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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 8 days ago

Is setup.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

This unsigned setup.exe looks like a game crack or repack installer that 18 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag, including five major antivirus engines, mostly as a…

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Why Suspicious? 18 antivirus engines flag it and one sandbox test run rated it malicious while another found nothing.

Moderate evidence · More than one sign points to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful.

Don't install it until you know where it came from

Delete this file rather than running it, and obtain the software from its official publisher. If it was already executed, run a full scan and keep your antivirus enabled.

What to do now4 steps

Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.

What to do

  1. Don't install it unless you're sure where it came from.

  2. Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.

  3. If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.

If you already installed it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

Not sure what to do?

Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.

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Why we think so

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setup.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

18 of 71 flagged

  • Flagged 18
  • No detection 53
  • No result 4
Filesetup.exe11.2 MBSHA-256 034b85a3dd05…d2e103
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 6mo ago
A sandbox test run rated its behaviour as malicious.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

4 points against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

Microsoft, Malwarebytes and Sophos label it a game hack, crack or unwanted program, and one engine claims Meterpreter. One sandbox run looked malicious while another was clean. Cracked game installers are a common way to deliver hidden malware, so we advise against running it.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • Ikarus labels the file Meterpreter, an offensive payload family. No other engine agrees, but it cannot be fully ruled out.
  • Most major antivirus engines (BitDefender, ESET, Avast, Avira, DrWeb and others) report nothing, which is consistent with a crack repack rather than a trojan.

These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in our isolated test environment; 1 test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 15sandbox rule tags
  • 5spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 18filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).

  • Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.

  • Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.

  • Note: Read the user name of the test computer.

  • Note: Read basic details of the test computer, such as its Windows version.

  • Note: Looked through folders on the test computer (most installers do this).

  • Note: Loaded extra code modules while running.

Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as code injection, but no injected program was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as contacting a server, but no contacted host was recorded.

This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.

Recorded behavior

What happened in the test

Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.

Seen in the test runWorked out from other results

  1. Input file

    The submitted object

    1
    1. Evidence 1 of 5: FileSeen in the test run

      setup.exe

      034b85a3dd05a5f9d689f81bd2e35e910b8596cab6f64480affd9d156bd2e103

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run

      setup.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\setup.exe"

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run

      setup.tmp

      "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-UIE6F.tmp\setup.tmp" /SL5="$8014A,10624978,140800,C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\setup.exe"

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run

      setup.tmp

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-UIE6F.tmp\setup.tmp

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run

      _setup64.tmp

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-B7IPE.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

5 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.

Chapter 04

Technical details

18 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 18 of 71 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteWorth noting: Combined summary is split: malicious and clean verdicts Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededThe sandbox recorded no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete4 community YARA rules (generic only) · 1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 18

  • Fortinet (major engine)PossibleThreat.DU
  • GData (major engine)Generic.Trojan.PSEB.THN73T
  • Ikarus (major engine)Trojan.Win64.Meterpreter
  • Microsoft (major engine)PUA:Win32/GameHack
  • Sophos (major engine)Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
  • TrellixENS (major engine)Artemis!17C218B71D75
  • BkavW32.Malware.2A0121B2
  • CTXexe.trojan.generic
10 more in the full engine list

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 17, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC
SHA-256
034b85a3dd05a5f9d689f81bd2e35e910b8596cab6f64480affd9d156bd2e103
SHA-1
5387986f5a763935221276c5e88fe6dd0ceca955
MD5
17c218b71d75b52686679671f11af340

About this file

setup.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 11.2 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 11.2 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Apr 28, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
2,122 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
5.55 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.

Is setup.exe safe, or is it malware?
setup.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 18 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Don't install it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need the software, download a fresh installer from the developer's own website.
What is setup.exe?
setup.exe is a software installer, about 11.2 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Apr 28, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected setup.exe?
18 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag setup.exe, including Microsoft and Malwarebytes. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
I already downloaded and installed setup.exe — what should I do?
No infection is confirmed: the rating is a caution, not a malware finding. 1) Check where it came from. If you can't confirm the source, delete it. 2) Run a full scan with your security software. 3) If the scan finds something, follow its removal steps and change passwords you typed on the device since then.
What is the SHA-256 hash of setup.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of setup.exe is 034b85a3dd05a5f9d689f81bd2e35e910b8596cab6f64480affd9d156bd2e103, and its MD5 is 17c218b71d75b52686679671f11af340. Two files with the same SHA-256 are identical, so use it to check you have exactly this file, not just one with the same name.
How up to date is this analysis of setup.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 17, 2026. A file's fingerprint never changes, but antivirus engines keep learning, so a rating can change later. To get a newer result, scan the file again: we refresh the antivirus results when the saved ones are out of date.
Chapter 06

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