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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 3 days ago

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

Only 1 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it raised a generic grayware alert, while runtime results, host checks, and major antivirus engines supplied no corroborating…

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Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.

Install it as usual if it came from the official source

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Install 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.

No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.

Antivirus results

1 of 70 flagged

  • Flagged 1
  • No detection 69
  • No result 5
Filesetup.exe352.6 kBSHA-256 d4ad30377f9e…c25697
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 8y ago
1 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flags it (CrowdStrike).

Chapter 02

Why we think so

3 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

CrowdStrike alone raised a generic grayware alert; none of the other 75 engines flagged the file, including the major engines represented. The combined runtime result was clean, no high-risk technique was corroborated, and all recorded contacts were analysis-environment background traffic with no harmful host reputation.

Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
  • CrowdStrike labels the file as grayware with 90% confidence, although no other engine corroborates that generic assessment.
  • The executable is unsigned, so there is no verified publisher identity to anchor the benign interpretation.
  • Our static analysis was unavailable because the bytes were not uploaded, so the installer contents were not independently examined.

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 8 isolated tests; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 8isolated sandbox runs
  • 16sandbox rule tags
  • 14spawned processes
  • 2network contacts
  • 40filesystem & mutex artifacts

Chapter 04

Technical details

1 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flags it; no publisher signature.

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 enginesCompleteWorth noting: 1 of 70 engines flagged it · 5 gave no result · treated as non-decisive Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxes · CAPA, CAPE Sandbox, Microsoft SysinternalsComplete8 runs: 1 clean, 7 without a verdict Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerComplete15 contacted hosts checked Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 1

The saved verdict treats these detections as likely false positives.

  • CrowdStrikewin/grayware_confidence_90% (W)

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 29, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC
SHA-256
d4ad30377f9e11a5fa17843a35e5447682bd4c900968aeac0561481646c25697
SHA-1
3d3c431084af36b32ff437f7c447521e6ef7fe6c
MD5
2390502dd1def546efa58698de188a3d

About this file

setup.exe says it is Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne v1.29 Setup (Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne v1.29), 352.6 kB.

Claims to be
Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne v1.29 Setup (Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne v1.29)From the file's own version information, written by whoever built it.
Type and size
Win32 EXE · 352.6 kB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
May 16, 2018On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
71 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
6.31 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.

Is setup.exe safe?
We found nothing harmful in setup.exe. 1 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flags it; after weighing the other evidence we treat that alert as false alarms. Install it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
What is setup.exe?
setup.exe is a software installer, about 352.6 kB. Its version information says it is “Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne v1.29 Setup” (Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne v1.29). Version information is written by whoever built the file, so it is a claim, not proof of who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on May 16, 2018.
How many antivirus engines detected setup.exe?
1 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flags setup.exe (CrowdStrike). We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What is the SHA-256 hash of setup.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of setup.exe is d4ad30377f9e11a5fa17843a35e5447682bd4c900968aeac0561481646c25697, and its MD5 is 2390502dd1def546efa58698de188a3d. 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 install setup.exe?
We found nothing harmful in setup.exe. 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 setup.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 29, 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

Community

Member reviews and reports for this exact file hash.

Other files people checked with the same name. A matching name does not make two files the same: only the SHA-256 fingerprint identifies a file.

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