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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 19 days ago

Is unlocker-setup (1).exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

Installer for a file-unlocking utility that 16 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag, several major antivirus engines naming a vulnerable driver or unwanted…

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Why Suspicious? 16 antivirus engines flag it and one of our detection rules matched it.

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

If it came from a link, an attachment or a stranger, delete it.

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.

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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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unlocker-setup (1).exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

16 of 71 flagged

  • Flagged 16
  • No detection 55
  • No result 4
Fileunlocker-setup (1).exe2.3 MBSHA-256 25aa598dcc6e…52328f
  • Code signing ORANGE VIEW LIMITED
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 5mo ago
16 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including ESET and Avast.

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

ESET labels its driver a potentially unsafe vulnerable driver, and Sophos and DrWeb call it an unwanted application, while other major detections use generic labels. The combined sandbox verdict was clean and the run simply installed the utility, but the signer has almost no history with us.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • The combined sandbox verdict was clean and the run looked like an ordinary installer placing IObit Unlocker files, so the detections may reflect the product's driver rather than hostile intent.
  • Nearly 1,900 distinct sources have submitted the file and it carries a valid signature, which is more typical of distributed commercial software than of a targeted 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 partial. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 23sandbox rule tags
  • 7spawned processes
  • 7network contacts
  • 40filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Set itself to start automatically after a restart.

  • 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: Deleted files or logs during the test run (installers often clean up after themselves).

  • Note: Talked to servers over the internet during the test run.

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.

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 7: FileSeen in the test run

      unlocker-setup (1).exe

      25aa598dcc6e5d2eb2e860cf82beb72f38e78d5f562677aa8b0413f64052328f

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      unlocker-setup.exe

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

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      unlocker-setup.tmp

      "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-MP8BH.tmp\unlocker-setup.tmp" /SL5="$20174,1708085,141824,C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\unlocker-setup.exe"

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      unlocker-setup.tmp

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-MP8BH.tmp\unlocker-setup.tmp

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      _setup64.tmp

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-B4OTG.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  4. Network

    Hosts contacted

    2
    1. Evidence 6 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      s1.symcb.com

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    2. Evidence 7 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      sv.symcb.com

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

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

Chapter 04

Technical details

16 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by ORANGE VIEW LIMITED.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

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

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 16 of 71 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteCombined summary: clean verdict Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerPartial7 of 9 contacted hosts were cross-checked; coverage is incomplete Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteWorth noting: 2 MalwareTips behaviour rules Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 16

  • Avast (major engine)Other:Malware-gen [Trj]
  • AVG (major engine)Other:Malware-gen [Trj]
  • Avira (major engine)TR/W32.Malware
  • DrWeb (major engine)Program.Unwanted.5385
  • ESET-NOD32 (major engine)Win64/VulnDriver.IObit.A.gen potentially unsafe application
  • F-Secure (major engine)Trojan.TR/Malware
  • Sophos (major engine)IObit Unlocker (PUA)
  • TrellixENS (major engine)Artemis!FF8F2D8CDA29
8 more in the full engine list

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 6, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC
SHA-256
25aa598dcc6e5d2eb2e860cf82beb72f38e78d5f562677aa8b0413f64052328f
SHA-1
89360ff8e2d203eb9fda387cd5398919abac91dd
MD5
ff8f2d8cda2969cb0959338787653b0f

About this file

unlocker-setup (1).exe is a Win32 EXE file of 2.3 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 2.3 MB
Signer
ORANGE VIEW LIMITEDValid code signature.
First seen
Apr 30, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
1,906 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
5.69 of 8

First scanned Updated

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 7 questions people ask most about this file.

Is unlocker-setup (1).exe safe, or is it malware?
unlocker-setup (1).exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 16 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 unlocker-setup (1).exe?
unlocker-setup (1).exe is a software installer, about 2.3 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Apr 30, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected unlocker-setup (1).exe?
16 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag unlocker-setup (1).exe, including ESET and Avast. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
I already downloaded and installed unlocker-setup (1).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.
Is unlocker-setup (1).exe digitally signed?
Yes. unlocker-setup (1).exe has a valid digital signature from ORANGE VIEW LIMITED, which shows the file hasn't been changed since that publisher signed it. Malware is sometimes signed with stolen certificates, so a signature alone isn't proof of safety.
What is the SHA-256 hash of unlocker-setup (1).exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of unlocker-setup (1).exe is 25aa598dcc6e5d2eb2e860cf82beb72f38e78d5f562677aa8b0413f64052328f, and its MD5 is ff8f2d8cda2969cb0959338787653b0f. 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 unlocker-setup (1).exe?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 6, 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

Community

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