install.exe

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:
af626792aa800f7d7ef5d7c8640a6a98

SHA-1:
7e5ca321f608f7aec79e8083973a4daafece89f5

SHA-256:
0757a544ca1eea7b7876192cfe907e948514412f594901e918c50bf5cbb935ba

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/28/2025 2:58:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
17.2.6.17

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 3:24:56 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2016 7:35:08 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 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:
7.9330

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=P/iKsD/WMHx7qJ2UdgkkF0tFaUjVYGoCS1qTotJ2Olg=&e=0&c=9o2lxDZkPm8dxElNtoDQHfj2kY9EwApMhu0jX7UueZsE3a7y6WZ1oENzkn8s10P6iJPvkPZQLlcOEDrxwlBUrQ1ei9Wrbspzeh1Dy4VLtNMg3jR/kPRRQGG12iO ieWjGRg/D7vjFx4ycuTTGTvcUYZokc4k8v768zAxh3Ll8Kc=&downloadAs=install.exe&fallback_url=http://.../7z938.exe

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