Warning posted on the Department of Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team[(US-Cert)](http://www.us-cert.gov/current/#us_cert_releases_oracle_java
) - Calls On Computer Users To Disable Java temporarily in web browsers.
Java plugins should be disabled and the newest JRE listed below includes access from the control panel where you can disable Java in browsers.
If you torrent you are most likely using Java.