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Cehobuso

Connector Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application install.exe, “Cehobuso Setup ” by Connector Quality (Alpha Criteria) has been detected as adware 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 installCore 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 www.citycleartower.com.
Publisher:
Kupetepur   (signed by Connector Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Cehobuso

Description:
Cehobuso Setup

MD5:
d80aba113012afdf6f8ba73fa0457668

SHA-1:
1fa24f8179d6e079001df38ca34c8b50c15b531b

SHA-256:
ad2ee3cb7f9e2a30c738ff20339769d1abab9db959df3a997484d27a3ad3002d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/10/2025 11:43:58 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.8.9.15

File size:
951.3 KB (974,160 bytes)

Product version:
4.5

Copyright:
Web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Connector Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 6:24:56 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2016 10:35:08 AM

Subject:
CN=Connector Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Connector Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112190337C3C48E1F78563988CD61C13DBAD

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:mNiawmt48CwLSZ8Os3WZDJ3uZvk3iX9BSsItS:mkD69LSZeiMZ88BSsq

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:
7.9330

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.citycleartower.com/c?x=ynJVGsiuHLvUdPfg6aIhFU1cOTKvz/awKdDwj4C EPs=&e=0&c= n3GJWVyikC7n0J1QynF1GS2Ff pCtn0wHf8wvjWRomDArpeLwJ91eZOYyeyd/89r6tQ2drdH6LsoIwe9JhfyABMjE Cq7ZZoKYdjedjgN0W1dJJrviFD4QNSqULavmnP6yRRbT5Yuaeqa98VtyEgKd2xsvhmR8zeYYMFVrPXcI=&downloadAs=install.exe&fallback_url=http://.../7z938.exe

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