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dca-api.dll

Compete DCA

Compete Inc

The module dca-api.dll, “Compete DCA API DLL” 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. This file is typically installed with the program Consumer Input (remove only) by Compete Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

dca-api.dll

Publisher:

Compete, Inc. (signed by Compete Inc)

Product:

Compete DCA

Description:

Compete DCA API DLL

Version:

1.7.1.8556

MD5:

1b61849a8608617ea2fbc6c8f8af8ae3

SHA-1:

fc3b43556ac2411c5ab3d10e7b90017ac78c6a93

SHA-256:

31391edd57be04ab428cdb2581431a7af2d726397f7e59ca886c10c85ec340f7

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 2:38:55 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Compete

15.6.6.11

File size:

285.9 KB (292,784 bytes)

Product version:

1.7.1.8556

Original file name:

dca-api.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\consumer input\dca-api.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Compete Inc

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

2/10/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

2/8/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Compete Inc, OU=IT, 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 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

0EE72EE66D6F818B71BCDFAFB57F21FF

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

9/13/2012 10:28:38 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:iTG/5LiiaFcSPUMedc1RhsX1sgGe9SW6ia7T7IVmJKVhNOzBeM7n9itqB3sVBsZJ:i0xiPKdc1RerXa7TlzQMDXrt

Entry address:

0x1948D

Entry point:

83, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 75, 05, E8, 61, 65, 00, 00, FF, 74, 24, 04, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, E8, ED, FE, FF, FF, 59, C2, 0C, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 89, 7D, F8, 89, 7D, F4, 89, 7D, FC, 75, 1E, E8, 89, 20, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, 89, 30, E8, CE, E7, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 4A, 02, 00, 00, 53, 6A, 24, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, 56, E8, BC, F4, FF, FF, 8B, 5D, 0C, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, DF, 74, 2A, 8B, 43, 04, 3B, C7, 8B, 0B, 7F, 12, 7C, 04, 3B, CF, 73, 0C... 
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Entropy:

6.2755

Code size:

180 KB (184,320 bytes)

The file dca-api.dll has been discovered within the following program.

Consumer Input (remove only) by Compete Inc.

Consumer Input is the collection and analytics software for Compete.com statistics for Microsoft Internet Explorer. Compete.com is a web traffic analysis service that publishes the approximate number of global visitors to the top web sites in the world.

www.consumerinput.com

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