File scan report
Verdict Suspicious
Is setup. exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.
Four of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this unsigned installer with generic or crack-risk labels, although major antivirus engines and the combined sandbox…
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Why Suspicious? 4 antivirus engines flag it, but no major engine agrees; nothing else confirms it.
Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.
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
Don't install it unless you're sure where it came from.
Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.
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
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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Antivirus results
4 of 70 flagged
- Flagged 4
- No detection 66
- No result 5
- Code signing Unsigned
- Test run Completed
- First seen 2mo ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
4 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
The detections suggest possible crack-related or potentially unwanted functionality rather than a clearly identified malware family. However, the executable is unsigned, its bytes were not available for our static analysis, and installer-framework matches include concerning prior samples, so it should not be trusted without confirming its source.
The combined sandbox verdict was clean, with no named injection target, malicious network activity, persistence indicator, or high-risk technique recorded. The executable is unsigned, so there is no verified publisher identity to establish its origin. Files built with the same import table have received several adverse prior assessments, although those matches lack a matching signer and may reflect a shared installer framework rather than shared payload code. Taken together, the evidence supports caution around possible crack-related or unwanted functionality but does not establish a malware family or overtly harmful execution.
What We Detected
Four of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the executable. Malwarebytes used a crack-risk label, while Gridinsoft, Bkav, and Paloalto used generic risk or machine-learning labels; none of the major antivirus engines detected it, and no malware family was identified.
Threat Behavior
The combined sandbox verdict was clean. No named process-injection target, persistence indicator, sample-attributed network contact, or high-risk technique was recorded.
What To Do Now
Do not run the installer unless its source and intended software can be independently verified. Keep security software enabled, obtain the installer from the software publisher's official release channel, and prefer a version carrying a valid publisher signature.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- The combined sandbox verdict was clean, no high-risk techniques were recorded, and no named process-injection target appeared.
- All 18 major antivirus engines were silent, and the four detections did not agree on a malware family.
- Two dropped components matched known-software reference entries, with no inspected child identified as harmful.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- None of the major antivirus engines detected the file.
- The combined sandbox verdict was clean and recorded no high-risk techniques.
- No named process-injection target or sample-attributed network contact was observed.
- No inspected dropped component was identified as harmful, and two matched known-software reference entries.
- No packing or unusually high-entropy code was identified by the antivirus analysis.
- The executable is unsigned, so its publisher cannot be verified.
- Four engines raised generic or crack-related concerns.
- The file is presented as a generic installer without a verified publisher identity.
- Several files built with the same import table previously received adverse assessments, though this may reflect a shared installer framework.
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 5 isolated tests; no test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 5isolated sandbox runs
- 15sandbox rule tags
- 3spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 15filesystem & 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.
- 1
Input file
The submitted object
- Evidence 1 of 5: FileSeen in the test run
setup.exe
56debf3249781def3e46dbf963dfeaccb79c6e8a227072a6e34c92499f52de7c
Uploaded file
- 2
Processes
What ran
- Evidence 2 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run
56debf3249781def3e46dbf963dfeaccb79c6e8a227072a6e34c92499f52de7c.exe
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-6TCCF.tmp\56debf3249781def3e46dbf963dfeaccb79c6e8a227072a6e34c92499f52de7c.tmp /SL5=$2016A,4291922,140800,C:\Users\<USER>\Downloads\56debf3249781def3e46dbf963dfeaccb79c6e8a227072a6e34c92499f52de7c.exe
Test run - Evidence 3 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run
setup.exe
"C:\Users\user\Desktop\setup.exe"
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
- 2
Files
Created or changed
- Evidence 4 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run
56debf3249781def3e46dbf963dfeaccb79c6e8a227072a6e34c92499f52de7c.tmp
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-6TCCF.tmp\56debf3249781def3e46dbf963dfeaccb79c6e8a227072a6e34c92499f52de7c.tmp
Test run - Evidence 5 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run
_setup64.tmp
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-O7B61.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
5 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 5 sandboxes and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Sandbox verdicts
1- VT: CLEANclean
Techniques observed in the sandbox
15MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1012
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1027.002· Obfuscated code
- T1033· Reads user info
- T1055· Process injection
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1083· Scans your files
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1134
- T1497.001· Sandbox evasion
- T1529
- T1614
- T1614.001
Observed activity
Processes started
3Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
56debf3249781def3e46dbf963dfeaccb79c6e8a227072a6e34c92499f52de7c.exeC:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-6TCCF.tmp\56debf3249781def3e46dbf963dfeaccb79c6e8a227072a6e34c92499f52de7c.tmp /SL5=$2016A,4291922,140800,C:\Users\<USER>\Downloads\56debf3249781def3e46dbf963dfeaccb79c6e8a227072a6e34c92499f52de7c.exesetup.exe"C:\Users\user\Desktop\setup.exe"setup.tmp"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\is-9KILJ.tmp\setup.tmp" /SL5="$6022C,4291922,140800,C:\Users\user\Desktop\setup.exe"
Files
13Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-6TCCF.tmp\56debf3249781def3e46dbf963dfeaccb79c6e8a227072a6e34c92499f52de7c.tmp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-O7B61.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-O7B61.tmp\_isetup\_shfoldr.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-O7B61.tmp\idp.dll - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0NERV.tmp - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0NERV.tmp\ISDone.dll
Show all 13 entries for files
- Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0NERV.tmp\_isetup - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0NERV.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0NERV.tmp\_isetup\_shfoldr.dll - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0NERV.tmp\idp.dll - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0NERV.tmp\innocallback.dll - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\is-9KILJ.tmp - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\is-9KILJ.tmp\setup.tmp
Registry and auto-start
5Settings the file changed, including ways to start again after a restart.
- Set
Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\Owner - Set
Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\Sequence - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-4270068108-2931534202-3907561125-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\OpenWithProgids\exefile - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000
Mutexes
2Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Local\RstrMgr3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Local\RstrMgr-3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511-Session0000
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 6 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache. 4 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- 9884e9d1b4f8a873ccbd…360d87Cleantrust 85known-software reference set · not scanned here
- f4fc0187491a9cb89e23…bc44bbNot checkedno saved verdict
- c652b4b564b3c85c3991…412c74Not checkedno saved verdict
- 6afa2d104be6efe3d9a2…29809fCleantrust 85known-software reference set · not scanned here
- 09af8004b85478e1eca0…47b449Not checkedno saved verdict
- a4c86fc4836ac728d7bd…95fd81Not checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
4 of the 70 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.
Engines that flagged it 4
- BkavW32.Malware.E1E06090
- GridinsoftRisk.Win32.Gen.bot
- MalwarebytesRiskWare.Crack
- Paloaltogeneric.ml
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Nov 7, 2026, 2:05 AM UTC
- SHA-256
56debf3249781def3e46dbf963dfeaccb79c6e8a227072a6e34c92499f52de7c- SHA-1
c0662531acf08b54f2904a8e74af087ef39d09d2- MD5
285478ac1ec6d67336267b53d56f5500
About this file
setup.exe says it is SEXNATURAL: MILFs Must... Setup (SEXNATURAL: MILFs Must...), 4.9 MB.
- Claims to be
- SEXNATURAL: MILFs Must... Setup (SEXNATURAL: MILFs Must...)From the file's own version information, written by whoever built it.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 4.9 MB
- Signer
- UnsignedNo code signature.
- First seen
- Sep 8, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 420 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 5.55 of 8
First scanned
Antivirus consensus
4 of 70 engines flagged this file
5 of the 75 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.
- Tier-118 engines0flagged
- Tier-235 engines2flagged
- Low-trust17 engines2flagged
View all 75 engine results
- BkavMalicious: W32.Malware.E1E06090
- GridinsoftMalicious: Risk.Win32.Gen.bot
- MalwarebytesMalicious: RiskWare.Crack
- PaloaltoMalicious: generic.ml
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXClean
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceClean
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctClean
- DrWebClean
- ElasticClean
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleNo result
- huorongClean
- IkarusClean
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisClean
- TencentClean
- TrapmineClean
- TrellixENSClean
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristClean
- VBA32Clean
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootClean
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
Signatures and behavior heuristics
Low-severity pattern matches — worth noting but not on their own cause for alarm.
VirusTotal's sandbox summary maps this run to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection), but no injected process of the sample's own was recorded (the analysis VM's own WMI adapter, crash handlers and Chrome updater are not counted). VirusTotal maps T1055 on about half of all files no engine flags, so the mapping alone is not evidence of injection.
EvidenceT1055 (sandbox MITRE mapping)
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 uploaded, but first seen within the last six months. No strong prior applies.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.
Is setup.exe safe, or is it malware?
What is setup.exe?
How many antivirus engines detected setup.exe?
I already downloaded and installed setup.exe — what should I do?
What is the SHA-256 hash of setup.exe?
How up to date is this analysis of setup.exe?
Community
Member reviews and reports for this exact file hash.