What is setup.exe?

setup.exe is digitally signed by Afford Time.

setup.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\h4nofqcrzufwx\56\' 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 version2016.05.28
File version2.0.5992.12942

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

Product version2016.05.28
File version2.0.5992.12942

Digital signatures [?]

setup.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAfford Time
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number7c49e6436c01728001b865b7adeb44e9

VirusTotal report

16 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the setup.exe file. That's a 28% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AegisLab Troj.Dropper.W32.Agent.mirE
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
Avira ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.41BB
CAT-QuickHeal PUA.NSIS.BrowseFox.SL
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Browsefox-34314
DrWeb Trojan.Yontoo.5413
ESET-NOD32 Win32/BrowseFox.CC potentially unwanted
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004ccb041 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004ccb041 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Yontoo
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Nsis.Yontoo.ebojcq
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM42.1.Malware.Gen
SUPERAntiSpyware PUP.Yontoo/Variant
Tencent Win32.Risk.Adware.Aexu
VBA32 suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
16 of the 57 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\h4nofqcrzufwx\56\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
MD5733a599f6570a06c78f1820c5c16e99e
SHA256881811e144274cf93077127909c0a35c0d5548882ef0b0eacff4c1174b57b9a8

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.

setup.exe 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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