Recently, I upgraded to µTorrent 1.8.7 and found that it has annoying ad in the side bar which was not present in the earlier version. Can someone explain that how can I stop the ads?
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Or switch to Transmission, or other client.– user14492Oct 19, 2015 at 17:05
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As per this post: https://pietrodn.wordpress.com/2014/11/09/how-to-block-advertisements-on-utorrent-1-8-6-for-mac-os-x-using-the-hosts-file/
Luckily, we can simply block the uTorrent ad servers at system-level, editing the hosts file. Using the free network analyzer Wireshark I easily discovered which servers uTorrent connects to, to fetch the ads.
To block those ads, first quit uTorrent. Then open the
/etc/hostsfile with your favorite text-editor (you’ll need root privileges) and append the following lines:127.0.0.1 cdn.bitmedianetwork.com 127.0.0.1 static.ap.bittorrent.comNext, trash the
~/Library/Caches/com.bittorrent.uTorrentfolder in order to get rid of any cached ads. Now restart uTorrent, et voila: the ads are gone!
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After trying countless other websites which said to set advanced settings, swap the ad picture, or download other host files -- none of those schemes worked. You had the correct answer. Thank you sincerely. Mar 6, 2016 at 0:53
one option is to just hide the sidebar
View>Hide Sidebar
The solution for the ad removal is to remove the new uTorrent and install the older version of the app. You can get it from the site below.