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uTorrent re-released as BitTorrent 6.0

Last year, BitTorrent Inc. purchased the very popular torrent client uTorrent scaring users that felt the client would soon become obsolete or even worse, embedded with tracking devices by the MPAA and other groups. Some private torrent trackers have even banned later versions of uTorrent since the acquisition.

Yesterday, BT Inc. released BitTorrent 6.0, which is a rebranded uTorrent. However, uTorrent will continue to remain a standalone client and its community will not be replaced either, ever.



BT 6.0 looks just like uTorrent from the outside but now comes with BitTorrent DNA. There is also no longer a built-in search, but that can be added manually.

When asked about the future of uTorrent, CEO Ashwin Navin said this, “utorrent.com and uTorrent community will exist indefinitely. It’s vibrant and growing, and we value the feedback provided in the forums a lot. It is not our plan to fold utorrent.com into bittorrent.com, but foster growth for both independently.”

There is so far no evidence to prove that new uTorrent builds are being built with tracking code or that they are sending data packets to the MPAA, but rest assured I will be sticking with uTorrent 1.6.

Source:
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Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 29 Jul 2007 17:41

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• 48 comments

• 713tex

  So Bit Torrent is bad? I've been using BT. Why didn't anyone tell me?

  29.7.2007 18:24 #1

• vinny13

  Use Azureus. That's all.

  29.7.2007 18:45 #2

• maxsixer

  feckin hell, i didnt know any of this mpaa tracker stuff and i use it all the time. Whats so great about Azureus? i like utorrent though its really well put together. im going 1.6 just incase

  29.7.2007 19:07 #3

• geestar20

  I aswell use 1.6 and never updated. Stick with 1.6!

  29.7.2007 19:10 #4

• hikaricor

  {{double post}}

  29.7.2007 19:16 #5

• hikaricor

  Yea....ummmm....use opensource.... then you know what's in your client.
  
  Fuck utorrent.

  29.7.2007 19:16 #6

• Andrew691

  I dont think I would even trust 1.6, not sure exactly what version I had on my PC but even when I dont have any torrents added to it at all its still says its uploading (and sometimes downloading) data. Even when I have active torrents the overall DL/UL (bottom right corner) is nearly always a few kb's higher than the individual torrents data rate added up. Which means its sending more data than it should, or that the global UL/DL is very inaccurate.
  So Im switching back to Azureus as soon as I can be bothered.
  
  Just checked and Im running 1.6.1

  29.7.2007 20:19 #7

• Alien13

  1.6 is fine it was released before the BitTorrent take over.
  
  PS - What?!? No thanks to me for letting you know about this!!! J/k - just glad to let ya's know!

  30.7.2007 00:50 #8

• ZippyDSM

  Oh well Utorrent was great while it was free 0-o

  30.7.2007 05:55 #9

• maxsixer

  i never thought id see a torrent client go down the same spyware hill as kazza and limewire. has this happend to other clients also?

  30.7.2007 07:29 #10

• danielire

  what shall i use to be safe, now i run 1.6.1

  30.7.2007 14:23 #11

• AXT

  Oh well, I guess this is goodbye uTorrent. That's too bad because I liked it alot.

  30.7.2007 14:31 #12

• spydah

  I have used utorrent for 2 - 3 years. Before that it was Azureus which at the time wasnt that good at all in comparison to utorrent. But if they sold their soles to the Mafia then i will go back. Even though they said 1.61 is ok which is what i have been using.

  30.7.2007 14:55 #13

• borhan9

  Ever since this acquisition by bittorrent i have not had much success with Utorrent it was giving me NAT errors all the time. Ever since this year and recently i have changed to bitcomet i have had no issues whatsoever. I did not even have to configure my router. Now thats wat i call a excellent program :)

  30.7.2007 16:05 #14

• FlakMNKEY

  Hey can someone tell me if bit comet is safe to use?

  31.7.2007 07:01 #15

• borhan9

  Originally posted by FlakMNKEY: Hey can someone tell me if bit comet is safe to use?The program is safe to use if you also have an ip blocker running also.
  
  You can try peer guardian 2. You can find it on my profile page in on my software watch list.

  1.8.2007 17:21 #16

• hikaricor

  See if yall were running Linux, I'd just recommend KTorrent.

  1.8.2007 18:21 #17

• stuartgh

  Download 'PeerGuardian2' - its free - and then you will be shocked at the information that is gathered from your computer by various organizations such as TIME WARNER and others . PeerGuardian2 will block these unwanted connections to your computer

  3.8.2007 14:21 #18

• Hvygear

  Oh shi-..... I just updated to 1.7.2 yesterday :S ..... crap.

  4.8.2007 02:59 #19

• ZippyDSM

  I remember why I loved Utorrent feature rich and recourse lite >>

  4.8.2007 04:45 #20

• Hvygear

  Originally posted by stuartgh: Download 'PeerGuardian2' - its free - and then you will be shocked at the information that is gathered from your computer by various organizations such as TIME WARNER and others . PeerGuardian2 will block these unwanted connections to your computerAgreed, been using this since i started, i get so many people trying to connect to me.... i mean... common, even the military, LOL. Peergaurdian is a must if you torrent.

  4.8.2007 07:11 #21

• savlon

  hi every one i am a newbe at this , and if anyone can help me out here i would be verry thankfull, my pc crash at the week end and i had to get it all cleaned out and start again ,my friend done it for me but he put on u,torrent 1.7.2 i told him about this problem he said not to worry but i do and would like my old one back 1.6 but i dont know were to get it, i am running peerguardian 2 and mcfee firewall but still not sure if i am ok, my friend is not into movies etc so i belive he doesent know what hes talking about please some one answer if you can thank you.

  7.8.2007 02:34 #22

• ZippyDSM

  gaaa azerus wont navi my firewall and stuck at low speeds,went back to UT 1.6.1
  ><

  7.8.2007 05:13 #23

• ZippyDSM

  Originally posted by savlon: hi every one i am a newbe at this , and if anyone can help me out here i would be verry thankfull, my pc crash at the week end and i had to get it all cleaned out and start again ,my friend done it for me but he put on u,torrent 1.7.2 i told him about this problem he said not to worry but i do and would like my old one back 1.6 but i dont know were to get it, i am running peerguardian 2 and mcfee firewall but still not sure if i am ok, my friend is not into movies etc so i belive he doesent know what hes talking about please some one answer if you can thank you.http://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-161-released/

  7.8.2007 05:34 #24

• Unfocused

  That seems to be the safe bet with these things. Find a version that works, and stick to it.

  16.8.2007 06:57 #25

• PCB4

  I'm a little late in this thread. I installed CA anti-spyware on my PC tonight and it identified Utorrent as a trojan. This version 1.75 is capable of sending packets of information from my computer without my knowledge. I have version 1.61 on my other computer and it's fine. This from the CA website
  
  Description
  Category
  
  Downloader: A program that downloads and may execute or install software without user permission.
  
  Trojan: Any program with a hidden intent. Trojans are one of the leading causes of breaking into machines. If you pull down a program from a chat room, new group, or even from unsolicited e-mail, then the program is likely trojaned with some subversive purpose. The word Trojan can be used as a verb: To trojan a program is to add subversive functionality to an existing program. For example, a trojaned login program might be programmed to accept a certain password for any user's account that the hacker can use to log back into the system at any time. Rootkits often contain a suite of such trojaned programs.
  
  
  
  
  Back to top
  Origins
  Author
  
  utorrent.com
  
  
  Date of Origin
  
  date of origin: July, 2007

  14.1.2008 21:44 #26

• ZippyDSM

  Originally posted by Unfocused: That seems to be the safe bet with these things. Find a version that works, and stick to it.I would not say that, the updates to Utorrent were great but since they have been bought out and no longer a group of people making the best program they can the program has died for me and the died at under version 1.7.

  15.1.2008 05:28 #27

• irebel

  I to just now installed CA Yahoo Anti Spyware and upon running the program it labelled UTORRENT 1.7.7 as a TROJEN. I currently also have BITCOMET, AZUREUS and BITTORRENT 6.0.3. installed on my computer but they weren't labelled in the CA Anti Spyware. I use to use UTORRENT 1.6 and want to re-install it because it was fast and one can properly tweak it for personnel touch, it also ran good with Windows XP with the updated service pack 3.

  25.6.2008 00:19 #28

• ZippyDSM

  Originally posted by irebel: I to just now installed CA Yahoo Anti Spyware and upon running the program it labelled UTORRENT 1.7.7 as a TROJEN. I currently also have BITCOMET, AZUREUS and BITTORRENT 6.0.3. installed on my computer but they weren't labelled in the CA Anti Spyware. I use to use UTORRENT 1.6 and want to re-install it because it was fast and one can properly tweak it for personnel touch, it also ran good with Windows XP with the updated service pack 3.it dose not take much for a false positive I ran UT 1.7.7 with kaspersky and checked it http://virusscan.jotti.org/ was probably infected from where you downloaded it

  25.6.2008 00:26 #29

• irebel

  Ok, and so did several million other people! download (CA YAHOO ANTI SPYWARE), its free, run it, see what happens and then post another comment. If its all good then maybe post the link for others to use.

  25.6.2008 02:15 #30

• ZippyDSM

  Originally posted by irebel: Ok, and so did several million other people! download (CA YAHOO ANTI SPYWARE), its free, run it, see what happens and then post another comment. If its all good then maybe post the link for others to use.
  the malware scanner
  http://virusscan.jotti.org/
  will run it through all the main av apps out there to see if its infected.

  25.6.2008 02:50 #31

• grinnz

  I, too, am coming into this thread more than a bit late. I scanned my uTorrent 1.7.7 at the link provided by Zippy [http://virusscan.jotti.org] and came up clean with every scanner. It looks like I'm still good to go.

  25.6.2008 15:10 #32

• ZippyDSM

  Originally posted by grinnz: I, too, am coming into this thread more than a bit late. I scanned my uTorrent 1.7.7 at the link provided by Zippy [http://virusscan.jotti.org] and came up clean with every scanner. It looks like I'm still good to go.FYI past 1.6.1 they did tweaking for "bit torrent" so anything about 1.6.1 leaks info to the media mafia or to bit torrent so its loss/loss stick with 1.6.1 until a better light weight BTC comes along.
  
  Speaking of which I hate ABC,Azerous,Bit comment,ect has a beter BTC come along yet?
  

  For all the console/game fanboys out their.
  http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles...Console-Rundown
  Oh god I can't stop laughing!!!
  ---
  And for the format nazi's I bring you HHD DVVD BVD's!!
  

  25.6.2008 15:16 #33

• corn

  Originally posted by 713tex: So Bit Torrent is bad? I've been using BT. Why didn't anyone tell me?Just don't use the bittorrent client, thats all.
  I love uTorrent, WTF?

  25.6.2008 15:18 #34

• ZippyDSM

  Originally posted by corn: Originally posted by 713tex: So Bit Torrent is bad? I've been using BT. Why didn't anyone tell me?Just don't use the bittorrent client, thats all.
  I love uTorrent, WTF?uTorrent 1.6.1 and under is untouched freeware gold its the best BTC yet everything else fights with my firewall and can never configure in/out bound traffic right.
  

  For all the console/game fanboys out their.
  http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles...Console-Rundown
  Oh god I can't stop laughing!!!
  ---
  And for the format nazi's I bring you HHD DVVD BVD's!!
  

  25.6.2008 15:22 #35

• irebel

  I agree, if you have utorrent 1.6, stick with it. Now would somebody post the link so that I can downloaded it. I had to reload windows and lost it. I just dont want to download from a bad source! I had used it for over a year and tweaked utorrent and my system to be able to download 14 programs in 1:40 mnts with a 2.0 processor and 1gb of ram with no disk overload. Its wonderful to be watching a movie in 15 mnts after starting the download.

  25.6.2008 15:49 #36

• ZippyDSM

  Originally posted by irebel: I agree, if you have utorrent 1.6, stick with it. Now would somebody post the link so that I can downloaded it. I had to reload windows and lost it. I just dont want to download from a bad source! I had used it for over a year and tweaked utorrent and my system to be able to download 14 programs in 1:40 mnts with a 2.0 processor and 1gb of ram with no disk overload. Its wonderful to be watching a movie in 15 mnts after starting the download.here you go
  http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=utorrent
  1.1.1 though 1.7.1
  ^^
  
  
  

  For all the console/game fanboys out their.
  http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles...Console-Rundown
  Oh god I can't stop laughing!!!
  ---
  And for the format nazi's I bring you HHD DVVD BVD's!!
  

  25.6.2008 16:04 #37

• corn

  I'm using 1.7.7
  I haven't had any problems, all my ports are forwarded and I get decent speeds. Still though, MPAA spying on what im uping/dling is bad news.

  25.6.2008 17:00 #38

• ZippyDSM

  Originally posted by corn: I'm using 1.7.7
  I haven't had any problems, all my ports are forwarded and I get decent speeds. Still though, MPAA spying on what im uping/dling is bad news.ya thats why some trackers ban 1.7.+ on sight, altho the spy factor might be over hyped you can't be to careful....
  
  I think it was a bug in 1.7.0 that made it unstable or corrupt data or something then the merger news came in then a land slide of 1.7X descent started up.
  http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=44112
  
  
  
  I wonder if someone has made a lie version of "bit torrent" based off the new utorrent build... :X
  
  mmm wat dis?
  http://www.btlite.com/html/about.htm
  
  looks like a spy ware nightmare but could it be a real BT lite version?
  

  For all the console/game fanboys out their.
  http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles...Console-Rundown
  Oh god I can't stop laughing!!!
  ---
  And for the format nazi's I bring you HHD DVVD BVD's!!
  

  25.6.2008 17:08 #39

• irebel

  Thanks for the link Zippy, I should mention that for the month I have been using bittorrent with no problems for the exception that its pretty slow, you just cant tweak it like you can utorrent 1.6. It is also super slow when on broadband compared to 1.6. utorrent 1.6 ROCKS. Thanks again Zippy!!!

  25.6.2008 18:43 #40

• rvinkebob

  Originally posted by hikaricor: See if yall were running Linux, I'd just recommend KTorrent.Too clunky and it's made specifically for KDE though I know it'll work on GNOME. I rather use a speedy application that looks like the original BitTorrent in some ways but is very revved up - Transmission ;)
  
  uTorrent was always crap to me. VERY SLOW and the features only made the application worse in my opinion. Azureus was my preference if I wanted a nice GUI combined with a great service and a feature-rich client. It's also the client I use mainly for Windows, and Transmission for Linux.
  

  
  

  25.6.2008 21:04 #41

• corn

  I just use Azureus, or "Vuze". The only issue I have with it, is that it seems like Vuze is taking up alot of memory. Also, I notice PeerGuardian not blocking as many things. Should I be concerned?
  
  Is anyone using the Bittorrent Client? I hope not, I used it one time and it was so slow. I think I actually only got like 10kb/s, which is terrible.
  
  Also, I did some heavy uploading/downloading last night. I was using 1.7.7 (uTorrent) version, should I be worried? Thats one thing I'm worried about.
  
  Any precautions I should take with Vuze?

  25.6.2008 21:20 #42

• irebel

  Well that's funny because with AZUREUS It took me 2 days to download a movie with about 30 active seeders! With a properly tweaked system there is nothing like UTORRENT for high speed downloading with no disk overload. Anyone I referred to UTORRENT 1.6 to were ecstatic on the difference in the time it took to download a program.

  25.6.2008 21:53 #43

• ZippyDSM

  Originally posted by rvinkebob: Originally posted by hikaricor: See if yall were running Linux, I'd just recommend KTorrent.Too clunky and it's made specifically for KDE though I know it'll work on GNOME. I rather use a speedy application that looks like the original BitTorrent in some ways but is very revved up - Transmission ;)
  
  uTorrent was always crap to me. VERY SLOW and the features only made the application worse in my opinion. Azureus was my preference if I wanted a nice GUI combined with a great service and a feature-rich client. It's also the client I use mainly for Windows, and Transmission for Linux.thats odd I have tried all the BTCs and Utorrent was the only one to work right.
  

  For all the console/game fanboys out their.
  http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles...Console-Rundown
  Oh god I can't stop laughing!!!
  ---
  And for the format nazi's I bring you HHD DVVD BVD's!!
  

  25.6.2008 22:04 #44

• irebel

  And simple. Thanks again Zeepy for the link. I downloaded UTORRENT1.6 and using it right now, I've got 13 downloads going (aprox. 9800 mg) at 1.3 mgbps, man is she kicking ass again once more.

  25.6.2008 22:30 #45

• corn

  I got a little over 290 kb/s (normal speeds right now), so idk, it took me about an hour to dl a 500mb file. I kinda like Vuze.
  

  
  

  25.6.2008 23:17 #46

• grinnz

  Thanx for the oldversion link Zippy.

  26.6.2008 11:31 #47

• Rexx72

  Download uTorrent 1.6.1 build 490 from FileHippo.com
  
  The last "safe" version :)

  25.11.2008 14:51 #48