ConsumerInputDiagnosticTool.exe

Consumer Input Diagnostic Tool

Compete Inc.

The application ConsumerInputDiagnosticTool.exe by Compete has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program Consumer Input (remove only) by Compete Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Compete, Inc.  (signed by Compete Inc.)

Product:
Consumer Input Diagnostic Tool

Version:
1.7.1.8586

MD5:
b0d66cb1380ad6c632d041dbe44bfaa7

SHA-1:
0c97fa2087300233ebdfc35b2876375e4f6a7b62

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:59:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete.BB
14.12.12.2

File size:
338.3 KB (346,456 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.1.8586

Copyright:
(C) Compete, Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
ConsumerInputDiagnosticTool.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\consumer input\internetexplorer\consumerinputdiagnostictool.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/29/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/30/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Compete Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Compete Inc., L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
55108CF9F80AC133A32A29B5E9C1EF5F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/13/2013 2:49:11 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:fTYCc2492rghiDGepOKbsGsFVPb5ZfpyCmcL:fTYh24grEiqecKb/sF59ppR

Entry address:
0x234E1

Entry point:
E8, BA, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 64, B2, 43, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 85, C0, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 80, A0, 43, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B...
 
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Entropy:
6.2194

Code size:
228 KB (233,472 bytes)

The file ConsumerInputDiagnosticTool.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Consumer Input (remove only)  by Compete Inc.
Consumer Input is the collection and analytics software for Compete.com statistics for Microsoft Internet Explorer. Compete.com is a web traffic analysis service that publishes the approximate number of global visitors to the top web sites in the world.
www.consumerinput.com
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