What is acmsetup.exe | How to Remove acmsetup.exe

What is acmsetup.exe?

acmsetup.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as Microsoft Setup Tool. It is associated with Microsoft App-wide Setup for Windows developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is located in C:\DownLoads\ by default.

Malware programmers write virus files with malicious scripts and save them as acmsetup.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platforms: Windows OS

How to determine if your computer is infected with acmsetup.exe malware?

Look out for the these symptoms to check if your PC is infected with acmsetup.exe malware:

Unstable internet connection
acmsetup.exe occupies extra CPU space
PC processing speed slows down
Browser often redirects to irrelevant websites
Browser is bombarded with hordes of popup ads
Computer screen freezes repeatedly

Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible acmsetup.exe malware attack:

Step 1: Simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+DEL keys to open Task Manager.

Step 2: If you notice the file located outside C:\DownLoads\ perform an antivirus scan to get rid of the malware.

How to remove acmsetup.exe malware from system using Comodo Antivirus?

Step 1: Download our award-winning Free Antivirus.

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 after the installation gets over

Step 5: Wait for Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

Step 6: Proceed with the quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be notified through an alert screen.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove acmsetup.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 29 October 2011 at 11:22 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a020cb2d7aa145f6 7870b2de7af7f38b e223209f	b0bf13866659173e 8d1b0f4c751d37f8	Unclassified Malware	No	3.01	3.01	Internal Submission	N/A
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	40774a2b1e192997 31439c1e0634d45b 2a433a41	8bd60fb9b69b67fd d0b99094d401fc49	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	India	N/A
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	cf30968885bd21d5 8c85bb4b4536727e 915d4f4f	87a0c4fa080e687e 40f2b5fdad2af724	MalCrypt.Ind us!	No	1.2	1.2	Russian Federation	N/A
4	N/A	Executable	391589108a343d0f f1f02438827a71d2 ea04cc23	f3a6eea2beb5b6b2 dc7704ce733658d2	Win32.Neshta .A	No	N/A	N/A	Italy	N/A
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e5ee1dba259462a8 de32934712382818 238e754e	5afda6f63c7e38b3 5ecdecbbc613f076	TrojWare.Win 32.Patched.P	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	Colombia	N/A
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	05f50a9211f27d59 bb4ced6ad515017e 45957d6b	93fc7e35b1db9a74 371272fe16206381	Virus.Win32. Alman.A	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	Russian Federation	N/A
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	5f3bca77473d5707 9c4fc31bfc1237ca 6174c061	355644d722e9051c 759779640bade152	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	Korea, Republic of	N/A
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8f14ab83f5c62f07 6921f9a13fd9da80 c93acbf8	7f900fc62550b1b2 e237c6fbcd9ca4c2	EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	Bangladesh	N/A
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	6842ce7d6724567a df8e99f34cddc816 9fd38255	d712e6c9cc2085ee 79cb63637fd672c2	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	India	N/A
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e129899ed3e0d69d 47dddc9d22955ec8 2efd3ba2	51228a7497cff7dc 5fc225c8753c4af3	Virus.Win32. Alman.A	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	Russian Federation	N/A
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1bfa2e2cdfe26763 6bd31c31c1860915 cee53ce7	abe604a72696b269 c3e44a006ea7f769	MalCrypt.Ind us!	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	Indonesia	N/A
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fc1e12caf7d7f8fb 4b826baf305e771f 831c270a	1a9c8100c305a566 73bafe45e0c67bfe	Unclassified Malware	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	Bangladesh	N/A
13	N/A	Executable	4bc3078cd0104cd1 821b4cf75fd87acc af6252ff	0d6bb07044fcc739 3c3f6ccb530fcd7a	Worm.Win32.D elf.nj	No	N/A	N/A	Turkey	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 20 November 2008 at 11:46 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	23311ffd2401b09b 63db33e2003c3213 4b7be3ba	bebab7cbbe1daf51 821225e143d23364	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	United States
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	815b293cb339fb05 db7ec3fefc9bc4c4 0ffbb8a2	4549310cd1bd7c77 1c33403c85bb8091	No	3.01	3.01	United States
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	ca4fb220e36666d5 51b597eed001f3f1 886243dc	70ed82156ed5a205 374093f730adf850	No	3.01	3.01	Internal Submission
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	5a17e8a307575e9a 12368acb13113a9a 04f685a0	72c86d3be0baa148 00ffb32a8b3c5715	No	3.0	3.0	Internal Submission
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	78ce8f8bb29268ca 096b3a4b8b5a983b 5cfe24e1	9b658a7e2ce494d5 3e79392ed7400f68	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	United States
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	192f1f38ce7d0287 62c54a9c0b363a0e 3068b7c4	9c3d2bb5674380ac 6f00cf514d4c34d8	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	10.224.25.96/32
7	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	cbb3bcf86fe99cb3 280a34f9ff34439d 6830c5b9	daf6a23e0d82c93d 199f61c9f9072d33	No	3.01	3.01	Russian Federation
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	192f1f38ce7d0287 62c54a9c0b363a0e 3068b7c4	9c3d2bb5674380ac 6f00cf514d4c34d8	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	United States
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4765e332722643eb 5129050ac67bc215 015e3430	bd28420892bc369a 6c03b6fb9cb62ae3	No	3.01	3.01	Internal Submission
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	37dbe23cff8fa909 cecd48236d47bd02 d29dfbf5	8f2c66960c8e62b1 8f4e60f9d33cbb4e	No	3.01	3.01	Colombia
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	78ce8f8bb29268ca 096b3a4b8b5a983b 5cfe24e1	9b658a7e2ce494d5 3e79392ed7400f68	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	Internal Submission
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	44acd76f21c6c02c 46d5358856b304dd c4535739	24cdd9c0e50e7d88 4b7f96dc31d1bf41	No	3.0	3.0	United States
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	794ebdde6daf695f 2ef4cd60554c8c24 a9ee1302	1fc03d2653430dad d55159707ec4a20c	No	3.0	3.0	United States
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b153d8a70b4545db 08e6a55ab9be1d81 10870ac8	5062a1aff6f9f4be 3e7cf5fb7b112038	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	United States
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	35cbd970c23d8db5 17149bfa4e06c17d 0ae5ff7a	a1971881d4f33ebb 6f2271dcdb6bc340	No	3.01	3.01	United States
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fb92c0c49cb838ab 65e2c6b2f3a10908 0058733e	cf789a375b447465 1d4104d8bac92d8d	No	3.0	3.0	Internal Submission
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	eab5faa3789efc0a a9893aac2f5b9255 6bd50aa5	a2781126840637f9 3a557a3cca93a400	No	3.01	3.01	Netherlands
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4f0b483ceec7c042 3a26243e7f137c6a 7237ef30	b11119e26acbb8fa 701f816f55a5c6af	No	3.0	3.0	United States
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	35cbd970c23d8db5 17149bfa4e06c17d 0ae5ff7a	a1971881d4f33ebb 6f2271dcdb6bc340	No	3.01	3.01	Internal Submission
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2555fbaff6c94e81 6632f1b242e31e8b 1f9db955	f90d22c01aad653f 3867d3489e8ac46f	No	3.0	3.0	Internal Submission
21	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4c99d3f50c5cf835 3f2a3831f3cf9533 96ec60c5	efb62a247a06a059 5a67bbc1b556e6fb	No	3.01	3.01	United States
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9f85a3d30bf44cb8 548aeb072e5a304a 3923a80f	a88c2c3cd2ea0d8b 11bc7533b621a49a	No	1.2	1.2	10.224.25.40/32
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	361038eabf5cde04 2dc77186f2a8ee1b b1aae43e	d87a9f0ab6fdf7d2 7e536379ea91db80	No	3.0	3.0	United States
24	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8bfb819cbdb411bf 668c884e3e1edef1 1ab3bb02	bf87723c20be9412 59cbed84c8385a4b	No	3.0	3.0	Internal Submission
25	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	4270c97aae08a656 86212c62e29f55ee 68e6cac9	7a4fe131087bda99 f2ebc9e2a69db52b	No	1.2	1.2	United States
26	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	514b0011aa901180 f9408c81a973f217 f30428c6	bef21b6cc81240a6 d92274823f35ba90	No	3.01	3.01	Internal Submission
27	Корпорация Майкрософт	Executable	8fb08ff9292b59dc 741f78b838f46328 4801d295	ea2aa228cea6e6ca 81bb722f2ccb1cb9	No	3.01	3.01	United States
28	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	35cbd970c23d8db5 17149bfa4e06c17d 0ae5ff7a	a1971881d4f33ebb 6f2271dcdb6bc340	No	3.01	3.01	United States
29	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	491b762cb16ca1e6 54963cc72847c2ef d2f8ecef	c30d3e460269855d a87b6b51b195e548	No	3.01	3.01	Sri Lanka
30	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	9b2d53cc3c4612e5 e4dd0f81714742bb c67ec043	2c29a083ea003817 051b54144e4cbd8a	No	3.0	3.0	Bulgaria
31	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c795041240e137c9 773ed63ddcd1de58 5c649e70	f47453aa5144d2c3 3fe14808a66d6514	No	1.2	1.2	United States
32	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	c5ac0322f8e06c70 2d33a1b3c8a0ae44 9f5fda0a	85e74b2a6320c0cf 5b6265a17f49bc71	No	1.2	1.2	Netherlands
33	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	7ef991440e26bbb2 259f68e9d8b923e6 8a983ea5	578d173877a0c431 51095965e5d89a27	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	United States
34	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	78ce8f8bb29268ca 096b3a4b8b5a983b 5cfe24e1	9b658a7e2ce494d5 3e79392ed7400f68	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	Internal Submission
35	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	e65d1013568b1abf 7aa1dfc45188e50a 09a16931	88e7364430549cff 42c76fc2af166bfe	No	3.0	3.0	United States
36	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	78ce8f8bb29268ca 096b3a4b8b5a983b 5cfe24e1	9b658a7e2ce494d5 3e79392ed7400f68	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	10.224.25.96/32
37	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	32737de76c64d95c 1ed88d4bdd42ae92 359d178f	c83722d8d34c719b 2c7f4c3de2d34ae4	No	3.01	3.01	Internal Submission
38	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b153d8a70b4545db 08e6a55ab9be1d81 10870ac8	5062a1aff6f9f4be 3e7cf5fb7b112038	No	3.01.0.804 3	3.01.0.804 3	United States
39	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1adceeed629231df a77345267c181cb0 96d27a5f	11636c823a9b7220 5c4158570f215592	No	3.0	3.0	Internal Submission

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