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!
Related Resources:
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First Seen: 14 April 2010 at 6:11 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vivaldi Technologies AS | Executable | 979aa556a211e65a c38b2a03393bf092 8bdebdca |
04d9f180a369ae3b a39936e345815276 |
Yes | 7.8.3925.7 0 |
7.8.3925.7 0 |
 104.238.128.144/32 |
| 2 | The Chromium Authors | Executable | 20f521db35e36d1c 8b2c054395031904 c746269a |
6e2a9d7e86e3624a e2737c707363a44e |
No | 147.0.7697 .0 |
147.0.7697 .0 |
 United States |
| 3 | FinePrint Software | Executable | d619cf2bbd5ac82f 6de94bafa9c90ae0 5d8da477 |
8a0d37ff3d63a638 d74a3e1557dbeaec |
Yes | 9.23 | 9.23 | United States |
| 4 | The Chromium Authors | Executable | b1b106426b06570e cfb3bde76b19c0a1 e8be371c |
c350f0594bfdfd46 4fff16d90b784720 |
No | 147.0.7696 .0 |
147.0.7696 .0 |
United States |
