What is setup.exe?

Setup.exe file information

The process known as Setup program or Setup Installer or Google Chrome Installer or Google Chrome or Microsoft Setup Bootstrapper or Adobe Bootstrapper for Single Installation or Setup Launcher or NVIDIA Install Application or 32-bit Setup Launcher or InstallScript Setup Launcher or Microsoft Edge Installer or Brave Installer or Setup Launcher Unicode or Suite Integration Toolkit Executable or I am creating a strategy game and I have needed a good pathfinding or Microsoft .NET Framework (version 3.5 SP1) or AMD Software or Setup MFC Application or Download Manager

belongs to software Software Installation or Microsoft .NET Framework (version 3.5 SP1, 4 Client Profile, 4 Extended) or InstallShield or Google Chrome Installer or Neuber GmbH / Setup or Google Chrome or Bootstrapper Small or NVIDIA Install Application or Brave Installer or Microsoft Setup Bootstrapper or Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime or Download Manager or Setup Application or Microsoft Visual Studio (version 2008, 2010) or _Pathfinding or CyberLink PowerDVD (version 15) or AMD Software

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Description: Setup.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. Setup.exe is located in a subfolder of Windows folder for temporary files—generally C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\WZSE1.TMP\. Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 131,480 bytes (37% of all occurrences), 130,584 bytes and 53 more variants.  
The file is not a Windows system file. The setup.exe file is digitally signed. It is a Verisign signed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 29% dangerous; however you should also read the user reviews.

Recommended: Identify setup.exe related errors

• If setup.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder, the security rating is 50% dangerous. The file size is 130,584 bytes (9% of all occurrences), 131,480 bytes and 122 more variants. Setup.exe is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. It is digitally signed. Setup.exe is able to monitor applications, manipulate other programs and record keyboard and mouse inputs.
• If setup.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 37% dangerous. The file size is 13,179,660 bytes (4% of all occurrences), 464,880 bytes and 128 more variants. It is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. The file has a digital signature. Setup.exe is able to monitor applications, record keyboard and mouse inputs and manipulate other programs.
• If setup.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 48% dangerous. The file size is 71,680 bytes (4% of all occurrences), 2,640,880 bytes and 60 more variants.
• If setup.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 27% dangerous. The file size is 269,304 bytes (12% of all occurrences), 88,216 bytes and 24 more variants.
• If setup.exe is located in C:\, the security rating is 28% dangerous. The file size is 1,314,816 bytes (5% of all occurrences), 6,944,075 bytes and 15 more variants.
• If setup.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files", the security rating is 15% dangerous. The file size is 1,101,504 bytes (27% of all occurrences), 439,160 bytes and 4 more variants.
• If setup.exe is located in the Windows folder for temporary files, the security rating is 56% dangerous. The file size is 185,856 bytes (25% of all occurrences), 122,880 bytes and 4 more variants.
• If setup.exe is located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder, the security rating is 8% dangerous. The file size is 23,040 bytes.
• If setup.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's "Documents" folder, the security rating is 40% dangerous. The file size is 130,920 bytes (20% of all occurrences), 24,624 bytes, 809,840 bytes, 2,026,576 bytes or 5,908,458 bytes.
• If setup.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32, the security rating is 22% dangerous. The file size is 1,077,576 bytes (50% of all occurrences) or 1,096,520 bytes.
• If setup.exe is located in the user's "Documents" folder, the security rating is 50% dangerous. The file size is 3,819,501 bytes.
• If setup.exe is located in a not clearly defined folder, the security rating is 2% dangerous. The file size is 130,584 bytes.

External information from Paul Collins:
There are different files with the same name:

• "InstallNAIProduct": Could be related to Network Associates Inc who own the McAfee VirusScan product amongst others. This was found in a directory called "VSC". Could it be an installation that failed and "SETUP.EXE" was left to run at startup as an error?
• "MM Install": Possibly Money Manager from Moneysoft?
• "RjLyraInstaller": ??
• "Tango": Tango Broadband access software. Is it required?
• "Windows Accelerators" can run at start up. KeySpy keylogger (monitoring program). Given a "U" recommendation because it depends if you intentionally installed it. If you didn't treat it as "X" and uninstall or remove

Important: Some malware also uses the file name setup.exe, for example Trojan.Generic.KDV.457159 (detected by BitDefender), and Trojan.FakeAV or Trojan.Gen (detected by Symantec). Therefore, you should check the setup.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.