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btdna.exe (BitTorrent DNA)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.29%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 9 MB


PC Pitstop Analysis

btdna.exe is the BitTorrent peer-to-peer content distribution network. Disable unless you know you want to use BitTorrent, since this program may cause excessive network usage. The DNA program can be uninstalled through Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs.

BitTorrent DNA load this file in the start up, but, it has no icon or menu that you can change the settings.


Recommendation

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btdna.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.

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Identification

In addition to the file name, btdna.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor is not specified
Product is not specified
File name contains:\dna\

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


MD5 Hashes

MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called btdna.exe, we have detected more than 20 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
btdna.exe> 20
#MD5Size
10x3af7fc15eda1b2f312277804db7655be288576 bytes
20x3b8fbec0a7f2620aa5290d6627d2efac288576 bytes
30x6c71d2d588813477245951db7d80683b287040 bytes
40xd8f56b19f6b386fdf1ed174b001526c8290112 bytes
50x19885952d6dd91301fb0b4c2e0cbc6fb287040 bytes
60x20631320b9e61fc0d26a1e5c3c1c6da7286528 bytes
70x54df81ba3617f1bb5b4d47bfd521c1ef288576 bytes
80x05d05886cad5e1161fc80fa92f2dd01c289088 bytes
90xf1839aa12895c0f67a7e162b53eef777288576 bytes
100x443b50580cc1677bb3ebb0c28a070402289088 bytes
110xcfae175cf33a7ae40db8b8f288e101bc295740 bytes
120x444dec03c3cadff2d316efc3f8cd69dc341824 bytes
130x4766ade5d06d78cd2d88d695b6cccbdb342336 bytes
140x60b8622826cdfe0645ea470ceadf69b6342848 bytes
150xbd0752c47028e5d9e8745f45e9087081342336 bytes
160x3420f912ef29fcccb551c6c90dc27ac9289088 bytes
170x5b9a767cb756e07a9c43ce78a2e869c6342336 bytes
180xcfef0c3b81e26af467b8943376883c80342848 bytes
190xfdcaadf3ab3c62274186e9cb96a6c49b466912 bytes
200x17e0e0a93d0ae4313f00163c3b6177f6342336 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. btdna.exe (BitTorrent DNA) has been seen on 0.29% of systems tested at PC Pitstop. As a point of comparison, it is rare for a particular malicious program (virus or spyware) to be seen on more than one or two percent of all systems tested. The average RAM memory usage for this process was 9 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.bittorrent.com/dna/

Important note: A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory. If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.