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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 10 days ago

Is SecurityHealthSetup.exe safe? Yes, no threats found.

Microsoft-signed Windows Security Health installer with zero detections across 75 engines, thousands of submitters over more than two years, and a clean sandbox run.

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Strong evidence · A verified publisher signature, and no engine flags it.

Run it as usual if it came from the official source

This matches the genuine Microsoft Windows Security installer; verify the Microsoft signature in the file properties before running, and keep your security software enabled.

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.

  2. Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on.

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SecurityHealthSetup.exe: Safe — MalwareTips file scan

The link always shows the latest result for this exact file (its SHA-256 fingerprint).

Antivirus results

0 of 70 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 70
  • No result 5
FileSecurityHealthSetup.exe19.0 MBSHA-256 85ed8506f3ea…c2e8b5
  • Code signing Microsoft Windows Publisher
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 2y ago
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

1 point against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this file, and it carries a verified Microsoft Windows Publisher signature. It has been seen from over 3,400 sources since early 2024, and its single sandbox run finished clean. It matches the official installer used to restore the Windows Security app.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • The sandbox run mapped token manipulation and service creation and recorded injection into updater processes, but these match an installer registering a system service and the VM's own updater activity, and the run itself returned clean.
  • A third-party community annotation gave a high threat score, but the comments block contained instruction-like text and was downweighted; no engine corroborates it.

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 · all complete. 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
  • 15sandbox rule tags
  • 3spawned processes
  • 3network contacts
  • 30filesystem & mutex artifacts

Chapter 04

Technical details

None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by Microsoft Windows Publisher.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

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

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 70 engines flagged it · 5 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteCombined summary: clean verdict Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerComplete17 contacted hosts checked Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 16, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC
SHA-256
85ed8506f3ea081c12a0eab17edfbd8f900af0fbaa43a42ca46d8e5ad8c2e8b5
SHA-1
e16941e14861a6d24750ecdf05c548189b33182a
MD5
96258c71f00cc9528f18049f60ed7360

About this file

SecurityHealthSetup.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 19.0 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 19.0 MB
Signer
Microsoft Windows PublisherValid code signature.
First seen
Mar 5, 2024On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
3,425 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
7.58 of 8

First scanned Updated

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is SecurityHealthSetup.exe safe?
We found nothing harmful in SecurityHealthSetup.exe. None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. It has a valid digital signature from Microsoft Windows Publisher. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
What is SecurityHealthSetup.exe?
SecurityHealthSetup.exe is a Windows program, about 19.0 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Mar 5, 2024.
How many antivirus engines detected SecurityHealthSetup.exe?
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag SecurityHealthSetup.exe. That is a good sign, but not proof, so we also weigh who made it, how widely it is used and what it did in a test run.
Is SecurityHealthSetup.exe digitally signed?
Yes. SecurityHealthSetup.exe has a valid digital signature from Microsoft Windows Publisher, 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 SecurityHealthSetup.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of SecurityHealthSetup.exe is 85ed8506f3ea081c12a0eab17edfbd8f900af0fbaa43a42ca46d8e5ad8c2e8b5, and its MD5 is 96258c71f00cc9528f18049f60ed7360. 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.
Is it safe to run SecurityHealthSetup.exe?
We found nothing harmful in SecurityHealthSetup.exe, and its digital signature checks out. The main caveat is where you got it: attackers sometimes spread malware under the name of real software, so get it from the official website. If your own antivirus warns about it, check the source before you ignore the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of SecurityHealthSetup.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 16, 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

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