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dca-api.dll

Compete DCA

Compete Inc

The file 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. 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:
1.5.1.5567

MD5:
f5bdb3814726fe0d0fce10e98897e14b

SHA-1:
f9424ed992a53dd776a914b3c5f1e12a5fcdab25

SHA-256:
c0bbe5a9436623544f5b52ef168c6fae63514194513f72d4de088c084fb849bb

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:
4/24/2024 6:19:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete (M)
16.11.30.2

File size:
275.7 KB (282,296 bytes)

Product version:
1.5.1.5567

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

Original file name:
dca-api.dll

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\nsw28b7.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Compete Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/5/2009 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/11/2012 11:59:59 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:
3/3/2011 7:09:43 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:mm4fE8OWeVllBJAimvoGt4pnfXfoR2fOVcFW/bCMnaDttNQhP9f:ZWAlTJMASew/u/DtqFf

Entry address:
0x1CFA4

Entry point:
83, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 75, 05, E8, 4A, 67, 00, 00, FF, 74, 24, 04, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, E8, ED, FE, FF, FF, 59, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 20, 7A, 03, 10, E8, 83, 07, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 08, 33, FF, 3B, CF, 76, 2E, 6A, E0, 58, 33, D2, F7, F1, 3B, 45, 0C, 1B, C0, 40, 75, 1F, E8, 82, 16, 00, 00, C7, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, A0, E3, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 33, C0, E9, D5, 00, 00, 00, 0F, AF, 4D, 0C, 8B, F1, 89, 75, 08, 3B, F7, 75, 03, 33, F6, 46, 33, DB, 89, 5D, E4, 83, FE, E0, 77, 69, 83, 3D...
 
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Entropy:
6.2565

Code size:
188 KB (192,512 bytes)

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