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Small enough to run off a USB key, but powerful enough to download any torrent in a jiffy (if it's got enough seeders), uTorrent 2.0 is easy on the eyes and smart on your network. The memory footprint for uTorrent is very small, and system resources are barely touched. While you're torrenting, you shouldn't be surprised to find that other programs that use your Internet connection slow down, but the latest version of uTorrent has an answer to that. Called uTorrent Protocol, or uTP, it's a built-in throttling that detects network congestion and slows down the torrent until the traffic jam has dissipated.
Version 2.0 includes a transfer cap, so that users who have had limits imposed by their ISPs can keep track and automatically kill torrenting when that limit is reached. Skins have also been introduced, but there's no skins option in Preferences: instead, you must go to the uTorrent site and download and install them yourself. That's unnecessarily irritating.
The most difficult aspect of using a torrent client is still finding the torrents, but included are both a torrent search bar and a handy RSS feed download function. Subscribe to select feeds, and uTorrent automatically downloads files as they publish. Adding, starting, pausing, and listing torrents takes merely a click each. A speed guide helps you test your ports and adjust system settings for optimal performance, although watch out for the opt-out Ask.com toolbar when you install. Combined with Local Peer Discovery and DHT Network options, and Teredo and Ipv6 support, uTorrent should be the torrent program of choice for novices, intermediate, and advanced users.
uTorrent 2.0 looks to the future:Publisher's Description
From BitTorrent:
uTorrent is an efficient BitTorrent client for Windows. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in uTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading, and Mainline DHT. Additionally, uTorrent supports the protocol encryption joint specification and peer exchange. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not hog valuable system resources--typically using less than 6MB of memory, allowing you to use the computer as if it weren't there at all.
What's new in this version: Version 3.2.3 fixed peer ID bug causing disconnects and Windows-8 compatible.
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"The Best Torrent Software."
Version: uTorrent 3.2.3
Pros
It's extremely small. Very efficient. It make torrent downloading easy.
Cons
None that I can think of.
Summary
Sometimes I can be simple minded, and this does all the work for me without much set up.
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"dont download utorent here go to main site for it"
Version: uTorrent 3.2.3
Pros
platform is good
Cons
SPYWARE SUCKS and all the crap they put on ure comp
DONT DOWNLOAD FROM CNET get it from utorrent website its clean that waySummary
IT says in the install download only from utorrent.com and if ure reading this DONT DOWNLOAD IT HERE my proof comes from experience i have downloaded this before a yearago on another comp and it worked fine but now after downloading it here is filled with crap
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"Do not use under any circumstance"
Version: uTorrent 3.2.3
Pros
None anymore.
Cons
Forcibly installs a toolbar in all installed browsers.
Changes home page on all installed browsers.
Changes search settings on all installed browsers.
Changes session settings on all installed browsers.
There is no warning or anything resembling 'informed consent' for any of these changes, they just happen and you have to clean up after it.Summary
Unacceptable corporate changes destroy a formerly great client.
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"Spyware filled rubbish"
Version: uTorrent 3.2.3
Pros
Nothing anymore!
Cons
Full of browser hijackers, spyware & adware and causes blue screen of death crashes after about 30 mins!
Summary
This used to be an amazing program but they must have gone through a hard time or something because the last few versions have been terrible.
I'd strongly recommend avoiding this!
FYI I now use qBittorent. its very fast and light on your system. -
"pile of crap"
Version: uTorrent 3.2.3
Pros
none at all
Cons
changes your provider even if you check no!!!! takes forever to uninstall, and get computer back to normal
Summary
bittorrent is way better this sux!!!!! stay away
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"One word - SPYWARE!"
Version: uTorrent 3.2.3
Pros
Nothing at all. Full of junk and browser hijacks.
Cons
Even if you uncheck all boxes you still get a bunch of junk that is very difficult to remove. It took me almost an hour to find programs to delete it all including browser hijacks. DO NOT DOWNLOAD.
Summary
Do not download!
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"Spyware in a box"
Version: uTorrent 3.2.3
Pros
Fast, compact bittorrent replacemebt
Cons
Stay away! As several other reviewers have pointed out, uTorrent installs several nasty pieces of adware, even if you uncheck all the boxes at installation
Summary
Avoid this one...
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"A once-great app is now loaded with spyware. Stay away."
Version: uTorrent 3.2.3
Pros
The cons outweigh any pros. See below.
Cons
uTorrent is now loaded with adware, and some of it is really, really difficult to remove. For example, even though I unchecked every single piece of adware it offered during install, it installed a toolbar anyway. Even after I uninstalled the toolbar through Add/Remove programs, it reinstalled itself on every reboot.
I literally reinstalled Windows because of the problems uTorrent created. I'm sure I could have created an anti-malware CD and scanned with 10 tools and eventually gotten everything cleaned up - but once "adware" is entrenched, it's better to just back up your data and reinstall to ensure you get everything removed.Summary
The uTorrent program itself is great. The massive bundle of spyware it comes with is terrible. This app is not worth compromising your PC. Use something else. These developers have sold out by making it essentially impossible to opt out of adware during installation.
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"very bad becarfull donot download"
Version: uTorrent 3.2.3
Pros
new version is very bad normelly no points i am using utorrent since 4 year it was good but now new version crash my computer block my internet becare ful those people who cannot rid of malware donot download
i start to use vuze instadt of utorrentCons
bad bad bad
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"ads ads ads"
Version: uTorrent 3.2.3
Pros
works fine ............
Cons
ads ads ads ads
Summary
I have 3 computers with ver 3.2.3. 2 have ads and one doesn't. wierd
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