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The popular lightweight torrent program, [µTorrent][4], has been updated to version 1.6.1. This is an incremental update doesn't bring any spectacular new features , but it does fix a serious security vulnerability and it's the first official release since [BitTorrent acquired][6] µTorrent.
I downloaded and tested the new version earlier today. As with past versions, 1.6.1 is fast and sleek -- still my favorite torrent program -- but I had to look up the new features in the [change log][3] to actually notice anything different from previous versions.
The new encryption option in the "Speed Guide" menu makes it easy to to encrypt your traffic, if your ISP is tracking your downloads and slowing your bandwidth. If you notice your torrents slowing down over time, this could be part of the problems.
The other main feature noted in the release announcement is the addition of the download speed selector as a contextual menu item. It's not exactly something to jump up and down about, but it does make it easier to control both upload and download bandwidth caps.
Aside from the handful in interface changes, the main focus of µTorrent 1.6.1 is bug fixes, and the most important is a patch for the fairly [serious security vulnerability][1] that plagued version 1.6. Granted this flaw has been patched for some time in beta versions, but this is the first official release to take care of the problem.
As an incremental update 1.6.1 is a long time coming, especially considering the known exploit that threatened l.6, hopefully the future development of µTorrent will be somewhat faster. In the mean time because of the bug fixes and moderately useful UI add-ons, I recommend updating your copy.
Also note that 1.6.1 isn't listed on µTorrent's download page as of this writing, however TorrentFreak posted this [direct link][5] for the impatient.
[via TorrentFreak][2]
[1]: http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=19775 "µtorrent 1.6 Remote Announce Heap Overflow Exploit POC"
[2]: http://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-161-released/ "µTorrent 1.6.1 Released"
[3]: http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=11463&p=11 "µTorrent 1.6 released"
[4]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/10/best_of_bt_torr.html "Monkeybites on µTorrent"
[5]: http://download.utorrent.com/1.6.1/utorrent.exe "utorrent.exe download"
[6]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/12/bittorrent_inc_.html "BitTorrent Inc. Acquires µTorrent"
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