What is APNSetup.exe?

APNSetup.exe is part of Stub Installer and developed by Ask Partner Network according to the APNSetup.exe version information.

APNSetup.exe's description is "Stub Installer"

APNSetup.exe is digitally signed by APN LLC.

APNSetup.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected APNSetup.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on APNSetup.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameStub Installer
Company nameAsk Partner Network
File descriptionStub Installer
Internal nameApnSetup.exe
Original filenameApnSetup.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2014 APN LLC. All rights reserved.
Product version7.19.0.203
File version7.19.0.203

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

Product nameStub Installer
Company nameAsk Partner Network
File descriptionStub Installer
Internal nameApnSetup.exe
Original filenameApnSetup.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2014 APN LLC. All right..
Product version7.19.0.203
File version7.19.0.203

Digital signatures [?]

APNSetup.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAPN LLC
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number2f4e343161bc7eb67514d3dcec434ea0

VirusTotal report

3 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the APNSetup.exe file. That's a 5% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Baidu-International PUA.Win32.AskToolbar.F
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.E potentially unsafe
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0206
3 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the APNSetup.exe file.

APNSetup.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove APNSetup.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the APNSetup.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that APNSetup.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate APNSetup.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the APNSetup.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate APNSetup.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\APNSetup.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the APNSetup.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If APNSetup.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If APNSetup.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If APNSetup.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that APNSetup.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Filename variants

APNSetup.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

APNSetup.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named APNSetup.exe

APNSetup.exe (101 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD57929e365f15eade08164e731869dfe71
SHA25608a4cada2a9be8745ff9ac98a51482ac868147c4b19e863dc04b49a5dd68e900

Error Messages

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

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

apnsetup.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.

Stub Installer has stopped working.

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

apnsetup.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with APNSetup.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with APNSetup.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with APNSetup.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with APNSetup.exe. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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