Yrrah
2015-07-22 13:26:07 UTC
"Several anti-virus vendors have begun blocking uTorrent after
identifying the software as malicious or potentially dangerous. In
addition, Google Chrome is currently blocking several pages on
uTorrent's official website. According to the reports the popular
file-sharing application is linked to riskware and trojans.(...)
The scanning result from VirusTotal shows that at least six anti-virus
applications, including ESET and Symantec, have flagged the software
as problematic.(...)"
These and the other uTorrent threat reports all seem to be triggered
by bundled third-party software bundled. There is no indication or
evidence that the BitTorrent client itself is harmful.
We asked BitTorrent Inc. for a comment on the recent reports but the
company has yet to respond.
<https://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-flagged-as-harmful-by-antivirus-companies-and-google-150721/>
Yrrah
identifying the software as malicious or potentially dangerous. In
addition, Google Chrome is currently blocking several pages on
uTorrent's official website. According to the reports the popular
file-sharing application is linked to riskware and trojans.(...)
The scanning result from VirusTotal shows that at least six anti-virus
applications, including ESET and Symantec, have flagged the software
as problematic.(...)"
These and the other uTorrent threat reports all seem to be triggered
by bundled third-party software bundled. There is no indication or
evidence that the BitTorrent client itself is harmful.
We asked BitTorrent Inc. for a comment on the recent reports but the
company has yet to respond.
<https://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-flagged-as-harmful-by-antivirus-companies-and-google-150721/>
Yrrah