I'm not sure I would specifically "blame" uTorrent for this, it's the shame shady practice that a lot of software uses now to install other crapware. You need to be very careful when installing anything free so uncheck all those toolbar installers and things.
But, there are a lot of other torrent clients listed here, I will be trying some of these out :)
But, there are a lot of other torrent clients listed here, I will be trying some of these out :)