[Geany-Users] geany-1.34_setup.exe security analysis

[Matthew Brush]

Hi,

I got a Windows Defender warning with the just-released installer, 
similar to Issue #990[0]. In order to install you have to run as 
administrator and then allow it.

I expect it's because it's a random .exe from the internet with lots of 
compressed, executable code, which makes system-wide changes. These are 
the times in which we live.

Regards,
Matthew Brush


[0]: https://github.com/geany/geany/issues/990

On 2018-12-16 1:37 p.m., dany111 at email.it wrote:
> I don't want to sound paranoid but I've just scanned geany binaries with Hybrid Anlisys.
> I've got these results: https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/109748fc6e6276462258ee104996fe29c9d826b4ea507857e7a2411b1614bd7d/5c1698807ca3e12dc155b5ad
> In particular, could you explain me why the installer connects to the Swiss IP Address 194.230.81.170?
> Thanks
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