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BitTorrentPopular as client software "ΜTorrent(UTorrent) ", you can download the virtual currency"Bitcoin(Bit coin) "mining (excavation) software is installed, some users pointed out one riot.

Warning: EpicScale "riskware" silently installed with latest uTorrent - General - μTorrent Community Forums
http://forum.utorrent.com/topic/95041-warning-epicscale-riskware-silently-installed-with-latest-utorrent/

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UTorrent Quietly Installs Cryptocurrency Miner, Users Complain | TorrentFreak
https://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-quietly-installs-riskware-bitcoin-miner-users-report-150306/

The beginning of the thing was written that the user of the handle name Groundrunner wrote on the bulletin board of the uTorrent community "When installing uTorrent version 3.4.2, software named" Epic Scale "was secretly installed". According to GroundrunnerEpic ScaleIt is software that mining bit coins using machine power which user does not use.


Epic Scale says that the bit coin mined on the official website is used for charity, "Your computer has the power to change the world and let's release its potential." .


In response to Groundrunner's writing, angry voices saying "Epic Scale has been installed without permission" was begun to be posted one after the other.


While doing so, uTorrent officials with the handle name of N4TE_B wrote that "We will not let the partner company's software download without user's approval." However, "Epic Scale is a wonderful partner company of uTorrent" "As unlike Groundrunner, it is easy to uninstall Epic Scale." "If you want to feel" free ", remove the garbage folder that remains after uninstalling OK "and so on, to pour oil into the fire.


A user who saw the explanation of N4TE_B said "You should be ashamed of these parochial people. Bye bye! UTorrent!"


"I've patronized uTorrent for over 5 years but this disturbance is serious. Goodbye, uTorrent"


N4TE_B understands your concern, but you can not reproduce the Epic Scale's unauthorized installation in this environment, so we are doing urgent correspondence with engineers right now. I will post it as soon as I have more information. "


But from the user "I will never install uTorrent again, definitely not, goodbye, uTorrent!" And a further comment.


About uTorrent's Epic Scale unauthorized installationTorrentFreakAlthough it is not all machines, it is confirmed that Epic Scale is installed on some machines without permission without requiring the user to approve it though it is a verification experiment. So TorrentFreak asked Epic Scale, "I am aware of the user's anger, but I am currently investigating the situation in detail. For those who provided more detailed information I got $ 20 (about 2400 yen ) Amazon gift cards will be handed over to you. "