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: 28 July 2025 at 5:56 pm
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windows | Executable | 2d6b4ac4eac2b601 a37608b56eec7275 75b83efb |
8f2733089c17bcee 0362e16e48187b14 |
TrojWare.Win 32.Fareit.RG Y |
No | 1.09.0005 | 1.09.0005 |  United States |
N/A |
| 2 | Windows | Executable | 12188d23a90740b2 d2c11208a0146c42 f89c922a |
7f2ee833ccb19f50 168529a3b73c0267 |
TrojWare.Win 32.Fareit.RG Y |
No | 1.09.0005 | 1.09.0005 | United States |
N/A |
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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 | The Chromium Authors | Executable | e555e3d14d0ab171 6f1ad5c687adecd1 6dae8460 |
cb9e84daeb481fed c2a1027d7eed6bf3 |
No | 140.0.7326 .0 |
140.0.7326 .0 |
United States |
| 2 | The Chromium Authors | Executable | 15d60ee404435d12 d01f77f183c94618 9eecc907 |
a7fb45a36523eb43 d40a6be2508d82d9 |
No | 140.0.7324 .0 |
140.0.7324 .0 |
United States |
| 3 | The Chromium Authors | Executable | 6ccdaa992165445c 7af31dd8ee53d760 0b4f3162 |
fad65d0c7a2c3631 426c1020ea1461c8 |
No | 140.0.7320 .0 |
140.0.7320 .0 |
United States |
| 4 | The Chromium Authors | Executable | e49ae1d40cf82951 9499f6cd04359521 19b035cf |
9e604848f3f876c9 1f3882e94420f663 |
No | 140.0.7324 .0 |
140.0.7324 .0 |
United States |
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