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dca-api.dll

Compete DCA

Compete Inc.

The module dca-api.dll, “Compete DCA API DLL” 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Compete, Inc.  (signed by Compete Inc.)

Product:
Compete DCA

Description:
Compete DCA API DLL

Version:
1.7.1.8590

MD5:
5c8bee4be56501616f4593ead8cea6fd

SHA-1:
19c6ac43f6d9e06eb4126f52bb471ef2dbd7a4f8

SHA-256:
fa3c41d4c77bf0258679fe9c1b069267cb5395e9d5a767216c9407dd0c824a6c

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:
4/24/2024 9:51:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete.H
14.8.1.0

File size:
286.3 KB (293,208 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.1.8590

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

Original file name:
dca-api.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\dca-api.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Compete Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/29/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/30/2015 7:59:59 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:
6/27/2013 11:15:29 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:KnedeotT3ghxfxcUnzjwSrJ8fuVq9wgCfhtaxGAVmJKVZN3ZP9GZEMLsn9t1e3Zc:1dBzAjnPVrJ8GVDzaxPZP9rMALk6

Entry address:
0x1955D

Entry point:
83, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 75, 05, E8, 62, 65, 00, 00, FF, 74, 24, 04, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, E8, ED, FE, FF, FF, 59, C2, 0C, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 89, 7D, F8, 89, 7D, F4, 89, 7D, FC, 75, 1E, E8, 89, 20, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, 89, 30, E8, D7, E7, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 4A, 02, 00, 00, 53, 6A, 24, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, BC, F4, FF, FF, 8B, 5D, 0C, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, DF, 74, 2A, 8B, 43, 04, 3B, C7, 8B, 0B, 7F, 12, 7C, 04, 3B, CF, 73, 0C...
 
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Entropy:
6.2839

Code size:
180 KB (184,320 bytes)

The file dca-api.dll 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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