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Allin Cottrell

The application gretl_install-64.exe, “gretl Setup ” by Allin Cottrell has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
The gretl team   (signed by Allin Cottrell)

Product:
gretl

Description:
gretl Setup

MD5:
0bb4c4f17ee9f9ccb50ff66baa93d940

SHA-1:
c64f420dd7e4eeada939d9eff21f20d188751a54

SHA-256:
8484d1b306b0cfbd9b0969352044cf3f93c4ccba98e4b6f2e15c0556070b9dbf

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/25/2024 11:28:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
16.12.27.8

File size:
23.5 MB (24,672,424 bytes)

Product version:
2015e-git

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\gretl_install-64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Allin Cottrell

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/16/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/16/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Allin Cottrell, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Winston-Salem, S=North Carolina, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
24A52D04FFB841E34B15278BCFDDF8DA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9999

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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