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 application popdeals4.exe, “Windows PDLs 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 an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
PopDeals  (signed by Installmatic, LLC)

Product:
PopDeals

Description:
Windows PDLs Application

Version:
1.0.1.8

MD5:
306e4c4042df5c69339f03e57ef780e1

SHA-1:
66d28fbbd68955d67cf8a94b7cbb5bde0da7d177

SHA-256:
317b6e276b42f01045e5c503c89946775172aae6cccb5cf9bcaa03295f0161f4

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 4:01:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
17.2.27.8

File size:
105.9 KB (108,480 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.8

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 PopDeals

Original file name:
popdeals4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\popdeals4.exe

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:
12/2/2014 3:17:31 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x1A7FE

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

Code size:
98.5 KB (100,864 bytes)

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