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 BRDeals 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. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘PopDeals’.
Publisher:
BRDeals  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
BRDeals

Description:
Windows BRDeals Application

Version:
1.0.3.1

MD5:
02499c27ab5effd77766540dc44668f2

SHA-1:
b274777f97a1cffb72bf7569140fd7b8c5d7a7e7

SHA-256:
945473ef3a9747352e05b75dfe57b720cf5913c8b8e4ae853234f1909a0a4732

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 4:41:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
16.12.11.15

File size:
105.1 KB (107,584 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 - BRDeals

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
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 1:31:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x19E0E

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

Code size:
96 KB (98,304 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
PopDeals

Command:
C:\Program Files\popdeals\popdeals.exe


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