What is SkypeSetup.exe?
SkypeSetup.exe is a legitimate process file that is also known as skype execute file. It is a product from Skype Technologies, which was recently acquired by the Microsoft Corporation. It is typically located in C:\Program Files.
Malware programmers cretae files with malicious codes and name them after SkypeSetup.exe with an aim to spread virus on the internet.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with SkypeSetup.exe malware?
Keep an eye for the following symptoms to see if your PC is infected with SkypeSetup.exe malware:
- Internet connection fluctuates
- SkypeSetup.exe takes too much CPU space
- PC slows down significantly
- Browser automatically redirects to some irrelevant websites
- Unsolicited ads and popups starts appearing
- Screen freezes constantly
If your PC is infected with SkypeSetup.exe malware, it will invite other malwares to cause more damage to your computer. Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible SkypeSetup.exe malware attack:
Step 1: Simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.
Step 2: If you notice the file located outside the file path C:\Program Files, then you should run an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.
How to remove the SkypeSetup.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 SkypeSetup.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!
First Seen: 10 October 2011 at 9:14 pm
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Executable | a50a1323f0c70e98 29d07b0755587756 2d5b7c37 |
281e3c6c3a42fdf5 57245b7a50235f82 |
Packed.Win32 .MUPX.Gen |
No | N/A | N/A |  Czech Republic |
N/A |
| 2 | N/A | Executable | a0ff66251fcf4d43 881b4d7ec014d24a 30016b76 |
9838e4f08de8e414 61199e711918b3d5 |
TrojWare.Win 32.Delf.NRJ |
No | N/A | N/A |  181.58.38.39/32 |
N/A |
| 3 | Skype Technologies S.A. | Executable | 0dd31808e44f76ce 82e2e694ab736429 f824a0ae |
fb4bf67bbc99b84c d1050974c35557ff |
Virus.Win32. Floxif.A |
Yes | 3.6.0.216 | 3.6 |  Singapore |
N/A |
| 4 | Skype Technologies S.A. | Executable | a6a7cae3de4c6474 cb4f10589bf7c751 676a9b4e |
d3d1b61125eb22af c20054389b789c76 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | 6.1.0.129 | 6.1 | 196.188.139.36/32 |
N/A |
Colombia
Taiwan
Ukraine
IndonesiaFirst Seen: 15 September 2010 at 5:21 am
| No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | Executable | b5d08035b2972012 a8eeade3b609decd 25529a93 |
3a48524d129616ab 8d5408b7a7e075f2 |
No | N/A | N/A |  United Kingdom |
| 2 | Skype Technologies S.A. | Executable | 5932a00eeda4bbc2 075bd50ac93c48b8 2b191fa2 |
62043ee3d301c6ff 6f788e78d775d2a2 |
Yes | 5.5.64.113 | 5.5 | Internal Submission |
| 3 | N/A | Executable | 6c7c093b220c31dd e4ef5c67231fae12 917705d6 |
d9bebbd376ea742e c8dddeb5e5699f0c |
Yes | N/A | 1.0 |  Russian Federation |
| 4 | N/A | Executable | fac0c729b9b6a0e8 e06eadb0235ca335 777d4734 |
546ea1c392cd98a9 a371fa97632a67d7 |
No | N/A | N/A |  United States |
Israel
Poland
Italy
Armenia
Hungary
