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 DealZone 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:
DealZone  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
DealZone

Description:
Windows DealZone Application

Version:
1.0.2.8

MD5:
3d05bc0035a7c8abaeb950fca91a6961

SHA-1:
2f303b7b682af58f7910710e71855273a2a9544b

SHA-256:
7e47710e2acdff827a1b75b26887924060bf694906c5bff6525f4bb0547faca4

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 1:43:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
17.3.13.14

File size:
86.1 KB (88,128 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.2.8

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 - DealZone

Original file name:
popdeals4.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\tmp6730.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:
5/27/2015 10:11:05 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x1538E

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

Code size:
77 KB (78,848 bytes)

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