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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:
1.6.0.6112

MD5:
a24cca31de5054aa3b4d1976f1a0c932

SHA-1:
66f91473c7c9a16b30cf0e06c6a887c5d5711c85

SHA-256:
1a4ccd87b990b694350f835167d64cc4fd5e7e85392da08ae17f262f1ef4523c

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:
4/18/2024 3:04:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete (M)
15.7.26.7

File size:
1.2 MB (1,226,048 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.0.6112

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\common files\freecause\dca\dca-bho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Compete Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/4/2009 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/11/2012 5:59:59 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

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

ProgID:
dcabho.Dca.1

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2011 10:45:50 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:X2V6vG8JAkZYC1UukGd77Thp+XTrtIENVArmc:mcZuUeXT5IcVArmc

Entry address:
0xA6888

Entry point:
83, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 75, 05, E8, 5C, 93, 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, 51, 53, 56, 8B, F0, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 1E, E8, C4, 0F, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, 9C, F0, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, BD, 00, 00, 00, 39, 5D, 0C, 57, 77, 1E, E8, A0, 0F, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, 78, F0, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 98, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 39, 5D, 14, 66, 89, 1E, 0F, 95, C0, 40, 39, 45, 0C...
 
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Entropy:
6.3243

Code size:
828 KB (847,872 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
DCA

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

CLSID name:
DCA BHO


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