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popservice.exe

PopService

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 popservice.exe by Installmatic has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Installmatic Setup installer. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “PopDeals Service Watcher”.
Publisher:
Installmatic, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PopService

Version:
1.0.3.1

MD5:
b734b3dee85420a73e6aee81884f5fbb

SHA-1:
93b8149c4c357d7de9bfb5fe6af4fa3e3959883f

SHA-256:
97b9ca7f161721a06b9bd64066a98a9bc9c5ab9d704debfe58b15320acbd9eea

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 12:29:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.POV
393

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/PopDeals.84032.1
8.3.2.2

avast!
MSIL:Adware-O [Adw]
2014.9-160107

AVG
Installmatic
2017.0.2871

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.Popdeals
4.0.3.1617

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.POV
1.0.20.35

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
23579

Dr.Web
Adware.Shopper.930
9.0.1.07

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.POV
8.16.01.07.03

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.Popdeals (variant)
10.12558

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Popdeals
1/7/2016

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.POV
11.2016-07-01_5

G Data
Adware.Agent.POV
16.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.MSIL.Popdeals
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.212.17839

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PopDeals
v2016.01.07.03

McAfee
Artemis!4C5D4C21FE13
5600.6527

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.POV
17.0.0.21

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
16.1.7.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F]
23.00.65.16105

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/MSIL-LL'
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.PopDeals/Variant
9400

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0608
7.2.7

VIPRE Antivirus
MSIL.Adware.Popdeals
45186

ViRobot
Adware.Popdeals.84032[h]
2014.3.20.0

File size:
82.1 KB (84,032 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
popservice4.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\popservice\popservice.exe

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 1:21:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:QZYwZj6n4rZsM/99/tZyVdqkcqBDBlUmLgkVe81zh2lUtUriB:QZRZjNeM/nyVAkcqBDBlUmLgkVe8hcY

Entry address:
0x142DE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

Service
Display name:
PopDeals Service Watcher

Service name:
PopService

Description:
Watchdog service for PopDeals

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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