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dca-bho.dll

Compete DCA

Compete Inc

The module dca-bho.dll, “Compete DCA Browser Helper Object” 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. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘DCA’.
Publisher:
Compete, Inc.  (signed by Compete Inc)

Product:
Compete DCA

Description:
Compete DCA Browser Helper Object

Version:
1.5.0.5455

MD5:
af56dbf7a34d3ccb9533800da333cb5c

SHA-1:
3cc441b6ac70040277c7cf8992ff930c7d134e8f

SHA-256:
c45070a2c38f5e261a8267c73182c5768bea6fa645f721c0e3043bb01eddbce1

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:
12/25/2024 1:16:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete (M)
16.4.3.10

File size:
1.1 MB (1,183,416 bytes)

Product version:
1.5.0.5455

Copyright:
(c) Compete, Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
dca-bho.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\consumer input\dca-bho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Compete Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/4/2009 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/11/2012 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Compete Inc, OU=operations, 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 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
05939B8CAA8D72A48138235B1801AAB5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/21/2011 2:35:57 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:HB7NQcb+PDXjFsbLKTNFRHPYDQWaturz20tcs:5NCsK1YDQAz20tcs

Entry address:
0x8E658

Entry point:
83, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 75, 05, E8, 0F, 96, 00, 00, FF, 74, 24, 04, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, E8, ED, FE, FF, FF, 59, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 8B, D0, 66, 8B, 08, 40, 40, 66, 85, C9, 75, F6, 66, 8B, 4C, 24, 08, 48, 48, 3B, C2, 74, 05, 66, 39, 08, 75, F5, 66, 8B, 10, 66, 2B, D1, 66, F7, DA, 1B, D2, F7, D2, 23, C2, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, F0, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 1E, E8, 34, 0D, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, 8E, EF, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, BD, 00, 00, 00, 39, 5D, 0C...
 
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Entropy:
6.3693

Code size:
816 KB (835,584 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
DCA

CLSID:
{B49699FC-1665-4414-A1CB-C4A2A4A13EEC}

CLSID name:
DCA BHO


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