popdeals4.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 popdeals4.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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
PopDeals  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
PopDeals

Description:
Windows PopDeals Application

Version:
1.0.1.7

MD5:
bb118713c811e7027446442ff9b107df

SHA-1:
07b01780610ab5bc90cae1f931e19585e7f2695f

SHA-256:
8f36d6e82b9bad41870e3f65dca6775a4961260cb12e57b14240e4bbdf9b268f

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:
12/24/2024 12:25:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
17.2.24.13

File size:
95.9 KB (98,240 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.7

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 PopDeals

Original file name:
popdeals4.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\tmp94df.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:
11/17/2014 10:17:50 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x181AE

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

Code size:
88.5 KB (90,624 bytes)

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