BitTorrent (bittorrent.com) is a torrent client that allows you to download torrents onto your computer. BitTorrent has a sister site, uTorrent, another popular torrent client. BitTorrent is also a website where you can download the BitTorrent client. Once you visit a site that offers the torrent or magnet link, the client will automatically open and start downloading the torrent file.
As of December 2023, bittorrent.com has 2.858 million monthly views (2.5 million Dec 2022), according to Similar Web. The Wayback Machine estimates that bittorrent.com was founded on July 18, 2002. The Internet Archive has saved bittorrent.com 12,042 times between July 18, 2002 and January 24, 2024.
Is bittorrent.com Safe?
I analyzed bittorrent.com for malware and malicious content to check if it was legit or a scam. Here are the results:
Website:
I checked bittorrent.com on Sucuri, and it returned with no issues. Results: Sucuri scan for the site BitTorrent.com.
I then ran a parasite scan with Unmask Parasites on bittorrent.com, and it is clean. Results: Unmask Parasites scan for the site BitTorrent.com.
I also checked bittorrent.com on VirusTotal, and it is clean. Results: VirusTotal scan for the site BitTorrent.com.
Torrent Client:
The BitTorrent torrent client is safe to use. There is no way to run it through a malware scanner; however, you can run a malware scan on your computer after downloading it. I did that with a full scan with Microsoft Defender on Windows 11 and the torrent client is not detected as malware. I scanned the computer again with Malwarebytes and Spybot – Search & Destroy and neither of them considered the BitTorrent torrent client to be malware.
The BitTorrent torrent client displays one banner advertisement. I have tested these ads as much as possible by clicking on them and then checking if my computer’s hard drive or browser had malware afterward. There was no malware detected in the browser or hard drive.
In conclusion, BitTorrent (the website BitTorrent.com and the torrent client) is safe to use. We didn’t detect any malware during our scans. And the online malware scanner says BitTorrent.com is a low security risk with no malware and it hasn’t been blacklisted by any security vendors. OVERALL GRADE: Safe.
Links and Profiles
Website: bittorrent.com
References
1. SimilarWeb – bittorrent.com
2. Wayback Machine – bittorrent.com
(Last Updated: 2/19/2024)