Estimated safety rating

setuphost.exe may be a dangerous application, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. It triggers too many of the "probable danger" criteria described bellow. It is yet unknown if setuphost.exe is malware or a legit program which doesn't harm your computer. Please be careful with this application.

Executable file path

The default name and path where this application is stored is
C:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\SetupHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is a5d94f9587f97e9c674447447721b77f.

Is running as a service

This program does NOT run as a Windows service. This is usually a good sign.

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the Internet to communicate. Today this is expected from a program. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for new updates. For this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This executable runs in 32-bit mode. It can not use the full set of features of nowadays' PC processors. This is quite normal because the authors did not upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description written in the file is Modern Setup Host.

File version

File version 10.0.19041.572 (vb_release_svc_prod1.201007-1724).

Manufacturer

Company Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Legal copyright notice © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Has valid windows

setuphost.exe appears to have a visible user interface. This means it doesn't run in some kind of invisible mode. Its activity is clearly shown to the user.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some dangerous functions of the Operating System appear to be used, such as functions for intercepting the keyboard. We recommend you to be very careful regarding this program.

Digitally signed

setuphost.exe has a digital signature. Nowadays the large majority of virus-free software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature is broken, which indicates this program may be a virus and that someone probably changed some of its code after the signature was applied. Please be very careful regarding this!

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Microsoft Windows

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have an uninstall routine set up in registry.