Vuze - Azureus Reviews

best torrent client ever

Vuze is my 1st and last torrent client, in starting it was known as Azureus, I am using it from windows XP SP2 era, I have never switched to others, because there is no need to switch to others, since your all needs fulfilled by vuze, But at present, i have to switch to other client, due to my favorite torrent site has been switched to https and now I can’t download from site. For your information site uses TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 128 BIT KEYS, 128bit keys, TLS 1.2 encryption, Vuze gives error like "Error: Offline - SSLHandshakeException: Received fatal alert: handshake failure", I am using latest versions of Firefox 56.0.2 32bit, Java 8 biuld 1.8.0_152-b16, vuze 5.7.6.0, As per Vuze about details (Java 1.8.0_121 (32 bit) Oracle Corporation c:\program files\vuze\jre SWT v4716, win32 Windows 8 v6.2, x86 (32 bit) V5.7.6.0/4 az2) I have attempted following steps to resolve the same... >>> Attempted steps provided at vuze forum regarding "Unlimited jurisdiction policy" (Thread-handshake-failure-SSL-error), also installed policy files to “C:\Program Files\Vuze\jre\lib\security” folder >>> Imported site's certificate to java, >>> Enabled TLS 1.2 in internet settings (Control Panel>Internet Options>Advanced>security>"Use TLS 1.2") >>> Vuze Options>Tracker>Client Unchecked “Send Java version and OS name”, “Enable HTTP/HTTPS tracker client protocol” is already checked >>> Vuze Options>Tracker>security> attempted reset using “Reset certificate store (will restart Vuze)”, “Automatically install unknown ssl certidficated without promting” option is already checked >>> In torrents’ tracker URL starts with HTTPS... >>> Tried using other torrents’ client developed in C++ without any problem Please help me to get ride this problem, because I do not want to use other client, vuze is my favorite client ...

Used to be a great torrent downloader - however, recent versions are loaded with bloat and adware as well as suspected malware. I no longer trust this software and have switched to a more lightweight client which does everything I need.

I used azureus back when it was still actually free, open source software. Since it became Vuze, it has morphed into ad-bloated crap with piggyback installers. An unobtrusive corner ad I can deal with, but directing people to BUY the premium version to lose the worst of the worst annoying video ads ever. Azureus was great, and as a bittorrent client it still performs well. Frankly it no longer belongs here on Sourceforge. tl;dr NOT OPENSOURCE, FREE VERSION SUCKS

This is great app.

The best in it's class!

love this one

Well I can say I remember when it was safe to download from download.com, now I can say the same thing about sourceforge.net. sourceforge (by default) replaces your download with a windows exe junkware program (even the mac version), which installs who-knows-what (which may change based on time of day, where you are, or at the whim of the junkware author). If you are careful you can download vuze. Vuze has it's own junkware, so watch out for that. And by watch out I mean don't run the installer. And by don't run the installer I mean don't install vuze. Find a better torrent client... I don't have a suggestion. On the other hand if you have installed it without installing it (magic, it is already installed) then use classic mode and configure your options correctly. (also you have java installed --- don't let java run in your browser it drastically reduces your security --- [don't confuse java with javascript, they are unrelated]) _ Summery: sourceforge.net --- helps mess up your computer, lets you almost download the right (safe) file. [almost like almost don't step on that landmine, it almost didn't explode, and almost didn't kill you --- also you are dead] _ vuze -- a usable torrent program that is capable of downloading torrents, and helps to mess up your computer (but only when you install it, or update it, or reinstall it, or the junkware you installed by accident downloads and installs more junkware) _ (sorry about the lack of paragraphs, apparently this review system doesn't like readability, tried to clean it up a bit got: "Excessive punctuation is prohibited." --- err, ok, I didn't add any additional punctuation)

I can't intall the update 5600 64bits (Of Course I downloaded the 64bits installer) I start the intallation, appears the mesage of loading (too much time for this). then a White box, and nothing more.

a very helpful app, and I would be happy if you support retina display. I appreciate your works. Best regrades.

It's a strong and customisable software, one of my favourites. I've been using since before becoming Vuze, I guess I started in version 2. The only thing that bothers me is how boring the installation became as now the installer has thousands of bloatware to be installed and you need to be cautious to not install them, as the installer is made to be confusing to lead you to install those crap. It's still possible to install only it, without all that bloatware, here's a guide on how-to: 1. Tick the "Customize" checkbox after you selected the installer language; 2. The only "Accept" button you need to click is the one in the same page where the above checkbox is in, all others you need to Decline; 3. Take you time to read every installation page. I'm not saying to read the ToS, but read the rest. You are a human, you should be more intelligent than the other animals, you have the power to decipher symbols and convert those to words and thus read a text, stop being lazy and make that brain work. And rule #3 is a must for every installer and always take a little time to read at least the important parts of every ToS (like Privacy or What we do with your data)

Stay away!

Why would you use anything else?

1 Star = 0 stars in this case. When I download and install a program, I want just that! Even though I was careful declining all the "extras" during the installation prompts, Vuze STILL installed programs without my consent. I don't want a ton of other applications like Optimizer Pro. I just want a torrent client. I regret installing this on my PC, which just had a fresh install of Windows. Now I have to look and find all the crap I DON'T want.

The moment I installed it, all of my pages reloaded on Firefox and some funky stuff was going on in the redirects. I have also had some mysterious cloudsource.net things appearing in the address bar when stuff isn't working in Chrome. The P2P protocol appears to work fine. But I'd stay away until the security of the download can be verified by someone who is qualified to do so. Recall, 1 is like zero here.

Great, best of it's kind that I have found thus far!

Too much Virus alert and warnings during installation

I've used Azureus since 2004. First thing I do is choose Classic Interface. Can't be doing with Vuze - but that's a personal preference..... I'll admit it does require a bit of a learning curve, but once you've got the hang of it, it's the tops. No other client can beat it. None. And it is worth putting in the time to learn how to use it properly. There's a plug-in for just about everything you could need too.... Adverts? Toolbars? - You say NO at the start and no more bother............ Just about every programme you install these days has that - they have to get funds from somewhere to keep their installer free....... - if it wasn't for that and your donations, who would fund development ? (I'm talking about Azureus here). And, yes, these one star reviews are a joke, so obvious - couldn't they have been at least a little more creative ? I've used quite a few other clients, and they do serve a purpose, but I always miss all the information about what's going on that I get from AZ, and all the things I can do with AZ. Even the most popular Windows client at the moment just does not have what Azureus has..............

You gotta laugh at the last 4 or 5 reviews - all giving this brilliant program just one star! :) Does anyone else think that those reviewers may just be the same person, and maybe working for the competition? Just too funny. Vuze is brilliant. End of story. It is highly configurable, which is may be why the previous reviewers don't like it. So here's a tip: if you can't find your way around the Options, then you should stick to a simpler, less configurable client - and good luck with that. I've been using Vuze for years and it gets better all the time, including the RSS Feed scanner which makes downloading regular programs automatic. Thanks, Sourceforge.

Crammed with Bloatware and Adware. Still has the old cleaner Azureus view buried (enable intermediate or advanced options view to find it), but the Crapware is already installed by then. I recommend qBittorrent now. It's like Azureus used to be before their project went to hell: a leader of the pack for the every user.

Install process changes your browser search engines, homepages and wants to add a toolbar. I told it no every chance I got, and it still did the first two. This should not be on sourceforge. I used Azureus for years, but now Vuze is gone from all my systems.

Installation experience consists of a plethora of ads, popups, and message boxes advertising various services and attempting to install a bunch of adware on your system. Refusing some of the software (such as Vuze remote toolbar for browsers) still installs these items to your system.

I was once a loyal vuze user, but now it has so much ads, and messages to try to convince you to buy the software that I abandoned it. It's also not the most performant software and they never seemed to care about what their users want.

It´s good, however for a basic user such as myself it is all to big and take up all to much CPU. Would rather recommend a smaller alternative for basic users!

Used to be good but now it's worthless: it shouldn't be on Sourceforge anymore, what with all the sponsorships it tries to install. Hell, I'd avoid it just because of the review bots.