How to Remove the setup.exe virus from PC

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!

Malware Entries

First Seen: 14 November 2018 at 2:11 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Intel Corporation	Executable	37c440fda3f3ee0e ef4df3d5e699bed2 215d2409	7f751ed3bf7e921f c070bb985990187e	EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001	Yes	1, 5, 60, 0	1, 5, 60, 0	Indonesia	N/A
2	N/A	Executable	87d55c3370e6b9ec 542fdba98cd555f8 2b720b30	a85e5ce6df2c818d 00e3950892ad35f2	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Croatia	N/A
3	Haster Soft	Executable	4f95efe6618c2aa5 c54812d429e654c0 ecd093c9	79baacf3b17c20ca 9a7860f90fabcfda	Unclassified Malware	No	1.0.0.33	1.0.0.33	United States	N/A
4	VMware, Inc.	Executable	1426228fa9e6dd1c 82acdc456bc2479b 9b4ffce0	933bf90d5c830a5c ad124b826e23ffe0	Unclassified Malware	No	12.5.8 build-7098 237	12.5.8 build-7098 237	102.182.152.133/32	N/A
5	N/A	Executable	c2f24d6c9744b2d9 fc7726b7d0fabd96 122ebf8f	ea3f1a25a57814e7 4a8e2683ac349e73	Application. Win32.Prepsc ram.RK	No	N/A	N/A	United States	N/A
6	Intel Corporation	Executable	0e862a95a8ddebf1 4c91df3a9b303744 742abbef	f103d191662d6b08 a8c9a0ece7f307db	EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001	Yes	1, 6, 46, 0	1, 6, 46, 0	Indonesia	N/A
7	Adobe Systems Incorporated	Executable	6f536c7e0e58b10d 1e48124c9c970c68 c5e27289	438d66f5d467d649 34169cf7e91e480e	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	Yes	5,0,65,0	5,0,65,0	Senegal	N/A
8	N/A	Executable	c137d043ea23c541 a57f447732d61c78 353af63a	9ac53738ae5cf7fe 4c8f2477280652d5	ApplicUnwnt	Yes	N/A	N/A	United States	N/A
9	N/A	Executable	b358919ba9b291c0 73100ab0a979b513 1eba5204	78c7cdad6c18f0d7 402cf15b15fcf8e9	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Croatia	N/A
10	N/A	Executable	aeace82256dc5079 b4973c25b612bf2e 5299d850	ab7364f67cdbbe73 9905a4f35ebe267d	TrojWare.Win 32.Delf.NRJ	No	N/A	N/A	Indonesia	N/A
11	N/A	Executable	156f215ea8bcf621 25f12cb596980f69 d4086c76	7c4340c136178a70 3d09a0976e38902c	Win32.Viking .BJ~clean	No	1.0.0.0	1.0.0.0	Taiwan	N/A
12	N/A	Executable	53bc5b28afa2aab3 28304950dcc4e8e5 cd505d17	4c27fefe8c28b20c 778e148fc028390c	Application. Win32.SoftPu lse.K	Yes	N/A	N/A	United States	N/A
13	N/A	Executable	721ae944acae73c1 b6cf276b6c80d95f 4d86ed52	e294a62bf60a70b0 506d508c680aa163	Virus.Win32. MadAngel.n	No	N/A	N/A	Indonesia	N/A
14	AirInstaller	Executable	a86e03df9a29ee4f ba610c8367fd4178 20638a7d	b5654a7d4823d581 29177b18337e03b6	Application. Win32.AirAdI nstaller.C	Yes	2.0.7.4	2.0.7.4	Canada	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 13 April 2009 at 2:09 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Blumont	Executable	637467574bc12c16 f03ce2e71637a919 cfd8442d	51e9f3752c5335cc 78ac867634d871f6	No	1.00.00.00	N/A	10.108.22.185/32
2	Macrovision Corporation	Executable	40fc8abc769e8ca3 9c180e181c2963d7 65573f97	5c94706d2aeac08b f216179d94fe26b9	Yes	14.0.162	14.0	United States
3	Seagate Technology LLC	Executable	40e7dfc225ffaf8d c253999fbfd082fe 9fd4923e	83ac83e93d62980f 1fbbb6580d87a197	Yes	1, 0, 0, 2	1, 0, 0, 2	10.108.22.191/32

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How to Remove “Setup.exe”

What is setup.exe?

How to check if your computer is infected with setup.exe malware?