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compete.exe

INSTALLIUM LTD

The application compete.exe by INSTALLIUM has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.pompaap.com.
Publisher:
INSTALLIUM LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c2b7a601ea1481f0ed5c0f3ce3b0c660

SHA-1:
16557223239b8315ff362a814a77f722f38c592f

SHA-256:
b763ecc1e86667f0647d6ebad894c13fefa8f25f9f63164e37f6c6c00af6a655

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
5/12/2024 10:55:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3320

ESET NOD32
Win32/Installium
8.10551

F-Prot
W32/A-07794f8f
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13642

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.INSTALLIUM.H
14.10.16.0

File size:
445.9 KB (456,576 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\compete.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALLIUM LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/27/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALLIUM LTD, O=INSTALLIUM LTD, STREET=1 Habarzel, L=TEL AVIV-JAFFA, S=Israel, PostalCode=69710, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00AA664A4ED27B0B9FCB4D4D95626EDD86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:L0+dQ0o6/+ZPPfnENZmdanO0NettbNB6V1p:Lvd+6mlvAmgOq8bP6

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9655

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://cdn.pompaap.com/.../Compete.exe

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