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03-06-2015, 09:01 PM
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#1 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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| The latest uTorrent update contains a cryptocoin miner
Warning: EpicScale "riskware" silently installed with latest uTorrent - General - µTorrent Community Forums Quote:
When I updated uTorrent to version 3.4.2 build 28913 (32-bit) this morning it silently installed a piece of software called EpicScale. There was no information about this during installation and I did opt out of your other bundled software.
EpicScale is a bitcoin miner that also purports to use your "unused processing power to change the world". It's easily noticeable by the increased CPU load when the computer is idle.
The file date/time on the EpicScale files matches the time of the uTorrent update, which confirms uTorrent as the source.
Several other users are reporting the same thing here:
http://www.freefixer...ale.exe-153377/
(It is possible to uninstall EpicScale through the control panel, but that does not properly remove the files from ProgramData\EpicScale.)
| If you haven't switched yet (I did a long time ago when the installer started to get really sketchy) you better do it now. I switched to qbtorrent, but there are others apparently worth considering: Transmission and Deluge.
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03-06-2015, 10:13 PM
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#2 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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currently running version 3.4.2 (build 37754) [32-bit].
i have NO such thing as EpicScale on my computer.
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03-06-2015, 10:29 PM
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#3 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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It's in the installer most likely
There's no reason to use it anyway
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03-06-2015, 10:49 PM
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#4 | | I STILL don't get it
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Switched to Deluge.
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03-06-2015, 10:52 PM
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#5 | | Say! Say! Say!
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Most likely one of those shitty applications that the installer "asks" to include during installation
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03-06-2015, 11:43 PM
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#6 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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how stupid do they think their users are? A good majority of torrent users aren't tech illterate so this was bound to be uncovered.
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03-06-2015, 11:44 PM
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#7 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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okay, I uninstalled utorrent, how to check whether it is still in the system or regedit?
EDIT: I had old utorrent installed then updated to 3.4.2, somehow I am not seeing any epic scale in PROGRAMDATA or program files folders, where else can I check it is installed in my PC?
Last edited by asian_XL; 03-06-2015 at 11:51 PM.
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03-07-2015, 03:54 AM
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#8 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero how stupid do they think their users are? A good majority of torrent users aren't tech illterate so this was bound to be uncovered. | Yes but for everyone using it who is literate, there are 10X as many who aren't. utorrent has millions of users, plenty of people just torrent shit the easiest way they can, and that's utorrent and pirate bay.
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03-07-2015, 04:28 AM
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#9 | | Say! Say! Say!
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Originally Posted by asian_XL okay, I uninstalled utorrent, how to check whether it is still in the system or regedit?
EDIT: I had old utorrent installed then updated to 3.4.2, somehow I am not seeing any epic scale in PROGRAMDATA or program files folders, where else can I check it is installed in my PC? | If it's installed, you'll see it under Program and Features in Control Panel as well as in the Program Files folder. You don't have it.
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03-07-2015, 05:06 AM
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#10 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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damn it, thanks hardgay, I will try qbtorrent
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03-07-2015, 09:08 AM
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#11 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Vuze (Open Source software, so there's no BS) is pretty good too. Just throwing this out there. Also has a built-in VPN kill switch.
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03-07-2015, 11:05 AM
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#12 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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A shame uTorrent has evolved into this. Been using uTorrent for as long as I can remember. Recently switched to qBitorrent recently and haven't looked back since. RIP uTorrent.
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03-07-2015, 02:28 PM
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#13 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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i'm still using utorrent 1.8 since the version doesn't need to be installed.
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03-07-2015, 06:41 PM
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#14 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by lilaznviper i'm still using utorrent 1.8 since the version doesn't need to be installed. | I'm on 1.8.2  | |
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03-07-2015, 08:35 PM
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#15 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Anyone have any other recommendations? I'm going to try Deluge but wanting to see if there are any others you guys are using as well.
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03-08-2015, 12:06 AM
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#16 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by ForbiddenX Anyone have any other recommendations? I'm going to try Deluge but wanting to see if there are any others you guys are using as well. | QBT is good. It has a familiar interface, and easy to get working.
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03-08-2015, 03:24 AM
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#17 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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i'm still using bittorrent.
am i late to the party? i (wrongly) assumed bittorrent and qbittorrent were the same or related.
is bittorrent no good?
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03-08-2015, 03:27 AM
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#18 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by clevernickname i'm still using bittorrent.
am i late to the party? i (wrongly) assumed bittorrent and qbittorrent were the same or related.
is bittorrent no good? | You're using the original bitttorrent client?
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03-08-2015, 05:22 AM
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#19 | | I keep RS good
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im using qbitorrent now
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03-08-2015, 07:22 AM
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#20 | | Meet on the Level and Part on the Square
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I just don't update my uTorrent - not sure which outdated version I have, but it works when I need it.
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03-08-2015, 09:24 AM
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#21 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by hotjoint I'm on 1.8.2 | Almost the same as me, i'm on 1.8.7 Good to know not to update my uTorrent though.
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03-08-2015, 10:27 AM
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#22 | | My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
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When they started bloating things and add useless shit to a program, that's when i stop using it. Utorrent was great when it was a few hundred kilobytes, now it has so much junk in it i never use; I just want it to download my damn torrents. If it has an ad banner, fine, but I don't want it to include a lame and mediocre media hub like itunes.
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03-08-2015, 01:03 PM
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#23 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp | well thats what it says. bittorrent.exe
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03-08-2015, 01:14 PM
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#24 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by clevernickname well thats what it says. bittorrent.exe | So it's just an exe you got somewhere?
I dunno man I would recomment qbtorrent or something else open source
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03-08-2015, 08:46 PM
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#25 | | das not it mane
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I haven't updated my utorrent for at least 2 years 
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