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ConsumerInputUpdate.exe

ConsumerInput Update

Compete Inc

The application ConsumerInputUpdate.exe by Compete Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named ConsumerInputUpdateTaskMachineCore triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
ConsumerInput  (signed by Compete Inc)

Product:
ConsumerInput Update

Version:
1.3.25.309

MD5:
e46fc0f5738b7877623ace0a80e5efe9

SHA-1:
66d2b6c9a5d31087dea091a0ae1b2957cddc0652

SHA-256:
4056c388e4fa9c2ea1afa0080242415071209e06e82d5c895087b4bee81436e3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
5/6/2024 6:27:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete (M)
16.11.1.12

File size:
103.5 KB (105,944 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.25.309

Copyright:
Copyright 2007-2010 Google Inc., Copyright 2012 Compete Inc.

Original file name:
ConsumerInputUpdate.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\consumer input\update\consumerinputupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Compete Inc

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/22/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/23/2018 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Compete Inc, O=Compete Inc, L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
0A6DDD60D9E6C4FAA56565923F8669C2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2015 6:00:52 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:fssPg0HX0gmPf2Q9I7LNGkUEoTlr84kKQdIL90+lpRwZwVzBkzRw:0t3ziLNmEer84kKQai+lpC6VzBkzRw

Entry address:
0x4EE6

Entry point:
E8, 3D, 24, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 28, 31, 41, 00, E8, 84, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, DC, 0C, 41, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 27, 26, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 4F, 26, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 70, 26, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, 13, 25, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 34, F7, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 10, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, 00, 07, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.2486

Code size:
52 KB (53,248 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ConsumerInputUpdateTaskMachineCore

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
Keeps your ConsumerInput software up to date. If this task is disabled or stopped, your ConsumerInput software will not be kept up to date, meaning se


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