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compete.exe

INSTALLIUM LTD

The application compete.exe by INSTALLIUM has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.pompaap.com.
Publisher:
INSTALLIUM LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8bd4bc171d85c743bea3582f9d4c4b4a

SHA-1:
80a55cb73c9785cfcc6ff1fd7babafecfba54c66

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
5/13/2024 2:07:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4151
9.0.1.0151

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3782

McAfee
Artemis!BCE189189882
5600.7113

Panda Antivirus
Trj/OCJ.E
14.05.31.12

Quick Heal
Downloader.Agent.g5 (Not a Virus)
5.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.INSTALLIUM.H
14.5.31.12

Sophos
Generic PUA GA
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0527
7.2.151

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Compete
29770

File size:
2 MB (2,113,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\compete.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALLIUM LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALLIUM LTD, O=INSTALLIUM LTD, STREET=1 Habarzel, L=TEL AVIV-JAFFA, S=Israel, PostalCode=6971001, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A9C5DEFC7BFC682621B9876DFC5F23EF

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):
49152:T/e6UfCTYJ+ePPgThBxO1PrMY4jwPLkfWmw1lyI5qTnmD:DWCb6PYhBx8PryYLkfOnyWqjmD

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:
7.9973

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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