Can someone enter your PC through torrent?

[Makosh]

I am asking cause I left my torrent seeding for 2 hours than the PC found a virus and I am scared what if the owner of the torrent could enter my PC

 

[smorizio]

you have to run the program first for the virus to enter your rig software. downloading an infected file most time is harmless. it when you open/read a virus that it drop itself into your rig.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

That's why torrents are dangerous , can install \ include all kinds of bad malware , viruses etc.

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[AnPCtester]

Malicious file like virus or trojans can spread by torrents aka p2p protocol. Taking over the network is possible but I have never heard of individual PC being HACKED in the sense that the hacker accessed the windows directory or user credentials via the p2p protocol.

 

[Brylle Aquino]

Hack your computer? No
Hack your µtorrent? Yes

That virus is probably from the torrent you just DL'ed.

 

[Makosh]

Malicious file like virus or trojans can spread by torrents aka p2p protocol. Taking over the network is possible but I have never heard of individual PC being HACKED in the sense that the hacker accessed the windows directory or user credentials via the p2p protocol.

That means it can't or can enter your pc through the downloaded file?

 

[Makosh]

you have to run the program first for the virus to enter your rig software. downloading an infected file most time is harmless. it when you open/read a virus that it drop itself into your rig.

Sorry I didn't quite understand you.

 

[AnPCtester]

Malicious file like virus or trojans can spread by torrents aka p2p protocol. Taking over the network is possible but I have never heard of individual PC being HACKED in the sense that the hacker accessed the windows directory or user credentials via the p2p protocol.

That means it can't or can enter your pc through the downloaded file?

A virus is a malicious program written to cause harm to your PC. YES it CAN enter/infect your PC through torrent/by downloading torrent but it CANNOT take CONTROL of windows directory or user credentials. Like I cannot PERSONALLY control YOUR PC by using torrent or I cannot tell who you are and where you live etc.
So by using torrent you can get a virus if you're not careful but you cannot be HACKED.
Hope you understand.