Question:
How to get more seeds or make uTorrent faster ?
I’m downloading with torrent from isohunt . it was written 600 seeds and 100 leachers however when i was downloading its 4 seed and 40 peers the downloading speed is 1.5 and if it will stay like this it will take 20 weeks to be downloaded . how can i get seeds or make utorrent faster ??
ANSWER:
Hello, Read the following 3 possibilities
1) Your ISP may be doing some TRAFFIC SHAPING meaning that they are cutting the ports of utorrent because they don’t want people to suck up bandwidth
2) On the bottom status bar of utorrent you have yellow triangle (as opposed to a round green with a checkmark) this means utorrent is not forwarded properly through your router.
Go to www.portforward.com to learn how to open ports in your router
3) there is a built in problem with XP and Vista, that limits the total number of half open connections to around 8 or 10. This was done to prevent spreading of trojans.. however with programs that need to connect many times to various locations this makes them go very slow.
There is a patch for the TCPIP of XP and another one for Vista, that will let you increase the number of half open connections.
If you go to the event manager (control panel > administration tools) and see there you most possibly will have a list of warnings that the tcpip has reached its limit … Like this:
EventID 4226: TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number of concurrent TCP connect attempts
So make a restore point and download the patch BUT BE WARNED THIS IS NOT SUPPORTED BY MICROSOFT!
FOR XP:
Download it here:
http://www.lvllord.de/?url=tools
FOR VISTA:
The vista patch for EventID 4226 can be found here:
http://half-open.com/
Then restart and go to utorrent and go to OPTIONS > PREFERENCES > select BANDWIDTH from the left list of items and then increase the numbers (that I have with red arrows in this screenshot) You can try 300 and 100 for starters… then if things are stable you might increase it even more…
Please leave comments!
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My comment: This is not an April fools joke, but I dont want people to panic either! Make sure you have updated windows, by going to windows update and downloading all the latest updates!
Read below for a tool from microsoft that can scan your pc for the virus (free)
This page is from microsoft, the original source is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/worms/conficker.mspx
Protect yourself from the Conficker computer worm
Published: March 27, 2009
The Conficker worm is a computer worm that can infect your computer and spread itself to other computers across a network automatically, without human interaction.
If you are an IT professional, please visit Conficker Worm: Help Protect Windows from Conficker.
Am I at risk of having the Conficker worm?
Most antivirus software could detect and block the Conficker worm, so if you have updated antivirus software on your computer, you are at a much lower risk of being infected by the Conficker worm.
If you or your network administrator have not installed the latest security updates from Microsoft and your antivirus provider, and if you have file-sharing turned on, the Conficker worm could allow remote code execution. Remote code execution allows an attacker to take control of your computer and use it for malicious purposes.
What does the Conficker worm do?
To date, security researchers have discovered two variants of the worm in the wild.
•Win32/Conficker.A was reported to Microsoft on November 21, 2008.
•Win32/Conficker.B was reported to Microsoft on December 29, 2008.
•Win32/Conficker.C was reported to Microsoft on February 20, 2009.
•Win32/Conficker.D was reported to Microsoft on March 4, 2009.
Win32/Conficker.B might spread through file sharing and via removable drives, such as USB drives (also known as thumb drives). The worm adds a file to the removable drive so that when the drive is used, the AutoPlay dialog will show one additional option.
The Conficker worm can also disable important services on your computer.
In the screenshot of the Autoplay dialog box below, the option Open folder to view files — Publisher not specified was added by the worm. The highlighted option — Open folder to view files — using Windows Explorer is the option that Windows provides and the option you should use.
If you select the first option, the worm executes and can begin to spread itself to other computers.
The option Open folder to view files — Publisher not specified was added by the worm.
How does the Conficker worm work?
Here’s an illustration of how the Conficker worm works.
How do I remove the Conficker worm?
If your computer is infected with the Conficker worm, you may be unable to download certain security products, such as the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool or accessing certain Web sites, such as Microsoft Update. If you can’t access those tools, try using the Windows Live OneCare Safety Scanner.
Where can I find more technical information about the Conficker worm and how can I stay up to date on the Conficker worm?
•For additional information, see Centralized Information About the Conficker Worm.
•For more technical information about the Conficker worm, see the Microsoft Malware Protection Center Virus Encyclopedia
•Bookmark the Microsoft Malware Protection Center portal and the Microsoft Malware Protection Center blog for updated information.
•For symptoms and detailed information about how to remove the Conficker worm, see Help and Support: Virus alert about the Conficker Worm.
•To continue to get updated information on security, sign up for the Microsoft Security for Home Computer Users newsletter.
For more information, see How to prevent computer worms and How to remove computer worms.
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This page is from microsoft, the original source is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/worms/conficker.mspx
My comment: This is not an April fools joke, but I dont want people to panic either! Make sure you have updated windows, by going to windows update and downloading all the latest updates!
Read below for a tool from microsoft that can scan your pc for the virus (free)
Protect yourself from the Conficker computer worm
Published: March 27, 2009
The Conficker worm is a computer worm that can infect your computer and spread itself to other computers across a network automatically, without human interaction.
If you are an IT professional, please visit Conficker Worm: Help Protect Windows from Conficker.
Am I at risk of having the Conficker worm?
Most antivirus software could detect and block the Conficker worm, so if you have updated antivirus software on your computer, you are at a much lower risk of being infected by the Conficker worm.
If you or your network administrator have not installed the latest security updates from Microsoft and your antivirus provider, and if you have file-sharing turned on, the Conficker worm could allow remote code execution. Remote code execution allows an attacker to take control of your computer and use it for malicious purposes.
What does the Conficker worm do?
To date, security researchers have discovered two variants of the worm in the wild.
•Win32/Conficker.A was reported to Microsoft on November 21, 2008.
•Win32/Conficker.B was reported to Microsoft on December 29, 2008.
•Win32/Conficker.C was reported to Microsoft on February 20, 2009.
•Win32/Conficker.D was reported to Microsoft on March 4, 2009.
Win32/Conficker.B might spread through file sharing and via removable drives, such as USB drives (also known as thumb drives). The worm adds a file to the removable drive so that when the drive is used, the AutoPlay dialog will show one additional option.
The Conficker worm can also disable important services on your computer.
In the screenshot of the Autoplay dialog box below, the option Open folder to view files — Publisher not specified was added by the worm. The highlighted option — Open folder to view files — using Windows Explorer is the option that Windows provides and the option you should use.
If you select the first option, the worm executes and can begin to spread itself to other computers.
The option Open folder to view files — Publisher not specified was added by the worm.
How does the Conficker worm work?
Here’s an illustration of how the Conficker worm works.
How do I remove the Conficker worm?
If your computer is infected with the Conficker worm, you may be unable to download certain security products, such as the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool or accessing certain Web sites, such as Microsoft Update. If you can’t access those tools, try using the Windows Live OneCare Safety Scanner.
Where can I find more technical information about the Conficker worm and how can I stay up to date on the Conficker worm?
•For additional information, see Centralized Information About the Conficker Worm.
•For more technical information about the Conficker worm, see the Microsoft Malware Protection Center Virus Encyclopedia
•Bookmark the Microsoft Malware Protection Center portal and the Microsoft Malware Protection Center blog for updated information.
•For symptoms and detailed information about how to remove the Conficker worm, see Help and Support: Virus alert about the Conficker Worm.
•To continue to get updated information on security, sign up for the Microsoft Security for Home Computer Users newsletter.
For more information, see How to prevent computer worms and How to remove computer worms.
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