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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:
51c12c387ab61ac2cb14b02234ed4c29

SHA-1:
f038af6b3703e90ba584bdbce7e7268cddc86fa7

SHA-256:
8e58654d990a752938874bd1aeacc78eec9350d1937da98782769bb57c07519d

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 11:40:26 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.8.9.9

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:+Niawmt48CwLSZ8Os3WZDJ3uZvk3iX9BSsItS:+kD69LSZeiMZ88BSsq

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=GxX2henO4wCuI087 OsufricA5N3unq/hUIAOQVzIE8=&e=0&c=76UOdWK2ddmAIL2ZK3qCCy/Adtb/6gbBxPnysjt/CaLyZL5azDSS5j149uz8mEg/vgL3ASyEQzTacI56yUDzN5HBIT5x1Q7eoGkaeiAh s9oHZn144RBe23FnZYyxKw1z62OA14EpR4iBnADMS1rPtZ Rntwjb9nkYnTorqpgqM=&downloadAs=install.exe&fallback_url=http://.../7z938.exe

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