Is setup.exe safe?
Two tier-1 engines flag this unsigned installer, including a Meterpreter label, but family disagreement and absent runtime results prevent definitive attribution.
Six of 74 engines flagged this unsigned installer, including two tier-1 products that respectively identified Meterpreter and a generic PSEB trojan. The disagreement, broad non-detection among other tier-1 engines, and lack of completed sandbox observation leave meaningful uncertainty, but the file should not be run on a normal system.
c2a7ffd856055f8964…7949e5f7981329Recommended 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.
Six of 74 engines flagged this unsigned installer, including two tier-1 products that respectively identified Meterpreter and a generic PSEB trojan. The disagreement, broad non-detection among other tier-1 engines, and lack of completed sandbox observation leave meaningful uncertainty, but the file should not be run on a normal system.
The strongest concern is that two independent tier-1 engines flagged the executable, with Ikarus naming Meterpreter and GData naming a generic PSEB trojan. Those labels do not form a family consensus, while 15 other tier-1 engines did not detect the file. The executable is unsigned and has no established signer history, so publisher identity cannot explain away the detections. T1134 appears in the static technique evidence, but no sandbox completed, so it cannot be presented as observed runtime abuse. Similar-imphash files received two malicious and three suspicious prior decisions, although those framework-level matches lack signer co-matching and are only supporting evidence.
What We Detected
Six of 74 antivirus engines flagged the executable. Two are tier-1 detections: Ikarus reports Trojan.Win64.Meterpreter, while GData reports Generic.Trojan.PSEB.P5U06P; Malwarebytes separately labels it RiskWare.Crack. Because the tier-1 products disagree on the family and only one supports PSEB, attribution remains uncertain.
Threat Behavior
The static evidence includes MITRE technique T1134, associated with access-token manipulation, alongside ten techniques common in installers or other ordinary software. No sandbox run completed, so there is no observed runtime behavior to confirm payload execution, persistence, or network activity. The contacted-host reputation check was not available.
What To Do Now
Do not launch this installer on a production or personal system. Keep endpoint protection enabled, obtain the software from its official publisher, and verify a valid digital signature or publisher-provided hash before reconsidering it. If it has already run, isolate the device and perform a full security scan.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- 15 of 17 tier-1 engines did not flag the sample, and engines.tier1FamilyConsensus.strong=false.
- externalIntel.yaraify.ruleCount=0, externalIntel.circl.hit=false, and externalIntel.malwareBazaar.hit=false; these absences may reflect coverage gaps rather than exoneration.
- peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=false and peAnalysis.likelyPacked=false, providing no static packing indicator.
- No completed runtime observation is available because behaviour.sandboxCount=0, and contactedHosts=null means no complete host-reputation result is available.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 15 of 17 tier-1 engines did not flag the sample
- No strong tier-1 family consensus
- No YARAify, CIRCL, or MalwareBazaar corroboration
- No high-entropy code or likely packing indication
- Two independent tier-1 antivirus detections
- Ikarus Meterpreter detection
- Unsigned Win32 installer
- No established signer history
- Static T1134 technique indicator
- Related imphash samples include two prior malicious decisions
Quarantine the file and obtain a signed copy directly from the official publisher. Keep endpoint protection enabled; if execution already occurred, isolate the system and run a full scan.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete6 of 74 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
PartialRuntime data is present, but no completed sandbox environment is recorded.
Network
Not runNo contacted-host reputation check is recorded.
No timestamp recordedYARA
CompleteRule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime behavior was not available
The report does not treat a missing runtime observation as a clean result.
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 0rule hits recorded
- 6 / 74engines flagged
- 7sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
6 of 74 antivirus engines flagged the file, including Bkav and GData.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has been submitted 8 times from 7 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
Category: generic-trojan
MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL hashlookup completed and returned no entries for this hash.
YARA rules
No matchesThe rule pass completed without a saved public match.
6 of 74 engines flagged this file
View all 74 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
- 5.0 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 19, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC
c2a7ffd856055f8964adced1db4c728a736554657da40b23457949e5f7981329Safety & 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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