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

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • 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:
Files installed by DNA
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
12b5463ed4933a9e32b687d0d418f3a0
DLL
8ca06052cb0ed27701f345e9f87baf07
EXE
5b6b37f36cbb22ba125420a07c14b63e