What is dlsetup.exe?

dlsetup.exe is part of and developed by Pay By Ads LTD according to the dlsetup.exe version information.

dlsetup.exe's description is " "

dlsetup.exe is digitally signed by Keep-My-Search LTD.

dlsetup.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\delta\delta\1.3.23.0\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product name
Company namePay By Ads LTD
File description
Legal copyrightAll rights reserved.
Product version
File version1.3.0.0

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

Product name ..
Company namePay By Ads LTD
File description
Legal copyrightAll rights reserved.
Product version ..
File version1.3.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

dlsetup.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameKeep-My-Search LTD
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number087407e453fff7e46db51873975e63cb

VirusTotal report

29 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the dlsetup.exe file. That's a 51% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Adware.PayByAds.E
ALYac Adware.PayByAds.E
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
AVG Generic.CE9
Avira ADWARE/Montiera.471320
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International PUA.Win32.Montiera.R
BitDefender Adware.PayByAds.E
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.E40D
DrWeb Adware.Toolbar.582
Emsisoft Adware.PayByAds.E (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.R potentially unwanted
F-Secure Adware.PayByAds.E
Fortinet Riskware/Montiera
GData Adware.PayByAds.E
Ikarus not-a-virus:Downloader.Montiera
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 004b4c911 )
K7GW Trojan ( 004b4c911 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.PayByAds.A
McAfee Artemis!206665BA5958
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.PayByAds.E
NANO-Antivirus Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.dprokt
nProtect Adware.PayByAds.E
Panda PUP/PayByAds
Sophos PayByAds
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
TrendMicro PUA_PayByAds
TrendMicro-HouseCall PUA_PayByAds
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
29 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the dlsetup.exe file.

dlsetup.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove dlsetup.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the dlsetup.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that dlsetup.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 dlsetup.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the dlsetup.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 dlsetup.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\delta\delta\1.3.23.0\dlsetup.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the dlsetup.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If dlsetup.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If dlsetup.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If dlsetup.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 dlsetup.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
MD5206665ba5958214ba239d7831ffd18ff
SHA2564a52851fbf537fcf8b0f18ee46e755cee55944f77e2b15fac94ed54f8c39e88d

Error Messages

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

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

dlsetup.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.

has stopped working.

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

dlsetup.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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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.

#Adam# writes

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dlsetup.exe could also be 1.63 MB big installer of DataLoad - an application by JD Stuart Ltd which helps to "pump" data and keystrokes from excel to any other Windows application as if you write it from keyboard. It is very helpful to automatize boring manual tasks.

# 3 Oct 2015, 14:49

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