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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:
af58362e90404ab25d276e0c50b56396

SHA-1:
f55d9a82d627ffb6b560dea7f70747e99e6de4e8

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:
4/29/2025 11:02:30 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
17.2.10.9

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:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\install.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 5:24:56 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2016 9:35:08 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 5:22:17 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=bziWHj0VOBPau1qZ4hjHRRBK4OiAdWqxF9Zj199eWeg=&e=0&c=fhH0t3NBG8InBkrRdftz726J1XwgdATEoNGTL7xvwwNZsZ93jcKgbT5o/0JtV1WxbSCCgUpJY91r wFF57mJTPmQOUiQNTsJoRQ4Qp4iSf6gF1QB2WkW2v2HBDH7Ro1kxdqFgpv96gK4nq7a0ZcXoonmGyoNOoJ0 J9Sz uxYew=&downloadAs=install.exe&fallback_url=http://.../7z938.exe

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