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: 19 February 2025 at 9:45 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Executable | e8c39f85d7dddec5 4565cd36ec2c20fa fb604baf |
2deeba7999f91c10 bbb62a5f93377dff |
TrojWare.Win 32.Agent.yhr en |
No | N/A | N/A |  10.165.10.222/32 |
N/A |
| 2 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | 5f2cb245a3d3a4a7 bf10a55c66223055 a59e8937 |
2b4bb078d00c9880 2f62f4773bf3efa5 |
Virus.Win32. Floxif.A |
Yes | 14.0.4734. 1000 |
14.0.4734. 1000 |
103.118.78.140/32 |
N/A |
| 3 | Microsoft Corporation | Executable | cbdb8b62b6db839c 4f663becacd6a1cd efe3be1d |
fbad38c7d489aad5 156ca28981b2b2c8 |
Virus.Win32. Floxif.A |
Yes | 11.0.5510 | 11.0.5510 | 103.118.78.140/32 |
N/A |
| 4 | Macrovision Corporation | Executable | bc1bdef6747cb0b0 eaa2024af56c4802 7c9dfcde |
2e68bab1af8f4bc3 5cc1aef90439a6f5 |
Virus.Win32. Floxif.A |
No | 14.0.162 | 14.0 | 103.118.78.140/32 |
N/A |
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First Seen: 07 August 2016 at 10:00 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Chromium Authors | Executable | c19895f0d497c891 c8f0cb062809a2f5 0a9b5626 |
c7fe8a961203fdf9 5c5264ac0ee82bf8 |
No | 135.0.7021 .0 |
135.0.7021 .0 |
 United States |
| 2 | The Chromium Authors | Executable | bdaf91e094e7da8e d8861ef332d0039b a0a1d02b |
60424fa5592488fd 2e5c023c1c6df795 |
No | 135.0.7025 .0 |
135.0.7025 .0 |
United States |
| 3 | The Chromium Authors | Executable | 6262e36772274985 694f5632a8a44e2f a4104065 |
c2f7ad9df119e148 2a4ee3b489da57d6 |
No | 135.0.7018 .0 |
135.0.7018 .0 |
United States |
| 4 | The Chromium Authors | Executable | fc90140dc360728f a0d23e436f4a258a 02443dce |
7a905d96535c0309 60fe9902369e2115 |
No | 135.0.7026 .0 |
135.0.7026 .0 |
United States |
