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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. While running, it connects to the Internet address edge-star-mini-shv-01-gru2.facebook.com on port 443.
Publisher:
PopCom  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
PopCom

Version:
1.0.3.1

MD5:
f4febb01fa1f9ad4fa51adb9c692cae9

SHA-1:
99304958f5a28787a72b1e7b434f62b6c1abccd4

SHA-256:
70d3e87fafbb8552b23d2a5e66727bc14668ce1eaaad5edc7e35fb3d4cf5f4a3

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 5:01:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic.PopCom (M)
16.1.11.16

File size:
457.6 KB (468,544 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\tmp124c.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:
9/30/2015 1:31:25 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:l0NsT8cun0zjyz1sgZY90iToWdHUt6eI+73Q0J6XFhT67eEeW:Oqyzig29ZPUweb7Qqzb

Entry address:
0x7201E

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)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-lga3.facebook.com  (31.13.71.36:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-01-gru2.facebook.com  (31.13.85.8:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-01-lga3.facebook.com  (31.13.71.1:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-gru2.facebook.com  (31.13.85.36:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-246-216-32.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.246.216.32:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-41-200-126.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.41.200.126:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a201-016-134-056.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (201.16.134.56:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 201-0-223-145.dial-up.telesp.net.br  (201.0.223.145:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-37-218-97.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.37.218.97:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-36-76-9.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.36.76.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a201-048-038-147.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (201.48.38.147:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a201-016-134-041.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (201.16.134.41:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 201-0-223-214.dial-up.telesp.net.br  (201.0.223.214:443)

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