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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:
1.3.0.4195

MD5:
e633d287444f7bc53f9fecb0680d6c72

SHA-1:
e35793b3f2e42e03ce8b843b32999ceff5434749

SHA-256:
9c689ae06b22124a26ad70a6a58964a56796ca5147933cf4142eb4238d50c5d6

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:
4/26/2024 4:02:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete (M)
16.3.13.17

File size:
267.7 KB (274,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.0.4195

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:
1/5/2009 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/12/2012 12:59:59 AM

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:
5/14/2010 4:34:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:PZ0tXr+VJj22q1xqf82YZgl0S/omAq0WH0y0+hrVpIPrfgS1DstLzMw:R0WozmYc0dAHfFS1D2j

Entry address:
0x1AB88

Entry point:
83, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 75, 05, E8, 4A, 66, 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, 08, 16, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, 89, 30, E8, E7, 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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Code size:
180 KB (184,320 bytes)

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