How to Remove “Setup.exe”

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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Malware Entries

First Seen: 18 April 2018 at 8:35 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Malware
Name		 Digitally
Signed		 File
Version		 Product
Version		 Submitted
From		 Malware Behavior
1 N/A Executable b3993706e5fd1007
10c7917b581a71ff
4caa287a		 3ecc43d148d1b1bb
d7d5be72687d6c17		 TrojWare.Win
32.Delf.NRJ		 No N/A N/A 197.231.179.61/32 N/A
2 SearchUI Executable 62791aa8f6bfea58
d7370b245ae06732
b5512a44		 8ab2639c30188b94
5cb7dba94cbb1ed7		 Unclassified
Malware		 No 1.0.0.0 1.0.0.0 United States N/A
3 N/A Executable 4d0ef9b032d9b510
c413d710d800bb85
203bc36c		 fd25f55a0dedfee1
50de40be33309cf6		 Unclassified
Malware		 No N/A N/A United States N/A
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Safe Entries

First Seen: 04 June 2008 at 11:06 am
No. Company File Type SHA1 MD5 Digitally
Signed		 File
Version		 Product
Version		 Submitted
From
1 InstallShield Software Corporation Executable 9bd92d9efe13fb81
0f7a9c21658cc969
e1c2fb76		 084b0e407c7292f4
40e1a9b6ede4b22b		 Yes 7, 01,
100, 1280		 7, 01 10.108.51.116/32
2 GIGABYTE Executable 35cc3d19dd7f5e40
137be8a32f0c0568
ba644710		 f24c8d388bb06e3d
4db5e42b796180a8		 Yes 1.18.0308.
1		 1.18.0308.
1		 United States
3 N/A Executable 67d98a0258b796af
f930c4efabe4dc8c
cbf6a42e		 c301eb0997a8cafb
2aaa67fce3ebb666		 No N/A N/A United States
4 mozilla.org Executable d79883b48cfce2f6
dc40c00e87d68512
9879ba8c		 84c6eef7667ffa89
21848e9d1f40e9e0		 Yes 60.0 60.0 10.108.51.216/32
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