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45%

45% of PCs block this file from running.

Possible reason:

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

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Relationships

PE file structure

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Import table

msvcrt.dll

DllMain

uTorrent.exe

µTorrent by BitTorrent Inc (Signed)

Remove uTorrent.exe

Version:	3.3.2.29786
MD5:	02972a79981258aa39fd6469c089b437
SHA1:	42b5bf0b7577ee9c448895503faac003d7692ce2
SHA256:	c08cd4e79600b93cdd4935b32a23eabfbbb92cb00419cc6d25a6de2e946f52a2

Overview

utorrent.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. It is installed with a couple of know programs including µTorrent published by BitTorrent Inc., µTorrent from BitTorrent Inc. and µTorrent by BitTorrent Inc.. The file is digitally signed by BitTorrent Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	utorrent.exe
Publisher:	BitTorrent Inc.
Product name:	µTorrent
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\utorrent\utorrent.exe
File version:	3.3.2.29786
Size:	1.17 MB (1,229,392 bytes)
Build date:	6/6/2013 2:07 AM
Certificate
Issued to:	BitTorrent Inc
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Monday, June 21, 2010
Expiration date:	Saturday, July 27, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	Yes
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

µTorrent

BitTorrent Inc.

8% remove

µTorrent is a is a free, ad-supported, lighter-weight BitTorrent client designed to consume less resources then the full BitTorrent version. Some uTorrent installs include potentially unwanted programs in the form of the Conduit Engine, which installs a toolbar, and makes homepage and default search engine changes to a user's web browser.

Behaviors

Windows firewall allowed programs

Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections

Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Program\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe'

Startup files (user) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'uTorrent' → "C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe" /MINIMIZED

Network connections

Access through an approved Windows firewall exception

[TCP] 84.78.58.215:26085

[UDP] listens on port 53825

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00113928%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00049092%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00064836%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	183,391 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	22,220,782/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	15.23 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	20.4 MB
Private (minimum):	760 KB
Non-paged memory:	15.23 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	213.02 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	234.61 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	11.57 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	22.31 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	523,546/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	1.11 MB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	38/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	786.28 KB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	3/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	6.12 KB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	958/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	33	12
Handles:	638	600
GUI GDI count:	304	103
GUI GDI peak:	327	142
GUI USER count:	137	49
GUI USER peak:	141	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\utorrent\utorrent.exe"
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Threads

Averages

uTorrent.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.06195628%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.02614656%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.03580972%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	2,368,564/sec	5,741,424/sec
Context switches:	6/sec	79/sec
Memory:	2.95 MB	1.16 MB
mswsock.dll
Total CPU:	0.00125197%
Kernel CPU:	0.00080484%
User CPU:	0.00044713%
CPU cycles:	48,712/sec
Context switches:	2/sec
Memory:	296 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.00006107%
Kernel CPU:	0.00006107%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	607/sec
Memory:	1.41 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	22.34%
Windows 7 Ultimate	19.80%
Microsoft Windows XP	19.80%
Windows 8 Pro	7.11%
Windows 8.1	6.09%
Windows 8	5.08%
Windows 8.1 Pro	4.06%
Windows 7 Professional	3.05%
Windows 7 Home Basic	2.54%
Windows 8.1 Single Language	2.03%
Windows 8 Single Language	2.03%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center	2.03%
Windows Vista Home Premium	1.02%
Windows 7 Starter	1.02%
Windows 8.1 N	0.51%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center	0.51%
Windows Developer Preview	0.51%
Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation	0.51%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 25.89% of µTorrent.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Dell	20.81%
Hewlett-Packard	17.65%
ASUS	15.38%
Toshiba	8.14%
Lenovo	7.24%
Acer	6.79%
Sony	5.43%
GIGABYTE	4.52%
American Megatrends	4.07%
Intel	3.62%
Samsung	2.71%
MSI	1.81%
Alienware	1.36%
Packard Bell	0.45%

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