What is the "dxsetup.exe" ? Variant 10200980

Our database contains 155 different files for filename dxsetup.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the dxsetup.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name dxsetup.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Microsoft DirectX Setup. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 3 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process dxsetup.exe.

dxsetup.exe Process
Product:
Microsoft® DirectX for Windows®
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Microsoft DirectX Setup
Version:
4.9.0.904
MD5:
bf3f290275c21bdd3951955c9c3cf32c
SHA1:
9fd00f3bb8a870112dae464f555fcd5e7f9200c0
SHA256:
8f47d7121ef6532ad9ad9901e44e237f5c30448b752028c58a9d19521414e40d
Size:
517976
Directory:
E:\DirectX
Operating System:
Windows 7
Occurence:
Medium oc1
Digital Signature:
Microsoft Corporation

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :
Antivirus NameLatest Toleration
Windows Defender2016-08-25 19:41:55
360 Total Security2016-07-03 19:55:58
Microsoft Security Essentials2016-05-12 00:55:57
avast! Antivirus2016-05-05 20:35:30
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition2016-04-02 12:45:01
Advanced SystemCare Ultimate2016-01-23 02:37:11
McAfee 2015-12-26 06:34:04
ESET Smart Security 8.02015-11-07 20:52:54
Baidu Antivirus2015-10-27 15:08:28
Quick Heal Total Security2015-09-25 07:22:36
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Is the Process "dxsetup.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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User Reviews of the "dxsetup.exe"

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file E:\Install\Steam\SteamApps\common\Space Rangers HD A War Apart\_CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010\dxsetup.exe (Variant: 19243019)

    This executable is the Microsoft DirectX Setup - an installation package for the DirectX pack of drivers and utilities from Microsoft. This package when downloaded and started consequently starts the installation itself. For the DirectX : "Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. Originally, the names of these APIs all began with Direct, such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectSound, and so forth." - check the complete description on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX

  • SAFErating from user Habetdin for file %PROGRAMFILES%\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\directx_installer\dxsetup.exe (Variant: 12635078)

    MS DirectX Updater

  • SAFErating from user marian for file %PROGRAMFILES%\\Nexuiz\\install\\DirectX\\DXSETUP.exe