uTorrent is one of the most popular torrent clients out there and a new update in the software has brought some unwanted package along with itself.Along with the new update, your PC may be running a Bitcoin miner as a background process without letting you know.This new upgraded version is 3.4.2 build 28913.Many uTorrent users have reported this on forums.People were shocked to notice the sharp increase in the CPU usage after the update.On investigating furthermore, it was found that uTorrent itself wasn’t using the CPU power, instead it was being done by a software called EpicScale, which is a Bitcoin mining application.Also, read our list of the best torrent websites of 2015.What is Bitcoin and bitcoin mining?Bitcoin is a type of digital currency which uses several encryption techniques for regulation of generation of currency units and fund transfer verification.No one prints it or controls it.It’s controlled and generated by lots of people all around the world by solving mathematical problems using software.

This creation of bitcoins is called mining and users are rewarded by fresh bitcoins and transaction fees.Bitcoin has been a part of BitTorrent’s experiment since years as a banner ad in uTorrent to monetize it.It’s possible that BitTorrent has partnered with EpicScale to increase its income.This is cool and none of our business, but the twist comes when users report that the update doesn’t mention any instance of warning or notice.Also, know ways to download torrent files without using uTorrent or other clients.Using user’s CPU power this way is a serious infiltration.The parent company BitTorrent replied to the queries that they’ve scanned their installer and uTorrent doesn’t do such activity without user’s consent.Some users have updated the uTorrent (including me) and they didn’t find EpicScale being forced via the installation.So what’s the truth and what to do?It may be some kind of error at the distribution partner end.There’s another possibility that users forgot to read the warning and continued to install this risky update.

If you’re noticing a sharp rise in CPU usage after the update, check if there’s some program named EpicScalei running in your system.Check this by going to Programs and features in Control Panel or via Task Manager.Did you find this Bitcoin miner app in your system?Tell us in comments and send us screenshots on our Facebook page and we will add it in our post!Stay tuned for latest technology news from fossBytes!ethereum pool mining guideGet Latest Articles to Your Inbox If you have recently installed or updated the popular BitTorrent client μTorrent 3.4.2 Build 28913 on your computer, then you read this warning post right now.bitcoin to vertcoinUsers of the μTorrent file-sharing service are complaining that the latest update of software used for torrent downloading is silently installing a piece of unwanted software called EpicScale, which is basically a Bitcoin mining software.noble markets bitcoin

Note: Story update has been added below.USER COMPLAINTS ON SILENT INSTALLATION The Epic Scale, installed without the consent of users, is a cryptocurrency mining software that reportedly uses the combined computing power of users to generate Bitcoin income for BitTorrent company.The unwanted software slows down the host computers and is particularly harder to remove from the system.ethereum taxes canadaGroundrunnerThere was no information about this during installation and I did opt out of your other bundled software."is bitcoin mining bad for gpuA senior manager for customer support at uTorrent did reply to the thread, explaining that the designed the update to ensure partner software downloads ‘don’t occur without approval by the user’.ethereum classic wallet

"Epic Scale is a great partner for us to continue to generate revenue for the company, while contributing funds to good causes," uTorrent employee wrote."Feel free to delete this folder.You certainly won’t see any persistent auto-reinstalls of the software, it will be gone from your machine for good."DETECT AND UNINSTALL BITCOIN MINER Epic Scaleeasy to uninstall easily noticeable by the increased CPU load when the computer is idle."We have reviewed the issue closely and can confirm there is no silent install happening.We are continuing to look at the issue."Users that don't notice the program may find significantly decreased performance as a result.Windows users are recommended to check the Task Manager (Ctrl-Shift-Esc) to make sure EpicScale is not running on their system.Follow these instructions to remove Epic Scale from your Windows system.If you think that it’s time to move on to other Torrent downloads, meanwhile, you can try Deluge, Vuze, Bitcomment, qBittorrent which are lightweight, free, cross-platform torrent clients available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.

UPDATE (3:00 pm EST, 6th March 2015) Whether its a software, or an online service, you have to agree to a so-called End User License Agreement.They are so common, in software and on the Internet, that many users ignore them and blindly click "Agree" without understanding what they're agreeing to.An average user spent only 6 seconds on every page while installing a Software, Next... Next... Install... and Finish.BUT IT SAYS, 'EPIC SCALE' IS A COMPUTATION PLATFORM In the below screenshot you can read, μTorrent software is giving an option to "Accept" or "Decline" the offer, but they have described "Epic Scale" as a 'distributed computing platform' that perform 'computation' only and asking users to 'Join us to help support organisation working to cure AIDS' by donating our system resources.It is clear that an average user will never understand that they are allowing it to install a 'Bitcoin Mining Software', which is used to generate revenue by consuming their system resources massively.