Home / Other / Other / torrents, bad the good and ugly.
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. « previous next »
Pages: [1] - (Bottom) Print
Author Topic: torrents, bad the good and ugly.  (Read 404 times)
squall_01
Topic Starter
Prodigy



Thanked: 78
Posts: 6,210
« on: May 16, 2009, 05:10:08 PM »
I heard that torrents are okay for the most part.  The thing is that I know you can get back hacked cause you open a port.  So are they real bad or anything, from what I hear.
IP logged
Windows 7 RC Tester.  Working on it.  Your monitor says etchasketch on the side!

If I fall who is there to pick me up now.  I stand alone but I stand as the gaurdian for whom I wish to protect.  The sound of my blade utters my name as you fall.  For I shall not move.  For those that forsake the very people are wosres
Helpmeh
Egghead



Thanked: 116
Posts: 3,583

Experience: Experienced
OS: Windows XP


Roar.

1
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2009, 07:15:11 PM »
Quote from: squall_01 on May 16, 2009, 05:10:08 PM
I heard that torrents are okay for the most part.  The thing is that I know you can get back hacked cause you open a port.  So are they real bad or anything, from what I hear.
The good that I've heard is that as long as the original file is clean, then if you have uTorrent, you won't be infected by seeders.
IP logged
Where's MagicSpeed?
Quote from: 'matt'
He's playing a game called IRL. Great graphics, *censored* gameplay.
Geek-9pm
Sage



Thanked: 327
Posts: 8,050

Computer: Specs
Experience: Familiar
OS: Windows XP


Geek After Dark
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2009, 07:17:56 PM »
All torrents are bad.  >:(
IP logged
Helpmeh
Egghead



Thanked: 116
Posts: 3,583

Experience: Experienced
OS: Windows XP


Roar.

1
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2009, 07:22:11 PM »
Quote from: Geek-9pm on May 16, 2009, 07:17:56 PM
All torrents are bad.  >:(
That's just being biased. Why do you think ALL torrents are bad?
IP logged
Where's MagicSpeed?
Quote from: 'matt'
He's playing a game called IRL. Great graphics, *censored* gameplay.
computeruler
Egghead



Thanked: 63
Posts: 3,393

Experience: Experienced
OS: Windows XP

1
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2009, 07:54:31 PM »
If the torrents clean your fine.  Make shure to read the torrent comments because they will tell you if there is a virus and what not.  If theres no comments try to look elsewhere
IP logged
Geek-9pm
Sage



Thanked: 327
Posts: 8,050

Computer: Specs
Experience: Familiar
OS: Windows XP


Geek After Dark
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2009, 08:06:15 PM »
I have never found a torrent I liked.
Yes, I have used them. Later came to dislike it altogether. J
Just too much risk.
IP logged
Carbon Dudeoxide
Global Moderator
Mastermind


Thanked: 145
Posts: 16,077

Certifications: List
Computer: Specs
Experience: Expert
OS: Mac OS


Carbon - The building block of life on Earth.

My Youtube Profile 1 1
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2009, 08:17:42 PM »
To answer the question about opening ports, you can choose whether or not to open a port. And even if you do open a port, the chance of someone hacking you is VERY unlikely, near impossible.....unless you download a trojan that allows an attacker to gain access of your computer....
IP logged
evilfantasy
Malware Removal Specialist
Genius



Thanked: 458
Posts: 11,711

Experience: Beginner
OS: Windows 7


Calm like a bomb

evilfantasy's blog
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2009, 08:28:19 PM »
A good read on p2p dangers.

P2P file sharing: Anticipate the risks before you download your first file

File Sharing, otherwise known as Peer To Peer. (P2P).
IP logged


ƃolq
squall_01
Topic Starter
Prodigy



Thanked: 78
Posts: 6,210
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2009, 04:08:58 AM »
so its not a toldy bad thing.  I dont know were most of mine came from an I tried not to do torrents if I dint have to.
IP logged
Windows 7 RC Tester.  Working on it.  Your monitor says etchasketch on the side!

If I fall who is there to pick me up now.  I stand alone but I stand as the gaurdian for whom I wish to protect.  The sound of my blade utters my name as you fall.  For I shall not move.  For those that forsake the very people are wosres
Carbon Dudeoxide
Global Moderator
Mastermind


Thanked: 145
Posts: 16,077

Certifications: List
Computer: Specs
Experience: Expert
OS: Mac OS


Carbon - The building block of life on Earth.

My Youtube Profile 1 1
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2009, 04:10:47 AM »
Didn't have to what?   ::)
IP logged
Pages: [1] - (Top) Print 
Home / Other / Other / torrents, bad the good and ugly. « previous next »
 


Login with username, password and session length

Old Forum Search | Forum Rules
Copyright © 2010 Computer Hope ® All rights reserved.
Powered by SMF 2.0 RC3 | SMF © 2006–2010, Simple Machines LLC
Page created in 0.081 seconds with 21 queries.