2007-12-09 05:17:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
It depends...
If you have downloaded the executable from a safe source then you might not get infected directly by running it.
If you have a proper security suite installed on your computer (antivirus, firewall, antispyware, etc) from a reliable vendor (mcafee, norton, etc) that is properly configured and completely up to date... along with all windows security updates... then you might get saved from infecting yourself with an infected download or someone attempting to attack you via your IP address... if not, then you are certainly at risk of those.
Anytime you open up a communication port and/or with other people's computers who may or may not be using protection themselves and then attempting to download illegal files... you run some risk... not to mention the federal copyright infringement laws you will be breaking and the risk of federal prison and a nice felony count (federal ones never go away).
Good Luck
2007-12-09 05:24:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Is Utorrent Safe
2016-10-05 10:39:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you call "save", when you are performing P2P, you run a very high risk of getting your pc infected with some very dangerous trojans, spyware, adware, keyloggers, and rogue dialers. (It is the risk you take for using uTorrent).
If you have excellent real time antivirus that really catches a trojan in real time and destroy, prior to getting into your system, then you will be okay. If not you are going to destroy your pc.
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2007-12-09 05:29:07 · answer #3 · answered by MINDDOCTOR 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In addition to potentially downlaoded malicious software, you also will have an open port which opens you up to direct hacking.
AV software like Avira Antivir will help with any virus issues, and firewalls like Comodo will help control what comes in to your computer.
uTorrent itself is safe, though.
2007-12-09 05:34:25 · answer #4 · answered by monterey_princess 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
uTorrent is just a program that manages downloads of torrents. It all depends on where you are getting your torrents (from which sites). Some torrents are fakes and have viruses and spyware embedded in them. Before you download torrents, make sure they have lots of people seeding them and try to check the comments to make sure people aren't saying bad things about the torrent.
2007-12-09 05:24:20 · answer #5 · answered by justgenius12 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Tons of malware try to get on your computer by placing the malware in popular downloads. It is called "piggybacking".
There is no 100% safe way to block the malware or remove it before opening the infected download. Malware is constantly changing and the security programs that you would scan with before opening such downloads are always playing catch up with new definitions/signatures of malware.
2007-12-09 05:26:11 · answer #6 · answered by Charley Horse 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, it's the files you download which are potentially dodgy. Azureus is great too.
2007-12-09 05:23:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah but some of the torrents u download might be fake or maicious....be careful and keep ur virus checker up to date and u be ok
2007-12-09 05:21:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋