1. BitTorrent
sharing files has never been easier
Done by Mohamed Essa and Buti Mohamed
Under the instructions of Dr. Basel Al Mourad

2. List of Content
1. Introduction
2. Definition of BitTorrent
3. History of BitTorrent
4. How to install BitTorrent
5. How to use BitTorrent
6. Issues and solutions
7. Conclusion

3. Introduction
BitTorrent is one of the widely used programs
that made sharing files easier and faster. The
program enables the user to transfer large
amounts of data through internet. This
presentation will discuss the following:
•Definition of BitTorrent
•History of BitTorrent
•How to install BitTorrent
•How to use BitTorrent
•Issues and solutions

4. Definition of BitTorrent
• The word BitTorrent could refer to three things;
BitTorrent as a company, protocol, and software.
This presentation will only discuss the following:
 Protocol
 Software

5. Protocol
• BitTorrent (protocol): A peer-to-peer (P2P) file
sharing protocol used for distributing large amount
of data over the internet.
• P2P: downloading or sharing files from another
person (computer) instead of downloading them
from a server (website).

6. Software
• BitTorrent (software): A P2P client used to connect
through the internet so users can download and
upload (.torrent) files using the program.

7. History of BitTorrent
BitTorrent was designed and developed by a
programmer called Bram Cohen in 2001 and was also
released in the same year. Bram Cohen then created
a company of BitTorrent with a partner named Ashwin
Navin in 2004.

8. How to install
• To install BitTorrent, you need to do the following
steps:
- Download the program from here:
www.bittorrent.com Click on free download
Click on Get BitTorrent

9. How to install BitTorrent
Step 1 Step 2
In all of
these four
step just
click on
Step 3 next Step 4

10. How to install BitTorrent
Step 5
Step 6
Choose the
location were Step 7
you want the
file to be
installed

11. How to install new apps
Step 1
After launching the
program, you should
click on New Apps!

12. How to install new apps
Step 2
Now either to choose the apps bellow or to search for an apps
in the search box. After choosing the apps click on +ADD to
install it.

13. How to install new apps
Step 3
After installing it, it will appear beneath New Apps!
To run it simply click on it.

14. How to use BitTorrent
BitTorrent has many functions, the functions that
will be featured in the presentation are:
•How to create a torrent file.
•How to download a torrent file.

15. How to create a torrent file
Step 1
To create a torrent file click on Create new Torrent

16. How to create a torrent file
Step 2
Step 3
After that choose the image or
sound clip or video and click on
Then click on Add file to add open
the file that you want to share.

17. How to create a torrent file
Now you will see the
Step 4 extension of the file you
chose here.
Here you can list additional
trackers if you wish.
To know more about trackers
click here

18. How to create a torrent file
First choose the place were you want
the torrent to be saved and then click
Step 5 on save.
Finally, you will see that the
torrent file you created is in
the folder. If you wish to
share it with your friends all
what you have to do is send
the .torrent file to them. Step 6

19. How to download a torrent file
Step 1
To download a
torrent file you
should go to a
torrent search
engine and search
for any thing you
wish to download .
For example Tom
and jerry cartoon.

20. How to download a torrent file
Step 2
Then choose
the torrent
that you
desire (note:
it is better to
take a
torrent with
high number
of seeds)

21. How to download a
torrent file
Step 3
Then click on GET
THIS TORRENT to
download the
torrent (note:
make sure not to
click on the big
download button
because it is an
advertisement)

22. How to download a
torrent file
Step 4 Step 5
Click on allow and
then on OK to
download the torrent

23. Issues and solutions
There are some issues with BitTorrent and
at the same time there are solutions. The issues
are:
• Visible identity
• Copy right issues
• Viruses
• Bandwidth

24. Visible identity
:
• Problem when you download or upload files using
BitTorrent, your IP address is visible to others. This
gives a chance for pirates and hackers to access
your computer and go through your files.
• Solution: unfortunately, you cant hide your IP
address because its needed to connect with other
people. However, by using special program called
PeerBlock, you can block suspicious people and
having an Anti-Virus in your computer could help
protecting from hackers and Viruses.

25. Copyright issues
• Problem: Many people who use BitTorrent are
downloading copyrighted torrent files that are
illegal to get for free from the internet. Doing this
could result in serious problems that leads to courts
or even jail.
• Solution: Avoid downloading files that are
copyrighted like most of the Music files and Movies,
or check if it is legal to download them for free.

26. Viruses
• Problem: Sometimes, when you download a torrent
file from the internet, it could be fake or it may
contain viruses within it.
• Solution: keep your Anti-Virus client running all the
time and check the files you download from the
internet before you run them. You should also avoid
downloading torrent files from untrusted websites.
Furthermore, you can download an App in
BitTorrent client called Virus Guard that scan torrent
files before downloading them.

27. Bandwidth
• Problem: if you are downloading files using a shared
network (ZU) for example, this could result in slowing
internet speed (Bandwidth) for other people that
are using the same internet.
• Solution: there is an option in BitTorrent that let you
limit your download or upload speed (Bandwidth)
so other users would not complain about a slow
internet browsing.

28. Conclusion
To Sum up, we provided for the viewer a list of tracker
and websites that he can download torrents from.
List of trackers:
http://ca.isohunt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=135049
List of links to download torrents from:
•http://www.mininova.org/
•http://isohunt.com/
•http://thepiratebay.se/

29. References
BitTorrent. In (pp. 285-317) Syngress. doi:10.1016/
B978-159749017-7/50016-1