What is SetupPlatform.exe?

SetupPlatform.exe is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the SetupPlatform.exe version information.

SetupPlatform.exe's description is "SetupPlatform module"

SetupPlatform.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows.

SetupPlatform.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\System32\OOBE\SetupPlatform\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about SetupPlatform.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SetupPlatform.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionSetupPlatform module
Internal nameSetupPlatform
Original filenameSETUPPLATFORM.EXE
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version10.0.19041.1
File version10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionSetupPlatform module
Internal nameSetupPlatform
Original filenameSETUPPLATFORM.EXE
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version10.0.19041.1
File version10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Digital signatures [?]

SetupPlatform.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Production PCA 2011
Certificate serial number330000023241fb59996dcc4dff000000000232

VirusTotal report

None of the 73 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SetupPlatform.exe file.

None of the 73 anti-virus programs detected the SetupPlatform.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1594320785.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "SetupPlatform.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".didat",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "MUI",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.0783579349517822,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4318,
            "time": 3.0107810497283936,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4646,
            "time": 1.0323059558868408,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4974,
            "time": 3.017889976501465,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5302,
            "time": 1.5352840423583984,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5630,
            "time": -0.09055709838867188,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 5958,
            "time": 1.0534999370574951,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 15628,
            "time": 1.053765058517456,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 19820,
            "time": 3.1248281002044678,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "defc36704997e975cc5c6abe88e07788fb90b0f2e69aca24a7f7566af15e337e",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "51a4867332827ba845bd2ff210999b404726a06c154069d2393bb3d15259da73",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5c5be2ac4a424756170c3b04abaf4370e
SHA256b48a5098e113f5fc57e2e92bf5e16a51bb797e785d0cb4585dc7b6a4375638d9

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to setupplatform.exe:

setupplatform.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

setupplatform.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

SetupPlatform module has stopped working.

End Program - setupplatform.exe. This program is not responding.

setupplatform.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

setupplatform.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

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User vote results: There were 5 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

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