Spotting Bit-Torrent Fakes - Club CDFreaks

Syko12345 · 03-02-2007

ok there might of been a similar post bout is somewhere..

but how do u best spot a bit-torrent fake before its too late, people say look at peers ( i use Utorrent) what do i need to look out for at the peers??

i also have : peerguardian 2 and Proto wall.

so if u could explain how to best spot a Bit-torrent fake , ranging from through the webpage u downloaded a torrent and via viewing peers etc.

-Syko

Syko12345 · 05-02-2007

Can anyone help me"???

**TimC** · 05-02-2007

What's your definition of a fake?

For legal downloads this is rarely a problem but for illegal ones it often happens but the forum rules prohibit discussion of illegal downloading.

*Bob* · 05-02-2007

stroppy · 06-02-2007

If you download pirated stuff you can expect the pirates will bite your A#se...sorry. It's not worth the hassle and the risk of a visit from the boys in blue.

mistycat · 08-02-2007

One way is the file has been available for at least a few days but has never completed and most peers are stalled in the 90% range with 1 seed. The MPAA has crews working full time seeding phony files that will never complete. And don't know but thought I read that having both PeerGuardian and Protowall will cause a conflict.

martian1097 · 08-02-2007

Join a members only site, plenty of them around. I have never had a fake off any of them, they are exposed pretty quickly. Public sites are too risky for my taste

Dialysis1 · 08-02-2007

Here's what the MPAA is doing:
http://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-caught-...fake-torrents/

*awdrifter* · 11-02-2007

Download torrents with fewer sources, I found that usually those are the real files. (I define a fake as a file that doesn't match the file name/description)

*Bob* · 12-02-2007

A program called Torrent Spy is old but still works to see the files in a Torrent,How many Seeds/Peers, etc....pretty much in real time.

jorod4u · 17-07-2008

Have wasted more time than I care to admit with the public torrent sites . . . utter waste of time.

jjreynolds · 17-07-2008

instead of looking for fakes......just buy legal copies. if it does not work you can reclaim your payment through paypal or your credit card if you are scammed.
if you download illegal torrents then carry on downloading those trojans and all .

mmelen · 19-07-2008

well what all I can tell instead of going for the fake purchase legal one's and thenuse them if they are not owrking then we can get the money from them.

hax0rth0r · 05-08-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by mistycat

One way is the file has been available for at least a few days but has never completed and most peers are stalled in the 90% range with 1 seed. The MPAA has crews working full time seeding phony files that will never complete. And don't know but thought I read that having both PeerGuardian and Protowall will cause a conflict.

Pretty much any kind of anti-virus guard type thing will conflict and cause problems if you run more then one.

03-02-2007	#1 (permalink)
Syko12345 New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18	Spotting Bit-Torrent Fakes <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> ok there might of been a similar post bout is somewhere.. but how do u best spot a bit-torrent fake before its too late, people say look at peers ( i use Utorrent) what do i need to look out for at the peers?? i also have : peerguardian 2 and Proto wall. so if u could explain how to best spot a Bit-torrent fake , ranging from through the webpage u downloaded a torrent and via viewing peers etc. -Syko

05-02-2007	#2 (permalink)
Syko12345 New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18	Re: Spotting Bit-Torrent Fakes Can anyone help me"???

05-02-2007	#3 (permalink)
TimC Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 7,498	Re: Spotting Bit-Torrent Fakes What's your definition of a fake? For legal downloads this is rarely a problem but for illegal ones it often happens but the forum rules prohibit discussion of illegal downloading.

05-02-2007	#4 (permalink)
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06-02-2007	#5 (permalink)
stroppy CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lost in space! Posts: 898	Re: Spotting Bit-Torrent Fakes If you download pirated stuff you can expect the pirates will bite your A#se...sorry. It's not worth the hassle and the risk of a visit from the boys in blue. __________________ Stroppy Stroppy likes happiness Stroppy dislikes arrogance Stroppy likes FOOD! Oh the pain, the pain... William! Where is that Bubble-Headed Booby?

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08-02-2007	#6 (permalink)
mistycat New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 10	Re: Spotting Bit-Torrent Fakes One way is the file has been available for at least a few days but has never completed and most peers are stalled in the 90% range with 1 seed. The MPAA has crews working full time seeding phony files that will never complete. And don't know but thought I read that having both PeerGuardian and Protowall will cause a conflict.

08-02-2007	#7 (permalink)
martian1097 New on Forum Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gloucestershire, England Posts: 20	Re: Spotting Bit-Torrent Fakes Join a members only site, plenty of them around. I have never had a fake off any of them, they are exposed pretty quickly. Public sites are too risky for my taste

08-02-2007	#8 (permalink)
Dialysis1 CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York Posts: 614	Re: Spotting Bit-Torrent Fakes Here's what the MPAA is doing: http://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-caught-...fake-torrents/

11-02-2007	#9 (permalink)
awdrifter CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 662	Re: Spotting Bit-Torrent Fakes Download torrents with fewer sources, I found that usually those are the real files. (I define a fake as a file that doesn't match the file name/description) __________________ TP GT4 Drift Video

12-02-2007	#10 (permalink)
Bob I donated to the Tsunami fund and all I got was this lousy title Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Looking for my zigzags ~ I come from the no place and i go to the no where Posts: 16,062	Re: Spotting Bit-Torrent Fakes A program called Torrent Spy is old but still works to see the files in a Torrent,How many Seeds/Peers, etc....pretty much in real time. __________________ "You've got a hole in your soul if you don't dig the Blues" .....My New Build is Finished. Click HERE to join CDFreaks.com Keith Richards ~ "If You Want The Last Laugh........Join The Rolling Stones"

17-07-2008	#11 (permalink)
jorod4u New on Forum Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Texas Posts: 1	Re: Spotting Bit-Torrent Fakes Have wasted more time than I care to admit with the public torrent sites . . . utter waste of time.

17-07-2008	#12 (permalink)
jjreynolds New on Forum Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6	Re: Spotting Bit-Torrent Fakes instead of looking for fakes......just buy legal copies. if it does not work you can reclaim your payment through paypal or your credit card if you are scammed. if you download illegal torrents then carry on downloading those trojans and all .

19-07-2008	#13 (permalink)
mmelen CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 41	Re: Spotting Bit-Torrent Fakes well what all I can tell instead of going for the fake purchase legal one's and thenuse them if they are not owrking then we can get the money from them.

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