Is setup.exe safe?
This unsigned installer drew four antivirus detections, including one tier-1 generic trojan label, and exhibited process-injection and token-manipulation techniques during execution.
Four of 75 engines flagged this unsigned installer, with labels split between a generic trojan and crack-related riskware. One sandbox run mapped activity to T1055 process injection and T1134 token manipulation, but produced no malicious sandbox verdict, while all six dropped files remain unclassified.
69953dbb09b0a6a8f6…46026948929301Recommended 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.
The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
Four of 75 engines flagged this unsigned installer, with labels split between a generic trojan and crack-related riskware. One sandbox run mapped activity to T1055 process injection and T1134 token manipulation, but produced no malicious sandbox verdict, while all six dropped files remain unclassified.
The detection count is limited at 4 of 75 engines, but it includes GData, a tier-1 engine, so the findings cannot be dismissed as low-trust noise. The engines do not provide strong family consensus: GData names generic PSEB trojan activity, while Malwarebytes identifies crack-related riskware. Runtime evidence maps activity to T1055 and T1134, both concerning offensive techniques, although the sandbox did not issue a malicious verdict. The executable is unsigned and has no established publisher history, reducing accountability for an installer. Similar files sharing the imphash were mostly treated cautiously, but those matches lack signer co-matching and may reflect a common installer framework rather than the same payload. No complete contacted-host reputation result is available, and the six dropped files remain unknown rather than confirmed benign.
What We Detected
Four of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file. GData reported Generic.Trojan.PSEB.IULN58, Malwarebytes reported RiskWare.Crack, and two lower-trust engines supplied generic malware or machine-learning labels. There is only one tier-1 detection and no strong agreement on a specific malware family.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox run mapped activity to T1055 process injection and T1134 access-token manipulation. These techniques can be abused by malware, but the saved evidence does not establish the exact method or intent, and the sandbox did not issue a malicious verdict. Six dropped files were inspected without a confirmed malicious child, but all six remain unclassified. No network contacts were recorded during this run; contacted-host reputation was not checked or saved, so no complete host-reputation conclusion is available.
What To Do Now
Do not run this installer on a production system unless its source and intended software can be independently verified. Prefer an official vendor download with a valid digital signature, keep endpoint protection enabled, and remove or quarantine the file if it was obtained as a crack or repack.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- Only 4/75 engines detected the sample, while 15 tier-1 engines reported it clean and tier1FamilyConsensus.strong=false.
- behaviour.hasMaliciousSandboxVerdict=false, and the completed run recorded no contacted domains, IPs, or URLs.
- externalIntel.yaraify.ruleCount=0 and externalIntel.circl.hit=false, though absence of matches may reflect coverage gaps.
- peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=false and peAnalysis.likelyPacked=false provide no static packing indicator.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- Only 4/75 engines flagged the file
- engines.tier1FamilyConsensus.strong=false
- behaviour.hasMaliciousSandboxVerdict=false
- droppedChildren.hasMaliciousChild=false
- peAnalysis.likelyPacked=false
- Unsigned Win32 installer with no verified publisher identity
- GData tier-1 generic trojan detection
- Malwarebytes RiskWare.Crack detection
- Observed T1055 process-injection mapping
- Observed T1134 access-token manipulation mapping
- Six dropped children remain unclassified
Avoid executing this copy and obtain the software from its official publisher with a verifiable signature. Keep endpoint protection enabled and quarantine the file if its provenance cannot be confirmed.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete4 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Not runNo contacted-host reputation check is recorded.
No timestamp recordedYARA
Complete1 signature or behavior rule matched.
External intel
PartialIndependent reference checks were attempted but are incomplete.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 15MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 3spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 15filesystem & 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.
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: Checked the environment for virtualisation or analysis tools.
Note: Reads your Windows user-account details.
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
69953dbb09b0a6a8f6531c5b7865fdcf9754b92ba28b04eed146026948929301
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-LDB56.tmp\setup.tmp /SL5=$100116,4826238,140800,C:\Users\<USER>\Downloads\setup.exe
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\user\Desktop\setup.exe"
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
setup.tmp
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-LDB56.tmp\setup.tmp
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
_setup64.tmp
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-F1G52.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
5 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.
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-LDB56.tmp\setup.tmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-F1G52.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-F1G52.tmp\_isetup\_shfoldr.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-F1G52.tmp\idp.dll
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\is-Q7HI8.tmp
- \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.
- 09af8004b85478e1eca0…47b449Never scannednever seen before
- a4c86fc4836ac728d7bd…95fd81Never scannednever seen before
- 9884e9d1b4f8a873ccbd…360d87Never scannednever seen before
- f4fc0187491a9cb89e23…bc44bbNever scannednever seen before
- c652b4b564b3c85c3991…412c74Never scannednever seen before
- 6afa2d104be6efe3d9a2…29809fNever 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.
- 1rule hit recorded
- 4 / 75engines flagged
- 5sources 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
4 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, including Bkav and GData.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 6 times from 5 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: setup.exe — 69953dbb09b0a6a8f6531c5b7865fdcf9754b92ba28b04eed146026948929301
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-LDB56.tmp\setup.tmp /SL5=$100116,4826238,140800,C:\Users\<USER>\Downloads\setup.exe
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — "C:\Users\user\Desktop\setup.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: setup.tmp — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-LDB56.tmp\setup.tmp
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: _setup64.tmp — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-F1G52.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
Category: pua
Available reference checks returned no match, but at least one source was unavailable. This is not a clean result.
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.
The saved runtime evidence maps this activity to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection). The mapping supports possible process injection, but it does not prove the exact injection method or the operator's intent.
EvidenceC:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-LDB56.tmp\setup.tmp /SL5=$100116,4826238,140800,C:\Users\<USER>\Downloads\setup.exe
4 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
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- setup.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 5.2 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 12, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC
69953dbb09b0a6a8f6531c5b7865fdcf9754b92ba28b04eed146026948929301Safety & 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.
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