BitThief
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| Developer(s) | Distributed Computing Group at ETH Zurich |
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| Initial release | ? |
| Stable release | 0.4 (unknown) [±] |
| Preview release | None [±] |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | Java platform |
| Available in | English |
| Type | BitTorrent client |
| License | Freeware (closed source) |
| Website | http://dcg.ethz.ch/projects/bitthief/ |
BitThief is a Java-based BitTorrent client designed to download from, but not upload to, BitTorrent networks. It is freeware and cross-platform. According to the BitThief homepage, it is intended as a proof of concept that there are weaknesses in the current BitTorrent protocol, which can be exploited by "cheating" BitTorrent clients (such as BitThief itself).
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[edit] Criticism
WiredWebmonkey, a website operated by Wired Digital, called BitThief "straight-up nefarious and wrong."[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ "BitTorrent Bullies: BitTyrant and BitThief". WiredWebmonkey. http://www.webmonkey.com/2007/01/bittorrent_bullies_bittyrant_and_bitthief. Retrieved 2007-01-20.
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