Estimated safety rating

bittorrent.exe is a program which is most likely legit. So, if bittorrent.exe is on your system, it is most likely ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your PC is virus-free, we still advise you to purchase a well-known antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself yourself against threats.

Executable file path

This program is normally stored on disk in C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is 036784100dc051b2e63ac8a886e52baa.

Is running as a service

This program does NOT run as a Windows service. This is normally a good sign.

Accesses the internet

This application uses the net to communicate. Today this is ok. For example, most of the apps on your PC check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This application runs as a 32-bit program. It can not benefit of the full power of current PC processors. This is quite normal because the publishers did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description stored in the program is BitTorrent.

File version

File version stored as a property 7.9.6.42095.

Manufacturer

Maker BitTorrent Inc..

Copyright

Copyright notice ©2016 BitTorrent, Inc. All Rights Reserved..

Has valid windows

bittorrent.exe appears to have visible windows. This is good because it doesn't work in some kind of invisible mode. Its activity is clearly displayed to the user.

Is an encrypted file

The machine code of this program appears to be compressed or obfuscated so it can not be quickly decompiled.

Digitally signed

bittorrent.exe is digitally signed. Today most serious software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from bittorrent.exe verifies as ok. This is very good.

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: BitTorrent Inc

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA

Starts with windows

This application starts at Windows startup. Yes

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall routine, which is good. si are uninstall.