File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is setup.
Zero engine detections, common-old prevalence, and clean sandbox behaviour outweigh a single generic encoded-PowerShell heuristic.
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Strong evidence · Widely seen for a long time, and nothing harmful found.
The file can be considered safe for execution from a trusted source; continue standard security hygiene.
Good practice2 tips
We found nothing harmful in this file.
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Antivirus results
0 of 61 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 61
- No result 13
- Code signing Not applicable
- Test run Completed
- First seen 1y ago
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Why we think so
1 point against it and 4 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
74 engines report no malicious detections and the file shows common-old prevalence across thousands of submissions. Sandbox analysis found no malicious verdicts or malicious host contacts despite one offensive MITRE technique. The encoded-PowerShell rule is a generic pattern also used by legitimate installers.
The complete absence of malicious detections across 74 engines, including 17 major antivirus engines, is the strongest signal. Widespread distribution (widely seen and long established) and clean sandbox behaviour further support a benign classification. The single triggered rule-based reflects a common installer pattern rather than confirmed malice. Community comments suggesting suspicion rely on rule-based tags without engine consensus. No external intelligence sources flag the sample.
What We Detected
Zero malicious detections from 74 engines; 17 major antivirus engines returned clean. Sandbox execution showed typical installer behaviour with one offensive MITRE technique (T1059.001) but no malicious verdicts or host contacts.
Threat Behavior
The file uses encoded PowerShell, a technique common to both legitimate installers and malware loaders. No dropped malicious files it created, no contacted malicious hosts, and no external intelligence hits.
What To Do Now
Treat as a standard PowerShell-based installer. Verify the source before execution and monitor for unexpected network activity.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- FileScan.IO community comments (5 entries) label the file SUSPICIOUS with 100/100 confidence, but these rely on rule-based tags (findstr, lolbin, schtasks) without major antivirus engine corroboration.
- The sandbox's offensive-technique list includes T1059.001 (PowerShell), which can indicate malicious loaders, yet the same technique is common in legitimate administrative scripts.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/61 engines malicious
- widely seen and long established prevalence (3649 sources)
- no malicious sandbox verdict
- no external intelligence hits
- Encoded PowerShell usage (generic loader pattern)
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source
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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- 9sandbox rule tags
- 11spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 14filesystem & mutex artifacts
Includes 9 mapped techniques, every process, file, registry and network entry and 2 dropped files.
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Technical details
None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Jul 23, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC
- SHA-256
d57693f225f6cb6db126f7f5159a7d2b5631b11a1b4659faefcf6572e55517c0- SHA-1
3e562fd9443687362062d17fc7fd298094a2dfc2- MD5
dcc9950b262c57c2f7cb5cf62d079099
About this file
setup.bat is a Powershell file of 15.3 kB.
- Type and size
- Powershell · 15.3 kB
- Signer
- Not applicable
- First seen
- Dec 21, 2024On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 3,649 distinct sources
First scanned Updated
Verdict history
- Safe
- Suspiciousafter a new scan
- Safeafter a new scan
Ratings change when antivirus engines, our checks or MalwareTips staff learn more about a file.
Includes every engine result (74), 1 matched signature rule and how widely the file has been seen.
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