Should I block it?

45%

45% of PCs block this file from running.

Possible reason:

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

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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:	3.3.2.29976
MD5:	c1115f418c0b44eadf93aa8ee9fc5d2f
SHA1:	d12479b7ee0c71247a6cf69f97ba1cba782e98d3
SHA256:	9f209314d9b6561599db8fe640bd92b7c22f56dea2256bf82eaf2a84f57aa624

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.. Note, some antivirus scanners have flagged this file, however it is not necessarily considered malware (see below for details).

Details

File name:	utorrent.exe
Publisher:	BitTorrent Inc.
Product name:	µTorrent
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\utorrent\utorrent.exe
File version:	3.3.2.29976
Size:	1.1 MB (1,149,008 bytes)
Build date:	7/24/2013 8:59 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 59117

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00284302%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00106300%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00178002%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	4,228 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:	74/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	19.34 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	33.64 MB
Private (minimum):	31.84 MB
Non-paged memory:	19.34 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	210.28 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	260.93 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	33.27 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	33.87 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	25	12
Handles:	683	600
GUI GDI count:	387	103
GUI GDI peak:	414	142
GUI USER count:	169	49
GUI USER peak:	198	71

Process properties

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

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