[6] The BitComet program is a multi-threaded multi-protocol hybrid download manager and BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing application.

BitComet's main features include an embedded Internet Explorer window to let users search for torrents.

Along with the features typical of contemporary BitTorrent clients, it supports UPnP gateway configuration, bandwidth scheduling, Webseeding, selecting only certain files for download inside a torrent package, NAT traversal (removed in v.1.03),[7] Peer Exchange (in older versions, using a proprietary protocol and starting with v.1.19 also by using the Extension Protocol, implementing a PEX mechanism compatible with μTorrent / Mainline PEX),[8] Initial-Seeding (Super-Seeding) and support for Magnet Links.

Using this feature, downloads will be handled by BitComet VIP servers and the real IP address of the user will be hidden.

[citation needed] During version 0.60, BitComet received bad publicity because its implementation of the DHT feature, which was new at the time, could be exploited to ignore the private flag of a tracker.

This allowed users to avoid download and upload ratio restrictions, which are common on private trackers.

[citation needed] The download site FileHippo ceased carrying new versions of BitComet in April 2008, with this announcement.

As they have copied the FileHippo site text, files, images and update checker and are passing it off as original work.