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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 2 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Consumer Input (remove only) by Compete Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

dca-api.dll

Publisher:

Compete, Inc. (signed by Compete Inc.)

Product:

Compete DCA

Description:

Compete DCA API DLL

Version:

1.7.2.9006

MD5:

384f7f8c7406d01f062e89ef5e323434

SHA-1:

6a322541c20c62ad01f58eaa500a731cbdd170ac

SHA-256:

f64b8168540010dff65c32bfe402891ea66c697c9a9f56df3bb38ef137cec791

Scanner detections:

2 / 68

Status:

Adware

Analysis date:

4/23/2024 8:00:16 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Boost by Reason

PUP.Compete.H

2013.11.20.5

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Compete.H

14.8.1.0

File size:

286.3 KB (293,208 bytes)

Product version:

1.7.2.9006

Original file name:

dca-api.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\consumer input\internetexplorer\dca-api.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Compete Inc.

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:

10/21/2013 6:50:07 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:vp6OGZZ4rX08/Sc1MO+YUEmQ0qhd8r/StVgvl800woZJVmJKVhNfb5nPMPW8/RJ6:RamV//UEX0qhdWNQbYM6Ux

Entry address:

0x196AD

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, D3, 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:

6.2967

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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