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!

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Malware Entries

First Seen: 07 October 2011 at 4:19 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	N/A	Executable	bc98d69402bf0521 4815155fdcac2173 1fa90529	ec0ca39e4c767ae7 86a26286a7896dd1	ApplicUnwnt. Win32.AdWare .HotBar.DE	Yes	N/A	N/A	United States	N/A
2	Premium	Executable	e2c9098ddd19d6e5 1a2357c5be6eef93 70dec521	9f772d8fb6deb2a4 4c16047371fe7b51	Application. Win32.Bundle dz.C	Yes	2011.10.4. 2104	1.0	United States	N/A
3	AFAPZ	Executable	09a12232cd4beab7 463a3f374549dec2 d6059197	d16371d4d10486c7 be0cc648c14ea8ca	Application. Win32.OpenCa ndy.CRK	Yes	295.15126. 831.9170	295.15126. 831.9170	10.224.25.40/32	N/A
4	OISPP	Executable	f12b83bf46109d9e 94fb59c660ea6292 195cac78	8c51f10c91d7bccb 9d7441676b5693f8	Application. Win32.OpenCa ndy.CRK	Yes	2364.15126 .833.7593	2364.15126 .833.7593	10.224.25.40/32	N/A
5	BMTPU	Executable	a64641800730a26e 6558a5992d713af5 f51d3658	577d266f3a7a7bf6 0877852cf398079d	Application. Win32.OpenCa ndy.CRK	Yes	9554.15125 .838.2321	9554.15125 .838.2321	10.224.25.40/32	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 03 July 2008 at 6:48 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	N/A	Executable	aaf87a06bf813cb4 3b2275f659fa3293 05998baa	59315788b9a9b7cc 89d9063f8526565f	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
2	Giordano Cantori	Executable	8762b8912b58fa4a 54af095144bf024b f7d5d780	bd783529e9c492d7 73e8b8399d01f1c8	No	2.00.0000	2.00.0000	Internal Submission
3	InstallShield Software Corporation	Executable	4f494142e3fb00c6 d6845525cd4540ba 3f7be9ef	1aeb989e361af85f 5099de3da25457f4	No	6, 31, 100, 1190	6, 31	Internal Submission
4	N/A	Executable	c0fb185fd2ee71a6 90106855dda52f9b 0e5c5026	a0598af66d202f7c 6f5994e3a55c8b87	No	1.00.0000	1.00.0000	United States
5	N/A	Executable	660eea1d289f2677 6e21defd852d6367 3acef434	29c7ec9db0487db1 af963a72500a4ade	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
6	The InsomniaX	Executable	aae805aa05d33bc5 cc726d19f97600c7 952a106a	2cbbde4af74fbf8a 2277ab68e320c65d	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
7	汕头唯美有限公司	Executable	eef1d5100137364b 31d6260ecba56e96 23fcd06e	f6e46121cc1a7f26 df45abb891f4ea12	No	2011A版	N/A	Internal Submission
8	InstallShield Software Corporation	Executable	a96669ddc222a5a5 259b564bcc2c5b52 6b6832df	b1b88b62c8247566 1654064c2fee6748	No	6, 10, 100, 1281	6, 10	Internal Submission
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6dc7a915e0a87af8 02ed568dccb6ffed d3344a8f	d69de5ca2ad640f7 a0298d1b7b539c9a	No	5.00.3716	5.00.3716	Internal Submission
10	instyler installation software	Executable	48d7409933efa40c c5e23ae4619f5a45 cbb38988	6f9d4a0078b08f56 f6ff2076a71f12d6	No	2.0	2.0	Internal Submission
11	InstallShield Software Corporation	Executable	75f71e9c45dce29d d0836220ddd37848 eec294fe	b02652120d46b18b 478676577a703416	No	6, 20, 100, 1362	6, 20	Internal Submission
12	Tigergame.,Ltd	Executable	1793d6f1fd535fee d4326a6b79cc8b65 fe37ab2b	a876877c668c31fe c35853e88bb70e88	No	2.0.1.0	N/A	Internal Submission
13	Yamaha Corporation	Executable	e4191bb5b9802e8d 4497a38bc4dd50ee ac78cef8	3b44e5cbffbd553e 19698f9a872212a4	Yes	1.2.0.7	1.2.0.7	Internal Submission
14	N/A	Executable	872c7ffb505a5fa2 f4c3eb621727d26b d7a2d674	438e66ce63d4e8b4 6b639dbaf3d58ce3	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
15	Yamaha Corporation	Executable	a186288fe501fdd0 bad145d90408684e bf58b3ff	34148689c83cd438 50498c2730587053	Yes	1.3.0.0	1.3.0.0	Internal Submission
16	N/A	Executable	0ad7d458014fae3d 68f8623131205dee 13b1b3f6	21f415966b14f2a0 c8d15e0f6f03d213	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
17	N/A	Executable	9b7871ea2dabb60a a2fc7954b15aad32 2f148f9f	2923a562ae0e64c8 cad7eac9d075a935	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
18	N/A	Executable	33901023b2c4a6a2 efa0e2ed7dbc6bf1 bbad5105	7b26d5f603762f4a b4d08a6edde61c98	No	10.0.30319 .1 built by: RTMRel	10.0.30319 .1	United States
19	Yamaha Corporation	Executable	755995988701e954 8e08bff505419462 c29e07ff	b565824ea528151c 9dbdb49321156712	Yes	1.2.0.7	1.2.0.7	Internal Submission
20	360.cn	Executable	e41b05135e887c15 fb0f140216510972 212eddc2	ab5521eaf41d2b54 7cf7745773a437ae	Yes	4.0.2.228	4.0.2.228	Internal Submission
21	Wicked & Wild Inc	Executable	edabc402ea937b1a 74e16813f3cc4063 d50d68e2	e3b0c976e0c9dd9b b420f111c830f6de	No	N/A	3.62	United States
22	N/A	Executable	1c839790c666822c f903145880032d91 7c9904a1	6f555dc9c08c433f 324774cbda4b617d	No	1.00.0000	1.00.0000	United States
23	The Chromium Authors	Executable	a69eef11fd08b9f3 5723d278fb9d4c05 e2fe7bbd	ec712d233ed1e9cb d6fddb6f3e4fea9a	No	70.0.3501. 0	70.0.3501. 0	10.108.51.235/32
24	N/A	Executable	fac8e515f23f95a3 2f3651774f075bc4 f07222f1	8b889b1cdab98437 19531c183e8cba92	No	9.0.30729. 1 built by: SP	9.0.30729. 1	Internal Submission
25	Yamaha Corporation	Executable	dd1eb07de04d6390 0f9777b8de9e4bff 8442ad27	3e3c25f4e266488b c42580df96c5708a	Yes	1.1.0.1	1.1.0	Internal Submission
26	N/A	Executable	0f1cb6a372981a00 4b8352e784b3339c 148cb1d9	3b551328bb6be0c8 f88c5313e6dcc5d9	No	12.0.21005 .1 built by: REL	12.0.21005 .1	United States
27	InstallShield Corporation, Inc.	Executable	498fe8be404bb3fa 4af4da3704566467 d09629b1	dc38a8baa941f7f7 529b2ee1e2714921	No	3.00.111.0	3.00.111.0	Internal Submission
28	N/A	Executable	06dcd72d49eee14a 762663d7148e7257 35cd638d	cb4f577813173e95 9644788a5e0d7e7c	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
29	N/A	Executable	fa6a9e413ba630ca df97931aad4c6872 e5bfc5a2	57b73cef040d2e32 3f5ebd1e11ce8fb8	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
30	N/A	Executable	427f40dbcf0d561c 749334be1f3cc8e2 549e70e1	0f629b1bd6743777 16a85ef10a984e14	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
31	Electronics For Imaging	Executable	0c466fcfd37c8315 e5a1e4adfcd897c7 24ed0765	7284b82761be34e2 a72ff3184b722ac8	No	3.8.0.18a	3.8.0.18a	United States
32	N/A	Executable	70ca6ebba03d2603 7517fee1a013903f b762a915	b2224aae27580b4f 39ee31472781f460	Yes	9.0.21022. 8 built by: RTM	9.0.21022. 8	Internal Submission
33	UltraBac Software	Executable	52a91992e6e98b40 c818a35caac38be3 6d935b2c	fe877f34b783d845 51a4d5c353470892	No	10, 1, 4, 3343	10, 1, 4, 3343	10.224.27.193/32
34	InstallShield Software Corporation	Executable	a420557b48437de7 016a0764d29e914c e40e04b9	38369bacc2bf3c73 1ccf2c9ed7fac71c	No	5.10.146.0	5.10.146.0	Internal Submission
35	N/A	Executable	a56065a7484061f4 dda7c2a7ee5e31dd 4e379cf2	9c52de8593e512b9 622064d6943fbe7c	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation
36	SilverCyberTech	Executable	bbcb3c08c6e93502 f1420042bd57d9f0 3604bef9	fa2dec74ce1f9fd0 92e0e48b2497ddcf	No	2.0.0.271	2008 1.0	Internal Submission

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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?