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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:
2.5.0.4567.5455

MD5:
a321ca5be5c2214e3deb09f1b76ce765

SHA-1:
5c27d69d9c83d550f7276ba25c02891bca454900

SHA-256:
c4901ae0b8fc12d4013c0a7e4972b219833b21619997c0df8073f12f04e06d66

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:
4/26/2024 7:39:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete.Installer (M)
16.4.3.10

File size:
775.1 KB (793,736 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.4567

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:
1/4/2009 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/11/2012 6:59:59 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 5:53:24 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:F0Qn5+52d2v+MJSYckFYqpiQ5iB3ElDVLg4hCwqHn7MFtc90nRNDLbq0w4usA:X5DlPlqlJlRLgxFHnYd3vqqA

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:
7.9617

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:
2.5.0.4567

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


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