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dca-bho.dll

Compete DCA

Compete Inc

The module dca-bho.dll, “Compete DCA Browser Helper Object” 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 installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘DCA’.
Publisher:
Compete, Inc.  (signed by Compete Inc)

Product:
Compete DCA

Description:
Compete DCA Browser Helper Object

Version:
1.7.0.8467

MD5:
561cb08cf1b1d1303ec523a4ed2b16b6

SHA-1:
320a52da418284dee432413ac7e0057ba7de9566

SHA-256:
77a28fc002a31393060939546ded6d904312632e36952fbf1bf3f05453ccbf5c

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 12:18:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BHO.Compete
15.3.9.12

File size:
961.9 KB (985,008 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.0.8467

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

Original file name:
dca-bho.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\consumer input\dca-bho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Compete Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/9/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/8/2013 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Compete Inc, OU=IT, 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:
0EE72EE66D6F818B71BCDFAFB57F21FF

Registration
CLSID:
{B49699FC-1665-4414-A1CB-C4A2A4A13EEC}

ProgID:
dcabho.Dca.1

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/31/2012 12:24:39 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:nMBJvUpp5NF6l2rbrggviztDD0/yK2qTPwmB5kZoJMZMCtpTrgwu9Pl7Apgp:nMzvYp5NFHXrnIttMooJMZtTrgwu95p

Entry address:
0x6CC95

Entry point:
83, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 75, 05, E8, 40, 81, 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, C4, 15, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, 89, 30, E8, DD, EE, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 4A, 02, 00, 00, 53, 6A, 24, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, E4, D7, 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:
6.3594

Code size:
580 KB (593,920 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
DCA

CLSID:
{B49699FC-1665-4414-A1CB-C4A2A4A13EEC}

CLSID name:
DCA BHO


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