Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
 
 
 Additional versions
Additional versions
 
Relationships
Parent process
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|  PE file structure
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Import table
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
 
     
    
        BitTorrent.exe
BitTorrent by BitTorrent Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 7.9.1.30889 | 
| MD5: | 2c637a38354c2395dbbae2f592d9f922 | 
| SHA1: | 7435b1144b224b3584db639fb85f2202561b9e14 | 
Overview
bittorrent.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. It is installed with a couple of know programs including BitTorrent published by BitTorrent Inc., BitTorrent from BitTorrent Inc. and BitTorrent by BitTorrent Inc..
 Details
Details
| File name: | bittorrent.exe | 
| Publisher: | BitTorrent Inc. | 
| Product name: | BitTorrent | 
| Typical file path: | C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\bittorrent\bittorrent.exe | 
| File version: | 7.9.1.30889 | 
| Size: | 1.18 MB (1,240,664 bytes) | 
| Build date: | 4/19/2014 1:27 AM | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | BitTorrent Inc | 
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign | 
| Effective date: | Sunday, June 20, 2010 | 
| 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
 Programs
Programs
The following programs will install this file
BitTorrent is a desktop application that allows you to work with torrent files.BitTorrent allows you to download files available as torrents, search torrent sites for music, videos, books, software and other free or public domain material. BitTorrent will modify system settings upon installation, making the Application the default application for handling torrent files, if you do not already have an program associated with torrent files...
 
 Behaviors
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'BitTorrent' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe"  /MINIMIZED
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\movies\BitTorrent.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
[UDP] listens on port 54940
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00017886% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003854% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00014033% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 350,378,246 ms/min |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 33,431,344/sec |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 46.98 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 105.79 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 50.22 MB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 46.98 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 413.19 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 426.07 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 66.7 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 110.69 MB |  | 
| Page faults: | 3,507,643/min |  | 
| I/O | 
| I/O read transfer: | 21.62 MB/sec |  | 
| I/O read operations: | 178/sec |  | 
| I/O write transfer: | 139.42 KB/sec |  | 
| I/O write operations: | 21/sec |  | 
| I/O other transfer: | 20.42 KB/sec |  | 
| I/O other operations: | 2,220/sec |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 70 |  | 
| Handles: | 933 |  | 
| GUI GDI count: | 266 |  | 
| GUI GDI peak: | 302 |  | 
| GUI USER count: | 151 |  | 
| GUI USER peak: | 203 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 33.33% |  | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 30.30% |  | 
| Windows 7 Home Basic | 12.12% |  | 
| Windows 7 Professional | 9.09% |  | 
| Microsoft Windows XP | 6.06% |  | 
| Windows 8 Pro | 6.06% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise | 3.03% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
India installs about 18.18% of BitTorrent.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Hewlett-Packard | 23.91% |  | 
| Dell | 21.74% |  | 
| ASUS | 17.39% |  | 
| Sony | 8.70% |  | 
| Toshiba | 8.70% |  | 
| Lenovo | 8.70% |  | 
| Alienware | 2.17% |  | 
| GIGABYTE | 2.17% |  | 
| Acer | 2.17% |  | 
| Packard Bell | 2.17% |  | 
| Samsung | 2.17% |  |