Should I remove Torque?
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 #9,765
United States Rank #13,532
Reach 0.0374%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.63 days
166.18 days >
Average installed length: 87.32 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.2.5.28819 |
81.98% |
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| 4.2.5.28703 |
7.18% |
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| 4.2.5.28645 |
0.14% |
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| 4.2.5.28636 |
0.14% |
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| 4.2.5.28521 |
1.22% |
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| 4.2.5.28490 |
0.14% |
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| 4.2.5.28455 |
0.27% |
|
| 4.2.5.28393 |
0.27% |
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| 4.2.5.28358 |
0.14% |
|
| 4.2.5.28348 |
0.27% |
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| 4.2.5.28291 |
0.68% |
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| 4.2.5.28177 |
0.14% |
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| 4.2.5.28102 |
2.30% |
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| 4.2.5 |
5.15% |
|
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Torque
What is Torque? (from BitTorrent)
BitTorrent Torque is a JavaScript interface to a custom torrent client that exposes all the power of BitTorrent to web developers. Simply put, it allows anyone to utilize our powerful technology to create completely fresh and new experiences for users with just a couple lines of code. This allows BitTorrent to move b... Read more
Overview
Torque is a program developed by BitTorrent. The most used version is 4.2.5.28819, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 torque.exe. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 1.38 MB (1,442,904 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 27% of users of Torque come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and France.
Program details
URL: torque.bittorrent.com/home
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Torque
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Torque\Torque.exe" /UNINSTALL
Estimated size: 1.38 MB
Files installed by Torque
| Program executable: | torque.exe |
| Name: | Torque |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\torque\torque.exe |
| MD5: | afa4f0338e92307a9109a45bd600d45f |
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Torque.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0537757A-334C-4582-805E-1F8BE93479E2}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Torque.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Torque\Torque.exe'.
Network connections
- Torque.exe connects to a89-154-119-5.cpe.netcabo.pt (89.154.119.5 port 22849).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Torque.exe |
| Memory: | 14.21 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0039185030% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00079626% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00312224% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 15,056,343 | |
| Switches/sec: | 59 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 10.06 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 191.72 KB | |
How do I remove Torque?
You can uninstall Torque 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 Torque, 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 Torque.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 73%
Win 7 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #9,765
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
77.51% |
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| Windows 10 |
12.87% |
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| Windows XP |
6.37% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.12% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.14% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.33% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
24.25% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
15.12% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.40% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
2.59% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
2.45% |
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Geography
26.62% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
26.62% |
| Italy |
6.59% |
| France |
6.34% |
| Brazil |
5.47% |
| Netherlands |
5.22% |
| Taiwan |
4.85% |
| Spain |
4.10% |
| United Kingdom |
3.86% |
| Canada |
3.61% |
| Germany |
1.99% |
| Australia |
1.99% |
| Israel |
1.49% |
| Portugal |
1.49% |
| Hungary |
1.37% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
22.71% |
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| Dell |
19.21% |
|
| Acer |
18.34% |
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| ASUS |
15.50% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.30% |
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| Samsung |
5.02% |
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| Toshiba |
3.28% |
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| Intel |
2.84% |
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| Lenovo |
2.40% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.75% |
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| Sahara |
0.66% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.66% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.19% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.30% |
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| ASUSTeK K52F |
2.36% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
1.89% |
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| ASUSTeK K53SD |
1.89% |
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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