Does Bit Comet have adware/spyware?

Kaotic Soul · June 8th, 2005

Ever since I installed it I had pop up galore, I'm talking about comedy crazy, about 50 popups in a matter of seconds.

JohnLai · June 8th, 2005

Nope, Bitcomet will not install spyware or whatever pop-up. That it, unless you download from another source other than the official one.

Branz_mf · June 8th, 2005

I'm always using this bittorrent to download games, but i didn't see any spyware because of this shareware.
There must be something else infecting your machine.
Try using anti-spyware software to get rid of poups.

Coolsvilleman · June 8th, 2005

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Originally Posted by Branz_mf

I'm always using this bittorrent to download games, but i didn't see any spyware because of this shareware.
There must be something else infecting your machine.
Try using anti-spyware software to get rid of poups.

do not talk about downloading anything illegal... your probably gonna get banned. and personally i use azureus, it has much more advanced configuration options. bitcomet i dont like so much... but azureus is cpu, ram intensive.

Branz_mf · June 8th, 2005

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do not talk about downloading anything illegal... your probably gonna get banned. and personally i use azureus, it has much more advanced configuration options. bitcomet i dont like so much... but azureus is cpu, ram intensive.

Sorry, i didn't pay attention for the rules, i'll be more aware of what I'll post next time

Valcrist · June 8th, 2005

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Sorry, i didn't pay attention for the rules, i'll be more aware of what I'll post next time

o.0 AN APOLOGET no0B!?!?! o.0

I give you a thumbs up on that one

ChaosBlade · June 8th, 2005

Now now valcrist.. Play nice

BitComet contains NO spyware\adware what so ever, i can reassure you. But, i wouldnt use it as my BT client. It is one of the least secure clients and has many exploits that allow people to 'leech' freely, and as such, was banned from many private and public trackers.

I would recommand to look into Bittornado, ABC, And as a last resort, Azureus (As it have been said, its pretty advanced but HEAVY on resources being javaVM based)

Valcrist · June 8th, 2005

I've used ABC for a while, as well as Bittornado for a little but, I still like bit comet above and beyond. leechers meh, oh well, I haven't run into any problems.

ChaosBlade · June 8th, 2005

Personally i have used BitTornado (formerly known as Shad0w's BT Experimental) and ABC most of the time to get top notch results and features.
BitComet's design is nice.. but the author's attitude towords leeching make me not want to use it at all, similarly to G3.

WindHydra · June 8th, 2005

I agree... BitComet should force a higher upload, 3kb forced upload is too low

Kaotic Soul · June 9th, 2005

if I change clients can I pull all of what I downloaded on bitcomet over?

scottlc · June 9th, 2005

Yes, you can.

Viper_Viper · June 9th, 2005

ABC All the Way!!!

ChaosBlade · June 10th, 2005

Just open the torrents in BitComet and choose to resume by selecting the partial download made by the other client.

@WindHydra: Almost all clients force a minimum 3kb upload, some per torrent, some per the entire session.

**Kane** · June 10th, 2005

ABC minimum is 3k/ torrent.

I've played with various different clients. ABC and Azureus are the only ones I will use and ABC only wins by virtue of being slightly more stable about half as memory hogging

June 8th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
Kaotic Soul Random Madness Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pearl,Mississippi,USA Posts: 494	Does Bit Comet have adware/spyware? Ever since I installed it I had pop up galore, I'm talking about comedy crazy, about 50 popups in a matter of seconds. __________________ ---------------------------------- \| Intel Pentium 4 3.4 GHz \| Windows Vista \| 1.7 Gig of Ram \| Nvidia 8600 GT OC \| Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS - Gamer : Limited Edition \| Western Digital 250 Gig HD \| Lite-on DVD-RW/CD-RW \| HP Pavilion 19" LCD" --------------------------------

June 8th, 2005	#7 (permalink)
ChaosBlade Protect EVERYONE Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Israel Posts: 1,959	Now now valcrist.. Play nice BitComet contains NO spyware\adware what so ever, i can reassure you. But, i wouldnt use it as my BT client. It is one of the least secure clients and has many exploits that allow people to 'leech' freely, and as such, was banned from many private and public trackers. I would recommand to look into Bittornado, ABC, And as a last resort, Azureus (As it have been said, its pretty advanced but HEAVY on resources being javaVM based) __________________ "..Did you win?" "I lost." "You dumbass! You're still alive, You won!" "I couldn't protect anyone, And i couldn't defeat those who wounded us." *I LOST.*

June 8th, 2005	#8 (permalink)
Valcrist Resident Mac User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: (Hicksville Florida) Posts: 1,447	I've used ABC for a while, as well as Bittornado for a little but, I still like bit comet above and beyond. leechers meh, oh well, I haven't run into any problems. __________________ \| Athlon 64 3200+ \| ASUS 6600GT \| 1 GB Dual Channel \| 20 GB Windows XP \| 100 GB Ubuntu \| 120 GB Storage \| \|14" iBook G4 1.33Ghz\|512 MB\|Radeon 9200\|60GB OSX Tiger\| >--Visit my blog--< http://blog.efx2.com/user/Tim

June 8th, 2005	#9 (permalink)
ChaosBlade Protect EVERYONE Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Israel Posts: 1,959	Personally i have used BitTornado (formerly known as Shad0w's BT Experimental) and ABC most of the time to get top notch results and features. BitComet's design is nice.. but the author's attitude towords leeching make me not want to use it at all, similarly to G3. __________________ "..Did you win?" "I lost." "You dumbass! You're still alive, You won!" "I couldn't protect anyone, And i couldn't defeat those who wounded us." *I LOST.*

June 8th, 2005	#10 (permalink)
WindHydra Wind, Life, Eternity Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: El Monte Posts: 1,331	I agree... BitComet should force a higher upload, 3kb forced upload is too low __________________ My deviantArt :bounce: We ran like the wind, under the cerulean skies...

June 8th, 2005	#2 (permalink)
JohnLai Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Miri Posts: 131	Nope, Bitcomet will not install spyware or whatever pop-up. That it, unless you download from another source other than the official one.

June 8th, 2005	#3 (permalink)
Branz_mf Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In front of my pc Posts: 67	I'm always using this bittorrent to download games, but i didn't see any spyware because of this shareware. There must be something else infecting your machine. Try using anti-spyware software to get rid of poups.

June 9th, 2005	#11 (permalink)
Kaotic Soul Random Madness Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pearl,Mississippi,USA Posts: 494	if I change clients can I pull all of what I downloaded on bitcomet over? __________________ ---------------------------------- \| Intel Pentium 4 3.4 GHz \| Windows Vista \| 1.7 Gig of Ram \| Nvidia 8600 GT OC \| Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS - Gamer : Limited Edition \| Western Digital 250 Gig HD \| Lite-on DVD-RW/CD-RW \| HP Pavilion 19" LCD" --------------------------------

June 9th, 2005	#12 (permalink)
scottlc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: St Andrews, Scotland Posts: 1,575	Yes, you can. __________________ OS: Arch Linux w/ Kernel 2.6.23.8 + GNOME 2.20.1 - CPU: Intel Pentium M 1.5GHz - Memory: 1280MB DDR PC2700 - Browser: Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.10

June 9th, 2005	#13 (permalink)
Viper_Viper Experenced But New User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: United States of America Posts: 865	ABC All the Way!!! __________________ MY PC!!!! Intel 2.44 ghz // Intel Desktop Board D845PEBT2 (533MHz FSB) // 1GIG DDR PC2700 (NEW) // 120 gig Western Digital HD // 8x DVD+/-R 4x DVD+/-RW Burner (NEW) // 48x15x48 CD-RW // ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb // USB 2.0 // Firewire (soon) // 6 Channel Digital Audio // Serial ATA // 3Dmark05 Demo - 2108

June 10th, 2005	#14 (permalink)
ChaosBlade Protect EVERYONE Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Israel Posts: 1,959	Just open the torrents in BitComet and choose to resume by selecting the partial download made by the other client. @WindHydra: Almost all clients force a minimum 3kb upload, some per torrent, some per the entire session. __________________ "..Did you win?" "I lost." "You dumbass! You're still alive, You won!" "I couldn't protect anyone, And i couldn't defeat those who wounded us." *I LOST.*

June 10th, 2005	#15 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	ABC minimum is 3k/ torrent. I've played with various different clients. ABC and Azureus are the only ones I will use and ABC only wins by virtue of being slightly more stable about half as memory hogging __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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