Should I block it?

45%

45% of PCs block this file from running.

Possible reason:

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

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3.3.0.29625	29.95%
3.3.0.29625	3.05%
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Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

msvcrt.dll

DllMain

uTorrent.exe

µTorrent by BitTorrent Inc (Signed)

Remove uTorrent.exe

Version:	3.3.1.30003
MD5:	6f4a55c3b72e974d6c0f78b9e52c0b03
SHA1:	7918ab161fd0a91987cffc66306c6585ab1d0f93

Overview

utorrent.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 µTorrent published by BitTorrent Inc., µTorrent from BitTorrent Inc. and µTorrent by BitTorrent Inc..

Details

File name:	utorrent.exe
Publisher:	BitTorrent Inc.
Product name:	µTorrent
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\utorrent\utorrent.exe
File version:	3.3.1.30003
Size:	867.34 KB (888,152 bytes)
Build date:	8/5/2013 9:07 PM
Certificate
Issued to:	BitTorrent Inc
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Monday, June 21, 2010
Expiration date:	Saturday, July 27, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	Yes
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

µTorrent

BitTorrent Inc.

8% remove

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 programs in the form of the Conduit Engine, which installs a toolbar, and makes homepage and default search engine changes to a user's web browser.

Behaviors

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

Network connections

Access through an approved Windows firewall exception

[UDP] listens on port 62652

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00008673%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00007706%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00000968%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	131,462 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	7,719,538/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	15.29 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	19.38 MB
Private (minimum):	11.23 MB
Non-paged memory:	15.29 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	172.19 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	180.81 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	15.61 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	23.29 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	55,582/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	22.71 KB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	11.98 KB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	2/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	11.75 KB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	856/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	20	12
Handles:	421	600
GUI GDI count:	300	103
GUI USER count:	132	49

Process properties

Tray notification:	Yes
Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\utorrent\utorrent.exe" /minimized
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

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