What is SteamSetup.exe?

SteamSetup.exe is part of Steam according to the SteamSetup.exe version information.

SteamSetup.exe's description is "Steam"

SteamSetup.exe is digitally signed by Valve.

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

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SteamSetup.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSteam
File descriptionSteam
Legal copyright© Valve Corporation
File version2.0.0.0

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

Product nameSteam
File descriptionSteam
Legal copyright© Valve Corporation
File version2.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

SteamSetup.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameValve
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number47a938edc7aeac8dc71dcbb4b4f611f8

VirusTotal report

None of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SteamSetup.exe file.

None of the 51 anti-virus programs detected the SteamSetup.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD52490602e7489690853cd62ded939366b
SHA256dc197316780b37b36a60e3d6a644613f4ffb2aa6732d537d283e42b37f61a858

Error Messages

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

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

steamsetup.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.

Steam has stopped working.

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

steamsetup.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with SteamSetup.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with SteamSetup.exe. 42% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 31 users.

User vote results: There were 13 votes to remove and 18 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with SteamSetup.exe.

Malware or legitimate?

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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.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Aaron writes

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# 14 Apr 2023, 11:17

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