What is SpotifySetup.exe?

SpotifySetup.exe is part of Spotify Installer and developed by Spotify Ltd according to the SpotifySetup.exe version information.

SpotifySetup.exe's description is "Spotify Installer"

SpotifySetup.exe is digitally signed by Spotify Ltd.

SpotifySetup.exe is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\my documents\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected SpotifySetup.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 SpotifySetup.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSpotify Installer
Company nameSpotify Ltd
File descriptionSpotify Installer
Internal nameSpotify Installer
Original filenameSpotifyInstaller.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2006-2011 Spotify Ltd
Product version0.8.4.124.ga3559d86
File version0,0,0,0

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

Product nameSpotify Installer
Company nameSpotify Ltd
File descriptionSpotify Installer
Internal nameSpotify Installer
Original filenameSpotifyInstaller.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2006-2011 Spotify Ltd
Product version0.8.4.124.ga3559d86
File version0,0,0,0

Digital signatures [?]

SpotifySetup.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSpotify Ltd
Certificate issuer nameUTN-USERFirst-Object
Certificate serial number00adbcf58aaf0f7c8322d888e3062b1155

VirusTotal report

4 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SpotifySetup.exe file. That's a 9% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.Generic
Bkav W32.Clod632.Trojan.06ba
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.DownLoader6.vkmxg
TheHacker Posible_Worm32
4 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the SpotifySetup.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5bdf4b5b8d268044dce184cf897290161
SHA256aea609256487408d9132d81a1a529397aa89ec65641a857c931d6e36c7ad200b

Error Messages

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

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

spotifysetup.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.

Spotify Installer has stopped working.

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

spotifysetup.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with the file?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 75% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 4 users.

User vote results: There were 3 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 4 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

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SpotifySetup.exe is a downloader for the Spotify Installer. Legit.

# 9 Sep 2012, 4:41

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