Should I remove BitTorrent?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #158
United States Rank #262
Reach 3.2308%
(Not enough data to show 30 day installation trends)
Uninstallation trends (last 30 days)
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.58 days
459.67 days >
Average installed length: 241.52 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 8.0.0 |
0.09% |
|
| 7.10.5.45496 |
0.00% |
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| 7.10.5.45416 |
0.05% |
|
| 7.10.5.45374 |
0.01% |
|
| 7.10.5.45356 |
0.00% |
|
| 7.10.5.45312 |
0.01% |
|
| 7.10.5.45272 |
0.01% |
|
| 7.10.5.44995 |
0.01% |
|
| 7.10.4.44847 |
0.00% |
|
| 7.10.4.44633 |
0.00% |
|
| 7.10.4.44521 |
0.00% |
|
| 7.10.3.44495 |
0.10% |
|
| 7.10.3.44429 |
0.10% |
|
| 7.10.3.44397 |
0.11% |
|
| 7.10.3.44359 |
1.10% |
|
| 7.10.0.44091 |
0.46% |
|
| 7.10.0.43917 |
0.85% |
|
| 7.10.0.43581 |
0.50% |
|
| 7.9.9.43389 |
1.48% |
|
| 7.9.9.43364 |
0.01% |
|
| 7.9.9.43296 |
1.03% |
|
| 7.9.9.43086 |
0.19% |
|
| 7.9.9.42974 |
0.35% |
|
| 7.9.9.42924 |
0.06% |
|
| 7.9.9.42607 |
0.94% |
|
| 7.9.8.42577 |
0.89% |
|
| 7.9.8.42549 |
0.03% |
|
| 7.9.8.42502 |
0.08% |
|
| 7.9.8.42450 |
0.81% |
|
| 7.9.7.42331 |
2.55% |
|
| 7.9.6.42179 |
0.31% |
|
| 7.9.6.42095 |
0.74% |
|
| 7.9.5.41866 |
1.05% |
|
| 7.9.5.41822 |
0.05% |
|
| 7.9.5.41802 |
0.07% |
|
| 7.9.5.41713 |
0.84% |
|
| 7.9.5.41629 |
0.04% |
|
| 7.9.5.41373 |
3.33% |
|
| 7.9.5.41203 |
2.39% |
|
| 7.9.5.41163 |
0.60% |
|
| 7.9.5.41074 |
0.39% |
|
| 7.9.4.40912 |
1.57% |
|
| 7.9.3.40761 |
1.40% |
|
| 7.9.3.40634 |
0.19% |
|
| 7.9.3.40299 |
4.74% |
|
| 7.9.3.40209 |
0.14% |
|
| 7.9.3.40101 |
0.75% |
|
| 7.9.3.39947 |
0.24% |
|
| 7.9.2.39745 |
0.18% |
|
| 7.9.2.39589 |
0.21% |
|
| 7.9.2.38914 |
1.48% |
|
| 173 versions |
Other programs by BitTorrent
BitTorrent
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.
About (from BitTorrent)
Since BitTorrent is offered by the team who invented the BitTorrent open source protocol, you know you will always have access to the latest and greatest technologies.
Expertly designed for fast downloads. Avoids hogging valuable system resources, runs quietly in the background, and doesn't interfere with your ... Read more
Overview
The most used version is 7.9.3.40299, with over 94% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 main program executable is bittorrent.exe. It also adds an icon to the Windows notifications area in order to provide access to the program. The software installer includes 18 files and is usually about 957.4 KB (980,376 bytes).
BitTorrent has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.
Program details
URL: www.bittorrent.com
Help link: www.bittorrent.com/btusers/guides
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\BitTorrent
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe" /UNINSTALL
Estimated size: 957.4 KB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by BitTorrent
| Program executable: | bittorrent.exe |
| Name: | BitTorrent |
| Signed by: | BitTorrent Inc |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\bittorrent\bittorrent.exe |
| MD5: | b605503895b759bfe986256baa6b6c23 |
| Taskbar: | Displays an icon in the notification area |
Additional files:
-
BitTorrentIE.2.dll - BitTorrent ActiveX Control
-
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 'BitTorrent' and executes as "C:\Program Files\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe" /MINIMIZED.
Startup File (User Run Once)
- BitTorrent.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #2' which loads as C:\Program Files\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- BitTorrent.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\Usuario\Datos de programa\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| bittorrent.exe |
| Memory: | 29.18 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0083316096% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00351517% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00481644% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 94,667,189 | |
| Switches/sec: | 117 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2.68 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 7.06 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, 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) 47%
Win 8.1 0%
|
|
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
|
|
USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
|
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
52.32% |
|
| Windows 10 |
41.39% |
|
| Windows XP |
3.52% |
|
| Windows Vista |
2.76% |
|
| Windows Server 2003 |
0.01% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.49% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.59% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
10.49% |
|
| Windows 10 Home |
8.88% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
8.32% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.18% |
|
Geography
38.11% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
38.11% |
| United Kingdom |
5.22% |
| Italy |
4.73% |
| Canada |
4.14% |
| France |
4.08% |
| India |
3.66% |
| Brazil |
3.13% |
| Netherlands |
2.71% |
| Australia |
2.40% |
| Spain |
1.87% |
| Belgium |
1.46% |
| Germany |
1.45% |
| Sweden |
1.02% |
| Philippines |
0.97% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.50% |
|
| Acer |
17.56% |
|
| Dell |
17.53% |
|
| ASUS |
13.61% |
|
| Toshiba |
6.39% |
|
| Lenovo |
5.88% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
5.31% |
|
| Samsung |
4.40% |
|
| Intel |
1.30% |
|
| MSI |
0.94% |
|
| Alienware |
0.58% |
|
Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.89% |
|
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.57% |
|
| ASUS All Series |
6.05% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.71% |
|
| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.53% |
|
| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.44% |
|
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