Outbound connection trojan detected from QBitTorrent

[vampirepineapple]

Hello

For the past 2 weeks or so I'm getting notifications from MB that a trojan has been blocked from an outbound connection, it's a type "RTP Detection". I ran Microsoft safety scanner and it did find one trojan, but removed. I've done multiple scans with it, including a full system scan. I've gotten 5 of these notifactions, all about trojans from qbittorrent, even if I'm not sharing or downloading anything. Any help with this? Attached is an image of the warnings and a txt export of the most recent one.

 

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-Log Details-
Protection Event Date: 8/24/20
Protection Event Time: 5:40 PM
Log File: 1ff58694-e620-11ea-a3c2-10c37b4fad46.json

-Software Information-
Version: 4.1.2.73
Components Version: 1.0.1003
Update Package Version: 1.0.28973
License: Trial

-System Information-
OS: Windows 10 (Build 18362.1016)
CPU: x64
File System: NTFS
User: System

-Blocked Website Details-
Malicious Website: 1
, D:\Various downloads of different kinds\Qbittorrent\qbittorrent.exe, Blocked, -1, -1, 0.0.0, , 

-Website Data-
Category: Trojan
Domain: 
IP Address: 141.226.94.115
Port: 32138
Type: Outbound
File: D:\Various downloads of different kinds\Qbittorrent\qbittorrent.exe

(end)

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[Porthos]

Hi and Welcome. @vampirepineapple

File sharing involves using technology that allows internet users to share files that are housed on their individual computers. Peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, such as those used to share music files, are some of the most common forms of file-sharing technology. However, P2P applications introduce security risks that may put your information or your computer in jeopardy.  Risks of File-Sharing Technology

As for why Malwarebytes blocks Torrent based software, this is because Torrent based software, are what are known as Peer-to-Peer (P2P) applications meaning it connects to many different servers/IP addresses (this is how files are downloaded through Torrent based software) and because of this, sometimes Torrent based software will connect to a server that is also known for hosting malicious content.  This is because servers/IP addresses are often shared by multiple sites, so while what you are downloading through Torrent based software may be perfectly safe, some of the sites hosted on some of the IP addresses that Torrent based software connects to may be malicious.  Such connections are not a threat however, and you may exclude Torrent based software from the Web Protection component in Malwarebytes to stop the blocks from happening without compromising your protection (your web browser and other critical web facing programs will still be fully protected from malicious websites and other malicious content).  To do so, add your Torrent based software.exe to your exclusions using the method described under the Exclude an Application that Connects to the Internet section of this support article.

I hope this helps, and if there is anything else we might assist you with please let us know.

Edited August 24, 2020 by Porthos

[vampirepineapple]

Thank you for the response!

 

So if I start being more careful with what I download, is it something I should not worry about? I want to repeat that this happens when I'm not downloading or seeding anything when these alerts happen. Is it still something that shouldn't cause worry, even if my premium trial runs out?

[exile360]

It may be that your Bittorrent client is connecting to a blocked server for some other reason, such as pulling up ads or some other remote content.  Either way, it should still be relatively harmless.

[vampirepineapple]

27 minutes ago, exile360 said:

It may be that your Bittorrent client is connecting to a blocked server for some other reason, such as pulling up ads or some other remote content.  Either way, it should still be relatively harmless.

I see, is there something I can do to stop it from doing that, in case it would be dangerous some time?

[exile360]

Not really, short of using a different Bittorrent client.  I haven't used any P2P download apps in ages, but back when I did, uTorrent was a popular choice, and prior to that it was the original Bittorrent, but these days I have no idea as I don't download anything via torrents/P2P these days (most of my downloads come from the likes of Amazon (for music/MP3's), and most movies I watch are streamed from either Amazon or Netflix and I download games through Steam or GOG Galaxy).