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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 1 month ago

Is utorrent_installer.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

20 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag this installer as OfferCore bundler with major consensus.

Why Suspicious? 20 antivirus engines flag it; nothing else confirms it.

Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.

Don't install it until you know where it came from

Treat as unwanted software; avoid execution and download official software only from trusted sources.

What to do now4 steps

Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.

What to do

  1. Don't install it unless you're sure where it came from.

  2. Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.

  3. If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.

If you already installed it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

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Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.

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utorrent_installer.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

20 of 71 flagged

  • Flagged 20
  • No detection 51
  • No result 4
Fileutorrent_installer.exe2.2 MBSHA-256 4cb448a003d1…91eb59
  • Code signing RainCo HK Limited
  • Test run Not run
  • First seen 1mo ago
20 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including Microsoft and ESET.

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Why we think so

3 points against it and 0 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

Five major antivirus engines and two agreeing on the OfferCore family label the file malicious. The signer has no history and the file is rare and brand new. Samples built with the same import table were previously flagged suspicious or malicious.

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

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Technical details

20 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by RainCo HK Limited.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 20 of 71 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesNot runNo sandbox run is recorded for this fileNo date recorded
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededNo sandbox run, so there were no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 20

  • BitDefender (major engine)Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.491
  • Emsisoft (major engine)Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.491 (B)
  • ESET-NOD32 (major engine)Win32/OfferCore.E potentially unwanted application
  • Fortinet (major engine)Riskware/OfferCore
  • GData (major engine)Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.491
  • Microsoft (major engine)PUABundler:Win32/uTorrent_BundleInstaller
  • Symantec (major engine)ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
  • AhnLab-V3PUP/Win.OfferCore.R785502
12 more in the full engine list

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Sep 7, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC
SHA-256
4cb448a003d1603a85abb6821728bea9a8201a40f4f183b6c642e0cc7591eb59
SHA-1
e2031dbb161a01b6ac2649277da98e72e8d5c3b2
MD5
0fdaadf4a6c3ce2cbccda24bb886f859

About this file

utorrent_installer.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 2.2 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 2.2 MB
Signer
RainCo HK LimitedValid code signature.
First seen
Sep 7, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
1 sourceRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.
Packer
None detected
Entropy
8.00 of 8

First scanned

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Questions & answers

Short answers to the 7 questions people ask most about this file.

Is utorrent_installer.exe safe, or is it malware?
utorrent_installer.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 20 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, some as offercore. Don't install it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need the software, download a fresh installer from the developer's own website.
What is utorrent_installer.exe?
utorrent_installer.exe is a software installer, about 2.2 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Sep 7, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected utorrent_installer.exe?
20 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag utorrent_installer.exe, including Microsoft and ESET. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
I already downloaded and installed utorrent_installer.exe — what should I do?
No infection is confirmed: the rating is a caution, not a malware finding. 1) Check where it came from. If you can't confirm the source, delete it. 2) Run a full scan with your security software. 3) If the scan finds something, follow its removal steps and change passwords you typed on the device since then.
Is utorrent_installer.exe digitally signed?
Yes. utorrent_installer.exe has a valid digital signature from RainCo HK Limited, which shows the file hasn't been changed since that publisher signed it. Malware is sometimes signed with stolen certificates, so a signature alone isn't proof of safety.
What is the SHA-256 hash of utorrent_installer.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of utorrent_installer.exe is 4cb448a003d1603a85abb6821728bea9a8201a40f4f183b6c642e0cc7591eb59, and its MD5 is 0fdaadf4a6c3ce2cbccda24bb886f859. Two files with the same SHA-256 are identical, so use it to check you have exactly this file, not just one with the same name.
How up to date is this analysis of utorrent_installer.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Sep 7, 2026. A file's fingerprint never changes, but antivirus engines keep learning, so a rating can change later. To get a newer result, scan the file again: we refresh the antivirus results when the saved ones are out of date.
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