What is setup.exe?
setup.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as setup program and it is a very common file name for all the software product to install applications. Based on the application it can be installed anywhere in the hard disk. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write the different types of malicious programs and name it as setup.exe to damage the software and hardware.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with setup.exe malware?
Malicious authors try to infect the systems with different types of malicious programs. Each form of malicious software is designed to infect the system that creates different issues and impact on the system. One can notice the following changes once the system is infected with setup.exe malware
- If the internet connection fluctuation is high
- If the setup.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory
- If the system performance is very low
- If the system is redirected to some strange websites
- If the system is getting some annoying popup ads
- If the system freezes quiet often
- If it invites the other malware to infect and damage the system and exploits the same to collect the user private information
When one of these happens then you can be sure that your system is infected with setup.exe malware.
How to remove the setup.exe file from system using Comodo Antivirus?
Step 1: Download the award-winning Free Internet Security.
Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.
Step 3: Select Customize Configuration option and arrange installers, configuration, and file location.
Step 4: Restart your PC.
Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.
Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.
Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove the setup.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!
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Website Malware Directory Resources:First Seen: 01 May 2024 at 1:47 pm
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Executable | 0e7cf1538b2fa3c7 e62e5c0ccb4e8794 bffeecd5 |
8a2109d8b45a4b8f 87e8919da121defc |
Win32.Neshta .A |
No | N/A | N/A |  Russian Federation |
N/A |
| 2 | N/A | Executable | 0b5f187805adeac6 a7fbb49f5bd073e0 eb12987b |
233ed25aa08e60d5 a9adef4c1e44df87 |
Application. Win32.Adware .InstallFast er.A |
Yes | N/A | N/A |  United States |
N/A |
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- 32 items per page
First Seen: 04 August 2008 at 9:16 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Chromium Authors | Executable | e0f7e9b844c5099a 71e3505186f12671 3ee04a67 |
5fb51e497dd5c5bc 309317da4a135c22 |
No | 126.0.6453 .0 |
126.0.6453 .0 |
United States |
| 2 | mozilla.org | Executable | 47f158a35d0d3a12 7a603a8b325428e2 e1bc4e09 |
d8761380515b4a64 2661f73af4fa5288 |
Yes | 126.0 | 126.0 | United States |
| 3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 34ecb5b3409b2a29 36984cd0c6371a64 97cf4392 |
f79384ea10cb3239 563d3cfea5560210 |
Yes | 10.0.19041 .1 (WinBuild. 160101.080 0) |
10.0.19041 .1 |
United States |
| 4 | The Chromium Authors | Executable | f41ee51d66d62754 a1e7c9591b13e011 4cc03054 |
8887dcb50758482d 48702004191e9bdd |
No | 126.0.6452 .0 |
126.0.6452 .0 |
United States |
