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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 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.popcrew.info. While running, it connects to the Internet address 201-0-217-32.dial-up.telesp.net.br on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
BRDeals  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
BRDeals

Description:
Windows BRDeals Application

Version:
1.0.3.2

MD5:
704022152ba7856a593eb7640acf1093

SHA-1:
fee2860f671c4584c5d7f4531b1d5d972d3e07f0

SHA-256:
575594350f1870f9a3d88219bfe9139eb0309980e6d96ff25975674f1acfb999

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 4:45:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic.BRDeals (M)
16.1.8.3

File size:
104.6 KB (107,072 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 - BRDeals

Original file name:
popdeals3.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tmp1cb0.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 5:50:50 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:I0k5K2j/6fKo4JrjZ0lC75gk5sjx/N9Q2jPPVkSWlG:I0khb6YJrjZ0lC75N5sjx/N91pkS1

Entry address:
0x19DCE

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

Code size:
95.5 KB (97,792 bytes)

The file popdeals3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.popcrew.info/popdeals3.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 201-0-217-32.dial-up.telesp.net.br  (201.0.217.32:80)

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