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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 2 months ago

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

Unsigned NSIS installer flagged by a single less reliable engine with no major support.

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

Treat as a standard NSIS installer; no further security action needed unless obtained from an untrusted 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.

Why we think so

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Antivirus results

1 of 67 flagged

  • Flagged 1
  • No detection 66
  • No result 8
FileHnG-setup.exe2.6 MBSHA-256 fc1abd85c066…ce4494
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 4mo ago
1 of the 67 antivirus engines that checked it flags it (APEX).

Chapter 02

Why we think so

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

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

75 engines scanned the file; only one less reliable engine flagged it. The sample is a common NSIS installer with medium prevalence and no malicious sandbox or file it created findings.

Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
  • communityComments contain one annotation claiming 'Malware' score 98/100, but no corroborating major detections or sandbox verdict.

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 · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. 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
  • 16sandbox rule tags
  • 1spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 19filesystem & mutex artifacts

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Technical details

1 of the 67 antivirus engines that checked it flags it; no publisher signature.

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.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompleteWorth noting: 1 of 67 engines flagged it · 8 gave no result · treated as non-decisive Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededThe sandbox recorded no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete1 community YARA rule (generic only) 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.

  • APEXMalicious

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Aug 26, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC
SHA-256
fc1abd85c0661a3e7cf0812968bb8f78e069443a6c4b35f852c3bae14dce4494
SHA-1
6bba7e605761f46440440d736d8bab12c4760ce5
MD5
13b969d2b50a67bcaa59f83fd05648de

About this file

HnG-setup.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 2.6 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 2.6 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Jun 12, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
804 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
8.00 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is HnG-setup.exe safe?
We found nothing harmful in HnG-setup.exe. 1 of the 67 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 HnG-setup.exe?
HnG-setup.exe is a software installer, about 2.6 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Jun 12, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected HnG-setup.exe?
1 of the 67 antivirus engines that checked it flags HnG-setup.exe (APEX). We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What is the SHA-256 hash of HnG-setup.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of HnG-setup.exe is fc1abd85c0661a3e7cf0812968bb8f78e069443a6c4b35f852c3bae14dce4494, and its MD5 is 13b969d2b50a67bcaa59f83fd05648de. 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 HnG-setup.exe?
We found nothing harmful in HnG-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 HnG-setup.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Aug 26, 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.
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