File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is setup.
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag this widely seen, eight-year-old unsigned Inno Setup installer, and the sandbox runs showed only ordinary installer…
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Strong evidence · Widely seen for a long time, and nothing harmful found.
This installer shows no signs of malware. Because it is unsigned, use it only if it came from the official source, and keep your security software enabled.
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We found nothing harmful in this file.
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Antivirus results
0 of 70 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 70
- No result 5
- Code signing Unsigned
- Test run Completed
- First seen 8y ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
2 points against it and 4 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag this installer, including 17 major antivirus engines that returned clean results. It has circulated since 2018 and was submitted by 870 distinct sources. The sandbox runs showed a typical installer extracting its helper libraries, with no high-risk techniques backed by evidence.
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file, and every major engine that analysed it reported it clean. The file has been in circulation since 2018 and was seen by 870 distinct submitters, which is typical of established software rather than a targeted threat. In the sandbox runs, the file extracted temporary setup helpers and skin libraries in the way an Inno Setup installer normally does. The direct IP contacts mostly belong to the analysis machine's own background traffic, and no host-reputation result is available for them. The main limitation is that the installer is unsigned, so the publisher cannot be confirmed.
What We Detected
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this installer. Major antivirus engines such as Kaspersky, ESET and BitDefender returned clean results. The file was first seen in 2018 and has been submitted by 870 distinct sources. It carries no digital signature.
Threat Behavior
The sandbox runs showed an Inno Setup installer unpacking its temporary setup files and interface libraries. No injected process, persistence or high-risk technique was backed by evidence. Our behaviour rules noted direct IP connections, but most of these addresses are the analysis machine's own background traffic, and no complete host-reputation result is available for them. The high overall entropy comes from the installer's compressed data, not from packed code.
What To Do Now
The file appears to be an ordinary installer. Because it is unsigned, run it only if you obtained it from the software's official source, and keep your antivirus protection enabled.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- The installer is unsigned, so no publisher identity backs it.
- A behaviour rule noted direct IP contacts without a domain, and no host-reputation check was completed for those addresses.
- Other installers built with the same framework were previously judged questionable, some as game-hack software, although that similarity only reflects the shared installer framework.
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 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file.
- It has circulated since 2018 and was seen by 870 distinct submitters.
- The sandbox runs showed typical installer unpacking with no high-risk techniques backed by evidence.
- No injected processes or persistence changes were recorded.
- The installer carries no digital signature, so its publisher cannot be verified.
- Direct IP connections were noted without a completed host-reputation check.
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- 18sandbox rule tags
- 13spawned processes
- 4network contacts
- 40filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Techniques observed in the sandbox
18MITRE 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
- T1036
- T1055· Process injection
- T1057· Lists programs
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1083· Scans your files
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1134
- T1140· Deobfuscation
- T1529
- T1574.002· Execution hijack
- T1614
- T1614.001
Observed activity
Processes started
13Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
executable.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\executable.exe"executable.tmp"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4U3FR.tmp\executable.tmp" /SL5="$20198,2209955,153600,C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\executable.exe"7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.exe%SAMPLEPATH%\7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.exe7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\is-055H0.tmp\7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\is-QJHCM.tmp\7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HU1SP.tmp\7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp
Show all 13 entries for processes started
7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\is-NTDVC.tmp\7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\is-H4SM4.tmp\7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4UTAJ.tmp\7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\is-39E87.tmp\7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\is-M0P2K.tmp\7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\is-S2NRK.tmp\7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\is-MJPNR.tmp\7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f.tmp
Network contacts
44 hosts, listed as 4 addresses. Links show the host and path only.
- IP address
172.217.214.94 - IP address
52.184.215.140 - IP address
23.198.146.35 - IP address
23.35.98.25
Files
30Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4U3FR.tmp\executable.tmp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-U5421.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-U5421.tmp\_isetup\_shfoldr.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-U5421.tmp\ISDone.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-U5421.tmp\isskin.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-U5421.tmp\b2p.dll
Show all 30 entries for files
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-U5421.tmp\botva2.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-U5421.tmp\CallbackCtrl.dll - Written
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is-1OCQ3.tmp\996E.tmp - Written
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is-MAB86.tmp\_isetup\_shfoldr.dll - Written
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is-MAB86.tmp\ISDone.dll - Written
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is-MAB86.tmp\isskin.dll - Written
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is-MAB86.tmp\b2p.dll - Written
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is-MAB86.tmp\botva2.dll - Written
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is-MAB86.tmp\CallbackCtrl.dll - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER211F.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER2267.tmp.csv - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER22A7.tmp.txt - Deleted
C:\Windows\System32\spp\store\2.0\cache\cache.dat - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER405F.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER4071.tmp.csv - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER4072.tmp.txt - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER27C6.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER28FF.tmp.csv - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER292F.tmp.txt - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER4580.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER4591.tmp.csv - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER4592.tmp.txt - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER2025.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER21BB.tmp.csv
Registry and auto-start
2Settings the file changed, including ways to start again after a restart.
- Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000 - Deleted
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Mad Max Road Warrior_is1
Mutexes
10Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
Local\RstrMgr3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511Local\RstrMgr-3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511-Session0000CTF.LBES.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500CTF.Compart.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500CTF.Asm.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500CTF.Layouts.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
Show all 10 entries for mutexes
CTF.TMD.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500CTF.TimListCache.FMPDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500MUTEX.DefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500MSCTF.Shared.MUTEX.EBHMSCTF.Shared.MUTEX.IBK
Sandbox background — not the file
18The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
wuapihost.exeC:\Windows\System32\wuapihost.exe - VM process
updater.exeC:\Program Files (x86)\Google3908_423886295\bin\updater.exe - VM host
204.79.197.203 - VM host
23.216.147.64 - VM host
192.229.211.108 - VM host
20.99.184.37
Show all 18 entries for sandbox background — not the file
- VM host
23.216.147.76 - VM host
20.99.185.48 - VM host
20.99.186.246 - VM host
a83f:8110:0:ff:0:ff:0:ff - VM host
a83f:8110:cce1:d301:10:0:0:0 - VM host
20.99.133.109 - VM host
a83f:8110:0:0:0:0:0:2040 - VM host
104.86.182.43 - VM host
a83f:8110:8b31:da01:beac:bf78:cce1:d301 - VM host
a83f:8110:0:0:1b00:100:2800:0 - VM host
192.168.0.48 - VM host
131.253.33.203
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache. 10 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- 450b9b0ba25bf068afbc…fd0105Not checkedno saved verdict
- 9884e9d1b4f8a873ccbd…360d87Not checkedno saved verdict
- 68f42a7823ed7ee88a5c…aa172dNot checkedno saved verdict
- c3729545522fcff70db6…c872b2Not checkedno saved verdict
- 932fd566eab17b4cb02a…d1a1dcNot checkedno saved verdict
- bb8a0245dcc5c10a1c71…38ac71Not checkedno saved verdict
- 25fdb94e386f8a41f10a…2b0a68Not checkedno saved verdict
- a4c86fc4836ac728d7bd…95fd81Not checkedno saved verdict
- 51b060f7eccf9b45a468…ce5105Not checkedno saved verdict
- 639dd51445749fc88632…f639e5Not checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
None 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 partial. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Sep 7, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC
- SHA-256
7add3ea9df1e1341d5ee379847f2e86015f33cb1fdf395773c73afef8994ea9f- SHA-1
5e5044fea7a711ecac1245e25dd7c9508700a2df- MD5
a7c549538896ab0578c729851e7dd6f0
About this file
setup.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 2.9 MB.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 2.9 MB
- Signer
- UnsignedNo code signature.
- First seen
- May 1, 2018On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 870 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 8.00 of 8
First scanned Updated
Verdict history
- Suspicious
- Safeafter a re-check of the saved evidence
Ratings change when antivirus engines, our checks or MalwareTips staff learn more about a file.
Antivirus consensus
0 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-117 engines0flagged
- Tier-236 engines0flagged
- Low-trust17 engines0flagged
View all 75 engine results
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXClean
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceClean
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctClean
- DrWebClean
- ElasticClean
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusNo result
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MalwarebytesClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoClean
- 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 seen in the wild for a long time. High prior this is legitimate; isolated detections on common-old files are usually false positives.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.
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How many antivirus engines detected setup.exe?
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