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dca-ua.exe

Compete DCA Update Agent

Compete Inc

The application dca-ua.exe 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.
Publisher:
Compete, Inc.  (signed by Compete Inc)

Product:
Compete DCA Update Agent

Version:
1.5.0.5455

MD5:
c8efc20cad7f2f85e4a68829224678a6

SHA-1:
221eb05d8fdc555952354e9fcc5be02bce8908da

SHA-256:
21eb24addc14c4ccdcde4daa3a100b4c74614e4c8d47d1e3e990e40ba3b03fd3

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 1:09:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Compete (M)
16.5.28.3

File size:
171.7 KB (175,800 bytes)

Product version:
1.5.0.5455

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

Original file name:
dca-ua.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\consumer input\dca-ua.exe

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 2:40:09 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ISGzTyEwhUl1b8PoosiDkbIC4SGYvtwyZm:IFW63b8PnkbInhyY

Entry address:
0xDE64

Entry point:
E8, A1, 53, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 51, 53, 55, 56, 57, FF, 35, 68, AB, 42, 00, E8, D7, 19, 00, 00, FF, 35, 64, AB, 42, 00, 8B, F0, 89, 74, 24, 18, E8, C6, 19, 00, 00, 8B, F8, 3B, FE, 59, 59, 0F, 82, 84, 00, 00, 00, 8B, DF, 2B, DE, 8D, 6B, 04, 83, FD, 04, 72, 78, 56, E8, 14, 55, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 3B, F5, 59, 73, 4A, B8, 00, 08, 00, 00, 3B, F0, 73, 02, 8B, C6, 03, C6, 3B, C6, 72, 10, 50, FF, 74, 24, 14, E8, 57, 54, 00, 00, 85, C0, 59, 59, 75, 17, 8D, 46, 10, 3B, C6, 72, 43, 50, FF, 74, 24, 14, E8, 40, 54...
 
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Code size:
124 KB (126,976 bytes)

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