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Should I add qbittorrent to my malwarebytes exclusions?
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this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2023
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Thanks; I WAS using a VPN (NordVPN) but just discovered that for some bizarre reason it was majorly slowing my internet down to like a fraction of its speed.
As for paying for Malwarebytes, I'm happy to report I was among the early adopters who only had to pay to buy it the one time for lifetime features. I'd still scan my downloaded files (though I only download video files; I haven't gotten executables in many years as I'm way too worried about malware) but adding the qbittorrent executable to malwarebytes exclusion wouldn't stop malwarebytes from keeping an eye on the downloaded files, right?
I would not advise connecting without a VPN, for obvious reasons. The slow down is expected and the magnitude of it will be dependent on the server you're connecting to.
What I'd recommend is configuring the torrent client specifically to use the VPN, assuming it supports it (I personally use transmission inside a docker container so I don't know how you'll want to set it up with qbittottent)