DNA
What is DNA?
DNA is software application developed by BitTorrent Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 36.87% of installations running this operating system. DNA's installer is typically 613.00 KB in size and installs around 3 files. The most common release is 2.2.4 (16502) with 55.69% of all installations currently using this version.
DNA is most popular in the United States with 36.52% of installations residing in this country.
When using a computer that is connected to the internet, DNA is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About DNA?
The BitTorrent DNA (BitTorrent Delivery Network Accelerator) software is designed to enhance the speed of streaming video, software downloads (with or without the BitTorrent protocol), and online video game playback. It accomplishes this by distributing downloads among end users, reducing the load on content providers' servers, and improving delivery times for end users. Functioning in the background whenever the operating system is running, BitTorrent DNA differs from traditional BitTorrent by utilizing publisher HTTP servers to ensure a guaranteed minimum data delivery rate, allowing publishers control over content delivery, and collecting data on content delivery to share with publishers. The software specifies the quality of file transfer in terms of long-term average bitrate for data and meeting deadlines for streaming. Additionally, BitTorrent DNA provides bandwidth to TCP and other traffic and utilizes a UDP-based protocol to replace traditional TCP-based bandwidth throttling with a more sensitive bandwidth management technique. This updated approach aims to improve overall file transfer quality and delivery speed.
Software Behaviors
- Firewall:
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- btdna.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe'.
Startup Entries
- Registry entries:
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- btdna.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'BitTorrent DNA' and executes as "C:\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe".
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.bittorrent.com
- Support:
- https://www.bittorrent.com/dna/whatisdna.html
- Installation path:
- C:\Users\andrew\Program Files\DNA
- Uninstaller:
- "C:\Users\andrew\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe" /UNINSTALL
- Size:
- 613.00 KB
- Language:
- English
DNA Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- btdna.exe
- Name:
- DNA
- Path:
- C:\Users\andrew\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe
- MD5:
- –
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –