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popcom.exe

Installmatic, LLC

This is part of the Installmatic installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application popcom.exe by Installmatic has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Installmatic Setup installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program PopCom by PopCom. This file is typically installed with the program PopCom.
Publisher:
PopCom  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
PopCom

Version:
1.0.3.2

MD5:
82bc2eecb156be8556292ea419a8106d

SHA-1:
b70ffe9de81e95c54262ce374ed95ed72ddb9870

SHA-256:
f4598b6f7cac98190898a614d01d2fba8bce1053b531168aa2c2160367c7afb4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/8/2024 4:59:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic.PopCom (M)
15.11.27.14

File size:
457.6 KB (468,544 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
popcom4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Common path:
C:\Program Files\popcom\popcom.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installmatic, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/23/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Installmatic, LLC", O="Installmatic, LLC", STREET="80 SW 8th St #2000", L=Miami, S=FL, PostalCode=33130, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
2D13291AEE51B2226F83396FCD33C1F1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/30/2015 9:10:36 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:K0NsT8cun0zjyz1sgZY90iToWdHUt6eI+73Q37M37m+2Id/nDqB6ZWKY:rqyzig29ZPUweb7QLM3K

Entry address:
0x7205E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
448.5 KB (459,264 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
PopCom

Display publisher:
PopCom

Display version:
1.0.3.2

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\PopCom\PopCom.exe uninstall


The file popcom.exe has been discovered within the following program.

PopCom  by PopCom
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to bb6a8c42.virtua.com.br  (187.106.140.66:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to bb6a8c46.virtua.com.br  (187.106.140.70:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-96.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.96:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-236-80-3.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.236.80.3:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 189.13.211.130.bc.googleusercontent.com  (130.211.13.189:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-206-203-23.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.206.203.23:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-44-131-134.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.44.131.134:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ml.pamela  (45.55.139.102:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-89-24-241.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.89.24.241:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-73-109-231.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.73.109.231:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-7-143-48.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.7.143.48:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-105-146-232.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.105.146.232:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a-0011.a-msedge.net  (204.79.197.213:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 32-125-232-198.static.unitasglobal.net  (198.232.125.32:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to rtr3.l7.search.vip.bf1.yahoo.com  (63.250.200.63:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-4-43-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.4.43.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-198-49-248.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.198.49.248:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-198-42-78.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.198.42.78:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to vip1.g5.cachefly.net  (66.225.197.197:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to https-69-164-0-128.iad.llnw.net  (69.164.0.128:80)

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