Should I remove BitTorrent?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #46,472
Reach 0.0017%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 6.0 |
100.00% |
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BitTorrent 6.0
What is BitTorrent?
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.
Overview
It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named bittorrent.exe. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 951.57 KB (974,409 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.bittorrent.com
Help link: www.bittorrent.com/btusers/guides
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\BitTorrent
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\BitTorrent\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 951.57 KB
Files installed by BitTorrent 6.0
| Program executable: | bittorrent.exe |
| Name: | BitTorrent |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\bittorrent\bittorrent.exe |
| MD5: | eaec42018eea9c44fec5095571137a57 |
Additional files:
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BitTorrentIE.2.dll - BitTorrent ActiveX Control
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uninst.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- bittorrent.exe is scheduled as a task named 'madan' (runs daily at 11:30 PM).
Startup File (User Run)
- bittorrent.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'uTorrent' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe" /MINIMIZED.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- bittorrent.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\BitTorrent\bittorrent.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| bittorrent.exe |
| Memory: | 25.57 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0090563613% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00432930% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00472707% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 24,878,746 | |
| Switches/sec: | 120 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2.41 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 438.63 KB | |
How do I remove BitTorrent?
You can uninstall BitTorrent from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program BitTorrent 6.0, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove BitTorrent.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 41%
Win Vista 3%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
47.06% |
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| Windows 10 |
23.53% |
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| Windows XP |
14.71% |
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| Windows Vista |
14.71% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.59% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
17.65% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
14.71% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
11.76% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
8.82% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.82% |
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Geography
41.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
41.67% |
| United Kingdom |
12.50% |
| France |
6.25% |
| DZ |
4.17% |
| Hungary |
4.17% |
| Italy |
4.17% |
| Norway |
4.17% |
| Australia |
2.08% |
| BG |
2.08% |
| Czech Republic |
2.08% |
| Croatia |
2.08% |
| India |
2.08% |
| Iran |
2.08% |
| Netherlands |
2.08% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
23.08% |
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| Acer |
19.23% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
15.38% |
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| ASUS |
11.54% |
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| Toshiba |
7.69% |
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| Sony |
3.85% |
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| Sahara |
3.85% |
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| Packard Bell |
3.85% |
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| Intel |
3.85% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.85% |
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| Alienware |
3.85% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite Pro C66... |
3.57% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A215 |
3.57% |
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| Sony VGN-NR180E |
3.57% |
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| NVIDIA AWRDACPI |
3.57% |
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| MSI MS-7788 |
3.57% |
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| MSI MS-7610 |
3.57% |
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About BitTorrent
BitTorrent is responsible for the continuing development of the peer-to-peer protocol, as well as the continuing development of µTorrent & BitTorrent Mainline, clients for that protocol.
Publisher URL: www.bittorrent.com