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compete.exe

INSTALLIUM LTD

The application compete.exe by INSTALLIUM has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.pompaap.com.
Publisher:
INSTALLIUM LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
14b272ca645012019264da317f27df7e

SHA-1:
7ad22d9d69226d445eadac445a74485b789d6530

SHA-256:
2a749354e196e0783af47f454d31dc2a9a25f554be70db23a2facc91baf1cf9d

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:22:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Installium
2015.0.3403

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4151
9.0.1.0205

McAfee
Artemis!CF3F77A19009
5600.7059

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Siggen.dbxlri
0.28.2.60990

Reason Heuristics
PUP.INSTALLIUM.H
14.7.24.15

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.D5B044A7
7.2.205

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Compete
31480

File size:
2.1 MB (2,153,496 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\compete.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALLIUM LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALLIUM LTD, O=INSTALLIUM LTD, STREET=1 Habarzel, L=TEL AVIV-JAFFA, S=Israel, PostalCode=6971001, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A9C5DEFC7BFC682621B9876DFC5F23EF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:wZj/+79lRhBpXVwbGHXqpDZabgU1fkVWanQOe:a67RhzFwbAXI1u5kcaQOe

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9974

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file compete.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.pompaap.com/.../Compete.exe

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