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popservice3.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 file popservice3.exe 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.
Publisher:
Installmatic, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PopService

Version:
1.0.3.1

MD5:
652abe8c12344cd8b87ff7180a447088

SHA-1:
5d7d0baa24c0fdfaab079391ae9e03b8f03964c1

SHA-256:
056393637764045b32a843a4c67371ef1ec3233169827da3f69191d41e311d4e

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/8/2024 4:58:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installmatic (M)
16.1.18.8

File size:
83.1 KB (85,056 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
popservice3.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Installmatic Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tmp9264.tmp

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 1:21:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:sqnbBQilP4eupDo1o/gNOTS0GIxVLHIV4ZDdH8LTc2lUtUri8o:soWix1upDo1o/gNOTS0GIxVLHIV4ZDdf

Entry address:
0x1464E

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

Code size:
74 KB (75,776 bytes)

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