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dca-ua.exe

Compete DCA Update Agent

Compete Inc.

The application dca-ua.exe by Compete has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Consumer Input Update’. This file is typically installed with the program Consumer Input (remove only) by Compete Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Compete, Inc.  (signed by Compete Inc.)

Product:
Compete DCA Update Agent

Version:
1.7.1.8586

MD5:
4a1d20a205aa664e72378c30ca5f3298

SHA-1:
6a3a30b723987b13fa004f66821ef1db81475468

SHA-256:
94d00c4cc2be2fa2abc1a801a3e8255a93dbb546161d73972da636650cccc10b

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 5:29:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Startup.Compete.G
188838

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Compete.G
14.8.1.0

File size:
246.3 KB (252,248 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.1.8586

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

Original file name:
dca-ua.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\consumer input\internetexplorer\dca-ua.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Compete Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/29/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/30/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Compete Inc., 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:
55108CF9F80AC133A32A29B5E9C1EF5F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/13/2013 2:48:49 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:EOmR75zXFJwZQvqMjiKIpusq0rE3ycubjh83q6tvmWq2YI6xNVFsnq6tVQ4mW/q:EOQ1zXuQvhjiKIpM0rCWbSaW7q2u2Qd

Entry address:
0x14A49

Entry point:
E8, D8, 54, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 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, 8F, 2B, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, 89, 30, E8, 3A, F7, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 4A, 02, 00, 00, 53, 6A, 24, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, 27, 09, 00, 00, 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, E8, 4A, 2B, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, EB, 26, 83, F8, 07, 7C, 28, 7F, 08, 81, F9, FF, 6F...
 
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Entropy:
6.2333

Code size:
164 KB (167,936 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Consumer Input Update

Command:
C:\Program Files\consumer input\internetexplorer\dca-ua.exe


The file dca-ua.exe 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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