» dca-bho.dll
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dca-bho.dll

Compete DCA

Compete Inc

The file 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. This file is typically installed with the program Consumer Input (remove only) by Compete Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

dca-bho.dll

Publisher:

Compete, Inc. (signed by Compete Inc)

Product:

Compete DCA

Description:

Compete DCA Browser Helper Object

Version:

3.2.0.957

MD5:

a627d9c2772645b33cc289f2e34bba5c

SHA-1:

72d8414fc45848cc35ea3734c6bd35ddaacd02ce

SHA-256:

63d6c834ee2a72007309821f68528ab59d1ccc4167c8e4c3659f7de20507f768

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:

5/10/2024 5:53:19 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Compete (M)

16.6.5.2

File size:

703.4 KB (720,240 bytes)

Product version:

3.2.0.11343

Original file name:

dca-bho.dll

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\windows\temp\nsyd3fe.tmp

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Compete Inc

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

2/6/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

1/10/2015 3:59:59 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 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:

4A4ACAE072F8065D9C03E2A2240975B0

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

11/28/2013 5:43:07 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:PdqHjC8Glx6Ca8cYQrifOiWOcnduITBtCyoW40vZeHT0lwdNBkLsQOH/RdwIADlR:PseXV9CMvWpdDTBi0Rez0lwdwLsQIqlR

Entry address:

0x6BE64

Entry point:

8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, A7, 34, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 33, C0, 39, 45, 0C, 76, 12, 8B, 4D, 08, 66, 83, 39, 00, 74, 09, 40, 83, C1, 02, 3B, 45, 0C, 72, F1, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 8B, 45, 0C, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 85, C0, 74, 02, 89, 38, 85, FF, 75, 17, E8, 7A, 1C, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 1D, 1C, 00, 00, 33, C0, E9, 90, 01, 00, 00, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, 0C, 83, 7D, 10, 02, 7C, DD, 83, 7D... 
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Entropy:

6.6467

Code size:

510.5 KB (522,752 bytes)

The file dca-bho.dll has been discovered within the following program.

Consumer Input (remove only) by Compete Inc.

Consumer Input is the collection and analytics software for Compete.com statistics for Microsoft Internet Explorer. Compete.com is a web traffic analysis service that publishes the approximate number of global visitors to the top web sites in the world.

www.consumerinput.com

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