Is setup.exe safe?
Suspicious file assessment
1 high-confidence signature or behavior rule matched this file.
2b7c5b24298efc43b5…71001774860b41Recommended next actions
Before installing
Do not install it until the source and publisher can be verified independently.
If you already installed it
Stop using it, scan the device, and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts. Download a fresh installer from the developer's official site or an official app store.
Intelligence
The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.
No saved analyst narrative
This report keeps the verified scan facts available below without inventing an analysis that was not saved with the scan.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete2 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial13 runtime contacts were observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
YARA
Complete2 signature or behavior rules matched.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 17MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 15spawned processes
- 13network contacts
- 39filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file does
Observed actions and their security significance
High concern: Injected code into another process, a technique that can conceal execution.
High concern: Used an input-capture technique that can record credentials or keystrokes.
Moderate concern: Contained obfuscated or packed code that makes inspection harder.
Moderate concern: Runs hidden system commands (script or shell).
Moderate concern: Communicated over a common application protocol; malware can use this for command-and-control.
Moderate concern: Scans through your files and folders.
Moderate concern: Decoded or unpacked concealed content while running.
These are observed capabilities from an isolated analysis. A technique does not prove malicious intent on its own, and the file never ran on your device.
Attack story
Runtime observations grouped by analysis stage. Arrows organize the stages; they do not claim chronology or causality.
Input file
The submitted object
- FileObserved
setup.exe
2b7c5b24298efc43b52bc7b0803a65aa454c50a30fde5984c471001774860b41
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\software.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-DA6K4.tmp\software.tmp" /SL5="$7003C,1950140,143872,C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\software.exe"
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
software.tmp
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-DA6K4.tmp\software.tmp
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
_RegDLL.tmp
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4ECQ5.tmp\_isetup\_RegDLL.tmp
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
20.99.184.37
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis - Contacted hostObserved
192.229.211.108
Contact observed during runtime.
07Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
7 recorded facts from one runtime window. Every fact remains independently traceable in Analyst mode.
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- 20.99.184.37
- 192.229.211.108
- 20.99.186.246
- 23.216.147.76
- 192.168.0.28
- 20.99.133.109
- 23.216.81.152
- 192.168.0.19
- 192.168.0.43
- 184.27.218.92
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-DA6K4.tmp\software.tmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4ECQ5.tmp\_isetup\_RegDLL.tmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4ECQ5.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4ECQ5.tmp\_isetup\_shfoldr.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4ECQ5.tmp\innocallback.dll
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER16D0.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER16BF.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER179A.tmp.csv
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER179B.tmp.csv
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER17EA.tmp.txt
- CTF.LBES.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
- CTF.Compart.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
- CTF.Asm.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
- CTF.Layouts.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
- CTF.TMD.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- 1c1bb4546e59e2953bbd…94bd63Never scannednever seen before
- 6876d5c5bbbbc804e218…5dff5aNever scannednever seen before
- 2f64a8d3d7191bd39dd5…2ba1bfNever scannednever seen before
- 4512aac6cba173f582a7…68041cNever scannednever seen before
- a4b61626a1626fdabec7…64f008Never scannednever seen before
- 9884e9d1b4f8a873ccbd…360d87Never scannednever seen before
- f6c62481bb6c87aa45a2…4c73afNever scannednever seen before
- 11eb9c19868419f0f7f5…5e31eeNever scannednever seen before
- 4dc09bac0613590f1fac…7e74a2Never scannednever seen before
- 9cc277f3cc8a2ea83abb…869313Never scannednever seen before
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 2rule hits recorded
- 2 / 75engines flagged
- 140sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
1 high-confidence signature or behavior rule matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 02
2 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, including Kingsoft and Webroot.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 03
The hash has a long, established submission history across 140 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 04
Scanned file: setup.exe — 2b7c5b24298efc43b52bc7b0803a65aa454c50a30fde5984c471001774860b41
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\software.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-DA6K4.tmp\software.tmp" /SL5="$7003C,1950140,143872,C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\software.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: software.tmp — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-DA6K4.tmp\software.tmp
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: _RegDLL.tmp — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4ECQ5.tmp\_isetup\_RegDLL.tmp
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: 20.99.184.37 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 10
Contacted host: 192.229.211.108 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
Category: generic-trojan
MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL hashlookup completed and returned no entries for this hash.
Signatures and behavior heuristics
A community signature or high-severity behavioral heuristic matched. Signatures identify known patterns; heuristics are strong leads but are not proof on their own.
MITRE T1055 (Process Injection) observed — CreateRemoteThread / APC / reflective-DLL injection. The payload is being smuggled into a legitimate process to bypass AV hooks.
Evidence"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\software.exe"The sample contacted an external IP address directly and no application domain was recorded. Direct-IP traffic also occurs in legitimate installers and infrastructure, so this is supporting context only and requires corroboration from host reputation and other runtime evidence.
Evidence20.99.184.37 · 192.229.211.108 · 20.99.186.246
2 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
Section entropy & packers
No high-entropy executable section or known packer signature was detected. Data and resource sections can still have high entropy without indicating packed code.
How widely this file has been seen
Widely seen in the wild for a long time. High prior this is legitimate; isolated detections on common-old files are usually false positives.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- setup.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 2.2 MB
- Last analyzed
- Jul 10, 2026, 6:57 PM UTC
2b7c5b24298efc43b52bc7b0803a65aa454c50a30fde5984c471001774860b41Safety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
We couldn't fully clear this file. Treat it with caution.
- Recovery step 01
Don't install it unless you're certain it came from a source you trust.
- Recovery step 02
Check where you got it — an unexpected attachment or a random download link is a red flag.
- Recovery step 03
If its origin cannot be confirmed, delete this file and use a fresh copy from a trusted source. Download a fresh installer from the developer's official site or an official app store.
- Recovery step 04
If you're still unsure, scan it again in a day or two — detections often catch up on newer files.
Safety FAQ
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