popdeals3.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 popdeals3.exe, “Windows Club 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 also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Club  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
Club

Description:
Windows Club Application

Version:
1.0.2.1

MD5:
cbc6f3d31da9f1bb6d07c354760fcac5

SHA-1:
f9c525f142597fe370ef3dd4f2c65c180b95e686

SHA-256:
ce5c20fb12ae064b79f2f28b9c9a586296607f632e835fe697d3b1da9c52e910

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:
11/23/2024 5:58:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
17.3.10.5

File size:
137.9 KB (141,248 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.2.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 - Club

Original file name:
popdeals3.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\tmpd682.tmp

Digital Signature
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:
12/25/2014 6:20:03 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x227FE

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

Code size:
130.5 KB (133,632 bytes)

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