What is SetupNow.exe?

SetupNow.exe is part of Your Updater according to the SetupNow.exe version information.

SetupNow.exe is digitally signed by Hudson Exchange Group, LLC.

SetupNow.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameYour Updater
Legal copyrightCopyright 2015
File version2.2.0.0

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

Product nameYour Updater
Legal copyrightCopyright 2015
File version2.2.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

SetupNow.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameHudson Exchange Group, LLC
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number5b78f4208f4d587b6fa9a6af8ec8fd12

VirusTotal report

11 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SetupNow.exe file. That's a 20% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AegisLab Virus.Gen!c
AVG Generic.710
AVware BubbleDock (fs)
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.8830
DrWeb Adware.Downware.11268
Ikarus AdWare.MultiBundle
McAfee Artemis!915FC3936F18
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.dc
Rising PE:Trojan.ConvertAd!1.A36E [F]
Symantec PUA.OpenSwUpdater
VIPRE BubbleDock (fs)
11 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the SetupNow.exe file.

SetupNow.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove SetupNow.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the SetupNow.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that SetupNow.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 SetupNow.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the SetupNow.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 SetupNow.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\SetupNow.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the SetupNow.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If SetupNow.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If SetupNow.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If SetupNow.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 SetupNow.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
MD5915fc3936f18be6574e61a7f2170e8c1
SHA256bd4aba4d5e6ddc712b4b5ee79f38fbdd2264058a5464e51b5b07d1105352e18b

Error Messages

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

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

setupnow.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.

setupnow.exe has stopped working.

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

setupnow.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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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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