Safe Torrent Scanner

Whether you are new or not to torrenting, you probably heard about the dangers downloading such files poses. You never know if the file you are downloading is not compromised, as this P2P sharing protocol is one of the favorite targets of hackers, advertisers and cyber criminals. Nevertheless, you can take a few measures to try to limit your computer’s exposure to potential malware. Having that in mind, the developers of one of the most popular torrent clients out there created Safe Torrent Scanner.

Safe Torrent Scanner is nothing more than an extension for Google Chrome that really comes in handy if you are frequently using torrents to share files. Its purpose is to safeguard your computer against dangerous websites that provide access to torrent files.

But how does it do that, you might ask. Well, in the simplest way possible. Once the extension is installed in the Chrome browser, you should notice that a new button is displayed in the toolbar, a button that is grayed out and might seem unusable.

Nevertheless, when you navigate to a popular search engine and start a new search, the button activates and starts looking for safe sources to download torrent files among the search results.

The search results are then filtered and the torrent files that are available for download are displayed in a new popup window. What Safe Torrent Scanner practically does is browse through the results of your search to find valid torrent sources, protecting you from deceptive URLs and preventing you from accessing sites that might be harmful.

Safe Torrent Scanner displays the name of the torrent files, its rating (quality) and the language, along with the name and the source site. Clicking on any search result will instruct Chrome to download the torrent file and, if you have a dedicated torrent downloader associated with such files, then that particular application will take over the download.

If you are often using torrents to obtain files you need, then using an extension such as Safe Torrent Scanner alongside your torrent client is surely beneficial. It ensures safe and fast torrent searching, preventing malware from reaching your PC via dangerous websites. Nevertheless, keep in mind that this extension does not guarantee the integrity of the torrent files you are downloading so it is your sole responsibility to make sure they are 100% clean.