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dca-api.dll

Compete DCA

Compete Inc

The module dca-api.dll, “Compete DCA API DLL” 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.
Publisher:
Compete, Inc.  (signed by Compete Inc)

Product:
Compete DCA

Description:
Compete DCA API DLL

Version:
1.2.0.3575

MD5:
9138bb640b6831642c7009cfdca20eb9

SHA-1:
dde20e01095a51e2a0d2a9ef967ace7a89bad890

SHA-256:
13fc324b050e37395a66aac2d97296006deddd95a397e7a9ea79d5f29de15463

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:
4/23/2024 12:21:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete (M)
16.9.4.20

File size:
223.7 KB (229,048 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.0.3575

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Compete Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/4/2009 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/11/2012 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Compete Inc, OU=operations, 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 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
05939B8CAA8D72A48138235B1801AAB5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/5/2010 2:03:51 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:b0rM7jXsGDNRVxa2ua5xrVpIartSqOkD0tPOhy3jr:1NRV/5xmmDismr

Entry address:
0x14548

Entry point:
83, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 75, 05, E8, 8A, 68, 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, 48, 18, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, 89, 30, E8, E9, E3, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 6C, 02, 00, 00, 53, 6A, 24, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, 51, F7, 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:
6.2413

Code size:
152 KB (155,648 bytes)

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