File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is setup.
None of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this unsigned installer, while limited runtime concerns lacked a hostile sandbox verdict, malicious host, or confirmed…
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Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.
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Antivirus results
0 of 68 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 68
- No result 5
- Code signing Unsigned
- Test run Completed
- First seen 4y ago
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Why we think so
4 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
None of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the executable, including the major antivirus engines, and the observed external IP had no malicious or suspicious reputation hit. One sandbox mapped possible injection and token manipulation, but recorded no injected target, persistence, or hostile sandbox verdict, so those mappings do not outweigh the broader evidence.
The strongest evidence is the absence of any detection among 73 engines, including 18 major antivirus engines reporting no detection. The test run produced and mappings, but did not identify an injected process, persistence mechanism, or hostile sandbox verdict. The sole observed external IP was fully covered by the saved host check and had no known malicious or suspicious reputation. The antivirus analysis found no packer or high-entropy code, and neither MalwareBazaar nor malware-specific YARA rules supplied corroboration. The missing publisher signature and unresolved dropped-file verdicts warrant ordinary caution, but they are not affirmative threat evidence.
What We Detected
None of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the executable, and all 18 major antivirus engines that reported a result found no detection. The file is unsigned, but the antivirus analysis found no identified packer, likely packing, or high-entropy code.
Threat Behavior
One sandbox mapped T1055 (Process Injection) and T1134 (Access Token Manipulation). These mappings were not supported by a named injected target, persistence indicators, or a hostile sandbox verdict. The sample contacted one external IP, 20.99.132.105; the saved reputation check covered that contact and found no known malicious or suspicious association. Ten dropped files have no saved individual verdicts, so they remain unresolved rather than counting as harmful.
What To Do Now
Use the installer only if it came from the expected source and matches the software you intended to obtain. Keep security software enabled, and consider verifying a publisher-provided checksum because the executable lacks a digital signature.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- The executable is unsigned, so no verified publisher identity supports its generic installer name.
- One sandbox mapped possible process injection and token manipulation, although no injected target process or hostile sandbox verdict corroborated those mappings.
- Ten dropped files have no saved verdict, leaving their individual reputation unresolved.
- The sample contacted a direct IP rather than an application domain; its reputation check found no known threat, but that does not establish the purpose of the connection.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- None of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file, including the major antivirus engines.
- The sole observed external host had no known malicious or suspicious reputation.
- The sandbox did not issue a hostile verdict or record persistence.
- The antivirus analysis found no packer, likely packing, or high-entropy code.
- No known malware sample or malware-specific YARA rule matched the file.
- The executable has no verified digital signature or publisher identity.
- One sandbox mapped possible process injection and access-token manipulation without identifying an injected target.
- The installer made a direct connection to an external IP address.
- Ten extracted files lack saved individual verdicts.
6 sources checked · all complete. 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- 15sandbox rule tags
- 3spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 40filesystem & mutex artifacts
Includes 15 mapped techniques, every process, file, registry and network entry and 10 dropped files.
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Technical details
None of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag 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.
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Oct 9, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC
- SHA-256
ffb2a14bac63f680ec8f098dfa655dff6093057ba15fc6d76293a0d79c0f8f21- SHA-1
e2e4f038e98b592456855ecba1a180b755d22de9- MD5
3b5ecbf70ce8953fcf93c3715cd61534
About this file
setup.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 2.5 MB.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 2.5 MB
- Signer
- UnsignedNo code signature.
- First seen
- Aug 19, 2022On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 6 distinct sourcesRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 4.53 of 8
First scanned
Includes every engine result (73), 1 matched signature rule, PE section entropy and packers and how widely the file has been seen.
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