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compete.exe

INSTALLIUM LTD

The application compete.exe by INSTALLIUM has been detected as adware by 5 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:
9aa68873a884e46473197b2357ec9561

SHA-1:
a2c89aa7431cfa1cb7b8b719eaa8874ed6a516b8

SHA-256:
a6dbdb47042b17d1ff89ed9ad2ca4fdfbfb8ac3f0a6d1ebcff8400e039962932

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 5:04:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3367

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4151
9.0.1.0241

McAfee
Artemis!098D5CDFD46A
5600.7023

Reason Heuristics
PUP.INSTALLIUM.H
14.8.29.17

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.FB1AD86B
7.2.241

File size:
424.8 KB (434,960 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:
4/2/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2015 7:59:59 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:
0080F2A0BD5663CE9E92A60187A6BB5B0D

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):
12288:sZdYODAF+ZPPfn43er2ziozFO0zqHoVIIbV1pt:sZdYODJlv4ZziTEqHobX

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:
7.9642

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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