That doesn’t mean that the impact isn’t real. According to Microsoft, this is not the same as malware. The term unwanted is broad can range from changing browser settings to installing third-party tools without permission. While the exact nature of the problem may vary, “potentially unwanted software” is a recurring theme. In fact, the company has had a dedicated uTorrent page in its malware database for years, labeling the software as a severe threat. Microsoft, for example, categorizes uTorrent as a “Potentially Unwanted Application” (PUA). The reasons differ from “riskware,” through “Trojan.BtcMine,” to “bundled installer.” We ran the latest installer through a Virustotal scan which shows that uTorrent is flagged by 19 separate companies. This issue flared up again recently and at the time of writing several anti-virus tools, including Windows Defender and Malwarebytes, label the torrent client as dangerous. Over the past few years, uTorrent has been repeatedly flagged as ‘malicious’ software. That is, if they manage to run it without anti-virus vendors getting in the way. For now, however, most users still prefer the standalone client. In 2018, the uTorrent team released a “Web” version of the software. Research last year showed that roughly two-thirds of all BitTorrent users prefer it over the many available alternatives.
Installed on dozens of millions of devices, uTorrent remains the go-to torrent client for people all around the world.
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