uTorrent.exe
µTorrent by BitTorrent Inc (Signed)
Warning 26 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of uTorrent.exe.
Overview
utorrent.exe has 64 known versions, the most recent one is 3.4.2.31927. utorrent.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 1.04 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to BitTorrent Inc by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs WinRAR 4.20 (32-bit), Evernote v. 4.5.2 and VLC Media Player have been observed as installing specific variations of utorrent.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0085% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 28.61 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 48.84 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 22.57 MB per minute for reads and 17.42 MB per minute for writes.
 Details
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| File name: | utorrent.exe |
| Publisher: | BitTorrent Inc. |
| Product name: | µTorrent |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\utorrent\utorrent.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | BitTorrent Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, June 21, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, July 27, 2013 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of µTorrent.)
Borderlands is an action role-playing first-person shooter video game, that was developed by Gearbox Software. Borderlands includes character-building elements found in role-playing games, leading Gea...
“These custom installers are made from scratch or modified from the originals. The reason I make them is that it saves me a lot of time when doing unattended installations. I also use them for my perso...”
“ArtRage is a stylish, intuitive painting and drawing package that makes it easy to produce natural looking artwork on your computer. Because ArtRage is designed to work like real painting and drawing ...”
QuickTime is an extensible multimedia framework capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. QuickTime for Microsoft Windows has always be...
Apple's iTunes is a proprietary media player computer program, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone and iPad....
“WinPatrol monitors and exposes adware, keyloggers, spyware, worms, cookies, and other malicious software. This program puts you back in control of your computer with no need for constant updates. WinP...”
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 applic...
The Witcher 2 is an action role-playing video game developed by CD Projekt RED for Microsoft Windows. The gameplay of The Witcher 2 takes a marked departure from that of its predecessor as movement i...
uTorrent Control v6 Toolbar is a 'Community Toolbar' from Conduit, which integrates with major web browsers including Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. The toolbar is an ad-supported progr...
uTorrentControl_v6 Toolbar for IE is a Conduit Connect toolbar for Internet Explorer. This toolbar runs as a web browser extension and Browser Helper Object and is distributed using the Conduit/Perion...
All players support MP3 and WMA formats, while some models support also WAV and Audible formats. They are bundled with device drivers and Creative MediaSource, a media player that includes transferrin...
“MathType is a powerful interactive equation editor for Windows and Macintosh that lets you create mathematical notation for word processing, web pages, desktop publishing, presentations, elearning, an...”
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Disney Interactive Studios |
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“Play Disney Infinity on your PC! You have the freedom to explore, take adventures, and create your own worlds with your favorite Disney and Disney/Pixar characters. Visit Toy Box Share to download an...”
Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 is a video game distributed through EA's Origin digital distribution and digital rights management content delivery system.
Spore is a multi-genre single-player god game developed by Maxis. Covering many genres including action, real-time strategy, and role-playing games (RPG), Spore allows a player to control the developm...
“Shuffle the cards and deal yourself in to the greatest card game collection of all time. With over 150 game variations, Hoyle Card Games 2012 is the largest & most comprehensive collection of card gam...”
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A "note" can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handw...
“Bringing together all kinds of awesomeness to make browsing better for you. Get to your favorite sites quickly – even if you don’t remember the URLs. Type your term into the location bar (aka the Awes...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of utorrent.exe, select a unique version for details.)
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
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 26 of them detected the following malware.
| Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection | File version |
| Antiy Labs AVL |
2.0.3.7 |
Trojan/Win32.Agent |
3.3.0.28965 |
| Antiy Labs AVL |
0.1.0.1 |
VCS/Environment.DigitalFN |
3.4.0.28937 |
| Antiy Labs AVL |
0.1.0.1 |
VCS/Environment.DigitalFN |
3.3.0.29462 |
| Antiy Labs AVL |
2.0.3.7 |
Virus/Win32.Slugin |
3.3.0.29342 |
| Bkav Security |
1.3.0.4246 |
HW32.CDB.263c |
3.3.0.29342 |
| Bkav Security |
1.3.0.4246 |
HW32.CDB.C610 |
3.3.0.29533 |
| Bkav Security |
1.3.0.4246 |
HW32.CDB.241a |
3.3.0.29625 |
| Bkav Security |
1.3.0.4246 |
HW32.CDB.99db |
3.3.0.29625 |
| Bkav Security |
1.3.0.4246 |
HW32.CDB.165a |
3.3.1.29756 |
| Bkav Security |
1.3.0.4246 |
HW32.CDB.71d7 |
3.3.2.30131 |
| Comodo Internet Security |
16911 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
3.3.0.29677 |
| ESET NOD32 |
7.8857 |
a variant of Win32/Bunndle |
3.3.0.29677 |
| ESET NOD32 |
7.8781 |
a variant of Win32/Bunndle |
3.3.0.29677 |
| Fortinet |
4 |
Adware/AdkDLLWrapper |
3.3.0.29533 |
| Fortinet |
5.1.147.0 |
Adware/Bunndle |
3.3.0.29625 |
| Fortinet |
5.1.147.0 |
Adware/AdkDLLWrapper |
3.3.0.29677 |
| Fortinet |
5.1.147.0 |
W32/Bunndle |
3.3.0.29677 |
| Fortinet |
5.1.147.0 |
W32/AdkDLLWrapper.A |
3.3.2.29976 |
| Jiangmin |
16.0.100 |
Trojan/Agent.ivsh |
3.3.0.28965 |
| McAfee |
5.600.1067 |
RDN/Generic BackDoor!ps |
3.3.0.29677 |
| McAfee Gateway Anti-Malware |
v2013-dat |
RDN/Generic BackDoor!ps |
3.3.0.29677 |
| The Hacker |
None |
Trojan/Downloader.Zurgop.aw |
3.3.0.29038 |
| Trend Micro HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0331 |
3.3.0.29420 |
| Trend Micro HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C9H0AHU13 |
3.3.0.29625 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.22.2 |
Adware.iBryte |
3.3.0.29082 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
22048 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
3.3.2.29976 |
All file variations of utorrent.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.34% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
19.80% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
19.80% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
7.11% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
6.09% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.08% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.06% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
3.05% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.54% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
2.03% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
2.03% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
2.03% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.02% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
1.02% |
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| Windows 8.1 N |
0.51% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.51% |
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| Windows Developer Preview |
0.51% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.51% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 25.89% of µTorrent.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
20.81% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
17.65% |
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| ASUS |
15.38% |
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| Toshiba |
8.14% |
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| Lenovo |
7.24% |
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| Acer |
6.79% |
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| Sony |
5.43% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.52% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.07% |
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| Intel |
3.62% |
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| Samsung |
2.71% |
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| MSI |
1.81% |
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| Alienware |
1.36% |
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| Packard Bell |
0.45% |
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