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dca-ua.exe

Compete Inc.

The application dca-ua.exe by Compete has been detected as adware 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.
Publisher:
Compete Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5cc46a3309d45b96d3962523f5d2e98b

SHA-1:
f098066d36a5378dfda729fea2f3b551a42f9795

SHA-256:
0a15ff6e6fe3dff2b13801f55bfb2724100f4d7478341b0eadc47f28b92f1a25

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/25/2024 11:05:22 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete (M)
15.12.4.10

File size:
246.3 KB (252,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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:
6/27/2013 8:21:50 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:JOmR75zXFJwZQvqMjiKIpusq0rE3ycubjh83q4tvmWqvYI6xNVFsnq6tVQ4mW/:JOQ1zXuQvhjiKIpM0rCWbSa07qvu2Qk

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:
6.2647

Code size:
164 KB (167,936 bytes)

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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