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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)

MD5:
8fe1ffe19e627877afa977e90ecb69d7

SHA-1:
bc4e940db39bfed6fd36dceb4c78b4f68168cf97

SHA-256:
af8f96abf493530b2b5cdf3e83432b14ca53ba4b4885454d00b7a63f03edca1b

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:
4/18/2024 5:25:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete.Installer (M)
16.1.22.11

File size:
357.4 KB (365,976 bytes)

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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/11/2012 4:59:59 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:
6/6/2009 2:44:26 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:41839d3JrQI1Ghvv2d2vxiSL2Ta+hMxq3YPg1PSxRFW/Dr+dbtMsjqbOXLis6bgj:z5Qnhvv2d2vdSTwIgxRFeUBMuqbTE

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:
7.8696

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:
2.3.1.2941

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


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