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uninstall.exe

Compete Inc

The application uninstall.exe 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. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Consumer Input Software (remove only) by Compete Inc..
Publisher:
Compete Inc  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.7.0.7705.8453

MD5:
01d22038b52eff41b9363543dae2c3ea

SHA-1:
000c7b366a715a24700746c8343fe3623a514c51

SHA-256:
f297366509dfa2d06ee4687063b26f9e57f3dd9026b1b67bdde71943bad80976

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:
4/27/2024 4:05:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete.Installer (M)
15.11.2.18

File size:
451.4 KB (462,184 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.0.7705

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\consumer input\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Compete Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/5/2009 12:00:00 AM

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:53:24 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xUQn+Iya52d2vdT5cfJs959sYrjSsYDQvps:D+DsTQJu59sYnvG

Entry address:
0x355E

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B8, A7, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 10, 43, 00, E8, D6, 2E, 00, 00, A3, E4, 0F, 43, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, E8, A7, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 81, 40, 00, 68, AC, A7, 40, 00, 68, E0, 07, 43, 00, E8, DC, 29, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 80, 40, 00, BF, 00, 70, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, CA, 29, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9096

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Consumer Input Software (remove only)

Display publisher:
Compete Inc.

Display version:
2.7.0.7705

Uninstall string:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Consumer Input\uninstall.exe"


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