Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
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Relationships
Parent process
Related files
uTorrent.exe
µTorrent by BitTorrent Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 3.2.3.28705 |
| MD5: | 2803cd4b661ee88b9926693b87848533 |
| SHA1: | 0907aa04ed131328ff9e32f0d08e31a23d6e8a85 |
Overview
utorrent.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. 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. 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: | 3.2.3.28705 |
| Size: | 946.39 KB (969,104 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | BitTorrent Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Friday, July 26, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | Yes |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\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:\Users\talonoasis\Downloads\uTorrent.exe" /MINIMIZED
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
[UDP] listens on port 56887
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.02374006% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00244871% | |
| User CPU: | 0.02129135% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 2,075 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 195/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 18.29 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 22.92 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 16.25 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 18.29 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 182.74 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 193.98 MB | |
| Working set: | 22.99 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 22.99 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 25 | |
| Handles: | 414 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 300 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 311 | |
| GUI USER count: | 142 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 145 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| ole32.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.25025468% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.25025468% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 5,574,935/sec | |
| Context switches: | 17/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.36 MB | |
| SSDPAPI.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.08372268% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.08372268% | |
| CPU cycles: | 912,864/sec | |
| Context switches: | 5/sec | |
| Memory: | 52 KB | |
| uTorrent.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.06963563% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.03993119% | |
| User CPU: | 0.02970444% | |
| CPU cycles: | 4,096,991/sec | |
| Context switches: | 18/sec | |
| Memory: | 5.45 MB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
15.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
15.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
10.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
10.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
10.00% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
5.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
5.00% |
|
| Windows 8 |
5.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
5.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 26.32% of µTorrent.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.81% |
|
| ASUS |
19.05% |
|
| Medion |
19.05% |
|
| Dell |
19.05% |
|
| Sahara |
4.76% |
|
| Acer |
4.76% |
|
| Samsung |
4.76% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
4.76% |
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