What is uTorrent.exe?

UTorrent.exe file information

The process known as µTorrent or ut or Software Installation belongs to software µTorrent or uTorrent Pro or BTGuard or OpenIV Package Creator by BitTorrent (www.bittorrent.com).

Description: UTorrent.exe is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems. The file uTorrent.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder (primarily C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent\). Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 2,026,520 bytes (4% of all occurrences), 1,822,048 bytes and 343 more variants.  
The file is not a Windows core file. The program uses ports to connect to or from a LAN or the Internet. The file is certified by a trustworthy company. UTorrent.exe is a Verisign signed file. The software starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: Run, TaskScheduler, RunOnce, DEFAULT\Run, User Shell Folders, MACHINE\Run). UTorrent.exe is able to monitor applications and record keyboard and mouse inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 50% dangerous, however you should also read the user reviews.

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• If uTorrent.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 44% dangerous. The file size is 399,736 bytes (6% of all occurrences), 399,224 bytes and 200 more variants. The uTorrent.exe file is not a Windows system file. The application uses ports to connect to or from a LAN or the Internet. The file has a digital signature. It is a Verisign signed file. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: Run, TaskScheduler, RunOnce, DEFAULT\Run, User Shell Folders, MACHINE\Run). The program has no visible window. UTorrent.exe is able to monitor applications and record keyboard and mouse inputs.
• If uTorrent.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's "Documents" folder, the security rating is 52% dangerous. The file size is 177,152 bytes (16% of all occurrences), 1,985,464 bytes and 4 more variants. It is not a Windows core file. The file has a digital signature. The uTorrent.exe file is a Verisign signed file. The software is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: Run, TaskScheduler, RunOnce, DEFAULT\Run, User Shell Folders, MACHINE\Run). UTorrent.exe is able to monitor applications and record keyboard and mouse inputs.
• If uTorrent.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 28% dangerous. The file size is 2,094,080 bytes (16% of all occurrences), 896,912 bytes and 4 more variants.
• If uTorrent.exe is located in the "C:\Program Files" folder, the security rating is 23% dangerous. The file size is 880,496 bytes (33% of all occurrences), 399,736 bytes or 1,044,560 bytes.
• If uTorrent.exe is located in C:\, the security rating is 22% dangerous. The file size is 802,136 bytes.
• If uTorrent.exe is located in the user's "Documents" folder, the security rating is 70% dangerous. The file size is 969,104 bytes.

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as uTorrent.exe, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, for example Artemis!3CF8A39B1A3A (detected by McAfee), and Virus:Win32/Neshta.A or PUA:Win32/CandyOpen (detected by Microsoft). Therefore, you should check the uTorrent.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. If µTorrent has changed your browser's search engine and start page, you can recover your browser's default settings as follows: