What is Setup.exe?

Setup.exe is part of Winrar and developed by Download Assistant according to the Setup.exe version information.

Setup.exe's description is "Winrar "

Setup.exe is digitally signed by Download Assistant.

Setup.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\a2chnt6lur\jmyklwkv\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameWinrar
Company nameDownload Assistant
File descriptionWinrar
Internal namesetup.exe
Original filenamesetup.exe
Legal copyright(c) Download Assistant
Product version3.0.0.53
File version3.0.0.53

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

Product nameWinrar ..
Company nameDownload Assistant ..
File descriptionWinrar
Internal namesetup.exe
Original filenamesetup.exe
Legal copyright(c) Download Assistant
Product version3.0.0.53
File version3.0.0.53

Digital signatures [?]

Setup.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameDownload Assistant
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number6bc405e8ac962c676f54816bcc4d4311

VirusTotal report

8 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Setup.exe file. That's a 15% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVG Generic.E47
AVware AirInstaller (fs)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/DownloadAssistant.A
GData Win32.Application.DownloadAssistant.A
Ikarus PUA.DownloadAssistant
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
Sophos AirInstaller
VIPRE AirInstaller (fs)
8 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the Setup.exe file.

Setup.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Setup.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Setup.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Setup.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 Setup.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Setup.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 Setup.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\a2chnt6lur\jmyklwkv\Setup.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Setup.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Setup.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Setup.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Setup.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 Setup.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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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD51d7e123f54313ce9e3cd9c5bf518c8b9
SHA256addf40d4ac10c900f1d369565f912d3d22e2b076e6b6fa482bc2ded1a5cd1fd7

Error Messages

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

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

setup.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.

Winrar has stopped working.

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

setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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Comments

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