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compete.exe

The application compete.exe 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, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from fastc.us and multiple other hosts.
Version:
3.2.4.4286

MD5:
b378a3a7fe32e72a5ca94f391788c3d3

SHA-1:
7cffd68ba7d30905bf24cb0e6d84e17cd353f409

SHA-256:
b597f9fb0b6046e5256009f5f98d2f09ab0881b2b5b1dc3972741d9db765e727

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 11:32:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete.Installer.Meta (M)
16.3.25.20

File size:
1.8 MB (1,916,544 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.4.4286

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Y6CEOqaGInegHyJYUd7GTX0rFPjsND11feChyx5dSEsHyFYKnboaMJxVt+l2x1Cn:/YLyrd7GrGPjsND11fSAyHnboaSrg

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:
7.9848

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

The file compete.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://fastc.us/.../ci_setup_s.exe

http://fastdl1.us/.../ci_setup_s.exe

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