Torrent files are small files that contain information on how to download a larger file using BitTorrent protocol. The protocol, unlike HTTP/HTTPS, needs a torrent client for downloading the client.

Be careful with what you torrent. A new tool on the black market is helping hackers distribute malware through torrent files in exchange for a fee. On Tuesday, security researchers at InfoArmor said ...

The Pirate Bay and Kickass Torrents are the two top file-sharing services in the world. Which one is safer to download from, and how can file sharers protect themselves from potentially downloading ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link BitTorrent is an incredibly efficient way to move digital information. If you have a video, for example, that you want to send to a friend or ...

Officially, a torrent is a file containing metadata related to a movie, song, software or photo downloaded from a peer-to-peer network -- although the term is commonly used to refer to any of the ...

Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh ...

The PIrate Bay has made magnet links the default method of grabbing torrents, with plans to remove the links to torrent files this time next month. The PIrate Bay has made magnet links the default ...

It’s not exactly a secret that torrent apps don’t have the best reputation. Why? Well, they’re often used to share illegal content, mainly movies, TV shows, and music. Well, there’s a reason why ...

One of the biggest potential drawbacks to file sharing is the potential for downloading a hidden virus or malware. Of the top two torrent sites, The Pirate Bay and Kickass Torrents, is one safer than ...

The large majority of content found on BitTorrent is illegal, a new study out of the University of Ballarat in Australia has confirmed. Researchers from the university’s Internet Commerce Security ...

July 31, 2007 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Give web site BitLet the URL of a .torrent file and it downloads the file using its web-based BitTorrent client.

Security researchers from ESET have discovered a new malware called Sathurbot that relies on malicious torrent files to spread to new victims and carries out coordinated brute-force attacks on ...