File scan report

Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 12 days ago

Is Setup.EXE safe? Yes, no threats found.

Only Sangfor flagged this long-known installer with a generic label; 18 major antivirus engines found no issue, and no named malware family was corroborated.

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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 73 flagged

  • Flagged 1
  • No detection 72
  • No result 5
FileSetup.EXE188.0 kBSHA-256 fc5f69c65bdd…ebfe9e
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 16y ago
1 of the 73 antivirus engines that checked it flags it (Sangfor).

Chapter 02

Why we think so

4 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

One of the 73 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file with a generic suspicious label, while all 18 major antivirus engines were silent and no malware family consensus emerged. The detection is likely a false positive, though the unsigned status, extremely limited prevalence, and absence of completed sandbox observation warrant obtaining it only from a trusted source.

Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
  • The executable is unsigned and has only one recorded submission, so its publisher and distribution channel cannot be independently established.
  • Four import-table fingerprint-related files previously received three suspicious decisions and one Egairtigado decision, although those unsigned-publisher matches may merely share an installer framework.
  • No completed sandbox run or comprehensive contacted-host reputation check is available, leaving behavior in the test run unverified.

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
  • 0spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 8filesystem & mutex artifacts

Chapter 04

Technical details

1 of the 73 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 · 78 enginesCompleteWorth noting: 1 of 73 engines flagged it · 5 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 rulesCompleteNo rule matched
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.

  • SangforSuspicious.Win32.Save.ins

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 14, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC
SHA-256
fc5f69c65bdd2b1c9e3e2f5dbeaf534b8112f0e60b189bb76ad70d8c15ebfe9e
SHA-1
d10a2bf612621a32a523ffbc0a03b8f6685cbf8d
MD5
2303905770970fce7be1f9f41b108869

About this file

Setup.EXE is a Win32 EXE file of 188.0 kB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 188.0 kB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Jul 19, 2010On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
1 sourceRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.
Packer
None detected
Entropy
5.26 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 73 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 188.0 kB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Jul 19, 2010.
How many antivirus engines detected Setup.EXE?
1 of the 73 antivirus engines that checked it flags Setup.EXE (Sangfor). 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 fc5f69c65bdd2b1c9e3e2f5dbeaf534b8112f0e60b189bb76ad70d8c15ebfe9e, and its MD5 is 2303905770970fce7be1f9f41b108869. 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 14, 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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