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Mr. Robot 'Plugs' uTorrent and Pirate Release Groups (torrentfreak.com)
From a TorrentFreak report: The latest episode of award-winning TV show Mr. Robot includes a nod to online pirates. The main character Elliot is shown pirating a movie using uTorrent, while his movie folder lists movies from various pirate groups including YIFY. The group in question appreciates the "bad ass" mention, while another group casts doubt on the hacker's choice of BitTorrent client.
As the screenshot shows, Elliot uses a recent version of the popular BitTorrent client uTorrent, showing a house ad for an upgrade to uTorrent Plus. In the "movies" folder, which is also shown, we can see various other movies complete with release group tags such as YIFY, PRiSTiNE, DiPSHiT, RARBG and CRiTERiON.
As the screenshot shows, Elliot uses a recent version of the popular BitTorrent client uTorrent, showing a house ad for an upgrade to uTorrent Plus. In the "movies" folder, which is also shown, we can see various other movies complete with release group tags such as YIFY, PRiSTiNE, DiPSHiT, RARBG and CRiTERiON.
I stopped using uTorrent when the upgrade bundelled rootkit-like adware.
Sure, my fault for just clicking next and not un-checking that box, but when a wrong upgrade requires a complete wipe of windows, a product has lost my trust and support.
anyone sane would not be watching any rips by any of those groups. especially yify and rarbg
It's no MYTH that Mr. Robot is showing some CLASS around here.
Considering that all of the episode titles are designed to look like filenames of torrents of themselves, this is hardly surprising.
Is that some Year of Linux on the Desktop going on?
#naabhaprzrag, #sverubfr-000, #agi-fcbafberq, negvpyr[pynff*=' negvpyr-ary-'] { qvfcynl: abar !vzcbegnag; }
Why didnt the writers do some research?
rtorrent is the way to go.
The first rule of Mr. Robot is: You do not talk about Mr. Robot.
This show prides itself with its accurate portrayal of hacking by using tech consultants so this is a disappointment. Perhaps the show is resorting to product placement?
Seriously, representing movie piracy and showing it to the world like that, that's got to be some type of terrible offence for the big movie studio right?
Oh I forgot, they can do whatever they want, it's only the little guy who download a single terrible movie that should get sued for millions in damages.
it's cool the torrent reference, but when the show will get some speed?, the first four episodes have been.... underwhelming.
That was Darlene's Movie folder not Elliot's
The better part of that episode is when Darlene is trying to get Elliot's attention. He's trying to brush her off, saying he's busy, and she stops him dead in his tracks by saying "init 1".
Single user mode! E.g., "pay attention to me".
I loved it! Had to rewind it to listen to her deliver that line again to make sure I heard correctly. The show is amazing that way.
Oct 31 being an in joke for nerds :)
Why draw attention to yourself or any of your boxes? There's a lot of websites with file host links that download at full speed and trigger fewer work type filters but if you're any good at anything just work in trade for site access - it's not especially hard and the service is great although I'd still xfer via somewhere else in case it's a trap... again...
I know Vuze does.
You mean like on cable or satellite?
Stephanie Corneliussen / Joanna Wellick
I expected Elliot to be elite enough to be part of the top site scene, grabbing his warez of choice through chained ftp-bouncers. All while enjoying free leech thanks to services rendered like writing up a couple of SecuROM and C-Dilla unpackers on the side of his regular network intrusion schtick.
The thought of him crawling in the BitTorrent muck with us regular plebs just makes me sad. :(
/greger
Will the producers be "tolerant" and wink, or can we expect to be embroiled in a byzantine plot of pursuit and persecution like in the show?
Like a somebody! F U Bic!
Stop with the reposting of links from this unreliable source of "news" already. You're only feeding the clickbaiter.
I liked seeing the backtrack...err...kali distro desktop when they found Leslie dead in the back yard, ok so has nothing to do with topic but hey.
https://forum.utorrent.com/top... ;)
Ant(Dude) @ Quality Foraged Links (AQFL.net) & The Ant Farm (antfarm.ma.cx / antfarm.home.dhs.org).
Use something else, and don't tell where you torrent from. FBI are busy fucking with slashdot story bait right now.
Uh, that's not Windows. Anything else you don't understand about the show?
Really, what is the chance of an elite super paranoid libertarian anonymous hacker to be using Evil closed sourced rootkit ridden software?
I would understand seeing that scene from Angela's screen, but Elliot? Really?
A simple rule of thumb for screenwriters: ELLIOT USES ONLY OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE. PERIOD.
The only twist that would salvage this mess is if Elliot hacked uTorrent, got their source code and compiled his own version.
I am really baffled by the consultant suggesting uTorrent for such an elite character.
Really, what is the chance of an elite super paranoid libertarian anonymous hacker to be using Evil closed sourced rootkit ridden software?
I would understand seeing that scene from Angela's screen, but Elliot? Really?
A simple rule of thumb for screenwriters: ELLIOT USES ONLY OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE. PERIOD.
The only twist that would salvage this mess is if Elliot hacked uTorrent, got their source code and compiled his own version.
Even then, he's more likely to pick an open source bittorrent client such as deluge or qbittorrent, possibly transmission, compile it himself and run it through a VPN which forwards all the IP hits to the home of a high level RIAA lawyer.
I am really baffled by the consultant suggesting uTorrent for such an elite character. Really, what is the chance of an elite super paranoid libertarian anonymous hacker to be using Evil closed sourced rootkit ridden software? I would understand seeing that scene from Angela's screen, but Elliot? Really?
A simple rule of thumb for screenwriters: ELLIOT USES ONLY OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE. PERIOD.
The only twist that would salvage this mess is if Elliot hacked uTorrent, got their source code and compiled his own version.
I suspect the choice of client was from one of the other none techie writers who chose it because of the popularity so it was what they are familiar with. Doubt the tech consultant (who has been upgraded to writer now I heard) would if their history is true (industry consultant including for fbi) and because of how accurate in general the rest is; save for the gnome better than kde comment, tried using gnome and forks so many times since '98ish and I can't see why people love it so much, but admittedly it isn't technical thing but preference thing just got me the way it was stated like fact when I don't know any friends or family who prefer gnome and forks over alternatives.
it was probably a paid product placement