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ciuninstall.exe

Compete Inc

The application ciuninstall.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 (remove only) by Compete Inc..
Publisher:
Compete Inc  (signed and verified)

Version:
3.2.4.4280

MD5:
dc39e57d6ac13ce606b5eeec85f09b45

SHA-1:
7d95fa20ff001f4ed3464950c6a704e6feee85a0

SHA-256:
a6419f38a92301ea452b895a7a16621bd9b5e8e9aebf337d0beecefacc2d231a

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:
11/27/2024 12:18:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete (M)
16.11.20.12

File size:
669.9 KB (686,024 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.4.4280

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Compete Inc

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/21/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/22/2018 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Compete Inc, O=Compete Inc, L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
0A6DDD60D9E6C4FAA56565923F8669C2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/26/2011 6:21:38 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:O0gSQnCxKXGRstGXr6Rz/lTrI/dH0iB0/kaiTrTNfFQSPqly+K4XjKI5CdHQQ:J6CBZGbl3IFReK92aqIoTh5CdHQQ

Entry address:
0x38AF

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 68, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9208

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Consumer Input (remove only)

Display publisher:
Compete Inc.

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


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