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 BestOffers 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:
BestOffers  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
BestOffers

Description:
Windows BestOffers Application

Version:
1.0.2.4

MD5:
8dd680f20ddc87cb4f37af54e96d5018

SHA-1:
ff9585291cfb93b3ed7b2157370ca895806c982d

SHA-256:
3355c2cf352e50c74aa3aed71ffb97231b0b3246ed1a519441054bcc58cfa27e

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 1:25:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
17.3.16.12

File size:
104.1 KB (106,552 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.2.4

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 - BestOffers

Original file name:
popdeals3.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\tmpab10.tmp

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/11/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/12/2015 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 RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
574F435B169EC460893AD0187E44D858

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2015 2:20:03 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x1993E

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

Code size:
94.5 KB (96,768 bytes)

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