It depends totally on what sort of torrent it is.
Downloaded files from torrents can get your Computer Viruses and is ileagal most of the time.
No.
you need a torrents downloading software, such as Utorrents
Many are not harmful, but wmv content in torrents has the highest percentage of fakes and malware. Best to avoid wmv torrents.
Downloading torrents itself is not inherently piracy, but it can be used for illegal activities such as downloading copyrighted material without permission. It is important to be mindful of the legal implications of downloading content through torrents and ensure that you have the necessary permissions to download and share the files.
Depends how big and what it is..
VuzeWiki and Torrentfreaks provide legal music torrents. In addition, sites like legal torrents and SXSW also offer additional avenues for downloading legal torrents.
USE Internet Download Manager For downloading files\ AND Vuze for downloading torrents
No, Bit Defender is not necessary for downloading torrents. Bit Defender protects you computer from viruses, ad-ware, malware, etc. It's certainly recommended by not necessary.
To watch your torrents download just double click on the Utorrent icon on the bottom right corner of your screen and a window with all the currently downloading torrents should appear showing what percentage you have downloaded just like any other downloading application.
Use Vuze Or Limewire but i use vuze
Some examples of download torrents are uTorrent, BitTorrent and Fuze. Even though downloading torrents are illegal, they do not face much damage. There are many sites that host torrents, one being The Pirate Bay
When using torrents seeders have the entire item you are downloading while leechers only have a part of the item. When you are downloading and uploading an item at the same time you are a leecher.
Stealingor buying them,or downloading full games that are freeware.