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popcom4.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 file popcom4.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.
Publisher:
PopCom  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
PopCom

Version:
1.0.3.1

MD5:
a6a6576f43367a5ed146d0e488b71511

SHA-1:
8ec823d24973020a443c659896e40c9838cc0043

SHA-256:
58e9acdc6e002143853e1ab3d6ea05a1c5fa4cef7a0b440cd5702b3df919bada

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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/8/2024 5:03:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic.PopCom (M)
16.1.11.16

File size:
456.6 KB (467,520 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
popcom4.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tmp16f9.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installmatic, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/22/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2016 8:59:59 PM

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:
9/29/2015 6:56:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:D0NsT8cun0zjyz1sgZY90iToWdHUt6eI+73QPriNm2hB2XBEtmWncSz:Qqyzig29ZPUweb7QjiNm0

Entry address:
0x71D9E

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
447.5 KB (458,240 bytes)

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