What is dca-monitoring.exe?
dca-monitoring.exe is part of Compete DCA Monitoring Tool and developed by Compete, Inc. according to the dca-monitoring.exe version information.
dca-monitoring.exe's description is "Compete DCA Monitoring Tool"
dca-monitoring.exe is digitally signed by Compete Inc.
dca-monitoring.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Consumer Input\Monitoring\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected dca-monitoring.exe.
If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.
Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on dca-monitoring.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Compete DCA Monitoring Tool |
| Company name | Compete, Inc. |
| File description | Compete DCA Monitoring Tool |
| Internal name | dca-monitoring.exe |
| Original filename | dca-monitoring.exe |
| Legal copyright | (c) Compete, Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 3.2.1.594 |
| File version | 3.2.1.594 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Compete DCA Monitoring Tool |
| Company name | Compete, Inc. |
| File description | Compete DCA Monitoring Tool |
| Internal name | dca-monitoring.exe |
| Original filename | dca-monitoring.exe |
| Legal copyright | (c) Compete, Inc. All rights reserv.. |
| Product version | 3.2.1.594 |
| File version | 3.2.1.594 |
Digital signatures [?]
dca-monitoring.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Compete Inc |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 4a4acae072f8065d9c03e2a2240975b0 |
VirusTotal report
1 of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the dca-monitoring.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| VIPRE | Compete (fs) |
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 24f786ef02b02e619ce38acf7b57e5ac |
| SHA256 | 66e87fe447ef9a4aff73168b9cc640d31590c00225739dc423e4151f75dfb2af |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to dca-monitoring.exe:
dca-monitoring.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
dca-monitoring.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
Compete DCA Monitoring Tool has stopped working.
End Program - dca-monitoring.exe. This program is not responding.
dca-monitoring.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
dca-monitoring.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with the file?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 96% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 165 users.
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file.
Malware or legitimate?
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Comments
Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
This program (dca-monitoring) is a virus - it screwed my computer up totally and I had to contact my technicians at pair Sys to get it removed!
Google recommended that I use Spy Hunter - but it screwed everything up even worse - so I had to contact my technicians at Pair Sys and they fixed everything and now my computer is back to "normal" - I would recommend pair sys to anyone as an excellant way to get problems fixed 1
# 12 Dec 2014, 5:50
Mallory Roberts writes
I downloaded this program and now my computer is crashing and your program isn't working. Have nothing but a black screen
# 3 Feb 2015, 9:29
Ronnie writes
Someone else had been using my computer. I pulled up the internet explorer and a second tab came up with the consumer input and I closed it. That's when it hit the fan. I actually almost lost my computer over this. I could not open a program or even look at a file. For the first time ever since windows 3.11 I actually watched the internet explorer pull up on its own without doing anything to prompt it. This was a real ordeal because I couldn't get to the control panel to uninstall it. So finally I found this webpage with my phone and it told me where the file was. I pulled the hard drive and plugged it into another computer and deleted the entire folder. My computer is working but I still have some files not working that were apparently corrupted. Who knows. Delete it and warn your friends about this program. It's nothing less than a virus.
# 30 Oct 2015, 15:14
john strain writes