What is setupcl.exe?

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

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected setupcl.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 [?]

setupcl.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

setupcl.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

30 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the setupcl.exe file. That's a 53% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Application.Bundler.Somoto.V
Agnitum PUA.Downloader!
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.Somoto
Antiy-AVL RiskWare[Downloader:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent
AVG Generic_r.YC
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Somoto.bG
BitDefender Application.Bundler.Somoto.V
CAT-QuickHeal Downloader.Agent.r4 (Not a Virus)
DrWeb Trojan.Packed.28357
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Somoto.G
F-Secure Application.Bundler.Somoto
Fortinet Riskware/Somoto
GData Application.Bundler.Somoto.V
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 004970791 )
K7GW Trojan ( 004970791 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent.cwgz
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Somoto
MicroWorld-eScan Application.Bundler.Somoto.V
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Agent.dfibar
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
Sophos Somoto BetterInstaller
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Somoto
Symantec PUA.Downloader
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LV14
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LV14
VBA32 Downloader.Agent
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot Adware.Agent.198144.B[h]
Zillya Downloader.Agent.Win32.227568
30 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the setupcl.exe file.

setupcl.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove setupcl.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the setupcl.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that setupcl.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 setupcl.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the setupcl.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 setupcl.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\setupcl.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the setupcl.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If setupcl.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If setupcl.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If setupcl.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 setupcl.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








Free Questionnaires

Filename variants

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

Folder name variants

setupcl.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 setupcl.exe

setupcl.exe (39 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD510bd2af1b07ec6bc9cd17ba512569e59
SHA2569c620ef6eac3d0d9d3f6f2622a53d1f543cebd93846636ba397683962c07fc7c

Error Messages

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

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

setupcl.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.

setupcl.exe has stopped working.

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

setupcl.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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