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Allin Cottrell

The application gretl_install.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.sourceforge.net.
Publisher:
The gretl team   (signed by Allin Cottrell)

Product:
gretl

Description:
gretl Setup

MD5:
cf26fc8a750d9b2e0a54ea15f9cf34d9

SHA-1:
9fa1cdd86df52f82e4ba869e32b32a89f1028ac7

SHA-256:
0f7e399bedcd18640a62e91959426eb3b5f7352d1be26c85a420d2beb5d187a6

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 2:02:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
16.12.23.12

File size:
22.4 MB (23,483,440 bytes)

Product version:
2016d-git

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Allin Cottrell

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/16/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/17/2018 1:59:59 AM

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:
13EC6F5FB3E5DE5ED995262387FDBA61

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file gretl_install.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/gretl/.../gretl_install.exe

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