GridinSoft Threat Intelligence
setup.exe file report
Why it matters
Evidence available for this file
Latest status is clean for this hash.
First seen 2025-01-20 23:01:18 (a year ago); latest analysis 2025-01-20 23:01:18 (a year ago).
Company metadata: Microsoft Corporation. Product metadata: Microsoft Setup Bootstrapper.
Signed by Microsoft Corporation. ThreatInfo marks this publisher as trusted for this record.
ThreatInfo has seen this file in user or system paths listed below. Unexpected locations increase the need for local verification.
Recommended action
What to do next
- Confirm the hash and publisher match the expected software.
- Review the observed locations and signature information below.
- Rescan if the file was downloaded from an unknown source or appears in an unusual path.
File context
setup.exe is a Windows file recorded in the ThreatInfo database. It is associated with Microsoft Setup Bootstrapper. The reported company name is Microsoft Corporation. The current detection status is Clean, based on the latest analysis from 2025-01-20 23:01:18 (a year ago).
This record is currently marked as clean, but file reputation can depend on the exact path, hash, and source. Compare the MD5 and publisher data below with the file on your system.
File Details
| Product Name: | Microsoft Setup Bootstrapper |
| Company Name: | Microsoft Corporation |
| MD5: | 758db6094e7134456e7d2c9f7167d55b |
| Size: | 452 KB |
| First Published: | 2025-01-20 23:01:18 (a year ago) |
| Latest Published: | 2025-01-20 23:01:18 (a year ago) |
| Status: | Clean (on last analysis) | |
| Analysis Date: | 2025-01-20 23:01:18 (a year ago) |
Overview
| Signed By: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Status: | Trusted Publisher |
ThreatInfo marks this publisher as trusted for this record, but the file hash and source should still match the expected software distribution.
Common Places:
| %sysdrive%\cássio\carlos |
ThreatInfo has observed setup.exe in the locations listed above. Files found in temporary folders, user profile folders, startup locations, or unusual application directories should be reviewed more carefully than files installed under a known program directory.
Geographic signal
Observed country distribution
ThreatInfo has seen setup.exe across 1 countries. Use this signal to compare local evidence with where the sample is most often reported.
The strongest geographic signal for this file is Brazil with 100.0% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.
OS Version:
The most common operating system signal for setup.exe is Windows 10 with 100.0% of observed hits. If your system differs from the common profile, check whether the file was introduced by a specific installer, archive, or removable device.
Analysis
setup.exe is identified as pe for 32-bit systems. The subsystem is Windows GUI. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.
PE Sections:
Section layout highlights raw-size concentration, repeated names, packer markers, and hashes that can be compared across related samples.
10176ca488de472bc2ce0c3e9e955a5b
d4b4a501771ca676dc64537ca6f36095
0795a8cc8c5b7718686768ea5b6c59bf
4e3b22c1fac2d10a0708478cdf0bf572
PE section names and hashes can reveal packing, injected resources, or unusual build artifacts. Sections with uncommon names, very large raw data, or hashes that differ from a trusted copy deserve additional review.
Report conclusion
This hash is currently recorded as clean
Use the MD5, publisher, signature, and observed paths in this report to verify that the file on your device is the same copy described here.