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yes it is a share ware program..They all have the potential to give you something "nasty" And must be used with caution download everything to a temporary file on your desk top and then scan it with a good anti Virus program BEFORE you put it in your computer
uTorrent (supposed to be micro-torrent) is a client that uses the technology of bittorrent for sharing files.
it is different than file-sharing networks like limewire, but you could as well be tricked into downloading malicious software thinking it was something else, but the chances of that are really slim.
you can read more about the bitTorrent technology, how it works and how to use it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bittorrent