Should I remove DNA?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #7,700
United States Rank #8,924
Reach 0.0535%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.31 days
333.76 days >
Average installed length: 175.36 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
2.2.4 (16502) |
55.69% |
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2.2.3 (15908) |
0.38% |
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2.2.2 (14578) |
8.25% |
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2.2.2 (13666) |
8.25% |
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2.2.1 (13235) |
1.80% |
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2.2.1 (12984) |
0.38% |
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2.2.1 (12808) |
1.23% |
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2.2.0 (11930) |
0.47% |
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2.2.0 (11692) |
1.14% |
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2.2.0 (11515) |
0.85% |
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2.0.2 (12223) |
0.95% |
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2.0.1 (9795) |
13.38% |
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2.0.0 (9399) |
0.57% |
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2.0.0 (9123) |
0.57% |
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2.0.0 (8610) |
1.71% |
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2.0.0 (8452) |
1.42% |
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2.0.0 (7728) |
1.23% |
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2.0.0 (6132) |
1.61% |
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2.0.0 (5523) |
0.09% |
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DNA
What is DNA?
BitTorrent DNA (BitTorrent Delivery Network Accelerator) is a program designed to speed up the viewing of streaming video, downloading software (with or without the BitTorrent protocol) and playing online video games. It does so by distributing the end users' downloads between each other. In this way, the developers intend that content providers should take less load on their servers so the end users can receive the content faster. It runs in the background whenever the operating system is running. BitTorrent DNA is different from traditional BitTorrent in that it relies on publisher HTTP servers in order to provide publishers with guaranteed minimum data delivery rate, as well as give publishers control over content delivery (peers must connect to the origin server before they can reach other peers), and collect information about content delivery to share with the publisher. The quality of the file transfer is specified in terms of a long-term average bitrate for data and in terms of meeting deadlines when streaming. It also can give bandwidth to TCP and other traffic. DNA is also different from traditional BitTorrent in that it is a UDP-based protocol that has replaced regular TCP-based bandwidth throttling with a much more sensitive bandwidth management technique.
About (from BitTorrent)
DNA was installed on your computer to support an application that you downloaded. DNA is distributed by a variety of content and software distributors. DNA does not collect or report any personal information about you. The only times that DNA communicates with other computers are to trade pieces of files with other p... Read more
Overview
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Loads into the web browser
Program details
URL: www.bittorrent.com
Help link: www.bittorrent.com/dna/whatisdna.html
Installation folder: C:\Users\andrew\Program Files\DNA
Uninstaller: "C:\Users\andrew\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe" /UNINSTALL
Estimated size: 613.7 KB
Files installed by DNA
Program executable: | btdna.exe |
Name: | DNA |
Signed by: | BitTorrent Inc |
Path: | C:\users\andrew\Program Files\dna\btdna.exe |
MD5: | afa1f8cc076ab0462512a78473d86d53 |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- npbtdna.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npbtdna.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- npbtdna.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'DNA' with a plugin key of '@bittorrent.com/BitTorrentDNA' for all users of the PC.
Startup File (User Run)
- btdna.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'BitTorrent DNA' and executes as "C:\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- btdna.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe'.
How do I remove DNA?
You can uninstall DNA 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 DNA, 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 DNA.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by DNA you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 32%
Win 7 0%
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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 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
36.87% |
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Windows Vista |
30.62% |
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Windows XP |
22.56% |
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Windows 10 |
9.95% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
25.17% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
22.38% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
15.37% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.64% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
5.48% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.88% |
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Geography
36.52% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
36.52% |
Germany |
5.82% |
Italy |
5.66% |
France |
4.91% |
United Kingdom |
4.41% |
Canada |
3.66% |
Netherlands |
2.66% |
Spain |
2.41% |
India |
2.16% |
Israel |
2.08% |
Egypt |
2.00% |
Belgium |
1.75% |
Australia |
1.66% |
Brazil |
1.66% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell |
22.28% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
22.28% |
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Acer |
14.97% |
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GIGABYTE |
10.16% |
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ASUS |
6.24% |
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Toshiba |
6.24% |
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American Megatrends |
5.53% |
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Intel |
3.39% |
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Sahara |
2.32% |
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Samsung |
1.60% |
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Lenovo |
1.43% |
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NEC |
1.25% |
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Common models |
Dell Inspiron 530 |
5.28% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.40% |
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Gigabyte G31M-ES2L |
2.64% |
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Dell Inspiron 1525 |
2.26% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.26% |
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Acer Aspire 5735 |
2.26% |
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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