, the more you share the faster your download of the torrent.
2006-10-23 23:25:55 · answer #4 · answered by Michael Burns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you use torrent while you download from other others can also download from you it is called seeding
2006-10-24 00:11:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's how torrents work... you are sharing the load with other people who want the same file. once you close your torrent client, the uploading will stop.
2006-10-23 23:28:52 · answer #6 · answered by nightb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your download isn't being highjacked. you maust share. You can configure your torrent program so no one can use your download. Buy this will really slow your download.
2006-10-23 23:26:07 · answer #7 · answered by gingraskim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
others are downloading the same file as you so they also get it from you just like when you download from three people
2006-10-23 23:30:00 · answer #8 · answered by c0mplicated_s0ul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with torrents you have to share it to download it .
2006-10-23 23:24:54 · answer #9 · answered by dude1648 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry I don't understand your question...
2006-10-23 23:23:54 · answer #10 · answered by Shoryuken 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋