it only allows the downloading or uploading of pieces of the files that are in torrents that are currently active in your running torrent client. Your computer is NOT made a host to other computers simply by having a torrent client installed. None that I know of do that by default and even if they did load at boot, it wouldn't affect anything unless there was an unfinished download that would resume. The only way a bit torrent client can impact boot times is if it is set to run at boot time. Torrent clients can establish hundreds of connections simultaneously, both incoming and outgoing and definitely do impact being able to do other things while a download is in progress. If you do use a torrent client, the P2P shield should be set to scan for everything, including PUP's to ensure the greatest level of protection.īusinesses ban torrent downloads not only for security reasons but for bandwidth issues. I have had 1 instance where Avast detected a problem in a uTorrent download and it completely nullified any threat. ![]() Even those instances have become extremely rare and torrents that contain those things are quickly banned and removed from circulation. ![]() The worst thing most people ever see is an attempt to install some kind of media player that may or may not contain undesirable elements. The security issues with using torrent clients are greatly overblown. Avast users reported performance issues when Avast scanned uTorrent downloads so it was excluded from the default selections. ![]() ![]() Yes there are risks but any download can be a risk. Some of the torrent clients that are selected by default have a far worse history of security problems than uTorrent.
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