UPDATE: TL is now back up. Read all about it here.
Popular private torrent tracker TorrentLeech (TL) has been down for nearly a day. The site’s sudden disappearance without notice has made some users nervous. Since the site was featured in our private trackers section several times, we thought of posting a brief update on the current situation. As per our information the cause of downtime is nothing serious – they have not been raided or been taken down. What’s forcing the site offline seems to be a fire at TL’s datacenter.

TorrentLeech IRC channel (irc://irc.torrentleech.org:7011/torrentleech) is not down and is buzzing with activity. The current channel topic is reads as below:

“SITE DOWN TRACKER DOWN - w00t sold TorrentLeech to Blizzard for gold,stop asking”

This is obviously a joke and was probably set up by a TL staffer who got frustrated by answering the same question again and again :p Anyways as it stands right now, it is only a matter of time the site returns. You can keep checking the homepage or join the IRC channel (which is public and does not require an invite) for latest updates.
P.S. – TL’s sister site PussyTorrents is also down, most likely due to the same reason stated above.

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We have talked about several torrent sites with kids only content in our Kids Trackers section before. ChildBytes (CB) is another private torrent tracker specializing in the same niche - it has lots of cartoons, kids movies, kids TV Shows, music, DVD releases of children's shows, games and many other content targeted at children. This doesn't mean that there is nothing here that adults can enjoy – for example some cartoons such as those Looney Tunes shorts have no age barrier :P.

ChildBytes currently tracks around 900 torrents and has a user base close to 2500 members. Considering the fact that ChildBytes specializes in a rather less popular niche (kids stuff), these statistics are definitely impressive. As for the content on CB, there are some rare gems indexed here – torrents of Timon and Pumba, Aladdin, Ninja Turtles, Looney Tunes, Flintstones, Popeye and a whole lot of other popular (but not usually found on general torrent trackers) kids content can be freely downloaded from CB.

 
Screenshot: Some of the torrent packs on ChildBytes

Screenshot: Categories on ChildBytes 

As you may have already figured out by the above screenshots, ChildBytes has a colorful, eye catching layout which is a perfect choice for a kids tracker. It not just the looks - download speeds on new torrents on CB are pretty good. Most of the large packs too are alive and seeded but there are several torrents without any seeds as well.

Public signups of ChidBytes had been closed for a while – they however are now open once again. In addition to open signups, the entire site is currently on free leech. If you are interested, now would be a good time to create an account.

Site Name: ChildBytes (http://childbytes.eu)

Signup URL: http://childbytes.eu/signup.php

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This is a very important update if you are using Windows XP to play latest PC games. Microsoft have released the latest DirectX 9.0c runtime libraries, updated in March 2009. It’s been quite a while since a new update for DX9 was released as the last one was released way back in November, 2008. Installing DirectX 9.0c March 2009 will ensure that you will have maximum compatibility with latest PC games, optimal performance and added reliability.

Although many people are unaware, the all too common missing dll errors when trying to launch new games (ex- missing d3dx9d.dll , d3dx9_25.dll, missing d3dx9_27.dll, etc) are mostly caused by an outdated DirectX version. Installing the latest DX runtime update should easily rectify such problems as well.

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You can download the redistributable installer directly from Microsoft. There are two versions of the installer available – the web setup which will download necessary files over the internet and the SDK which includes a full standalone isetup and more.

[Click Here] to download DirectX Redistributable 9.0c March 2009 (Web Installer) directly from Microsoft

[Click Here] to download DirectX Redistributable 9.0c SDK March 2009 full standalone installer directly from Microsoft

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Here we go the newest build of Yahoo! Messenger 9 is here. Yahoo! have released build number 2152 of the popular IM client to the public today. Just like in the last few minor version updates, there is no changelog associated with this release - details of fixes, enhancements or any new features introduced are unavailable. If you hate the web setup that can usually be found on Yahoo!’s official download page, we have some good news.

 

We have provided below the link to download the full, redistributable installer of Yahoo! messenger 9.0.0.2152. With this installer, no files are downloaded over the internet and you can install the program whenever, wherever you want. Just like the web setup, the standalone installer too is hosted on official Yahoo! servers – no 3rd party links are involved.

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[Click Here] to download Yahoo Messenger 9.0.0.2152 Final directly from Yahoo!

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It’s been less than a month since we posted about SeedGames (Open) and JuicyBitz (Open), two new private torrent tracker specializing in PC and Console games. If you are a gamer, here is some more good news. GameAccess, another dedicated games torrent tracker is currently open and is accepting new public registrations (although the name ‘GameAccess’ is similar to ‘SceneAccess’, two sites have no relation with each other). GameAccess is a private tracker with Polish origins but almost all indexed torrents on this site are English releases.

GameAccess is a relatively new entrant to the BitTorrent scene. It’s a startup tracker which has close to 2900 members and 550 torrents. The site has recently undergone a few changes including the introduction of free download slots (DL), free leech slots (FL) and double upload slots (DU). There is also a great seed bonus system active on GameAccess through which you can buy free FL, DL, DU slots, upload credit or other cool stuff for points you earn.

As for the content, GameAccess is a private games tracker so expect to find all sorts of PC and console games, emulators, ROM and everything else related to gaming. One of the positives I noticed with GameAccess is that they seem to be one of the few private torrent trackers interested in tracking PC game rips by p2p rippers such as Skullptura, Synergy, etc. This is great because earlier the only good collection of PC Game rips I’ve managed to find on a private tracker was in Zamunda.

 
Screenshot: Some of the PC game rips indexed at GameAccess

Note that GameAccess is a startup tracker – they still have a long way to go if they are to compete with the likes of Blackcats-Games and BitGAMER but their start looks very promising. If you want to check the site out, signups are now open - you may create an account for free.

Site Name: GameAccess (http://www.gamesaccess.net)

Signup URL: http://www.gamesaccess.net/signup.php

Signup Notes: It took a while  for the confirmation mail to arrive. Anyways I was able to login to the tracker even without confirming the registration.

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Pretome (PTM) sure is a popular private tracker. It’s been only 1-2 days since our previous exclusive PTM key expired and the E-mail inbox is already getting flooded with requests for a new one. As usual, Pretome administrators have not let us down – they’ve agreed to provide yet another free registration key exclusive to FILEnetworks Blog. This key will be valid for one month and an unlimited number of users will be able to signup with it during the validity period - no strings attached.

As you may already know, PreToMe is a large General/0Day torrent tracker with 29000+ registered members and over 22000 active torrents. A valid but often overlooked fact is that PTM is technically a ratio free tracker - there is no global download:upload ratio on the site. You however do need to seed each downloaded torrent for 60 hours or to a ratio of 0.75 (only one of these requirements has to be met, not both). Speaking of new updates, the whole PTM site is now on forced SSL ensuring added security. You might want to read the news update on the homepage since it contains some useful information regarding SSL.

Site Name: Pretome (http://pretome.net/)
Registration Key: 42b1819b83473e4c39452601e20b1ef4
Signup URL with Key: http://www.pretome.net/signup.php?key=42b1819b83473e4c39452601e20b1ef4
Validity Period : 23 March 2009 – 23 April 2009
Stats as of 23/03/09: 22000+ torrents and 29000+ users
IRC Channel: irc://irc.pretome.net:6667/pretome

Special thanks to Floxxx (PTM Owner), Alex and other PTM staff  for providing FILEnetworks Blog with yet another exclusive key.

Keep reading our private trackers section and the giveaways section for latest private tracker news and free invite giveaways!

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Are you a fan of the hit television series South Park? If so, you might find this article to be interesting. South Park is a popular animated sitcom which’s been airing for over 12 years. So far 183 episodes spanning across 13 seasons have been aired. The show has gained hugely popularity in the U.S. as well as in other countries across the world. It’s popularity is such that entire torrent sites dedicated to South Park torrents have surfaced. This article speaks of one such site, MrTwig, a place where you can download almost anything related to South Park ranging from episodes to full season packs.

Unlike most torrent sites featured on FILEnetworks Blog, MrTwig is not a private torrent tracker. It’s a public BitTorrent site which indexes verified torrents of everything related to South Park. This includes individual South Park episodes, full season packs, DVD releases, TVRips, movies, albums and other video clips. Episodes and season packs are available in several different video formats; untouched DVDR, XViD, RM (RealMedia), etc. Indexed torrents use public BitTorrent trackers such as TPB but most of these are well seeded and have adequate download speeds.

Individual episode torrents are well presented – the episode details page lists useful information such as a plot synopsis, screen capture, original air date and torrent download links for all available video formats of the episode. Since this is a public torrent index, registration is not required to download torrents. There is also no mandatory requirement to maintain a minimum upload:download ratio.

[Click Here] to visit MrTwig’s net. Check it out - you’ll love it if you are a fan of South Park.

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We first posted about 3DP Chip about two months ago. Since then the article has been referred to in a number of our PC game troubleshooting posts – it’s been pretty damn useful. This is to inform you that a newer build of 3DP Chip is now available for download. For those of you who don’t know what it is, 3DP Chip is a software that can be used to automatically search for new driver updates for your motherboard, video card, sound card, Ethernet adapter and processor.

One of the best things about 3DP Chip is that it does not require an install – the application is portable and doesn’t install any unnecessary system files or startup entries. Just run the small 450kb executable and you will be presented with a list of hardware installed on your system. A single click on the ‘Driver’ button next to a specific device will present you the download link for the latest available driver update for that device. It’s pretty cool.

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The official download page is not yet updated with 9.03 beta 20 release. You can however download this version from FIleForum.

[Click Here] to download 3DP Chip 9.03 Beta 20 from SoftPedia (Link Fixed)

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There is no doubt that security products from ESET such as NOD32 Anti Virus and ESET Smart Security are extremely popular nowadays. ESET recently released version 4 series security software to the market which contained loads of new features and enhancements over the previous v3 series. ESET v4 products have been relatively safe from piracy as most of the hacks and cracks for v3 ceased to work with new product versions. Pirates are slowly overcoming this problem – working cracks and workarounds are slowly appearing for ESET NOD32 4.0 and ESET Smart Security 4.0.

Initial cracks for NOD32 4.0 were limited to extended/unlimited trial workarounds. When applied, the crack extends the 30 day trial period of the product usually indefinitely (or say 10 years). With this method pirates are able to enjoy full benefits of the software including automatic updates over the web, even though the product is technically a trial. A well known unlimited trial for NOD32 and ESS v4.0 seem to be Mara-fix 1.0 and Mara-fix 1.1.

Apart from the trial workarounds, I have seen another new crack for NOD32 and ESS being swapped on file sharing networks and warez forums lately (cracked by SHAHED and uploaded by MAMBO04). This is a little more advanced than a simple unlimited trial hack – it’s actually a pre cracked version of the full software. With this release there is not much the user needs to do – the MSI installer package is modified to make the software pre-cracked.

With version 3.0 ESET gave pirates quite a hard time by blocking pirated copies from their update servers, blacklisting 3rd party update servers and blacklisting widely circulated serials, usernames and passwords. With new cracks emerging for version 4.0 of NOD32 and ESET Smart Security, it will be interesting to see ESET’s response this time around.

Note: Do not post download or torrent links to cracks, key generators, serials or other hacks here. This is merely a news site – not a warez blog.

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Long time readers of FILEnetworks Blog as well as most private tracker enthusiasts should be familiar with Torrent-Damage (TD)tracker. It’s an excellent private General/0Day BitTorrent site which’s been online for more than 4 years. Being a private tracker, Torrent Damage is usually closed for public signups. Since the launch of TDV2, their invites system too had been disabled. Here is some good news for those of you who are willing to get into this tracker –TD invites system is back up and invites have been given to every existing member above ‘Power User’ class.

Note that Torrent-Damage no longer has the boring old layout they used to have about an year ago. Lots of improvements were made to both the tracker and the site during the launch of TDV2 – this included a major user interface overhaul. The site now runs on a new source which is lightning fast, user friendly and full of features. Another recent new addition to TD is the ‘Special Packs’ feature. These are exclusive packs containing movies and music chosen by TD uploaders, Staff and FLS personnel. Torrent Damage currently tracks close to 9500 active torrents and has a user base in excess of 40000 members.

 
Screenshot: Some of the torrent packs on TD

Coming back to the invites topic, it seems that a beta version of the invites system is now online. Several existing user classes have been given free invites (these were in fact given about a week ago):

• Power Users – 2 invites
• VIP – 4 invites
• Uploaders – 5 Invites

If you want a TD invite, the best place to look would be the TD invites IRC channel. It’s quite easy to obtain an invite if you follow the instructions:

1. Join the Torrent-Damage invites IRC channel. Note that the invites channel is only accessible via the web based IRC client Mibbit (mIRC does not work unless you are TD staff or uploader).
   Go to http://mibbit.com/chat/ and enter the following details there:
   Server: irc.torrent-damage.net (click on the ‘server’ link to enter server name) EDIT: If you are unable to connect, try falcon.torrent-damage.net server
   Channel : #td-invite
   Nick: A nickname of your choice 
   
2. Once on the IRC channel, type !invite to get step by step instructions you need to follow in order to get invited.

In case you are wondering, the instructions you’ll get by invoking the !invite command are given below:

1) Take a speedtest from http://www.speedtest.net and LINK us the result (Share your results, Direct Link (third link at the bottom))
2) Make a screenshot of your ratio on any other site OR utorrent/vuze stats
3) Make the ratio screenshot available on an imaging host (eg: tinypic)
4) Announce your screenshots/links to this channel
5) Wait patiently and see if somebody would be kind enough to invite you

TD staff are nice folks – don’t piss them off by spamming the channel or by sending PMs without permission. Follow the instructions and you should easily get into this great tracker. Good Luck!

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