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popdeals.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 popdeals.exe, “Windows PopDeals Application” 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:
PopDeals  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
PopDeals

Description:
Windows PopDeals Application

Version:
1.0.1.4

MD5:
fefbea8a69ce328d2b49dae156d6d3b0

SHA-1:
64db8f8d6432b27e6d33a09e8ca07d5784069b58

SHA-256:
de9c7593a4c922c87abd861f14203f6bcaf199942c3a0acbc2d1a3e937157dd9

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 12:28:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
17.3.7.0

File size:
86.9 KB (89,024 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.4

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 PopDeals

Original file name:
popdeals3.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installmatic, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/27/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2015 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 Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00DE50744A5F06D68B2C7A5999B51AAB42

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/11/2014 3:59:31 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x15DAE

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

Code size:
79.5 KB (81,408 bytes)

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