What is BitTorrent?

BitTorrent is software application developed by BitTorrent Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 45.88% of installations running this operating system. BitTorrent's installer is typically 0.98 MB in size and installs around 25 files. The most common release is 7.8.2.30182 with 37% of all installations currently using this version.

BitTorrent is most popular in the United States with 39.87% of installations residing in this country.

BitTorrent adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, BitTorrent is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About BitTorrent?

BitTorrent is a software application designed for desktop use, enabling users to effortlessly handle torrent files. By utilizing BitTorrent, individuals can easily access and download files available as torrents, as well as search various torrent websites for a wide range of media and content, such as music, videos, books, and software that are freely available or within the public domain. Upon installation, BitTorrent will adjust system settings to establish itself as the default application for managing torrent files, in the event that the user does not already have an associated program in place.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

btdna.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

BitTorrent.exe is scheduled as a task named 'madan' (runs daily at 11:30 PM).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:

bittorrent.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'uTorrent' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe" /MINIMIZED.
BitTorrent.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'BitTorrent' and executes as "C:\Program Files\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe" /MINIMIZED.
bittorrent.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'BitTorrent' and executes as "C:\Program Files\BitTorrent\bittorrent.exe".
btdna.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'BitTorrent DNA' and executes as "C:\Users\David\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe".

Software Details

URL:

https://www.bittorrent.com

Support:

https://www.bittorrent.com/btusers/guides

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\BitTorrent

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\BitTorrent\uninst.exe

Size:

0.98 MB

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