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Connector Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application install.exe, “Bon 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.citycleartower.com.
Publisher:
Mirosa   (signed by Connector Quality (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Bon

Description:
Bon Setup

MD5:
4d8f32631e6ff7f47286d7996f917b10

SHA-1:
ee12720871c244464367d35c72b49dfbdf9976f7

SHA-256:
e3d55d96602ca2f0c6c0f62926fddd70d047c4ac2789b1818c54fec11e903e14

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:
7/12/2025 5:52:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
17.2.20.17

File size:
957.7 KB (980,648 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\install.exe

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

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:
7.9345

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=h13yh0ZP4xFcIDrkAMKneVObHpX ICIz759edlzUelQ=&c=VMwHvQ2SWCpcA6AtKBAhGVaYXs0jSq931ksEPIfSCcc4cTndcdk8tpukyDmD r90BgFEpSpDNrbeeHdf9Z88hXYkVCZYc7epIKHrvpYTppmmqsw785S4PoBq0WrAOPnz&downloadAs=install.exe&fallback_url=http://.../7z938.exe

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